Law Enforcement Agencies
- Directorate General for Public Security
- Federal Investigation Bureau (German: Bundeskriminalamt)
- Federal Police (German: Bundespolizei) - divided into 83 district police commands and 27 city police commands
- Municipal Police (German: Gemeindesicherheitswache) - in 21 municipalities
- Air Police (German: Flugpolizei)
- Prison Guard (German: Justizwache) - responsible for prisons and prisoner transports
- Justizwache Einsatz Gruppe (JEG): special force for prisons in case of emergency
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