Law enforcement in Austria

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Law enforcement in Austria is the responsibility of the Directorate General for Public Security, a subdivision of the Federal Ministry of the Interior located at Herrengasse 7 in Vienna. Over 20,000 police officers are on duty in the Federal Police at more than 1,000 police stations.^{[citation needed]} On lakes and rivers the federal police has over 70 boats and other craft to act as the water police.^{[citation needed]}