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The Kantonspolizei Zürich () is the
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of the
canton of Zürich The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...
in
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. The Kantonspolizei Zürich exists within the cantonal legal structure to enforce criminal, security, and traffic law on behalf of the government of the canton of Zürich. It is empowered with the executive authority of the ''Direktion der Justiz und des Innern'', the Department of Justice and Home Affairs of the Canton of Zürich.


History

The Kantonspolizei Zürich was established in 1804 as the ''Landjäger-Corps des Kantons Zürich'' after the period of civil unrest known as the '' Bockenkrieg.'' de">:de:Bockenkrieg">deIts administrative seat was formed in the City of Zürich in 1901. In the same year, the Kantonspolizei founded the first museum of crime to exist in Switzerland, the Kriminalmuseum der Kantonspolizei Zürich. The museum, originally used only for training of new recruits, opened to the public in 1958. The Kantonspolizei Zürich is the legally responsible police force in all municipalities in the canton of Zürich, including the City of Zürich, for matters pertaining to cantonal law.


Duties

The Kantonspolizei Zürich is responsible for law enforcement at the
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, as well as anti-terror protection in the widest sense and the control of potentially dangerous demonstrations and
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. One notable incident of major police action was the ''
Opernhauskrawalle Opernhauskrawalle (Opera House riots) is the Swiss German term generally used for the youth protests at the end of May 1980 in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zürich, a Municipalities of the canton of Zürich, municipality in the Canton of Zürich. ...
'' youth protest on 30/31 May 1980 at the Sechseläutenplatz in Zürich, documented in the 2000 Swiss documentary film '' Züri brännt''. Another incident was the 1968 ''Globuskrawalle'', rioting that took place at the former '' Globus'' department store building at the Bahnhofbrücke Zürich. Further duties of the Kantonspolizei Zürich include the support of its municipal police stations, road patrol and control, criminal investigation, and water policing on
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. The ''Kantonspolizei Zürich'' is the largest police force in Switzerland, counting both personnel and financing. It comprises 3,800 full-time positions, of which 2,247 are police officers, including about 100 ''Sicherheitsassistenten'' (security assistants) at the Zurich Airport, as of January 2015. The KZ also provides the ''ePolice'' internet service, and has run the ''Kriminalmuseum'' (criminal museum) in its headquarters since 1959. It maintains an international exchange program with police forces in other countries.


Gallery

Kaserne Zürich - Kasernenstrasse 2011-08-12 14-58-56.jpg, The historic ''Kaserne'' building of the police force in Zürich. 2015-08-12-ZRH 6044.jpg, Movag Eagle IV of the Zurich Cantonal Police at
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Gmüesbrugg (Rathausbrücke) - Kantonspolizei Rathausposten (P7800) 2015-09-29 16-01-31.JPG, The historic police station at Rathausbrücke Zürich
Limmatquai ''Limmatquai'' () is a street in the Switzerland, Swiss city of Zurich. It is named after the Limmat, and it follows the right-hand (eastern) bank of that river for about through the ''Altstadt (Zürich), Altstadt'', or historical core, of the c ...
. 2012 'Tag der offenen Werft' - ZSG Werft Wollishofen - Kantonspolizei Zürich 2012-03-24 15-00-24.JPG, Motorboat in Wollishofen at the shipyards of Zürichsee-Schifffahrtsgesellschaft ZSG in March 2011. Horgen_-_Pfannenstiel_-_Kantonspolizei_-_Zürichsee_2010-06-04_19-33-42.jpg, Kantonspolizei Zürich speedboat nearby Horgen, as seen from the ZSG paddle steamship.


References


External links

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Website of the Government of the Canton of Zürich


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