Hamburg Police
German Landespolizei force for Hamburg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hamburg Police (German: Hamburger Polizei or Polizei Hamburg) is the German Landespolizei force for the city-state of Hamburg. Law enforcement in Germany is divided between federal and state (Land) agencies. A precursor to the agency, the Polizei-Behörde, has existed since 1814.
Polizei Hamburg | |
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Common name | Hamburger Polizei |
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Formed | 26 May 1814 |
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Employees | 11.000 (2021) |
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Operations jurisdiction | Hamburg |
Location of Hamburg shown in Germany | |
Size | 755 km2 |
Population | 1,769,117 |
Governing body | Government of Hamburg |
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Overseen by | State Ministry of the Interior |
Headquarters | Bruno-Georges-Platz 1 22297 Hamburg |
Senator für Inneres responsible |
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Stations | List[1]
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Automobiles and trucks | List
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Boats | List
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Helicopters | 2 Eurocopter EC 135[2] |
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http://polizei.hamburg.de | |
Police related data (number of officers, vehicles etc.) as of 31 December 2008[3] |
The State Minister for the Interior (German: Senator für Inneres) oversees the Hamburg Police, which consists of aviation, water, road and port patrols, and crime investigation. The city of Hamburg is served by police stations (German: Polizeikommissariate) of the Uniformed Police (German: Schutzpolizei). Head of police is Polizeipräsident Ralf Martin Meyer. In 2008 Hamburg Police had 500,335 deployments.