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A local police office responsible for a specific geographic area. The term refers both to the organizational unit and to the building itself.
Nach dem Diebstahl erstattete er Anzeige bei der zuständigen Polizeiinspektion.
After the theft, he filed a report at the responsible police station.
The word is made up of 'Polizei' (police) and 'Inspektion' (inspection / inspectorate). Here, 'Inspektion' is an official term for a particular type of office or department.
Die Polizeiinspektion ist für den gesamten Stadtbezirk zuständig.
The police station is responsible for the entire city district.
You go 'zur Polizeiinspektion' (to the police station). If you are there to carry out an official action (e.g. make a statement), people often say 'auf der Polizeiinspektion' (at the police station). If you are simply inside the building, 'in der Polizeiinspektion' (in the police station) is common.
Er musste zur Polizeiinspektion, um den Zeugenfragebogen abzugeben.
He had to go to the police station to hand in the witness questionnaire.
Typical verbs and expressions connected with a police station are 'Anzeige erstatten' (to file a report), 'eine Aussage machen' (to make a statement), or 'sich melden' (to report in / come forward).
Man kann eine Anzeige bei jeder Polizeiinspektion erstatten.
You can file a report at any police station.
police station
'das Polizeirevier' and 'die Polizeiinspektion' both refer to a local police office responsible for a specific area. That is why they can seem similar in many situations. For many learners, 'Polizeirevier' is the more general everyday word for the local station. 'Polizeiinspektion' sounds more official and can refer more strongly to the organizational unit, not just the building. The words can be confused because both can also be understood as a place. If you simply want to say where someone is going, 'Polizeirevier' often sounds natural. In official names or reports, you are more likely to hear 'Polizeiinspektion'.
Die Polizeiinspektion prüft den Fall und ruft den Zeugen später zurück.
The police station is reviewing the case and will call the witness back later.
Wegen des verlorenen Ausweises geht Lena zum Polizeirevier.
Because of the lost ID, Lena is going to the police station.