A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It could also refer to a national police force such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol or Interpol. This is a list of law enforcement agencies, organized by continent and then by country. Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is a generic term used for local and state police, as well as federal agencies (such as the FBI, the BATF, DHS, Europol, Interpol, etc. ... For other uses, see State (disambiguation). ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... The DEAs enforcement activities may take agents anywhere from distant countries to suburban U.S. homes. ... The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a policing agency in the United Kingdom that acts against organised crime, including the illegal drugs trade, money laundering, and people smuggling. ... Europol (the name is a contraction of European Police Office) is the European Unions criminal intelligence agency. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) is a generic term used for local and state police, as well as federal agencies (such as the FBI, the BATF, DHS, Europol, Interpol, etc. ...

International

• Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization)
• Europol (European Police Office)
• European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
• United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Europol (the name is a contraction of European Police Office) is the European Unions criminal intelligence agency. ... The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is an interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. ...

Africa

Algeria

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Sûreté Nationale

Angola

• Angolan National Police/Policia Nacional do Angola

Benin

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Police Nationale

Botswana

• Botswana Police Service

Burkina Faso

• Law enforcement in Burkina Faso

The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Burkina Faso. ...

Burundi

• Law enforcement in Burundi

Cameroon

• Law enforcement in Cameroon
• Brigade Mixte Mobile

The Brigade Mixte Mobile (BMM) is the paramilitary secret police of Cameroon. ...

Cape Verde

• Cape Verde National Police/Policia Ordem de Cabo Verde

Central African Republic

• Law enforcement in the Central African Republic

USP, the Central African Republics secret police Categories: | | ...

Chad

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Agence Nationale de Sécurité

Comoros

• Law enforcement in Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Law enforcement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• DEMIAP

// Centre Nationale de Documentation (CND) (National Documentation Center) - 1969-early 1980s Agence Nationale de Documentation (AND) (National Documentation Agency) - Early 1980s-August 1990 Service National dIntelligence et de Protection (SNIP) (National Service for Intelligence and Protection) - August 1990 - May 1997[1] Détection Militaire des Activités Anti-Patrie... DEMIAP (Détection Militaire des Activités Anti-Patrie -- Military detection of Anti-fatherland Activities) is a secret police organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ...

Republic of the Congo

• Law enforcement in the Republic of the Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

• Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire

Djibouti

• Gendarmerie Nationale

Egypt

• Egyptian Police Service
• State Security Investigations

Equatorial Guinea

• Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

• Law enforcement in Eritrea

Ethiopia

• Law enforcement in Ethiopia

Gabon

• Gendarmerie Nationale

Gambia

• Gambia Police Force

Ghana

• Ghana Police Service

Guinea

• Law enforcement in Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

• Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

• Kenya Police
  • General Service Unit
  • Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department
• Administration Police

The Kenya Police, which report to the Commissioner of Police in the Office of the President, fields about 18,000 officers. ... The Kenyan Police Emblem The General Service Unit (GSU) is a paramilitary wing of the Kenyan Military and Kenyan Police, consisting of highly trained police officers and special forces soldiers, transported by 7 dedicated Cessnas and 3 Bell helicopters[1] Having been in existence since the late 1940s, the GSU... Administration Police (AP) is a security unit belonging to the government of Kenya. ...

Lesotho

• Royal LeSotho Mounted Police

Liberia

• Liberian National Police

Libya

• Libyan People's Security Force

Madagascar

• Law enforcement in Madagascar

Malawi

• Law enforcement in Malawi

Mali

• Gendarmerie Nationale

Mauritania

• Gendarmerie Nationale
• Police Nationale

Mauritius

• Mauritius Police Force

Morocco

• Gendarmerie Royale du Maroc (paramilitary national police force)
• Sûreté Nationale du Maroc (civilian national police force)

Mozambique

• Law enforcement in Mozambique

Namibia

• Namibia Police Service

Niger

• Gendarmerie Nationale

Nigeria

• Nigeria Police Force

Rwanda

• Law enforcement in Rwanda

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

• Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

São Tomé and Príncipe

• Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

• Law enforcement in Senegal

Seychelles

• Seychelles Police Force

Sierra Leone

• Sierra Leone Police Force

Somalia

• Law enforcement in Somalia

South Africa

• South African Police Service (SAPS)
• Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
• National Prosecuting Authority - Directorate of Special Operations (NPA)

The South African Police Service is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. ...

Sudan

• Sudanese Police Service

Swaziland

• Royal Swaziland Police Service

Tanzania

• Tanzania Police Force

Togo

• Gendarmerie Nationale

Tunisia

Law enforcement in Tunisia

Uganda

• Uganda Police Force
• Internal Security Organisation

The Internal Security Organisation (ISO) is Ugandas secret police or state security agency. ...

Zambia

• Zambia Police Service

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe Republic Police

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Asia

Afghanistan

• Afghan National Police

Anthem: SurÅ«d-i MillÄ« Capital (and largest city) Kabul Official languages Pashto Persian (DarÄ«)[1] Government Islamic Republic  -  President Hamid Karzai  -  Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud  -  Vice President Karim Khalili Independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland   -  Declared August 8, 1919   -  Recognized August 19, 1919  Area...

Bahrain

• Royal Bahrain Police

Bangladesh

• Law enforcement in Bangladesh

Bhutan

• Royal Bhutan Police

The Royal Bhutan Police is the national police of Bhutan and a part of the Royal Bhutan Army. ...

Brunei

• Royal Brunei Police

The Royal Brunei Police (Malay: Polis Diraja Brunei (PDRB)) was founded in 1921 with the passing of the Brunei Police Force Enactment. ...

Cambodia

• Cambodian National Police

POLICE TOTAL STRENGTH 64,000 Organization The police are organized into six departments: security; transport; public order; border; administrative; and judicial. ...

People's Republic of China

• People's Police
• People's Armed Police

A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.

• People's Customs Service

Ministry of Public Security is the principal police authority in the Peoples Republic of China and is responsible for most day to day police work of within the PRC by controlling and administering the Peoples Police. ... The Peoples Armed Police Force (Abbreviation: PAP; Simplified Chinese: 人民武装警察部队; pinyin: Renmin wuzhuang jingcha budui) is a paramilitary police force primarily responsible for law enforcement within the Peoples Republic of China. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 552 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong Police ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 552 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Hong Kong Police ...

Hong Kong

• Hong Kong Police Force
• Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption
• Hong Kong Correctional Services Department
• Hong Kong Immigration Department
• Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
• Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force

The Hong Kong Police Force (香港警察) (from 1969 to 1997, Royal Hong Kong Police Force (皇家香港警察) is the police force of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) was formed on 15 February 1974 to clean up endemic corruption in Hong Kong government and in particular, the Royal Hong Kong Police Force. ... Hong Kong Correctional Services (also called Correctional Services Department, CSD) is responsible for prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. ... The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for immigration issues and control of Hong Kong. ... The Customs and Excise Department (C&ED, Traditional Chinese: ) is responsible for the protection of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region against smuggling; the protection and collection of Government revenue on dutiable goods; the detection and deterrence of narcotics trafficking and abuse of controlled drugs; the protection of intellectual property... The Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force (HKAPF), established in 1914, provides additional manpower to the Hong Kong Police Force during emergencies and other incidents. ...

Macau

• Macau Security Force

ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau (Security Forces of Macau (SFM) and Judiciary Police), under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments (except the customs police, who were reassigned to the Financial Service Department) were merged into a single force - the Forças de Seguran... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2039x1174, 1056 KB) ROC Coast Guard patrol boats in Dansuei Harbor, Taipei County, Taiwan. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2039x1174, 1056 KB) ROC Coast Guard patrol boats in Dansuei Harbor, Taipei County, Taiwan. ...

Republic of China (Taiwan)

• National Police Agency
• National Immigration Agency
• Bureau of Investigation
• Coast Guard Administration
• Military Police Command

The National Police Agency (警政署) is an agency of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which oversees all police related matters on a national level. ... The Bureau of Investigation (BI)(調查局) is a criminal-investigation and counter-intelligence agency of the Ministry of Justice of ROC (Taiwan). ... The Republic of China Coast Guard Administration is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters surrounding Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Green Island, Orchid Island, Dongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands as well as providing a first line of defense along coastal areas against smugglers... Unlike military police in many other countries, the Republic of China Military Police (中華民國憲兵; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó XiànbÄ«ng) are a separate branch of the ROC Armed Forces. ...

