Bavarian State Police

What Bavarian State Police does

The Bavarian State Police (Bayerische Polizei) is the official state law enforcement agency of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, established in 1946 and operating under the oversight of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration. It serves as the exclusive provider of state-level policing across Bavaria, delivering 24/7 public safety services free of charge to all residents and visitors. The force's mandate covers crime prevention and investigation, traffic safety enforcement, hate crime monitoring, emergency response coordination, and specialized tactical operations executed through a distributed network of district and municipal police stations, the Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt (State Criminal Investigation Office), the Bereitschaftspolizei (Mobile Reserve Police), and Criminal Police Advisory Offices (Kriminalpolizeiliche Beratungsstellen). The organization is led by State Police President Michael Schwald, with Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann setting strategic direction, and Justice Minister Georg Eisenreich co-presenting public safety reports.

The agency's technology and operational infrastructure includes digital investigation methods, drone operations, advanced communication systems, and specialized units such as the Spezialeinsatzkommando (SWAT), Polizeitaucher (dive team), and Diensthundestaffel (canine units). Its digital citizen-facing surface includes the nationwide NORA emergency app (with accessibility features for speech- and hearing-impaired users), the kontakte.polizei.bayern.de contact portal, and the gegenhass.polizei.bayern.de hate crime awareness portal, supplemented by a podcast collaboration with the Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol). The force publishes recurring Lagebild reports including the Polizeiliche Kriminalstatistik, the Hasskriminalität situation report, and the Gewalt gegen Polizeibeamte report; 2025 figures documented 2,084 hate crimes, 313 rural traffic fatalities, and a record 3,172 injured officers.

The Bavarian State Police is not a commercial entity. It is wholly funded by Bavarian state taxation and generates no commercial revenue; pricing for services is non-applicable as a public safety function. In July 2026 the force marked its 80th anniversary with a public roadshow event in Munich, and Fürth and Erlangen were confirmed as Germany's safest major cities in the 2025 nationwide ranking.

Name

Bavarian State Police

Legal name

Bayerische Polizei

Website

https://polizei.bayern.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Bavarian State Police (Bayerische Polizei) is Bavaria's state law enforcement agency, established in 1946, providing 24/7 crime prevention, traffic safety, hate crime monitoring, and emergency response to all residents and visitors of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212), Police Protection (922120), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety operations
• Criminal investigation
• Traffic safety enforcement
• Emergency response coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Bavarian State Police (Bayerische Polizei) is the official state law enforcement agency of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. It provides 24/7 public safety services including crime prevention, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, emergency response, and hate crime monitoring. The force operates specialized units (SWAT, dive teams, canine units) and provides free crime prevention consultation through regional advisory offices, alongside digital services such as the NORA emergency application.

Product overview

The Bavarian State Police (Bayerische Polizei) is a German state law enforcement agency that provides public safety services to the Free State of Bavaria. Its digital offerings include the nora emergency app, which enables direct contact with police, fire department, and rescue services across Germany, as well as a contact portal and crime prevention advisory services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NORA Notruf App (Emergency Application) Mobile emergency application enabling users across Germany to quickly contact police, fire department, and rescue services. Includes accessibility features allowing users with speech or hearing impairments to send emergency calls without speaking, providing direct contact with emergency dispatch centers.
• Criminal Police Advisory Services (Kriminalpolizeiliche Beratungsstellen) Free, product-neutral crime prevention consultation services offered through regional advisory offices throughout Bavaria. Specialists provide advice on mechanical and electronic security systems for homes and businesses, helping citizens protect against burglary and other property crimes.
• Hate Crime Monitoring and Prevention Program (Hasskriminalität Lagebild)

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,084 hate crimes monitored and recorded in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei (DHPol)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Collaborative partnership on the 'Fragen an die Polizeigeschichte' (Questions on Police History) podcast series. DHPol is Germany's police university that provides academic training for senior police officers. The partnership produces educational content exploring historical aspects of policing including women's integration into law enforcement.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und IntegrationcoreOthersThe Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior serves as the oversight ministry and parent institution for the Bavarian State Police. The ministry develops security policy guidelines for Bavaria and hosts key events including the 80th anniversary celebration.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• G4S: A large private security services provider that addresses adjacent guarding and patrol needs; while operating in a commercial/private model, it serves overlapping protective-service customer needs in Germany.
• Securitas Deutschland: A major private security firm operating in Germany, providing manned guarding and protective services that are adjacent to — but distinct from — the public law enforcement mandate of the Bavarian State Police.

Broad incumbents

• Bundespolizei (German Federal Police): Germany's federal police force handles border protection, rail security, and federal-level tasks, overlapping with Bavarian State Police on cross-jurisdictional crime and joint operations but operating at the federal level.
• Europol: The EU's law enforcement agency coordinates cross-border criminal intelligence across European police forces including the Bavarian State Police, making it a broader-scope counterpart rather than a direct competitor.
• Bundeskriminalamt (BKA): Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office is the national investigative authority, comparable in function to the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office but at federal scope, particularly on organized crime and terrorism.

Direct peers

• Polizei Berlin: The state police of Berlin is a comparable Länder-level law enforcement agency with overlapping mandates in patrol, criminal investigation, and traffic enforcement in an urban context.
• Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg: Baden-Württemberg's state criminal police office is a structurally equivalent Länder criminal investigation authority comparable in scale, function, and reporting cadence.
• Hessisches Landeskriminalamt: Hesse's state criminal police office is a direct Länder-level peer operating criminal investigation and producing situation reports analogous to BLKA's, with overlapping cybercrime and organized crime mandates.
• Polizei Nordrhein-Westfalen: The state police force of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state, is structurally analogous to the Bavarian State Police in mandate, scale, and organization.
• Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt (BLKA): The Bavarian State Criminal Police Office is the specialized criminal investigation arm of the Bavarian State Police, producing the annual Lagebild reports and handling serious/organized crime within the same force structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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