Austria Federal Police

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. The Federal Police also serves as Austria’s border control agency. The Federal Police works in partnership with the 19 municipal police agencies and other law enforcement agencies in Austria.

Federal Police Bundespolizei
Agency overview
Formed	1 July 2005
Employees	30,900
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Austria
Governing body	Directorate General for Public Security
General nature	Civilian police
Facilities
Stations	1000+
Website
bmi.gv.at

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. They are as follows:

• Vienna
• Styria
• Carinthia
• Salzburg
• Lower Austria
• Upper Austria
• Vorarlberg
• Tyrol
• Burgenland

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.

The standard issue sidearm of the Austrian Federal Police officers is the Glock pistol in 9mm Parabellum. The most common model used are Glock 17 and Glock 19 both being the Gen 3 models while EKO Cobra also gain the Glock 18 with full-auto capability for more firepower. Officers are also equipped with batons and pepper spray for use as a less lethal option. Officers may also use Steyr AUG assault rifle, the Heckler & Koch MP5 and other similar heavy duty weapons required for specialist operations.

 

 

 

 

 

Ground vehicles

The ground vehicles currently used by the Federal Police include:

• Volkswagen Sharan
• Volkswagen Touran
• Volkswagen Passat
• Audi A6
• Volkswagen Golf estate
• Volkswagen Multivan
• Škoda Kodiaq
• Volkswagen Amarok
• Volkswagen Touareg
• Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
• Mercedes-Benz B180
• Mercedes-Benz C-Class
• Mercedes-Benz G-Class
• Ford Transit
• Škoda Octavia
• Nissan Pathfinder
• Mercedes-Benz O303
• BMW R 1200 RT
• Ducati Multistrada
• Sonderwagen 4

The Federal Police experimented with a Porsche 911 in order to crack down on motorway speeding. After a six-month test phase, the Federal Police decided not to order more 911s due to fact that there was not sufficient storage space for their equipment and the high-cost of the vehicles.

Aircraft

Aircraft currently used by the Federal Police include:

• 7 Eurocopter EC135
• 1 Bell 206
• 4 Ecureuil AS 350 B1
• 2 Ecureuil AS 355 F2
• 2 Ecureuil AS 355 N

Commissioners

Austrian Federal Police
	Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit	Landespolizei- Direktor	Landespolizei- Direktor-Stellvertreter	Abteilungsleiter Landespolizei- direktion	Stadthauptmann
	Commissioner general of public security	State commissioner	Deputy state commissioner	Assistant state commissioner	City police commissioner

Leading officers

	General officers						Senior officers						Junior officers
Austrian Federal Police
	General Inspector general		Generalmajor Deputy inspector general		Brigadier Assistant inspector general		Oberst Chief superintendent		Oberstleutnant Superintendent		Major Deputy superintendent		Hauptmann Assistant superintendent		Oberleutnant Divisional superintendent			Leutnant Divisional assistant superintendent

Supervising officers and police officers

	Supervising officers																						Police officers
Austrian Federal Police
	Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector			Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector			Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector		Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector		Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant						Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant						Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion				Revierinspektor Senior constable		Inspektor Constable						Inspektor GFP Border guard constable	Aspirant Probationary constable

• Rank insignia of Legal officers
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  Hofrat
  Senior Principal Legal Officer
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  Oberrat
  Principal Legal Officer
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  Rat
  Senior Legal Officer
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  Kommissär
  Legal Officer

• Rank insignia of Police surgeons
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  Chefarzt
  Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
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  Chefarzt-Stellvertreter
  Deputy Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
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  Chefarzt
  Chief Surgeon
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  Chefarzt-Stellvertreter
  Deputy Chief Surgeon
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  Vertragsarzt
  Contract Surgeon
  With 20 years service
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  Vertragsarzt
  Contract Surgeon

• Rank insignia of Police pastors
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  Bundeskurat
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  Landeskurat
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  Bereichskurat

• Rank insignia of Police musicians
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  Kapellmeister
•  
  Gastmusiker

Historical ranks

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  Ranks of the Federal Police guard body
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  Ranks for legal and police medical services and other uniformed staff

• EKO Cobra