India

• Assam Rifles
• Border Security Force
• Central Board of Excise and Customs
• Central Industrial Security Force
• Central Reserve Police Force
• Defence Security Corps
• Indian Police Service
• Indo-Tibetan Border Police
• Mumbai Police
• National Security Guards
• Punjab Police
• Railway Protection Force
• Rashtriya Rifles
• Special Frontier Force
• Tamilnadu Police

Assam Rifles is an Indian paramilitary unit. ... The Border Security Force (BSF), established on December 1, 1965, is responsible for guarding Indias land borders during peacetime and preventing trans-border crimes. ... The Central Industrial Security Force (established in its present form: June 15, 1983) is a security force in India. ... The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is a paramilitary security agency functioning under the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA), Government of India. ... The Indian Police Service (IPS) is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two services being the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and the Indian Foreign Service (IFS). ... The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is a police force conceived on October 24, 1962 for the security along the Indo-Tibetan Border covering 2115 km. ... The Mumbai Police has the task of policing the vast metropolitan area of Mumbai, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. ... National Security Guards (NSG), is a counter terrorism unit of India, raised by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of 1985. ... The Punjab police is responsible for policing in Punjab. ... The Railway Protection force (RPF) is an Indian Paramilitary Force charged with protecting the Indian Railways. ... The Rashtriya Rifles is a counterinsurgency force in India. ... The Special Frontier Force are a special forces unit of the Indian military. ...

Indonesia

• Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Police)
• Kejaksaan Agung RI
• Departemen Kehakiman dan HAM
• Mahkamah Agung RI

Iran

• Iran Police Force
• Ministry of Intelligence
• Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

Iranian Police Force logo. ... The Ministry of Intelligence and National Security (Persian: وزارت اطلاعات و امنیت کشور) is the primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. ... The Islamic Revolutions Guards Corps (IRGC) (Persian: , Sepáh e Pásdárán e Enqeláb e Eslámi; literally: Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution), more commonly known in Iran as Sepah (Corps), also known as the Revolutions Guards (Pásdárán e...

Iraq

• Iraqi Police Service (civilian)
• Iraqi National Police Force (paramilitary)

Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

June 2006 photo of an Iraqi policeman guarding the governors house in Samawah. ... June 2006 photo of an Iraqi policeman guarding the governors house in Samawah. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ilpatrolcar. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Ilpatrolcar. ...

Israel

• Israeli Police Force
• Israeli Border Police
• YAMAM

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

Israeli Police logo The Israel Police (משטרת ישראל Mishteret Yisrael) is a civilian force in the State of Israel. ... YAMAM symbol The YAMAM ( יממ ), is the acronym for Special Police Unit (יחידת משטרה מיוחדת) in Hebrew, Israels elite civilian counter-terrorism unit. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

Japan

• Japanese National Public Safety Commission
  • Japanese National Police Agency
    • Japanese Imperial Guard
    • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
    • 46 prefecture police departments
• Japanese Coast Guard (known as the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency from 1949 - 2000)
• Japanese Customs Department
• Japanese Ministry of Justice
  • Correctional Bureau
  • Public Security Intelligence Agency

The National Public Safety Commission ) is a Japanese Cabinet Office commission. ... The National Police Agency (警察庁 Keisatsucho) is the central coordinating body of the Japanese police system. ... The Japanese Imperial Guard (近衛師団 このえしだん Konoe Shidan) protects the Emperor, the Empress and Imperial Family, the Imperial Palaces and other imperial properties. ... The headquarters building of the Keishicho stands beyond the historic Ministry of Justice headquarters. ... The Japan Coast Guard is the Japanese Coast Guard. ... Main building of the Japan Coast Guard The Japan Coast Guard (also known as the Maritime Safety Agency) is the Japanese Coast Guard. ... Categories: Government of Japan | Stub ...

Jordan

• Law enforcement in Jordan

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

• Law enforcement in North Korea

State Safety and Security Agency Categories: | | ...

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

• Republic of Korea National Public Safety Commission
  • Republic of Korea National Police Agency
    • Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
    • 13 local police agencies
• Republic of Korea Correctional Service
• Republic of Korea Customs Service
• Republic of Korea Coast Guard (formerly known as the Republic of Korea Maritime Police)

The National Public Safety Commission is the policy making and oversight body of the National Police Agency of South Korea. ... The National Police Agency in South Korea is the only police organization in South Korea and is overseen by the National Public Safety Commission. ... The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) is the primary police force for the South Korean capital city of Seoul, and is one of 13 provincial police forces in the country, and is headquartered along with the National Police Headquarters in the city itself. ... The Republic of Korea Coast Guard(Korean: 해양경찰청) is responsible for maritime safety and control off the coast of South Korea. ...

Kuwait

• Royal Kuwaiti Police

Kyrgyzstan

• Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan

Laos

• Ministry of Security

The Ministry of Security is the ministry of the interior of Laos. ...

Lebanon

• Internal Security Forces

The Internal Security Forces (ISF) is the national police and security force of Lebanon. ...

Malaysia

• Royal Malaysian Police
  • Malaysian Special Branch
  • NCB Interpol
  • Grup Gerak Khas
    • Pasukan Gerak Khas
    • Special Actions Unit
    • PASKAL (Naval Commandos)
    • PASKAU (Air Force Special Commando Unit; Pasukan Khas Udara)
    • Police Combat Diving Unit
    • 10 Paratrooper Brigade - Also known as 10 PARA. This counter-terrorism unit is a division of the Royal Malaysian Army.
    • TEKMA
    • General Operations Forces
    • The Senoi Praaq Platoon
  • National Anti-Drug Agency (In Malay: Agensi Anti-Dadah Kebangsaan - AADK)
  • Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
  • Anti-Corruption Agency
  • Federal Intelligence Department (In Malay: Jabatan Risiko Persekutuan)
  • Federal Reserve Unit (Riot police)
  • Auxiliary Police (In Malay: Polis Bantuan)

Kuala Lumpur Police Headquarters The Royal Malaysia Police, or Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) in Malay, is a main branch of security forces in Malaysia. ... The Malaysian Special Branch is the Malaysian government intelligence agency. ... Grup Gerak Khas is a brigade sized formation that acts as the command element and coordinates and deploys the 3 special forces battalions of the Malaysian Army. ... VAT 69/UTK (69th Commando Battalion/Unit Tindakan Khas) is the special forces of the Royal Malaysian Police based with the Northern Brigade, Ulu Kinta, Perak. ... For other possible meanings, see Pascal. ... Pasukan Khas Udara (PASKAU) - Specials Operations Team of RMAF, is an Elite force selected from Royal Malaysian Air Force regiments. ... Unit Selam Tempur adalah nama jolokan yang diberi kepada pasukan elit anti-pengganas unit polis marin yang terbaru dalam cawangan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM). ... 10 Parachute Brigade - commonly known as 10 PARA - is a special forces infantry brigade-sized unit within the Malaysian Army tasked with being rapidly deployed inside or outside the boundaries of Malaysia. ... The Royal Malaysian Army is a branch of the Malaysian military. ... Taktikal Marin (Marine Tactical), or TEKMA, and secondary name called Combat Diving Unit (Malay:Unit Selam Tempur) is a nickname given to the newly anti-terror marine police special force unit formed within Royal Malaysian Police (RMP). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Senoi Praaq is a unit of the Royal Malaysian Police made up almost entirely of non-Malay tribal peoples known collectively as the ORANG ASLI (aborigines) of Peninsular Malaysia. ... The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (Malay:Agensi Penguatkuasa Maritim Malaysia) also known as Malaysian Coast Guard is a branch of Military of Malaysia. ... A CISCO Security auxiliary police officer stands guard beside an armoured truck while his colleagues deliver high-valued goods to and from commercial clients at Raffles Place, Singapore. ...

