Baden-Württemberg Police
state police of the German federal state Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg State Police is the state police force of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It numbers approximately 35,000 police officers and civilian employees.
The four regional police authorities (called Landespolizeidirektionen in BW) are headquartered in Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Freiburg and Tübingen. There is also a separate police authority for the city of Stuttgart. Following a police reform in 2005, the regional police authorities are now part of the regional government authorities (Regierungspräsidium). The autobahn and river police stations were reorganized from separate authorities and integrated into the respective local police departments.
Citizens also participate in public safety. This commitment to civic action is seen, for example, in the Volunteer Police program, where approximately 1,200 citizens voluntarily assist their local police in 20 towns. These volunteers are specially trained, wear uniforms and are armed. Their main duty is crime prevention: conducting walking patrols to deter street crime, patrolling near schools and kindergartens and maintaining contact with potential victims of crime and juvenile delinquents.
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