List of the district police authorities and police headquarters in North Rhine-Westphalia
There are 47 district police authorities in North Rhine-Westphalia (18 of which are police headquarters ). The head of a district police authority is the respective district administrator , the head of a police headquarters is the chief of police . The limits of responsibility of the 47 authorities do not always coincide with those of the districts and urban districts.
Arnsberg administrative district
| authority | Areas of responsibility |
|---|---|
| District police authority Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | Ennepe-Ruhr district without Witten |
| District police authority Hochsauerlandkreis | Hochsauerlandkreis |
| District police authority Märkischer Kreis | Märkischer Kreis |
| District police authority Olpe | District of Olpe |
| District police authority Siegen-Wittgenstein | Siegen-Wittgenstein district |
| District Police Authority Soest | Soest district |
| District police authority Unna | Unna district without Lünen |
| Police headquarters in Bochum | District- free cities of Bochum and Herne as well as Witten from the Ennepe-Ruhr district and the regional riders "Westphalia" and "Rhineland" |
| Police headquarters in Dortmund | District- free city of Dortmund , Lünen from the Unna district and all motorways in the administrative district |
| Police headquarters in Hagen | Independent city of Hagen |
| Police headquarters in Hamm | Independent city of Hamm |
District of Düsseldorf
| authority | Areas of responsibility |
|---|---|
| District police authority Kleve | Kleve district |
| District Police Department Mettmann | Mettmann district |
| District police authority Viersen | District of Viersen |
| District police authority Wesel | Wesel district |
| District police authority Rhein-Kreis Neuss | Rhine district of Neuss |
| Police headquarters in Duisburg | District-free city of Duisburg and all waterways in North Rhine-Westphalia ( water police ) |
| Police headquarters in Düsseldorf | District- free city of Düsseldorf and all motorways in the administrative district |
| Essen Police Headquarters | Independent cities of Essen and Mülheim an der Ruhr |
| Police headquarters in Krefeld | District-free city of Krefeld |
| Police Headquarters Mönchengladbach | District-free city of Mönchengladbach |
| Police headquarters in Oberhausen | District-free city of Oberhausen |
| Wuppertal Police Headquarters | Independent cities of Wuppertal , Solingen and Remscheid |
Detmold administrative district
| authority | Areas of responsibility |
|---|---|
| District police authority Gütersloh | Gütersloh district |
| Herford District Police Department | Herford district |
| District police authority Höxter | Höxter district |
| District police authority Lippe | Circle lip |
| District police authority Minden | Minden-Lübbecke district |
| District Police Authority Paderborn | Paderborn district |
| Police headquarters in Bielefeld | District- free city of Bielefeld and all motorways in the administrative district |
Cologne district
| authority | Areas of responsibility |
|---|---|
| District police authority Düren | District of Düren |
| District Police Authority Euskirchen | District of Euskirchen |
| District police authority Heinsberg | District of Heinsberg |
| District police authority Oberbergischer Kreis | Oberbergischer Kreis |
| District police authority Rhein-Erft-Kreis | Rhein-Erft district |
| District police authority Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis |
| District police authority Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis excluding Bornheim, Rheinbach, Meckenheim, Königswinter, Bad Honnef, Swisttal, Alfter and Wachtberg |
| Police Headquarters Aachen | City region Aachen |
| Police headquarters in Bonn | District-free city of Bonn and Bornheim, Rheinbach, Meckenheim, Königswinter, Bad Honnef, Swisttal, Alfter and Wachtberg from the Rhein-Sieg district |
| Police headquarters in Cologne | Independent cities of Cologne and Leverkusen as well as all motorways in the administrative district |
Münster administrative district
| authority | Areas of responsibility |
|---|---|
| District Police Authority Borken | Borken district |
| District police authority Coesfeld | Coesfeld district |
| District police authority Steinfurt | Steinfurt district |
| District police authority Warendorf | Warendorf district |
| Police headquarters in Gelsenkirchen | Independent city of Gelsenkirchen |
| Police headquarters in Münster | District- free city of Münster and all motorways in the administrative district |
| Police headquarters in Recklinghausen | District- free city of Bottrop and Recklinghausen district |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on the district police authorities of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (GV. NRW. 2002 p. 562)