Maldives

• Maldives Police Force
• Maldives National Defence Force
  • Maldivian Coast Guard

National Security Service (NSS) Category: ... MNDF Logo The Maldives National Defence Force (formerly National Security Service), armed forces of Maldives was founded in 1978 after President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom came to power. ... The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval arm of the Maldivian National Defence Force. ...

Mongolia

• Law enforcement in Mongolia

Myanmar

• Myanmar Police Force

Police in Myanmar have a long history, and include the national police force of Myanmar, as well as smaller functions and jurisdictions. ...

Nepal

• Nepalese Police Force
• Nepalese Armed Police Force

The Nepalese Police Force is the national police of Nepal. ... The Armed Police Force (APF) of Nepal is a paramilitary force with the basic roles of catalyst in maintaining law and order and containing insurgency cracking down terrorist activities. ...

Oman

• Royal Oman Police

Pakistan

• Pakistani Federal Police
• Punjab Police
• Sindh Police
• NWFP Police
• Baluchistan Police
• Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
• Pakistan Rangers
• Pakistani Military Police
• Motorway and Highway Police
• Levis Force
• Elite Force Pakistan
• Crime Investigation Department {CID)

The Punjab police is responsible for policing in Punjab. ... The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan is a national investigative agency with a wide role in anti-terrorism, anti-corruption, human smuggling and copyright infringement policing. ... Afterward the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, the protection of its eastern boundaries was alloted in particular regions of Punjab Border Police Force i. ...

Philippines

• Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
• Philippine National Police - created in 1991 from the below agencies:
  • Philippine Constabulary (1898 - 1991)
  • Philippine Integrated National Police ( ? - 1991)

The PNP seal The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. ... The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was one of two national police forces of the Philippines and was organized in 1901 by the United States appointed administrative authority. ...

Qatar

• Law enforcement in Qatar

Saudi Arabia

• Mutawa

Mutawa or Mutawa-een, represent the decency committee that enforces Shariah laws in Saudi Arabia. ...

Singapore

• Singapore Police Force
  • Special Operations Command
    • Crisis Negotiation Unit
    • Police K-9 Unit
    • Police National Service Full-time Light Strike Force
    • Police Tactical Unit
    • Special Tactics and Rescue
• Auxiliary Police Forces
  • Aetos Security Management
  • Certis CISCO Security Private Limited
  • SATS Security Services
• Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau
• Internal Security Department
• Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command

The Jurong Police Division Headquarters at Jurong West Avenue 5. ... The Special Operations Command (SOC) is a frontline unit of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) grouping together various specialist units into a single strategic reserve of the regular forces to be called upon in any contingency and serious case of public disorder. ... Police K-9 Unit dog handlers with their charges during the 117th IOC Session held at Raffles City The Police K-9 Unit, also known as the Police Dog Unit (PDU) is a specialist force of the Singapore Police Force (SPF) under the direct command of the Special Operations Command. ... The Police National Service Full-time Light Strike Force (LSF) is part of Special Operations Command (SOC), a division of Singapore Police Force, located at Queensway in Singapore. ... The anti-riot vehicle is one of the most locally recognised icon of the PTU, commonly referred to as the Ang Chia (literally red vehicle in Hokkien) The then-named Police Task Force in a parade in the 90s The Police Tactical Unit (PTU) is a specialist unit of... A special newspaper report on the STAR team was featured in The Straits Times, a local Newspaper. ... A CISCO Security auxiliary police officer stands guard beside an armoured truck while his colleagues deliver high-valued goods to and from commercial clients at Raffles Place, Singapore. ... The Aetos Security Management Private Limited, is one of the three private security companies authorised to provide armed security officers in Singapore to government organisations as well as private companies. ... For the American computer networking company, see Cisco Systems. ... SATS Security Services (SSS) is a subsidiary of Singapore Airport Terminal Services, providing security services for aviation-related activities at the Singapore Changi Airport. ... Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) is a government agency in Singapore which investigates and persecutes corruption in the public and private sectors. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... SAFMPC providing security coverage at the Padang during the National Day Parade in 2000. ...

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka Police
  • Special Task Force

Crest of the Sri Lanka Police. ... The Special Task Force (STF)(In Sinhala: ) is an elite special force unit of the Sri Lanka Police specializing in Counter-Terrorist and Counter-Insurgency operations. ...

Syria

• Law enforcement in Syria

Tajikistan

• Law enforcement in Tajikistan

Thailand

• Royal Thai Police

A police officer of the Royal Thai Police The Royal Thai Police (Thai: ) is the federal police force of Thailand. ...

East Timor

• East Timor National Police

The Policia Nacional de Timor-Leste (PNTL) is Timor Lestes police force. ...

Turkmenistan

• Law enforcement in Turkmenistan

Ministry of State Security Category: ...

United Arab Emirates

• Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates
• Dubai Police Force

Khadem bin Soroor al Mesam was the first commander of the Dubai Police Force, in 1965 and 1966. ... The Dubai Police Force is the 15,000 strong[1] police force for the city of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. ...

Uzbekistan

• Law enforcement in Uzbekistan

Vietnam

• Vietnamese People's Police

Peoples Police of Vietnam is one of Armed Forces of Vietnam. ...

Yemen

• Law enforcement in Yemen

Europe

Albania

• Albanian State Police

The Albanian Police was founded on 13 January 1913 by the government of Ismail Qemali, Albanias first prime minister[1]. It is a national police force that operates throughout Albania. ...

Andorra

• Andorran Police Service

The Police Service of Andorra is the national police force of Andorra. ...

Armenia

• Armenian National Police Service

Law enforcement in Armenia is the responsibility of the Police Service, under the administration of the Head of Police. ...

Austria

• Federal Investigation Bureau (Austria) (Bundeskriminalamt)
• Bundespolizei (Federal Police) - Polizei (Austria)
• Stadtpolizei (Local Police)
• EKO Cobra (Federal SWAT unit, which is not part of the federal police)
• Justizwache (Penitentiary Police)

The Federal Investigation Bureau Bundeskriminalamt (.BK) was created in Austria to effectively combat crime nationwide and to perform international police cooperation functions. ... EKO Cobra (EKO Cobra) is the Austrian premier counter-terrorism unit. ... This article is about Special Weapons And Tactics. ...

Azerbaijan

• Azerbaijani National Police

Law enforcement in Azerbaijan comes under the control of the countrys Ministry of Internal Affairs, who administer the National Police of the Republic of Azerbaijan. ...

Belarus

• Belarusian Militsiya (National Police)
• Belarusian Presidential Guard
• Belarusian State Security Agency

A member of a Russian special purpose police team (OMSN), equipped with a 9A91 submachine gun. ... The Belarusian Presidential Guard is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high ranking officials. ... The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is that countrys intelligence agency. ...

Belgium

• Belgian Police

In 2001, the Belgian police underwent a fundamental structural reform that created a completely new police system. ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal Police

Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Bulgaria

• Bulgarian National Police Service
• Bulgarian National Investigative Service
• Bulgarian Central Office for Combating Organized Crime
• Bulgarian Gendarmerie
• Bulgarian Border Police

Bulgarian law enforcement organisations are mainly subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. ... Bulgarian law enforcement organisations are mainly subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. ... Bulgarian law enforcement organisations are mainly subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. ... BULGARIAN GENDARMERIE Symbol of Bulgarian Gendarmeire forse The Gendarmerie (Жандармерия - Zhandaramerya) is a part of the bulgarian Ministry of internal affayrs or MIA. In bulgarian: Министерство на вътрешните работи or МВР it is being pronounced In Bulgaria МВР is allways been the other word for Police, comparable with the American “FBI”. Bulgarian “MBP is divided in to... Bulgarian law enforcement organisations are mainly subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. ...

Croatia

• Croatian Federal Police

Law enforcement in Croatia is the responsibility of the Croatian police force, which is under the control of the Ministry of Interior. ...

Cyprus

• Cyprus Police Force

The Cyprus Police are a part of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order and are the police force in the Republic of Cyprus. ...

Czech Republic

• Czech Republic National Police

Czech police in front of some Greenpeace protesters during presidents Bush visit in Prague Policing in the Czech Republic is the responsibility of the Czech Police. ...

