Schleswig-Holstein Police
Schleswig-Holstein Police (German: Landespolizei Schleswig-Holstein) is a state law-enforcement agency in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is subordinated to the State Ministry of Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equality.[1]
| Schleswig-Holstein State Police Landespolizei Schleswig-Holstein | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | January 1, 1947 |
| Employees | 6,500 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction |  Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Location of Schleswig-Holstein shown in Germany | |
| Size | 15.799,65 km² |
| Population | 2,881,926 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Ministerium für Inneres, Ländliche Räume, Integration und Gleichstellung (State Ministry of Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equality) |
| Headquarters | Kiel |
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| Polizei Schleswig-Holstein | |
Organisation
As per the Polizeiorganisationsgesetz of 2004 (Police organisation law), the Schleswig-Holstein State Police was reorganised into the Landespolizeiamt (State Office of the Police) and the Landeskriminalamt (State Office of Criminal Investigation).[2] Both offices are headed by the current Landespolizeidirektor (Director of State Police), Michael Wilksen.[3]
Landespolizeiamt
The Landespolizeiamt deals with matters of human resources, administration, budget and acquisition of material. It is divided into a staff position and four sections. They are Police Management, IT-Management, Human Resource Management and Water Protection Police.[4]
Polizeidirektionen
The Landespolizeiamt supervises the eight Police Directorates (Polizeidirektionen) of Schleswig-Holstein.
Polizeidirektion Kiel
The Police Directorate Kiel is responsible for Kiel and the district of Plön.
Within the city of Kiel it is divided into four precincts, with additional Police stations subordinated to the 1st precinct in Kiel-Friederichsort, Kiel-Suchsdorf and Kiel-Wik, to the 3rd precinct in Kiel-Hassee and in Kiel-Mettenhof, as well as to the 4th precinct in Kiel-Dietrichsdorf and Kiel-Wellsee. The Polizeibezirksrevier (Police district precinct) and Criminal Investigation Police precinct (Bezirkskriminalinspektion) serves the Kiel area as well.[1]
The district of Plön has one precinct, which is divided into the precinct itself and seven stations in Preetz, Wankendorf, Schwentinental, Schönkirchen, Heikendorf, Schönberg and Lütjenburg.[1]
Polizeidirektion Lübeck
The Police Directorate Lübeck is responsible for the City of Lübeck and the district of Ostholstein.[5]
Within the City of Lübeck, the Directorate is divided into four precincts, with additional Police stations subordinated to the 2nd precinct in Lübeck-Buntekuh, to the 3rd precinct in Lübeck-Kücknitz, Lübeck-Travemünde, Lübeck-Schlutup and Lübeck-Eichholz, and to the 4th precinct in Lübeck-Moisling, Lübeck-Blankensee, Lübeck-St. Jürgen and Lübeck-Hüxtertor.[5]
The district of Ostholstein is served by the Eutin precinct, with Police stations in Malente, Süsel and Hutzfeld, the Bad Schwartau precinct wth Police stations in Stockelsdorf, Ahrensbök, Timmendorfer Strand, Scharbeutz and Ratekau, the Heiligenhafen precinct with Police stations in Oldenburg, Fehmarn, Lensahn and Großenbrode, as well as the Neustadt precinct with Police stations in Grube, Schönwalde and Grömitz.[5]
The Police Directorate also contains a Autobahnpolizei (Autobahn-Police precinct).[5]
The Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalpolizei) is based in Lübeck with a Criminal Investigation Police precinct, onto which Departments of the Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalinspektionen) in Bad Schwartau, Oldenburg, Neustadt and Eutin are subordinated.[5]
Polizeidirektion Flensburg
The Police Directorate Flensburg is the northernmost Police Directorate within Schleswig-Holstein and responsible for the City of Flensburg and the districts of Schleswig-Flensburg and Northern Frisia.[6]
