The Crime Directorate mainly deals with the prevention and investigation of criminal offenses, with the exception of traffic offenses, which are handled by the Traffic Directorate.
It is divided into the following areas:
- Directorate management with command center
- Criminal Investigation Department 1
- Criminal Investigation Department 2
- Criminal Investigation Department 3
- Criminal Investigation Department 4
- Criminal Investigation Department 5
You can find the contact details of the respective departments under "Contacts".
If you would like to contact the person in charge of your case on the basis of a letter, please use the direct extension. You will usually find this on the EN police letterhead at the top right.
Criminal investigation department 1
The KK1 and its employees deal with the following offenses, among others:
- Death investigations
- Arson offenses
- Violations of the Narcotics Act
- Crimes against sexual self-determination
- Environmental offenses
- Missing persons cases
- Robbery offenses
- Computer crime
- False currency offenses
- Casualty offenses involving non-cash means of payment
- Economic crime
- Weapons offenses
Criminal Investigation Department 2
In KK2 the employees work in the following areas, among others:
- the Central Identification Service (including qualified search for and securing of evidence)
- the storage of criminal files
- the data station
and - crime prevention
- the protection of victims
Further details on crime prevention and victim protection can be found below.
Criminal Investigation Department 3
The KK3 comprises the following areas of responsibility:
- Criminal investigation department
- Recognition service
Criminal Investigation Department 4
Responsible for Hattingen, Sprockhövel, Wetter and Herdecke
Regional processing of the following crimes, among others:
- Crimes involving bodily injury
- Street crime
- Juvenile delinquency
- Property crime
- Crimes against older people
Fraud offences are processed here centrally for the entire district.
Criminal Investigation Department 5
Responsible for Ennepetal, Schwelm, Breckerfeld and Gevelsberg
Regional processing of the following crimes, among others:
- Crimes involving bodily injury
- Street crime
- Juvenile delinquency
- Property crime
Car and burglary offenses are processed here centrally for the entire district.