Denmark

• Danish National Police
  • Rigspolitiet

Rigspolitiet is the state national police force of Denmark. ...

Estonia

• Estonian Police

Finland

• Finnish Police

Law enforcement in Finland falls under the jurisdiction of the Finnish Police[1] The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) (Finnish: ) is a national unit tasked with crime prevention and provision of expert services. ...

France

Main article: Law enforcement in France

• Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Gendarmerie Départementale
  • Gendarmerie Mobile
    • Groupement de sécurité et d'intervention de la gendarmerie nationale (GSIGN)
      • Escadron Parachutiste d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (EPIGN, parachute-trained intervention squadron)
      • Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale (GIGN, elite counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit)
      • Groupe de Sécurité de la Présidence de la République (GSPR, presidential security unit)
  • Gendarmerie Maritime (maritime police)
  • Gendarmerie de l'Air (air police)
  • Garde républicaine (Republican Guard)
• Police Nationale
  • Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (riot control force)
  • Prefecture de Police Parisian Police Service
• Garde champêtre (Park Rangers/Game Wardens)
• Douane (Customs)
• Police Municipale (Local Police)
• Royal police and territorial guard (Wallis and Futuna)
• Administration pénitentiaire (Department of Corrections)
  • Équipe régionale d’intervention et de sécurité (SWAT teams)

Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Gendarmes Gendarmes guarding the Paris Hall of Justice Gendarmerie motorcyclists police the roads and autoroutes of rural France. ... Renault Trafic Gendarmerie van Gendarmes without kepis in an older uniform Gendarmes in an relaxed uniform, with soft hats Gendarmerie guard the Palace of Justice in Paris The Departmental Gendarmerie or Gendarmerie Départementale, is the territorial police branch of the French Gendarmerie. ... Using tear gas The Mobile Gendarmerie, It is called “juene(the yellow)” because of the gilded colour of its galons, is a subdivision of the French Gendarmerie. ... The EPIGN (Escadron Parachutiste dIntervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale) is the parachute-trained intervention squadron of the French Gendarmerie. ... The National Gendarmes Intervention Group, commonly abbreviated GIGN (French: Groupe dIntervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale), is the French Gendarmeries elite counter-terrorism and hostage rescue unit. ... The Groupe de Sécurité de la Présidence de la République (GSPR) is a presidential security unit for the President of France. ... The Maritime Gendarmerie is a component of French gendarmerie under operational control of the chief of staff of the French Navy. ... Two republican guards in ceremony uniform in front of a side entrance of the Élysée Palace The French Republican Guard (French: Garde républicaine) is the ceremonial unit of the Gendarmerie Nationale of France. ... The National Police (Police Nationale) is one of two national police forces and the main civil law enforcement agency of France, with primary jurisdiction in cities and large towns. ... A CRS officier in normal gear, standing by a Bastille Day parade The Compagnies Républicaines de Sécurité (Republican Security Companies, CRS) are the riot control forces and general reserve of the French National Police. ... Plaque on the façade of the Prefecture of Police, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Paris The Préfet de Police is an official of the Government of France who supervises police and emergency services to Paris and the surrounding eight departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine... Douanes were a system of taxation through custom duties in France in King Louis XIVs reign. ... This article is about Special Weapons And Tactics. ...

Georgia

• Law enforcement in Georgia

Law enforcement in Georgia has undergone a radical transformation in the last few years. ...

Germany

German policemen with Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine guns.

• Bundeskriminalamt (Federal Criminal Office)
• Bundespolizei (BPOL) (Federal Police)
  • GSG-9 (Federal Police Special Forces Group)
  • Fliegergruppe (Federal Police Air Group)
• Landespolizei (State Police)
  • Schutzpolizei (SchuPo) (Uniformed Branch of State Police)
  • Landeskriminalamt (State Criminal Office)
  • Kriminalpolizei (KriPo) (Detective Branch of State Police)
  • Bereitschaftspolizei (BePo) (Riot Police Branch of State Police)
  • Spezialeinsatzkommando (SEK) (SWAT unit of State Police)
  • Autobahnpolizei (Highway patrol or motorway police)
  • Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP) (River Police)
• Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag (Federal Parliament Police)
• Stadtpolizei, Ordnungsamt or Ordnungsdienst (Local Police)
• Bundeszollverwaltung (Federal Customs Administration)
  • Wasserzoll (Federal Maritime Customs Police)
• Zollkriminalamt (Customs Investigation Bureau)
  • Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll (ZUZ) (Customs SWAT Unit)
• Justiz (Penitentiary Police)
• Prisons in Germany

Download high resolution version (819x544, 81 KB)German Policemen with MP-5 sub-machine guns (in Hamburg in front of a military hospital. ... Download high resolution version (819x544, 81 KB)German Policemen with MP-5 sub-machine guns (in Hamburg in front of a military hospital. ... Heckler & Koch GmbH (H&K) (pronounced [1]) is a German weapons manufacturing company famous for various series of small firearms, notably the MP5 submachine gun, the MP7 personal defense weapon, USP series of handguns, high-precision PSG1 sniper rifle, and the G3 and G36 assault rifles. ... The MP5 is a 9 mm submachine gun of German design, developed in the 1960s by a group of engineers from the West German arms manufacturer Heckler & Koch GmbH (HK). ... The MP5 is a third-generation submachine gun that is widely used by law enforcement tactical teams and military forces. ... The Federal Criminal Police Office of Germany (in German: Bundeskriminalamt (BKA); other translations: Federal Criminal Police Bureau, Federal Criminal Office, Federal Criminal Bureau) is the federal police of Germany, comparable to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States, French National Police in France, or the Australian Federal Police... Bundespolizei or BPol for short, is the Federal Police of Germany. ... The Grenzschutzgruppe 9 (GSG 9) is the counter-terrorism unit of the German Federal Police, and is considered to be among the best of such units in the world. ... Landespolizei is a term used in the Federal Republic of Germany to denote the law enforcement services which patrol the German Bundesländer and is the approximite equivalent to the State police in the United States of America. ... The Schutzpolizei (Schupo) is a branch of the Landespolizei, the state police of Germany. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kriminalpolizei is the usual designation of the criminal investigation services in the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. ... The Bereitschaftspolizei (Alert Police or Emergency Police) are the barracked mobile police of Germany. ... Spezialeinsatzkommandos (SEK) are the SWAT units of the German federal states. ... This article is about Special Weapons And Tactics. ... Autobahnpolizei is the term in Germany, Austria and the German-speaking parts of Switzerland for the highway police. ... Boat of the Wasserschutzpolizei A WSP patrol boat of the Hesse State Police The Wasserschutzpolizei (WSP - literally translated Water Protection Police in German) is the water police that patrols the waterways, lakes and harbours of Germany around the clock. ... The Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag (Polizei DBT, commonly known as Bundestagspolizei) is a German Federal police organization protecting premises of the Bundestag in Berlin. ... The German Customs Investigation Bureau in Cologne (Zollkriminalamt - ZKA) and its investigation offices are federal agencies that fall under the German Finance Ministry. ... The Zentrale Unterstützungsgruppe Zoll (Central Customs Support Group, ZUZ) is the special operations group of the German customs service (Bundeszollverwaltung) and subordinate to the German customs criminal agency (Zollkriminalamt, ZKA). ... This article is about Special Weapons And Tactics. ... The prison service in Germany is run solely by the federal states although governed by a federal law. ...

Greece

• Hellenic Police Service - created in 1984 from the below agencies:
  • Hellenic Gendarmerie (1833 - 1984)
  • Hellenic City Police ( ? - 1984)
• Hellenic Coast Guard

The Greek Police (Greek: ) is the police force of Greece. ... The Hellenic Coast Guard (Greek Ελληνικό Λιμενικό Σώμα - lit. ...

Hungary

• Hungarian National Police
• Hungarian Border Guard
• Hungarian Customs and Excise Authority

Law enforcement in Hungary is split among the Police and Border Guards who are subordinate to the Ministry of Interior, and the Customs and Excise Authority, which is subject to the Ministry of Finance. ... Law enforcement in Hungary is split among the Police and Border Guards who are subordinate to the Ministry of Interior, and the Customs and Excise Authority, which is subject to the Ministry of Finance. ... Law enforcement in Hungary is split among the Police and Border Guards who are subordinate to the Ministry of Interior, and the Customs and Excise Authority, which is subject to the Ministry of Finance. ...

Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police

• Lögreglan (The Icelandic Police)
• Tollgæzlan or Tollgæslan (Icelandic Customs Service)
• Fangelsismálastofnun (Icelandic Prison Service)

Björn Árnason, the first policeman on Ísafjörður (1895). ...

Ireland

A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.

• Garda Síochána
  • Criminal Assets Bureau (joint unit between the Garda and Irish Sheriff Service)
  • Civic Guard (disbanded and merged into the Garda Síochána in 1923)
  • Dublin Metropolitan Police (disbanded and merged into the Garda Síochána in 1925)
• Irish Revenue
  • Irish Customs Service
  • Irish Sheriff Service
• Irish Prison Service

Italian "Guardia di Finanza"

File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Garda Síochána na hÉireann (pronounced ; Irish for Peace Guard of Ireland, often rendered[1] as The Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) is the police force of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is a division of the Garda Síochána (Irish police). ... The (Irish) Civic Guard was formed by the Provisional Government of Ireland in February 1922, to replace the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and take over the responsibility of policing the fledgling Irish Free State. ... The Dublin Metropolitan Police was formed in 1836, after twenty years of attempts to create an effective policing force in Ireland Rural policing in Ireland began when Chief Secretary for Ireland, Robert Peel created the Peace Preservation Force in 1816. ... The Office of the Revenue Commissioners (RC) - now called simply Revenue - is the Irish Government agency responsible for customs, excise, taxation and related matters. ... Image File history File links Reparto_di_Finanzieri. ... Image File history File links Reparto_di_Finanzieri. ...

Italy

• Carabinieri (Military Police)
• Guardia di Finanza (Border Police, Financial and Customs Police, is also a Military Corp)
• Polizia di Stato (State Police)
• Polizia Penitenziaria (Penitentiary Police)
• Corpo Forestale dello Stato (State Forestry Corps)
• Polizia Municipale (Municipal Police; originally called the Vigiles or Vigili Urbani)
• Polizia Provinciale (Provincial Police) that mainly enforce hunting and fishing laws.

The Carabinieri are the military police of Italy. ... Coat of Arms of the Guardia di Finanza The Italian Financial Guard, in Italian Guardia di Finanza, () is an Italian military police force under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. ... One of the Lamborghini Gallardo of the Polizia Stradale Police trucks in Venice Railway Station The Polizia di Stato (State Police) is one of the national police forces of Italy. ... The Polizia Penitenziaria (Prison Guards, literally Penitentiary Police) is subordinate to the Ministry of Justice and operates the Italian prison system. ... Corpo Forestale dello Stato (or CFS, in English, State Forestry Department ) is a national police agency in Italy. ... Municipal police officer in Florence The Polizia Municipale (municipal police) is responsible to the local mayor and limited to performing public order duties. ... The Vigiles or more properly the Vigiles Urbani (watchmen of the City) or Cohortes Vigilum (cohorts of the watchmen) were the firefighters and police of Ancient Rome. ... Polizia Provinciale (Provincial Police) is a general term used to identify provincial-level police forces in Italy. ...

Kazakhstan

• Kazak Militsiya (National Police)

Kazakhstan police officers Law enforcement in Kazakhstan is handled by the Kazakhstan police (Militsiya) and law courts, largely unchanged from the era of Soviet Russian control, and is shared between the countrys National Security Committee, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Office of the Procurator General. ...

Latvia

• Latvian State Police
• Latvian State Security Police
• Latvian State Border Guard

Car of Security service of Latvian parliament and President Law enforcement in Latvia is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, which is composed of the State Police, Security Police and State Border Guard branches. ... Car of Security service of Latvian parliament and President Law enforcement in Latvia is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, which is composed of the State Police, Security Police and State Border Guard branches. ... Car of Security service of Latvian parliament and President Law enforcement in Latvia is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior, which is composed of the State Police, Security Police and State Border Guard branches. ...

Lichtenstein

• Liechtenstein Police

Law enforcement in Liechtenstein is handled solely by the small National Police of Liechtenstein (Landespolizei), consisting of 85 officers and 33 civilian staff[1] which police the 160km² doubly landlocked alpine country in Western-Central Europe. ...

Lithuania

• Lithuanian National Police

Law enforcement in Lithuania is the responsibility of a unified national police force under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry. ...

Luxembourg

• Grand Ducal Police

The Grand Ducal Police (French: Police Grand-Ducale) is the primary law enforcement agency in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ...

Republic of Macedonia

• Macedonian Police Service

Officers of the Policija na Republika Makedonija during the 2001 Macedonia conflict with ethnic Albanians Law enforcement in the Republic of Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of Macedonia (Policija na Republika Makedonija), a force that has been the subject of a number of recent reforms...

Malta

• Malta Police Force

Law enforcement in Malta is the responsibility of The Police Force of Malta, an unarmed 1,732 strong police force with 106 other civilian employees,[1] whose mission is defined by the Penal Code of Malta and Maltese Law on the Police Force. ...

Moldova

• Moldovan Ministry of the Interior
  • Moldovan National Police

In 1995 the national police of Moldova were under the direction of the Ministry of Interior. ...

Monaco

• Sûreté Publique de Monaco (Police)
• Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince de Monaco (Prince's Guard)

Law enforcement in Monaco is provided by an armed national police force consisting of 500 men and women. ... The Compagnie des Carabiniers du Prince (Princes Company of Carabiniers) is the military force of Monaco. ...

Montenegro

• Montenegro Civil Police

Law enforcement in Montenegro is primarily the responsibility of the Montenegro Civil Police, a law enforcement agency under the authority of the Montenegro Ministry of Internal Affairs. ...

The Netherlands

• Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Constabulary)
• Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (National Police)
• 25 regional police forces
• FIOD-ECD (fiscal and economic law enforcement)

The Koninklijke Marechaussee (KMar) (Royal Constabulary in English) is one of the four military bodies of the Netherlands. ...

Norway

• Politidirektoratet (National Police Directorate)
• Økokrim (National Economic and Fraud Police)
• Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (National Security Police)

Categories: Stub | Law enforcement in Norway ... Økokrim (full translated name: Norwegian National Authority for the Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime; Økokrim is short for Økonomisk Kriminalitet (Economic Crime)) is Norways central unit for fighting economic, environmental and computer related crimes. ... Categories: Stub | Intelligence agencies | Norway | Law enforcement in Norway ...

Poland

• Policja (former Milicja Obywatelska)
• Centralne Biuro Śledcze

An emblem of Policja Policja is the generic name for the police in Poland. ... Militsiya (Russian: мили́ция; Ukrainian: міліція; Romanian: Miliţia; literally Militia) was the generic name for the police in the Soviet Union and a few other Communist countries. ...

Portugal

• Guardia Nacional Republicana
• Polícia de Segurança Pública
  • Grupo de Operações Especiais

The Republican National Guard (Guarda Nacional Republicana or GNR in Portuguese) is a Portuguese security organization of the Gendarmerie type, whose soldiers, unlike the officers of the PSP - Polícia de Segurança Pública (Public Safety Police), are subject to military law and organization. ... The Policia de Segurança Publica (PSP) is the police force that works in large urban areas. ... Grupo de Operações Especiais - GOE (Special Operations Group) is the Portuguese PSP (Police) special operations unit. ...

