About us

About us
About us
in Essen
The authority management
Polizeipräsident Andreas Stüve has been in charge of the authority since January 23, 2023.
Coffee
with a cop
Coffee with a cop - The police invite you
With a vintage truck, the police in NRW invite you to a coffee and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.
Respect for emergency services
Campaign

"Safe on duty": one year of successful networking

Minister Reul: "The exchange between the authorities is worth its weight in gold. Because what works in Gütersloh often also works in Jüchen."

30,000 pins - campaign for respect for emergency services

Minister Reul: "We stand behind people who help others through their voluntary work."
Patrol
The magazine
Streife - The NRW police magazine
The magazine of the North Rhine-Westphalian police has been published by the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia since 1962.
Reports
Crime

Two crime stations, one passion

In terms of crime statistics, Dortmund and Detmold are worlds apart. Here the turbulent metropolis, there the peaceful district of Lippe. We accompany the detectives Chantal Boller and Olivia Habermann.

Ms. Hint-portal

Attacks, rampages, riots: In the past, perpetrators could hide in the crowd. Today, private cell phone photos and videos play an increasingly important role in manhunts.

Like in a tunnel

Super-recognizers made of flesh and blood resemble a database on two legs in their effectiveness. Three of these unusual specialists are employed by the State Office of Criminal Investigation in Düsseldorf and Dortmund Police Headquarters.

"It's a battle against windmills"

The work of BAO Berg led to a rethink in child pornography investigations. BAO Berg has now been disbanded. But the hunt for perpetrators of abuse continues.
Open day
in Düsseldorf
Open day in the government district in Düsseldorf
Under the motto "Hey, democracy!", the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, the state parliament and the House of History of North Rhine-Westphalia will open their doors to citizens on Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27, 2023.
Reports
Use

Cell phone on the nose

For Malinois dog Misty, it's a big game when she finds smartphones, hard drives or SIM cards. Then she gets her bite, and the perpetrators often get a few years in prison.

Mission on the slopes

Niklas Beermann has received a certificate. It is awarded every year at the beginning of winter. The first person to report a ski theft receives this award. The police in Winterberg treat themselves to a little joke. Some things are different in North Rhine-Westphalia's highest police station than i...

Accident experts

The recording of traffic accidents is becoming increasingly complex thanks to digital technology in cars. The police's response: in future, forces with high-tech equipment will be deployed across the country.

Our village sheriff is all right!

Close to the citizens, contact persons day and night - this is what characterizes the work of the district service. Portrait of police officer Stefan Willmes, who is also popular with schoolchildren.
Training
  
Practicing with troublemakers from your own ranks
Lützerath was yesterday. The European Football Championship is tomorrow. In the summer of 2024, hundreds of thousands of fans will travel to North Rhine-Westphalia to support their teams. And - as is always the case - hundreds, perhaps thousands of violent troublemakers will also be there. Four stad...
Further training
  

The joy of training

They develop training courses, pass on their knowledge and experience how their colleagues are constantly developing. Deployment trainers have a demanding role - with many success stories.

A hit is a hit.

Unlimited possibilities: Mission trainers are entering new technological territory.
Education
  
Is apple theft a criminal offense?
In the summer, the new police college course started in Gelsenkirchen: Model trial for police training with 31 students.
Top sport
  

"Have a thick skin"

Police superintendent Philipp Hüwe has turned his hobby into a profession. He started refereeing in the district league at the age of 15. Today, he is an assistant referee at national league matches.

"I want to become European champion"

Peter Lohmann becomes European champion at the Ironman in Frankfurt

When it hurts, happiness comes!

Climbing high over climbing walls with a car tire, shimmying along the "Never ending Monkey Bars", overcoming the fear of heights on the "Execution Tower" or crawling on all fours through slippery mud - obstacle courses are Sarah Drees' passion. In 2021 alone, the 35-year-old highway patrol officer ...

All-rounder

Policewoman Kim Irmgartz doesn't just step on the gas on the racetrack.
Police athletes
  
Top performances in both the patrol car and the rowing boat: police sports awards 2022
Minister Reul: "They are all the best advertisers our police could wish for."
Career opportunities
  

NRW police introduce supplementary test as part of the minimum size regulation

Individual performance is examined in particular

When a handicap is not a handicap!

In the police force in North Rhine-Westphalia, people with disabilities have good career opportunities and a tailor-made workplace.
Award
  
Thesis award 2023: Eleven graduates honored
The variety of topics ranged from investigating the legal sanctioning of "hate mail" against politicians to the role of gender in the police context and the effects of pandemic-related online teaching on the mental health of trainee inspectors.
Support
  
Social contact: A portrait of Stephanie Schmidt

Social contact: A portrait of Stephanie Schmidt

Stephanie Schmidt is a police chief inspector. As a social contact at Bochum police headquarters, she helps her colleagues to help themselves - and speaks from her own experience. In the video, she explains why she decided to become a social contact person (SAP) and what drive...

A special kind of "weight room"

The Center for Ethical Education and Pastoral Care (ZeBuS) at the LAFP NRW is expanding its range of services around the well-known and proven "Grenzgang".

Police chaplaincy as a vocation

"The most important person is always the person sitting opposite you."

Minister Reul opens recovery center for traumatized police officers

Reul: "This house is a promise made in stone that says: We will look after you, be there for you and not leave you alone."
Health
  
Official health management of the NRW police
Official health management of the police (BGMPol) NRW - framework conditions for safe and healthy working.
Ethics and
Self-image

Touring exhibition on the special stresses of the police profession opened

Minister Reul: "Every police officer has to deal with this at some point. Because you don't just put this job down when you finish work. "

Compass for emergencies: "Grenzgang" - ten years of teaching values

A decade ago, the State Office for Training, Further Training and Personnel Affairs (LAFP) of the North Rhine-Westphalia Police in Selm created a unique place to learn about professional ethics by setting up the "Grenzgang". There is great interest in the concept. The desire to try something similar...

Extremist chats - Reul promises clarification

Interior Minister writes letter to all employees of the North Rhine-Westphalia police force

Extremely important

Police authorities now have officers for extremism
Modern
Management
In the service of people's safety
The state has the task of ensuring internal security. The police are primarily responsible for this. However, they can only successfully shape internal security if they share responsibility with politicians, society and citizens. Interior Minister Herbert Reul, State Secretary Jürgen Mathies, Police...
Modern
Management

Leadership principles of the NRW police fundamentally revised

Minister Reul: "Good leadership must not be a coincidence."

Management and control

Modern management and employee orientation in the NRW police force
Commemoration
  
International Day of Remembrance: Silence for police officers who died in the line of duty
In North Rhine-Westphalia, all police authorities and the Ministry of the Interior commemorated their deceased colleagues today.
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