Law enforcement in Liechtenstein
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Liechtenstein National Police Force Liechtenstein Landespolizei |
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| Common name | Landespolizei |
| Abbreviation | LL |
Patch of the Liechtenstein National Police Force
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| Motto | Für Gott, Fürst und Vaterland For God, Prince and Fatherland |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1933 |
| Preceding agency | Auxiliary Corps |
| Employees | 125 |
| Annual budget | Secret |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Liechtenstein |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Administrative divisions of, Liechtenstein |
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| Map of Liechtenstein National Police Force's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 160 km² (61 sq mi) |
| Population | 36,000 |
| Governing body | Office of Civil Protection |
| Constituting instrument | Liechtenstein Constitution |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Vaduz |
| Sworn members | 91 |
| Unsworn members | 38 (Security Corps) |
| Elected officer responsible | Thomas Zwiefelhofer, Minister |
| Agency executive | Jules S. Hoch, Chief of Police |
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| Facilities | |
| Headquarters | Vaduz |
| Vehicles | 45 |
| Speedboats | 2 |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://www.landespolizei.li/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Law enforcement in Liechtenstein is handled solely by the small Liechtenstein National Police Force (Landespolizei), composed of 91 officers and 34 civilian staff, a total of 125 employees (not including the Security Corps), who police the 160 km² (61 sq mi) doubly landlocked alpine country in Western-Central Europe. Bordered by Switzerland to its west, and Austria to its east, Liechtenstein maintains a trilateral treaty which enables close cross-border cooperation between the police forces of the three countries; Liechtenstein is also a member of Interpol, and a signatory to a variety of other treaties.
Liechtenstein has a significantly low crime rate, with the last murder taking place, according to a serving officer, “about ten years ago” as of 2007. Crime has always been low since the mid-1970s when Liechtenstein started to prosper as a nation. According to an International Special Reports study, the average Liechtenstein resident doesn't even lock their door. Liechtenstein jails hold very few, if any, inmates, with sentences over two years being transferred to Austria. However, officers in the Liechtenstein National Police Force have been armed since a shooting took place. In 2004, Liechtenstein drafted 300 Swiss and Austrian police to assist security forces in the potential aftermath of a Liechtenstein victory over England, in a Euro Cup qualifying match, at Rheinpark Stadion.
Liechtenstein National Police Force are divided into three divisions, and two independently operated subdivision:
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