Romania

• Poliţia Română (Romanian Police, national police force)
• Poliţia de Frontieră (Border Police)
• Jandarmeria Română (Romanian Gendarmerie, has military status)
• Poliţia Comunitară (Local/Municipal Police)
• Direcţia Generală Anticorupţie (Internal Affairs)
• Direcţia Naţională Anticorupţie (anti-corruption agency)
• Financial Guard

The Romanian Police (Romanian: , IPA: ) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. ... Coat of Arms of the Romanian Border Police Romanian Border Police (Romanian: Poliţia de Frontieră) is the structure of the Romanian Ministry of Administration and Interior that patrols on the Romanian borders, controls the passports of the persons entering and exiting the country. ... Jandarmeria Română is the military branch of the Romanian police force. ... Poliţia Comunitară is the generic name for the local police in Romania - on city or commune level. ... Direcţia Generală Anticorupţie (Anti-Corruption General Directorate, DGA) is an agency subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reform, tasked with preventing and investigating the corruption offenses, the criminal acts and misconduct among the personnel of the Ministry. ... National Anticorruption Directorate (Romanian: ), formerly National Anticorruption Prosecution Office (Romanian: ), is the Romanian agency tasked with preventing, investigating and prosecuting corruption-related offenses (such as bribery, graft, patronage and embezzlement) that caused a material damage higher than €200,000 or whose value of the involved amounts or goods is higher... The Financial Guard (Romanian: ) is the control agency, subordinated to the Romanian Ministry of Finance, tasked with the enforcement of the tax laws, prevention and investigation of tax evasion and tax-related fraud. ...

Russia

• Militsiya
• Internal Troops
• Federal Protective Service
• Federal Security Service

A member of a Russian special purpose police team (OMSN), equipped with a 9A91 submachine gun. ... Internal Troops (full name Internal Troops of the MVD), now called the Federal Guard are the 250,000 strong uniformed military mobile force of the Russian security forces (MVD) and are used to deal with major disturbances and internal security matters. ... The official emblem of the FSO In the Russian Federation, the Federal Protective Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Okhrany, Федеральная Служба Охраны) abbreviated FSO (Russian: ФСО) was formerly the Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB and is now an independent organization. ... For other uses, see FSB. Minor emblem of FSB The FSB (Federal Security Service) (Russian: ФСБ, Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности; Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti) is a domestic state security agency of the Russian Federation and the main successor of the Soviet Cheka, NKVD, and KGB. Its headquarters are in Lubyanka Square, Moscow. ...

San Marino

• Gendarmeria
• Polizia Civile
• Guardia di Rocca

Serbia

• Bezbednosno Informativna Agencija (BIA)
• Serbian Ministry of the Interior (MUP)
• Gendarmerie (Serbia)

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... MUP or Serbian Ministry of the Interior (Ministarstvo Unutrašnjih Polsova/Mинистарство Uиутрашњих Послова) is the Serbian Ministry of the Interior bureau that deals with internal security of the Republic of Serbia and the apprehension of dangerous criminals. ... Serbia maintains a gendarmerie, a military body in charged with special police duties. ...

Slovakia

• Law enforcement in Slovakia

Law enforcement in Slovakia is divided among the Slovakia ministries of Interior, Justice, Traffic, Defense, Finance and local governments within the republic. ...

Slovenia

• Law enforcement in Slovenia
• Specialna Enota Policije

Law enforcement in Slovenia is he responsibility of the Slovenian National Police force, which is comprised of the 11 police directorates in Celje, Koper, Kranj, Krško, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica, Novo mesto, Postojna and Slovenj Gradec. ... For other meanings of SEP, please see Sep. ...

Spain

• Spanish security forces
  • Guardia Civil
  • Policía Nacional
  • Ertzaintza in the Basque Country
  • Mossos d'Esquadra in Catalonia
  • Policía Foral in Navarre
  • Guardia Urbana in Barcelona
  • Policía Municipal or Policía Local in every town and city.
  • Dirección de Instituciones Penales (Spanish Prisons)
  • Vigilancia Aduanera (Spanish Customs)

Spanish police forces currently operating: Guardia Civil Policía Nacional Ertzaintza in the Basque Country Mossos dEsquadra in Catalonia Miqueletes in Navarre Local police in every town and city. ... Río Nervión patrol boat, in Bilbao. ... Policia Nacional is spanish for National Police, the name given to several police forces in the world: Policía Nacional (Colombia) Policía Nacional (El Salvador) Policía Nacional (Spain) Category: ... Ertzaintza is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. ... Mosso dEsquadra in dress uniform Mossos dEsquadra (lit. ... The Guardia Urbana is the municipal police force for the city of Barcelona. ...

Sweden

• Swedish National Police Board
• SÄPO (National Police Board Department of Security)

The Swedish National Police Board, or Rikspolisstyrelsen is a Government agency concerned with police matters in Sweden. ... SÄPO (Rikspolisstyrelsens säkerhetavdelning, RPS/SÄK, literally the National Police Boards Department of Security), is the Security Service of Sweden, belonging to the Swedish National Police Board. ...

Switzerland

Swiss police car

• Federal Police (Bundespolizei, Bundeskriminalpolizei)
• State Police (Kantonspolizei, Police Cantonale, Polizia Cantonale)
• Local Police (Stadtpolizei, Police Municipale, Polizia Municipale, Pulizia Cumûnala)

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Municipal police officer in Florence The Polizia Municipale (municipal police) is responsible to the local mayor and limited to performing public order duties. ...

Turkey

• Turkish Police
• Turkish Jandarma

Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Seal of the Turkish Gendarmerie The Gendarmerie of The Republic of Turkey is a branch of Turkish Armed Forces, which is responsible for the maintenance of Safety and public order as well as carrying out other duties assigned by laws and regulation, is an armed security and law enforcement force...

Ukraine

• MVS
• Militsiya

The Ministerstvo Vnutrishnikh Sprav (MVS; Ministry of Internal Affairs) is the national police authority of Ukraine. ... A member of a Russian special purpose police team (OMSN), equipped with a 9A91 submachine gun. ...

United Kingdom

Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen

Main article: List of police forces in the United Kingdom

Main article: British police

• British Transport Police
• Civil Nuclear Constabulary (known as the UK Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary from 1955 - 2005)
• Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (known as HM Customs and Excise Service from 1909 - 2005, Customs and Excise were separate agencies until 1909 with Customs being created in 1243 and Excise in 1642)
• Her Majesty's Prison Service
• Marine and Fisheries Agency
• Ministry of Defence Police
• MI5 (Security Service)
• MI6 (Secret Intelligence Service)
• Royal Air Force Police
• Royal Marines Police
• Royal Military Police (British Army)
• Royal Navy Police
• Royal Parks Constabulary
• Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency
• Serious Organised Crime Agency
• UK Border Agency

Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 444 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 444 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ... The British police are a group of similar but independent police services which operate in the United Kingdom. ... The British Transport Police (BTP) is a non-Home Office national police service responsible for policing the railway system throughout Great Britain. ... The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed non-Home Office police force that protects civil nuclear installations and substances in the United Kingdom. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP        Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is a non-ministerial department of the British Government primarily responsible for the collection of taxes, some forms of state support, some aspects of UK frontier protection and import controls. ... Her Majestys Prison Service is the British Executive Agency reporting to the Home Office tasked with managing most of the prisons within England and Wales (Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own Prison Services). ... The Marine and Fisheries Agency of England and Wales controls sea fishing in seas around England and Wales. ... The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is a civilian police force that is part of the Ministry of Defence. ... MI-5 redirects here. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... The Royal Air Force Police (RAFP) is the military police branch of the British Royal Air Force. ... The Royal Marines Police is the military police branch of the British Royal Marines. ... The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the branch of the British Army responsible for the policing of service personnel and providing a military police presence on service property, operations and exercises. ... The Royal Navy Regulating Branch is the military police branch of the British Royal Navy. ... The Royal Parks Constabulary (RPC) is the police force formerly responsible for the Royal Parks in London and a number of other locations in Greater London, England and Edinburgh, Scotland; it now only exists in Scotland as part of Historic Scotland. ... Ensign of the Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency // The Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency (SFPA) is an Executive Agency of the Scottish Government, part of the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department. ... The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a policing agency in the United Kingdom that acts against organised crime, including the illegal drugs trade, money laundering, and people smuggling. ...

