Overview of the National Preventive Mechanism
The following table shows how the visits are distributed across the different
institutions and observed police operations in each Land.
Number of visits in 2020 in individual Laender
according to the type of institution
pol.
pol.
ret.+
stat.
det. c.
nur.h.
psych.
wards
corr.
disabl.
Vienna
1
3
23
Burgenland
1
1
5
inst.f.
29
14
5
7
24
4
2
16
23
12
3
12
Salzburg
4
2
Carinthia
3
Styria
others
pol.
op.
6
0
6
1
0
0
2
30
5
7
1
0
7
5
1
3
1
1
16
4
14
0
1
1
3
0
4
2
10
3
3
0
1
10
2
16
4
8
7
3
0
1
Vorarlberg
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
0
0
Tyrol
7
2
12
7
7
4
4
1
3
Total
50
16
109
102
93
28
29
4
17
unannounced
49
14
86
85
83
20
20
4
6
Lower
Austria
Upper
Austria
Legend:
pol.stat.
pol.det.c.
ret.+nur.h.
youth
inst.f.disabl.
psych.wards
corr.inst.
others
pol.op.
youth
inst.
= police stations
= police detention centres
= retirement and nursing homes
= child and youth welfare facilities
= institutions and facilities for persons with disabilities
= psychiatric wards in hospitals/medical facilities
= correctional institutions
= police departments, Schwechat Airport special transit area, etc.
= police operations
The total line displays how often the types of institution were monitored or how
often police operations were observed. The varying frequency corresponds with
the different number of institution types on the one hand. The high numbers
in Laender with large populations show that there are more institutions in the
urban areas, which results in more visits in these area. The following table
highlights this aspect and exhibits the total number of monitoring visits per
Land.
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