Federal Police (Austria)
{{Short description|Austrian police force}}
{{Infobox law enforcement agency
| agencyname = Federal Police
| nativename = {{small|Bundespolizei}}
| logo = Logo Polizei (Austria).svg
| formed = 1 July 2005
| preceding1 = Gendarmerie (1849-2005)
| preceding2 =
| employees = 30,900
| country =
| divname = Austria
| governingbody = Directorate General for Public Security
| police = yes
| stations = 1000+
| website = [https://www.bmi.gv.at/202/start.aspx bmi.gv.at]
}}
{{Not to be confused with|Federal Police (Germany)}}
The Federal Police ({{langx|de-AT|Bundespolizei}}, {{IPA|de|ˈbʊndəspoliˌtsaɪ|pron|De-Bundespolizei.ogg}}) is the national and principal law enforcement agency of Austria. The Federal Police was formed in July 2005 as one formal unit of police. In 2005, the Federal Police replaced the Austrian Federal Gendarmerie, which policed most of the country, and the Polizei which policed Austria’s major urban centres such as Vienna, Salzburg and Graz.{{cite web |url=http://polis.osce.org/countries/details?item_id=9 |title=OSCE Policing Profile for the Austrian BundesPolizei |publisher=OSCE POLIS |access-date=2008-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140313122212/http://polis.osce.org/countries/details?item_id=9 |archive-date=2014-03-13 |url-status=dead}} The Federal Police also serves as Austria’s border control agency.{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/doc_centre/borders/docs/List%20of%20national%20services%20responsible%20for%20border%20control.pdf|title=List of national services responsible for border control}} The Federal Police works in partnership with the 19 municipal police agencies and other law enforcement agencies in Austria.
History
In October 2021, the FP unveiled the Schnelle Interventionsgruppe (SIG) or the Rapid Intervention Group as a response to concerns that police response to serious incidents cannot be mobilized on time.https://www.blo24.at/nachrichten/steiermark/10843-schnelle-interventions-gruppen-sig The SIG was deployed in various cities in Austria. The SIG is under the Schnellen Reaktionskräfte (SRK) or Rapid Reaction Force with the Bereitschaftseinheit (BE) or the Standby Unit.https://www.inside-graz.at/chronik/schnelle-reaktionskraefte-srk-steiermark.html
Command structure
The Federal Police is commanded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Federal Minister of the Interior is the highest law enforcement authority. The Provincial Police Directorates - established as federal authorities in the provinces - are subordinate to the Federal Minister. District administrative authorities (i.e. authorities established in the provinces for indirect federal administration) are subordinate to the Provincial Police Directorates. There are nine separate provincial police directorates which correspond to the nine provinces of Austria:
- Vienna
- Styria
- Carinthia
- Salzburg
- Lower Austria
- Upper Austria
- Vorarlberg
- Tyrol
- BurgenlandFile:VW Touran II Polizei Österreich (Innsbruck).jpg]]
Dependent on the division, the districts and cities are controlled by either a District Police Command or a City Police Command. These commands then operate through several police stations throughout the state.