England

• Avon and Somerset Constabulary
• Bedfordshire Police
• Cambridgeshire Constabulary
• Cheshire Constabulary
• City of London Police
• Cleveland Police
• Cumbria Constabulary
• Derbyshire Constabulary
• Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
• Dorset Police
• Durham Constabulary
• Essex Police
• Gloucestershire Constabulary
• Greater Manchester Police
• Hampshire Constabulary
• Hertfordshire Constabulary
• Humberside Police
• Kent Police
• Lancashire Constabulary
• Leicestershire Constabulary
• Lincolnshire Police
• Merseyside Police
• Metropolitan Police (London)
• Norfolk Constabulary
• Northamptonshire Police
• Northumbria Police
• North Yorkshire Police
• Nottinghamshire Police
• South Yorkshire Police
• Staffordshire Police
• Suffolk Constabulary
• Surrey Police
• Sussex Police
• Thames Valley Police
• Warwickshire Police
• West Mercia Constabulary
• West Midlands Police
• West Yorkshire Police
• Wiltshire Constabulary

Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the forces name. ... Bedfordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire in England, which includes the unitary authority of Luton. ... Cambridgeshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. ... Cheshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the English non-metropolitan county of Cheshire and the unitary authorities of Halton (including Runcorn, and Widnes) and Warrington. ... City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. ... Cleveland Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in North East England. ... Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering the county of Cumbria. ... Derbyshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Derbyshire, England. ... Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly. ... Dorset Police is the Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the English county of Dorset. ... Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibilty of policing the county of Durham in the north east of England. ... Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ... Gloucestershire Constabulary is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England. ... Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ... Hampshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England. ... Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. ... Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ... Kent Police is the police force covering Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. ... Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England. ... Leicestershire Constabulary is a British police force that covers Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. ... Lincolnshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. ... Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ... The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ... The Norfolk Constabulary is the Home Office police force which covers the county of Norfolk in England. ... Northamptonshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. ... Northumbria Police is the police force for the north English counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. ... North Yorkshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. ... Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. ... South Yorkshire Police is the police force covering South Yorkshire in England. ... Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ... Suffolk Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Suffolk in the East of England, United Kingdom. ... Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ... Sussex Police is the police force covering East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove in southern England. ... Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ... Warwickshire Police is the police force which polices Warwickshire in England. ... West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin), Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. ... The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ... West Yorkshire Police is the police force covering West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ... Wiltshire Constabulary is the police force covering Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England. ...

Scotland

Mounted police in Edinburgh

• Central Scotland Police
• Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary
• Fife Constabulary
• Grampian Police
• Lothian and Borders Police
• Northern Constabulary
• Strathclyde Police
• Tayside Police
• Scottish Prison Service
• Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
• Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency

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Wales

• Dyfed-Powys Police (Heddlu Dyfed Powys)
• Gwent Police (Heddlu Gwent)
• North Wales Police (Heddlu Gogledd Cymru)
• South Wales Police (Heddlu De Cymru)

Dyfed-Powys Police (Welsh: ) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire (which make up Dyfed), and Powys in Wales. ... Gwent Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gwent) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen in southeast Wales. ... North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ... South Wales Police (Welsh: ) is one of the four Home Office police forces in Wales. ...

Northern Ireland

• Police Service of Northern Ireland
  • Royal Ulster Constabulary (disbanded in 2001 and reformed into the Police Service of Northern Ireland)
    • Ulster Special Constabulary (disbanded in 2001)
• Northern Ireland Prison Service

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart na hÉireann) is the police service that covers Northern Ireland. ... The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was name of the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. ... The Ulster Special Constabulary (USC) was a reserve force of the Royal Ulster Constabulary. ... The Northern Ireland Prison Service is an executive agency of the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) established on 1 April 1995. ...

Vatican

• Swiss Guard
• Corpo della Gendarmeria (known as the Corpo di Vigilanza until 2002)

Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards, and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). ... The Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano is the Police of Vatican City. ...

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

• Royal Antigua and Barbuda Police Force
• Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force
  • Antigua and Barbuda Regiment
  • Royal Antigua and Barbuda Coast Guard

The Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force is the armed force of Antigua and Barbuda. ... The Antigua and Barbuda Regiment is the infantry unit and main fighting arm of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. ...

Bahamas

• Royal Bahamas Defence Force
• Royal Bahamas Police Force
• Bahamas Prison Service
• Bahamas Customs Service

// Under The Defence Act, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has been mandated to defend The Bahamas, protect its territorial integrity, patrol its waters, provide assistance and relied in times of disaster, maintain order in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies of The Bahamas, and carry our any such duties... From the early 18th Century to the latter part of the 19th Century, the development of policing generally followed the pattern of policing in England. ...

Barbados

• Barbados Defence Force
  • Barbados Regiment
  • Barbados Coast Guard
• Royal Barbados Police Force

The Barbados Defence Force is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. ... The Barbados Regiment is the land force component of the Barbados Defence Force. ... The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime division of the Barbados Defence Force. ...

Belize

• Belize Defense Force
  • Ground Forces
  • Air Wing
  • Maritime Wing
  • Volunteer Guard
• Royal Belize Police Force

Military branches: Belize Defence Force is responsible for protecting the soverignty of the former British colony of Belize. ...

Bermuda

• Bermuda Police Service
• Bermuda Reserve Police
• Bermuda International Airport Security Police

Hamilton Police Constable Thomas Joseph Powell. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Canada

Ontario police car on night patrol.

Main article: List of Law Enforcement Agencies in Canada

Main article: Policing in Canada

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Federal

• Canada Border Services Agency - composed of the former agencies listed below:
  • Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
  • Citizenship and Immigration Canada
  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency
• Canadian Forces Military Police
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Canadian National Railway Police
• Environment Canada Federal Game Officers
• Parks Canada Park Wardens
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada Fishery Enforcement Officers
• Correctional Service of Canada
• Canadian Pacific Railway Police

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) (French: Agence des services frontaliers du Canada - ASFC) is responsible for Canadas border operations. ... The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) administers: tax laws for the Government of Canada and for most provinces and territories; international trade legislation; and various social and economic benefit and incentive programs delivered through the tax system. ... The Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for issues dealing with immigration and citizenship. ... The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, which was created in April 1997, brought together inspection and related services previously provided through the activities of four federal government departments – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Health Canada and Industry Canada. ... The Canadian Forces Military Police provide military police services to the Canadian Forces. ... RCMP redirects here. ... The CN Police Service is a police force enforcing safety and security along the Canadian National Railway properties and rail lines in Canada and the United States, including GO Transit lines in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Environment Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for coordinating environmental policies and programs as well as preserving and enhancing the natural environment and conservation of wildlife. ... Parks Canada is a Canadian government agency whose purpose is to protect and present nationally significant examples of Canadas natural and cultural heritage and foster public understanding, appreciation and enjoyment in ways that ensure their ecological and commemorative integrity for present and future generations. ... The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), also referred to as Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Pêches et Océans Canada), is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for the management and safety of waters under federal jurisdiction. ... Correctional Service of Canada is a Canadian government agency of public safety responsible for the incarceration and rehabilitation of convicted criminal offenders in Canada. ...

Provincial

• Ontario Provincial Police
• Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
• Sûreté du Québec

The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario, Canada. ... RNC crest RNC patch The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is the provincial police force of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... The Sûreté du Québec or SQ. (French for Surety of Quebec, but usually transliterated as Quebec Provincial Police) is the provincial police force of Quebec. ...

Municipal

• Barrie Police
• Brockville Police Service
• Calgary Police Service
• Charlottetown Police Department
• Durham Regional Police
• Edmonton Police Service
• Fredericton Police Force
• Gatineau Police
• Halifax Regional Police
• Halton Regional Police Service
• Hamilton Police Service
• Laval Police Service
• London Police Service
• Niagara Regional Police Service
• Ottawa Police Service
• Peel Regional Police
• Quebec City Police
• Rivière-du-Nord Police
• Regina Police Service
• Saskatoon Police Service
• Montreal Police Service
• South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service
• Toronto Police Service
• Vancouver Police Department
• Victoria Police Department
• Waterloo Regional Police Service
• West Vancouver Police Department
• Winnipeg Police Service
• York Regional Police

