A police page can be recognized by the following features:
- a uniform naming convention (Police NRW and name/name abbreviation of the police authority),
- Facebook: facebook.com/Polizei.NRW.Behördenkürzel
- Twitter @polizei_nrw_Behördenkürzel,
- usually certified by the platform provider (tick in blue circle),
- a police star with authority logo,
- Data for making contact outside the social network is provided