Landeskriminalamt Sachsen, Regionalstelle Görlitz

What Landeskriminalamt Sachsen, Regionalstelle Görlitz does

The Landeskriminalamt Sachsen (LKA Sachsen) is the state criminal police office of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, with its headquarters in Dresden. It is a government law enforcement agency operating under the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior (Staatsministerium des Innern) as part of the broader Polizei Sachsen organization, which also encompasses the Landespoleizeipräsidium, the Hochschule der Sächsischen Polizei, the Bereitschaftspolizei, and five regional Polizeidirektionen (Chemnitz, Dresden, Görlitz, Leipzig, Zwickau). The Regionalstelle Görlitz is a satellite office supporting the Polizeidirektion Görlitz, employing 17 staff, and serves Saxony's approximately four million residents across a geography that makes it the sixth-largest German federal state.

The agency's operational scope includes criminal investigation, forensic analysis, crime prevention education, victim support and protection, coordination of statewide law enforcement efforts, and liaison with federal and international law enforcement counterparts. Its public-facing website (polizei.sachsen.de / lka.sachsen.de) functions as an information and awareness portal rather than a commercial product, publishing prevention content on topics such as fake package notifications, online investment fraud, deepfakes, the "Com" youth network, the "Baller-Liquids" drug trend, Pride Month safety, and CSD-related hate crime. A sub-brand called POLDI (Polizeiliche Prävention — Police Prevention) is operated by LKA Sachsen to deliver crime prevention services. The agency is led by President Dirk Lichtenberger.

The LKA Sachsen is publicly funded through the Free State of Saxony's tax revenue; it has no commercial pricing model, no external investment structure, and no commercial customers in the conventional sense. Its "customer base" is the population of Saxony, served free of charge through regional police directorates, online reporting (Online-Wache), and public awareness campaigns. No proprietary technology products, software platforms, patents, or commercial AI systems are disclosed; the technological footprint consists of standard law enforcement investigation and crime prevention systems.

Name

Landeskriminalamt Sachsen, Regionalstelle Görlitz

Legal name

Landeskriminalamt Sachsen

Website

https://lka.sachsen.de

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Landeskriminalamt Sachsen is the state criminal police office of Saxony, Germany, headquartered in Dresden with a regional office in Görlitz. It conducts criminal investigations, forensics, crime prevention, and victim support for the state's approximately 4 million residents under the Polizei Sachsen organization.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAFAB

Prosecution & District/State Attorney Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

SECONDARYFSAMAMAF

Case Management, Investigations & SAR/STR Filing

Financial & Insurance/Payments & Transaction Processing/Payment Compliance, KYC/AML & Screening

Keywords

• Criminal investigation services
• Crime prevention programs
• Law enforcement agency
• Public safety services
• Victim support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Görlitz

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

The Landeskriminalamt Sachsen (LKA Sachsen) is the state criminal police office of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It conducts criminal investigations, supports victims, coordinates statewide law enforcement activities, and runs crime prevention and public awareness campaigns. The Regionalstelle Görlitz is one of its regional offices serving eastern Saxony as part of the Polizei Sachsen organization.

Product overview

Landeskriminalamt Sachsen is the state criminal police office of Saxony, Germany, operating as a law enforcement agency rather than a commercial technology product company. The website serves as an information portal providing crime prevention tips, criminal statistics, and public safety guidance. No distinct commercial products or technology offerings are offered by this entity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• POLDI: Polizeiliche Prävention - Police prevention services operated by LKA Sachsen

Products and services

• POLDI - Polizeiliche Prävention (Police Prevention)
• Online-Wache (Online Police Station)
• Fahndung (Wanted Persons and Search Notices)
• Criminal Investigation Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators1 record

Others

• Europol: The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation. Comparable to LKA Sachsen in core mission (cross-border criminal investigation support, intelligence sharing, prevention) but operates internationally and at supranational scope rather than state level.

Direct peers

• Landeskriminalamt Brandenburg: The state criminal police office of Brandenburg, Saxony's immediate eastern neighbor. Performs identical state-level investigative and preventive functions under the same federal-state policing structure.
• Landeskriminalamt Thüringen: The state criminal police office of Thuringia, Saxony's immediate western neighbor. Closely comparable in mission, jurisdiction, and organizational structure; relevant as a cross-border cooperation partner.
• Bundeskriminalamt (BKA): The federal German criminal police office, performing the national-level equivalent of the LKA Sachsen's role. Directly comparable in mission (serious and organized criminal investigation, federal-state coordination, public safety), differing only by jurisdictional level.
• Landeskriminalamt Nordrhein-Westfalen: The state criminal police office of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's most populous state. Performs an identical role to LKA Sachsen at state level, including investigation coordination, prevention, and inter-agency cooperation.
• Landeskriminalamt Hessen: The state criminal police office of Hesse. A direct peer with comparable mandate in criminal investigation, forensic analysis, and prevention education under the Hessian Ministry of the Interior.
• Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen: The state criminal police office of Lower Saxony, performing the same state-level functions as LKA Sachsen including investigation of serious crime, organized crime, and statewide prevention activities.
• Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg: The state criminal police office of Baden-Württemberg. A direct peer with the same legal mandate, organizational structure under the respective state ministry of the interior, and operational scope (serious crime, organized crime, state prevention).
• Landeskriminalamt Bayern: The state criminal police office of Bavaria. Directly comparable as a sister LKA performing state-level criminal investigation, forensic services, and crime prevention for a large German state under the same legal and organizational framework.
• Landeskriminalamt Berlin: The state criminal police office of Berlin. Operates as LKA Berlin with state-level investigation, prevention, and coordination responsibilities directly comparable to LKA Sachsen.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landeskriminalamt-sachsen-regionalstelle-g%C3%B6rlitz

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Profiles1 record

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