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Government & administration

Police fédérale → Landespolizei + BKA

Federale politie

partialVerified · Aug 6, 2026

In Germany

Sixteen state forces, one per federal state, plus a federal criminal office. No German force verifies where anybody lives — the registration office does that on paper, and nobody visits.

partialConfidence: Medium

Who does what

Landespolizei (State police)General policing
Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office)General policing

Main similarities

  • General policing

Main differences

  • Address registration → Bürgeramt
  • Aviation security → Bundespolizei
  • Railway policing → Bundespolizei
  • Traffic fines → Bußgeldstelle
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Function by function

01 · General policingPolice locale → LandespolizeiClose
ConfidenceMediumVerifiedAug 6, 20264 documents

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