The City of Flensburg is divided into two precincts, with additional Police stations subordinated to the 2nd precinct in Flensburg-Mitte, Flensburg-Mürwik, Flensburg-Engelsby, Flensburg-Nord, Flensburg-Friesischer Berg, Flensburg-Weiche, Flensburg-Harrislee, Flensburg-Handewitt, Flensburg-Glücksburg, Flensburg-Schafflund and Flensburg-Husby.[6]
The district of Schleswig-Flensburg is split between a Precint in Schleswig and Kappeln. The precinct in Schleswig is subdivided into Police stations in Kropp, Silberstedt, Erfde, Busdorf and Böklund, while the precinct in Kappeln is subdivided into Police stations in Süderbarup, Steinbergkirche, Mittelangeln and Tarp.[6]
The district of Northern Frisia is served by the Sylt precinct, the Niebüll precinct along with Police stations in Leck, Bredstedt, Wyk auf Föhr and Nebel, as well as the Husum precinct along with Police stations in Friederichsstadt, Viöl, Hattsdtedt, Pellworm, Tönning, Garding, St.-Peter Ording and Seeth.[6]
The Police Directorate also contains a Autobahnpolizei (Autobahn-Police precinct).[6]
The Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalpolizei) is based in Flensburg with a Criminal Investigation Police precinct, onto which Departments of the Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalinspektionen) in Sylt and Niebüll are subordinated.
Polizeidirektion Neumünster
The Police Directorate Neumünster is responsible for the City of Neumünster and the district of Rendsurg-Eckernförde.[7]
Within the city of Neumünster it is divided into two precincts, with additional Police stations subordinated to the 2nd precinct in Neumünster-Faldera, Neumünster-Einfeld, Neumünster-Tungendorf, Neumünster-Mitte, Neumünster-Wittdorf, Neumünster-Gadeland and Neumünster-West. Furthermore, there is a station at the Neumünster refugee accommodation (Landesunterkunft Neumünster) and a specialized traffic collision unit. Additionally, based in Neumünster is a Autobahnpolizei (Autobahn-Police) and the Verkehrsüberwachungsdienst (Traffic surveillance unit), specialized on the repression and prevention of road rage.[7][8]
The district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde is covered by severals precincts with subordinated stations. The Rendsurg precinct with stations in Österrönfeld, Fockbek and Owschlag, the Hohenwestedt precinct with stations in Handerau-Hademarschen and Jevestedt, the Nortorf precinct with a station in Aukrug, as well as the Bordesholm precinct with stations in Molfsee and Flintbek. Furthermore, a Kronshagen precinct with a station in Achterwehr, and a Eckernförde precinct with stations in Gettorf, Ascheffel, Damp, Altenholz, Rieseby and Schwedeneck. Rendburg-Eckernförde is also served by a Polizeibezirksrevier (Police district precinct).[7]
The Police Directorate also contains a Autobahnpolizei (Autobahn-Police precinct) and a Department of the Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalinspektion).[7]
Polizeidirektion Itzehoe
The Police Directorate Itzehoe is responsible for the districts of Steinburg and Ditmarsh.[9]
The Itzehoe precinct is responsible for the district of Steinburg, along with its Police stations in Kellinghusen, Hohenlockstedt, Schenefeld and Wellenkamp.[9]
Responsibility for the Ditmarsh district rests with the Brunsbüttel precinct with its Police stations in Glückstadt, Marne, Wilster, Krempe, Burg and Horst, as well as the Heide precinct with Police stations in Meldorf, Büsum, Albersdorf, Lunden, Hennstedt, Tellingstedt and Wesselbüren. A Polizeibezirksrevier (Police district precinct) serves the area as well.[9]
The Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalpolizei) is based in Itzehoe with a Criminal Investigation Police precinct, onto which a Department of the Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalinspektion) in Heide is subordinated.
