Federal Police (Austria)

Federal Police
Bundespolizei
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 (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).

[osce-1] "OSCE Policing Profile for the Austrian BundesPolizei". OSCE POLIS. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

[2] "List of national services responsible for border control" (PDF).

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