1 → 2 split
In Germany
There is no national police force for everyday policing. Sixteen state forces do it, one per federal state, and a federal criminal office coordinates between them and runs the national databases without answering emergency calls.
1 → 2 split
Who does what
Landespolizei (State police)General policing
Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Police Office)General policing
Main similarities
- General policing: everyday crime, public order, traffic, criminal investigation
- Uniformed and plain-clothes branches
- First responder to an emergency call
Main differences
- The PNC is one national force; Germany has sixteen state forces plus a separate federal one
- Which force is responsible depends on where you are in Germany
- Border and railway policing is the Bundespolizei, not the Landespolizei
- Customs enforcement is the Zoll, which is not police at all
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01 · General policingPolice Nationale Congolaise → LandespolizeiClose
One national force in DR Congo against sixteen state forces in Germany — the same work, organised at different levels of government.
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