| Federal Police Bundespolizei | |
|---|---|
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 July 2005 |
| Employees | 30,900 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Austria |
| Governing body | Directorate General for Public Security |
| General nature | |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 1000+ |
| Website | |
| bmi.gv.at | |
The Federal Police (Austrian German: Bundespolizei) 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.[1] The Federal Police also serves as Austria’s border control agency.[2] The Federal Police works in partnership with the 19 municipal police agencies and other law enforcement agencies in Austria.
- ^ "OSCE Policing Profile for the Austrian BundesPolizei". OSCE POLIS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "List of national services responsible for border control" (PDF).