In the NRW police team, police officers work hand in hand with experts from many different professions.
Police professions
![Ein Polizist und eine Polizistin auf Streife an einer Straße.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/header-cp-polizeiberufe.jpg)
Police officers work in one of the most exciting and varied professions. They are on duty for people around the clock, 365 days a year, warding off danger, fighting crime and ensuring greater road safety on the streets.
Civilian professions
![A woman in a lab coat stands leaning against a door frame with her arms folded.](/sites/default/files/2022-08/header-cp-zivilberufe.jpg)
Government employees support the work of police officers with their various specialist skills. They are deployed in a wide variety of areas, e.g. IT, media and communication, medicine, natural sciences, technology, finance and procurement, personnel administration, law and organization.
50
Police authorities
60.000
Employees in total