# Federal Police (Austria)

The Federal Police (Austrian German: Bundespolizei, pronounced ) 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. 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.

## Command structure

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:
* Vienna
* Styria
* Carinthia
* Salzburg
* Lower Austria
* Upper Austria
* Vorarlberg
* Tyrol
* BurgenlandFederal Police Volkswagen Touran
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.

## Equipment

| Weapon | Origin | Type |
| Glock 17 | Austria | Standard issue sidearm |
| Glock 19 | Austria | Standard issue sidearm |
| Glock 18 | Austria | Reserved for EKO Cobra |
| Steyr AUG | Austria | In use |
| Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | In use |
Officers are also equipped with batons and pepper spray for use as a less lethal option.

## Ranks and rank insignia
### Commissioners

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

### Leading officers

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

### Supervising officers and police officers

Police officers :
| Austrian Federal Police | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Austrian Federal Police | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector | Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector | Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector | Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector | Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector | Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor (E2a) Sergeant | Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion | Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion | Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion | Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion | Revierinspektor Senior constable | Revierinspektor Senior constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor Constable | Inspektor GFP Border guard constable | Aspirant Probationary constable |
* Rank insignia of Legal officers
* Hofrat Senior Principal Legal Officer
* Oberrat Principal Legal Officer
* Rat Senior Legal Officer
* Kommissär Legal Officer
* Rank insignia of Police surgeons
* Chefarzt Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
* Chefarzt-Stellvertreter Deputy Chief Surgeon of the Ministry of Interior
* Chefarzt Chief Surgeon
* Chefarzt-Stellvertreter Deputy Chief Surgeon
* Vertragsarzt Contract Surgeon With 20 years service
* Vertragsarzt Contract Surgeon
* Rank insignia of Police pastors
* Bundeskurat
* Landeskurat
* Bereichskurat
* Rank insignia of Police musicians
* Kapellmeister
* Gastmusiker

### Historical ranks

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