About us

About us
Höxter police
Organization
Organization of the Höxter District Police Department
A local presence for security in the Höxter district. This is the claim of your district police authority! With its three police stations in Höxter, Warburg and Bad Driburg, the Höxter district police authority is responsible for around 142,000 inhabitants. In the areas of crime prevention, emerge...
Coffee
with a cop
Coffee with a cop - The police invites you
With a vintage truck, the police in NRW invite you to a coffee and conversation in a relaxed atmosphere.
Organization, leadership
an ethics
Organization, leadership and ethics
Clear responsibilities, good leadership and a strong focus on values are among the cornerstones of successful police work in NRW.
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
  

Reports Deployment

The NRW police are on duty 24/7 to ensure safety throughout the state. Depending on the mission, they have the latest technology, animal support and special expertise with them.

Reports Crime

The NRW police force combats numerous forms of crime in the state, e.g. clan crime, organized crime and cybercrime. In doing so, it relies on the individual skills of its passionate employees and is equipping itself to confront new forms of crime.
Team 110 - The series
  
People like Vera
The model is the BBC series "Get a real job". The YouTube videos "Team 110 - The Series" are intended to inspire young people in NRW to become police officers.
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.
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
  

Changes in police studies

The bachelor's degree course in "Police Custodial Service" at the HSPV NRW is being realigned. The 2026 intake will choose between "Operations" and "Investigations" as their main areas of study during the application process.

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.
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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In urgent cases: Police emergency number 110