Equipment
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! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;" |Weapon ! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;" |Origin ! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;" |Type |
| Glock 17
| rowspan="4" |{{flag|Austria}} | rowspan="2" |Standard issue sidearm |
| Glock 19 |
| Glock 18
|Reserved for EKO Cobra |
| Steyr AUG
| rowspan="2" |In use |
| Heckler & Koch MP5
|{{flag|Germany}} |
Officers are also equipped with batons and pepper spray for use as a less lethal option.[https://www.bmi.gv.at/magazinfiles/2009/01_02/files/dienstwaffen.pdf Magazin Öffentliche Sicherheit, Ausgabe 1/2 2009: „Verhältnismäßiges Einschreiten“ (Ministry of Interior)] (german)
Ranks and rank insignia
;Commissioners
;Leading officers
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! | colspan=6|General officers | colspan=6|Senior officers | colspan=8|Junior officers |
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| rowspan=3| {{flagicon|Austria}} Austrian Federal Police{{cite web |title=Uniform-Unterscheidungszeichen (für Organe des öffentlichen Sicherheitsdienstes nach § 5 Abs. 1 Z 1 SPG ab 2015) |trans-title=Uniform distinctive signs (for bodies of the public security service according to § 5 Abs. 1 Z 1 SPG from 2015) |url=https://www.bmi.gv.at/Downloads/files/UniformUnterscheidungszeichenBundespolizei2016.pdf |publisher=Bundesministerium für Inneres |access-date=5 September 2016 |language=de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424211946/http://www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Service/UniformUnterscheidungszeichenBundespolizei2016.pdf |archive-date=24 April 2016 |url-status=live}} | |||
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| colspan=2| {{lang|de|General}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Generalmajor}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Brigadier}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Oberst}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Oberstleutnant}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Major}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Hauptmann}} | colspan=3| {{lang|de|Oberleutnant}} | colspan=3| {{lang|de|Leutnant}} |
;Supervising officers and police officers
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! | colspan=22|Supervising officers | colspan=14|Police officers |
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| rowspan=2| {{flagicon|Austria}} Austrian Federal Police | colspan=3| 50px | colspan=3| 50px | colspan=2| 50px | colspan=2| 50px | colspan=6| 50px | colspan=6| 50px | colspan=4| 50px | colspan=2| 50px | colspan=6| 50px | colspan=1| 50px | colspan=1| 50px | ||
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| colspan=3| {{lang|de|Chefinspektor | colspan=3| {{lang|de|Chefinspektor | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Kontrollinspektor}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Abteilungs- | colspan=6| {{lang|de|Bezirksinspektor'}} | colspan=6| {{lang|de|Gruppeninspektor (E2a)}} | colspan=4| {{lang|de|Gruppeninspektor}} | colspan=2| {{lang|de|Revierinspektor}} | colspan=6| {{lang|de|Inspektor}} | colspan=1| {{lang|de|Inspektor GFP}} | colspan=1| {{lang|de|Aspirant}} |
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 A1 4.png|{{lang|de|Hofrat}}
Senior Principal Legal Officer
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 A1 3.png|{{lang|de|Oberrat}}
Principal Legal Officer
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 A1 2.png|{{lang|de|Rat}}
Senior Legal Officer
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 A1 1.png|{{lang|de|Kommissär}}
Legal Officer
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M6.png|{{lang|de|Chefarzt}}
Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M5.png|{{lang|de|Chefarzt-Stellvertreter}}
Deputy Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M4.png|{{lang|de|Chefarzt}}
Chief Surgeon
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M3.png|{{lang|de|Chefarzt-Stellvertreter}}
Deputy Chief Surgeon
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M2.png|{{lang|de|Vertragsarzt}}
Contract Surgeon
With 20 years service
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Kragendistinktionen 2015 M1.png|{{lang|de|Vertragsarzt}}
Contract Surgeon
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Aufschubdistinktionen 2015 S3.png|{{lang|de|Bundeskurat}}
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Aufschubdistinktionen 2015 S2.png|{{lang|de|Landeskurat}}
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Aufschubdistinktionen 2015 S1.png|{{lang|de|Bereichskurat}}
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Aufschubdistinktionen 2015 PM2.png|{{lang|de|Kapellmeister}}
File:Bundespolizei Österreich Aufschubdistinktionen 2015 PM1.png|{{lang|de|Gastmusiker}}
= Historical ranks =
File:Bundespolizei distinktionen 2005 wachkörper.png|Ranks of the Federal Police guard body{{cite web |url=https://www.polizei-fcg.at/uniform/ |title=Uniform - Unterscheidungszeichen Laut Aktueller PUV |language=de |trans-title=Uniform - Distinguishing Ranks According to Current PUV |date=2012 |access-date=4 February 2023}}
File:Bundespolizei distinktionen 2005 andere.png|Ranks for legal and police medical services and other uniformed staff
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070513041141/http://www.bundespolizei.gv.at/lpk/ Official Austrian Police Website]
{{Law enforcement in Austria}}
{{Police}}
{{Border guards}}
{{Authority control}}