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The Hamburg Police ( German : Hamburger Polizei or Polizei Hamburg ) is the German Landespolizei force for the city-state of Hamburg . Law enforcement in Germany is divided between federal and state (Land) agencies. A precursor to the agency, the Polizey-Behörde , has existed since 1814.
The State Minister for the Interior ( German : Senator für Inneres ) oversees the Hamburg Police, which consists of aviation, water, road and port patrols, and crime investigation. The city of Hamburg is served by police stations ( German : Polizeikommissariate ) of the Uniformed Police ( German : Schutzpolizei ). Head of police is Polizeipräsident Ralf Martin Meyer. In 2008 Hamburg Police had 500,335 deployments.
Before the police force was established, there was a night watch ( German : Wochenwärter , lit. week wardens) and a port patrol. The night watch was a professional force whose duties included calling the hours at night and closing the city gates. In 1671, the watch was reorganised along the lines of the Schutterij in Amsterdam , and in 1770, 284 men operated in 64 districts. In 1787, a force patrolling the port (the German : Hafenpatrouille ) was established, though this was merged with the police in 1875.