Polizeidirektion Bad Segeberg
The Police Directorate Bad Segeberg is responsible for the districts of Segeberg and Pinneberg.[10]
The district of Segeberg is covered by a precinct in Bad Segeberg with subordinated Police stations in Garbek, Wahlstedt, Leezen, Rickling and Trappenkamp, a precinct in Norderstedt along with stations in Norderstedt-Mitte and Norderstedt-Ost, as well as a precinct in Kaltenkirchen with Police stations in Bad Bramstedt, Boostedt, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Ellerau, Tangstedt and Itzstedt.[10]
The district of Pinneberg is served by the Pinneberg precinct with a Police station in Kummerfeld, the Rellingen precinct along with Police stations in Schenefeld, Bönningstedt and Quickborn, the Elmshorn precinct with Police stations in Barmstedt and Brande-Hörnerkirchen, and the Wedel precinct with a Police station in Uetersen.[10]
Within the Police Directorate, there are two Autobahnpolizei (Autobahn-Police precinct), one in Bad Segeberg, and one in Elmshorn.[10]
The Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalpolizei) are based in Bad Segeberg, Norderstedt, Pinneberg and Elmshorn with Criminal Investigation Police Departments.[10]
Polizeidirektion Ratzeburg
The Police Directorate Ratzeburg is responsible for the districts of Herzogtum Lauenburg and Stormarn.[11]
Responsible for the district of Stormarn is the Bad Oldesloe precinct along with its Police station in Reinfeld, the Reinbek precinct with Police stations in Wentorf, Glinde, Barsbüttel and Aumühle.[11]
The district of Herzogtum Lauenburg is served by the precinct in Ratzeburg, along with Police stations in Berkenthin, Sandesneben, Mölln and Nusse, by the Schwarzenbek precinct with its Police stations in Lauenburg and Büchen, as welll as by a precinct in Ahrensburg with Police stations in Großhansdorf, Trittau, Bargteheide and Ammersbek.[11]
The Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalpolizei) is based in Bad Oldesloe with a Criminal Investigation Police precinct, onto which Departments of the Criminal Investigation Police (Kriminalinspektionen) in Ahrensburg, Reinbek, Ratzeburg and Geesthacht are subordinated.[11]
Polizeidirektion für Aus- und Fortbildung und die Bereitschaftspolizei
The Polizeidrektion für Aus- und Fortbildung und die Bereitschaftspolizei is a Police Directorate based in Eutin. Its function within the Schleswig-Holstein State Police is to provide training to both aspiring and experienced Police officers. The Schleswig-Holstein riot Police (Bereitschaftspolizei) is also subordinated to the Directorate.[12]
Wasserschutzpolizei
The Water Protection Police (Wasserschutzpolizei) is directly subordinated to the Landespolizeiamt and isn't part of a Police Directorate. Additionally to the German national waters on the Schleswig-Holstein coast, the Water protection Police also patrols the Kiel Canal.[13]
Water Protection Police Precincts are located in Kiel, Brunsbüttel and Lübeck, its subordinated stations in Flensburg, Kappeln, Husum, Heligoland and Fehmarn.[13]
The Island of Heligoland is patrolled by the Water Protection Police, as opposed to other German Islands.[14]
Ranks
The ranking-system of the Schleswig-Holstein State Police is divided into three levels: the junior level, Laufbahngruppe 1.2, formerly known as mittlerer Dienst, the senior level, Laufbahngruppe 2.1, formerly known as gehoener Dienst, and the command level, Laufbahngruppe 2.2, formerly known as höherer Dienst. Uniformed officers, such as those of the Schutzpolizei visibly wear their rank. Officers of the Criminal Investigation Police do not wear Uniforms, thus there are no Insignias designed for them. Within the ranking system, their titles differ from those of the Schutzpolizei, as the prefix Polizei- is changed to Kriminal-. For example: The equivalent to a Polizeioberkommissar would be a Kriminaloberkommissar.
