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Bundeskriminalamt

Austria’s federal criminal police office, within the Federal Ministry of the Interior — a different body from the German office of the same name.

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At a glance

Official name
Bundeskriminalamt
Commonly rendered in English as
Austrian Federal Criminal Police Office — a rendering in common use, not the organisation’s own name.
System
Austria
Level of government
National
Kind of body
Criminal investigation agency
Status
Currently operating
Facts last checked against sources
13 September 2026

What it is

Austria and Germany each have a Bundeskriminalamt. They are separate institutions in separate states, and the shared name says nothing about shared structure or shared powers. The Austrian office sits within the Federal Ministry of the Interior alongside the Bundespolizei, the state-protection and intelligence directorate, and the special unit Cobra.

What it covers

Federal, within Austria. Its specific competences are not established by the source cited.

Broad responsibilities

  • Central criminal-police functions within the federal interior ministry

Who it answers to

Within the Bundesministerium für Inneres.

Elsewhere on this site

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Where this connects

Institutions: National police.

Sources

  1. Bundeskriminalamt — Bundesministerium für Inneres (Austria)

    Bundesministerium für Inneres (Austria) · Government publication · link verified 2026-09-17

    SCOPE: the Bundeskriminalamt only. The ministry's own page for the office, read directly. Supports that the BK is subordinate to the Generaldirektion für die öffentliche Sicherheit (Sektion II) within the Federal Ministry of the Interior, that it began operating in 2003, and that it supports every Landeskriminalamt and subordinate police service as the central office in Austria. The staffing figure and the named directors on the page are the office's own and are NOT republished.