Laufbahngruppe 1.2 (mittlerer Dienst)
| Rank | Insignia |
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| Polizeiobermeisteranwärter |  |
| Polizeiobermeister |  Insignia of a Polizeiobermeister |
| Polizeihauptmeister |  |
| Polizeihauptmeister mit Zulage |  Insignia of a Polizeihauptmeister mit Zulage |
Laufbahngruppe 2.1 (gehobener Dienst)
| Rank | Insignia |
|---|---|
| Polizeikommissaranwärter |  Insignia of a Polizeikommissaranwärter |
| Polizeikommissar |  Insignia of a Polizeikommissar |
| Polizeioberkommissar |  Insignia of a Polizeioberkommissar |
| Polizeihauptkommissar |  Insignias of a Polizehauptkommissar  Insignias of a Polizehauptkommissar |
| Erster Polizeihauptkommissar |  Insignias of a Erster Polizehauptkommissar |
Laufbahngruppe 2.2 (höherer Dienst)
| Rank | Insignia |
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| Polizeirat |  Insignias of a Polizeirat |
| Polizeioberrat |  Insignias of a Polizeioberrat |
| Polizeidirektor |  Insignias of a Polizeidirektor |
| Leitender Polizeidirektor |  Insignias of a Leitender Polizeidirektor |
| Landespolizeidirektor |  Insignia of the Landespolizeidirektor |
Training
The Schleswig-Holstein State Police ranks are divided into three levels, into which applicants may enter after completing the rank-specific selection process: The Laufbahngruppe 1.2, formerly known as mittlerer Dienst, the lowest of the three rank-levels, and the Laufbahngruppe 2.1, formerly known as gehobener Dienst. Entering the Criminal Investigation Police-Branch is only possible for applicants of Laufbahngruppe 2.1 (gehobener Dienst).[15][16]
Aspiring Police Officers of Laufbahngruppe 1.2 (mittlerer Dienst) bear the title of Polizeiobermeisteranwärter during one and a half year of training at the Polizeidirektion für Aus- und Fortbildung und die Bereitschaftspolizei and a year of training on the job at a Police precinct or station in Schleswig-Holstein. After said training, they are promoted to the rank of Polizeiobermeister.[15]
Aspiring Police Officers of Laufbahngruppe 2.1 (gehobener Dienst) bear the title of Polizeikommissaranwärter, or Kriminalkommissaranwärter during half a year of training at the Polizeidirektion für Aus- und Fortbildung und die Bereitschaftspolizei and half a year of training on the job at a Police precinct or station in Schleswig-Holstein. The bulk of the training is however made up by two years of studying at the Fachhochschule für Verwaltung und Diensleistung in Altenholz, where Polizeikommissaranwärter receive theoretical training through university education. During training, Polizeikommissaranwärter have to obtain a bachelor's degree. After three years of training, the Aspiring Police officers are promoted to the rank of Polizeikommissar.[16]
Trivia
The force was the subject of an episode of ITV documentary Police Camera Action!, made in October 1998.
External links
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- "Gesetze-Rechtsprechung Schleswig-Holstein POG | Landesnorm Schleswig-Holstein | Gesamtausgabe | Gesetz über die Organisation der Polizei in Schleswig-Holstein (Polizeiorganisationsgesetz - POG) vom 12. November 2004 | gültig ab: 26.11.2004". www.gesetze-rechtsprechung.sh.juris.de. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- dpa. "Michael Wilksen: Neuer Landespolizeidirektor setzt auf Bürgerpolizei | shz.de". shz. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- "Landespolizei Schleswig-Holstein". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Lübeck". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Flensburg". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Neumünster". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Verkehrsüberwachung". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Itzehoe". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Bad Segeberg". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion Ratzeburg". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Polizeidirektion AFB". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Die Wasserschutzpolizei Schleswig-Holstein". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- "Wasserschutzpolizei". Helgoland (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Ausbildung für die Laufbahngruppe 1.2, (mittlerer Dienst), der Schutz- und Wasserschutzpolizei". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- admin. "Studium für die Laufbahngruppe 2.1, (gehobener Dienst), der Schutz-, Kriminal- und Wasserschutzpolizei". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-01-01.