Barrie Police is the police service for the City of Barrie, Ontario north of Toronto. ... Brockville Police Service Insignia The Brockville Police serve Brockville, the community of the Thousand Islands region on the St. ... Calgary Police Service is the police force for the City of Calgary, Alberta. ... Charlottetown Police Department is the police force for the City of of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ... Durham Regional Police Service is the police service for Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, east of Toronto. ... Edmonton Police Service is responsible for policing in the City of Edmonton, Alberta. ... Fredericton Police is the police force for the City of Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... Gatineau Police is the police force of the city of Gatineau, Quebec. ... Halifax Regional Police is the force for the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. ... The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) provides policing services for the Halton Region in Ontario, Canada which encompasses the City of Burlington and the Towns of Oakville, Milton and Halton Hills. ... The Hamilton Police Service, formerly The Hamilton Wentworth Regional Police, is the local police force for the City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... The Service de police de la ville de Laval is the police force of the city of Laval, Quebec, north of Montreal. ... The London Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the London, Ontario, Canada. ... The Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, Ontario, Canada. ... The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) serves the City of Ottawa which is located in the province of Ontario, within the Country of Canada. ... The Peel Regional Police (PRP) provides police services for Peel Region in Ontario, Canada. ... The Service de police de la Ville de Québec is the police force of Quebec City, Quebec. ... The Régie intermunicipale de police de la Rivière-du-Nord is the shared police service of four municipalities in Quebecs Laurentians: Saint-Hippolyte Prévost Piedmont Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs Its headquarters is located in Prévost. ... Regina Police Service is the police force for the City of of Regina, Saskatchewan. ... Badge of the Saskatoon Police Service Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police force in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (City of Montreal Police Service; SPVM) is the police force for the City of Montreal. ... Two auxillary police officers in Ramsden Park The Toronto Police Service (TPS), formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vancouver Police Department Coat Of Arms VPD Patch The Vancouver Police Department is the police force for the City of Vancouver. ... Victoria Police Department is the municipal police service for the City of Victoria, British Columbia. ... The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) provides policing services for the Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario in Ontario, Canada which encompasses the City of Waterloo, Ontario, Cambridge, Ontario and Kitchener, Ontario WRPS was established in 1973 to replace the individual police departments in the area. ... West Vancouver Police Department is a police force for the city of West Vancouver. ... Winnipeg Police Service is the police force of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... York Regional Police is the police force responsible for public order in York Region north of Toronto. ...

Costa Rica

• Guardia Civil
• Guardia Rural

Cuba

• Policía Nacional Revolucionaria

Officers of the Policía Nacional Revolucionaria Law enforcement in Cuba is the responsibility of the National Revolutionary Police Force (Spanish: Policía Nacional Revolucionaria, PNR) under the administration of the Cuban Ministry of the Interior. ...

Dominica

• Royal Dominica Police Force

Dominican Republic

• Dominican Republic Policía Nacional

El Salvador

• El Salvadoran Policía Nacional

Grenada

• Royal Grenada Police Force

Guatemala

• Guatemalan Policía Nacional

Haiti

• Haitian National Police
• United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

Brazilian Army troops before boarding for MINUSTAH peacekeeping mission. ...

Honduras

• Honduran Policía Nacional

Jamaica

• Jamaica Constabulary Force

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the police force of the island nation of Jamaica. ...

Mexico

• Federal Investigations Agency
• Federal Preventive Police

The Federal Investigations Agency (Agencia Federal de Investigación in Spanish, also AFI) is an elite Mexican federal agency set up on November 1, 2001 to fight corruption and organized crime, through an executive order by Mexican President Vicente Fox Quesada. ... The Federal Preventative Police Logo The Federal Preventative Police Seal The Federal Preventive Police, also translated as Federal Preventative Police, known in Spanish as the Policia federal preventiva or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. ...

Nicaragua

• Nicaraguan Policía Nacional

Panama

• Panamanian Policía Nacional (called the Fuerza Publica from 1990 - 2006)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
• Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force

The Saint Kitts and Nevis Defence Force is the military of Saint Kitts and Nevis. ...

Saint Lucia

• Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
• Regional Security System

The Regional Security System (RSS) is an international agreement for the defence and security of the Eastern Caribbean region. ...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Royal Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force
• Regional Security System

The Regional Security System (RSS) is an international agreement for the defence and security of the Eastern Caribbean region. ...

Trinidad and Tobago

• Trinidad and Tobago Police Force

United States

U.S. Secret Service officers on foot patrol.

An NYPD boat patrols the New York Harbor.

Image File history File links US_Secret_Service_officers. ... Image File history File links US_Secret_Service_officers. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2552x1896, 2122 KB)A NYPD patrol boat in the New York Harbor. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2552x1896, 2122 KB)A NYPD patrol boat in the New York Harbor. ... New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. ...

Federal

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

• • United States Coast Guard (USCG)
    • Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)
  • United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
    • United States Border Patrol (USBP)
  • United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
    • Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS)
    • Federal Protective Service (FPS)
  • United States Secret Service (USSS)
  • Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

DHS redirects here. ... USCG HH-65 Dolphin USCG HH-60J JayHawk USCG HC-130H departs Mojave USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is at all times a branch of the U.S. military, a maritime law enforcement agency, and a federal regulatory body. ... Coast Guard Investigative Service also known as CGIS. CGIS is composed of civilian, officer, and enlisted Special Agents. ... U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security, is charged with regulating and facilitating international trade, collecting import duties, and enforcing U.S. trade laws. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Pilatus PC-12 aircraft of the ICE The United States Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the largest investigative arm of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is responsible for identifying and shutting down vulnerabilities in the nations border, economic, transportation and infrastructure security. ... The Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) is a law enforcement agency of the United States federal government under the supervision of the Transportation Security Administration of the United States Department of Homeland Security. ... Federal Protective Service vehicle. ... USSS redirects here. ... TSA emblem The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is a U.S. government agency that was created as part of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush on November 19, 2001. ...

Department of Justice (USDOJ)

• Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
• Drug Enforcement Administration (since 1973)
  • Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (1968 - 73)
    • Federal Bureau of Narcotics (1930 - 68)
      • Bureau of Prohibition (1927 - 33)
    • Bureau of Drug Abuse Control (1966 - 68)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
• United States Marshals Service (USMS)

Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building, Washington, D.C. For animal rights group, see Justice Department (JD) The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the... The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATF) is a law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice. ... The DEAs enforcement activities may take agents anywhere from distant countries to suburban U.S. homes. ... The Bureau of Narcotic and Dangerous Drugs directly preceded the Drug Enforcement Administration. ... Amid evidence of corruption in 1929, the US Treasury Departments Narcotics Division collapsed and the following year Congress created the Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN), still under the Treasury Deparment. ... The Bureau of Prohibition (or Prohibition Unit) was the federal law enforcement agency formed to enforce the National Prohibition Act of 1919, commonly known as the Volstead Act, which backed up the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution regarding the prohibition of the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic... The Bureau of Drug Abuse Control was formed as a part of the Food and Drug Administration in February 1966 and existed until 1968 when it was merged with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics to form the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. ... F.B.I. and FBI redirect here. ... The Federal Bureau of Prisons is a subdivision of the United States Department of Justice, and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. ... “U.S. Marshals” redirects here. ...

Department of State (DOS)

• Bureau of Diplomatic Security
  • Diplomatic Security Service (DSS)

The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... The Bureau of Diplomatic Security, more commonly known as Diplomatic Security, or DS, includes the Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), DSs most high profile branch. ... See also the Bureau of Diplomatic Security // The Diplomatic Security Service is the law enforcement arm of the U.S. State Department. ...

Department of Treasury

• Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations Division (IRS-CID)
• Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)
• United States Mint Police (USMP)
• United States Treasury Police - merged into the US Secret Service Uniformed Division in 1986.

The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the treasury of the United States government. ... The Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service investigating potential criminal violations of the Internal Revenue Code and related financial crimes in a manner that fosters confidence in the tax system and compliance with the law. ... The United States Mint Police is the law enforcement agency responsible for the protection of the United States Treasury and the United States Mint. ... USSS redirects here. ...

Department of Defense

• Defense Criminal Investigative Service(DCIS)
• United States Pentagon Police(USPPD)

Department of the Army The United States Department of Defense (DOD or DoD) is the federal department charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the military. ... The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). ... The U.S. Pentagon Police is the federal police force of the Secretary of Defense. ... Seal The Department of the Army is one of the three military departments in the United States Department of Defense. ...

• • United States Army Criminal Investigation Division (Army CID)
  • United States Army Military Police Corps

Department of the Air Force The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) is an American federal law enforcement agency that investigates serious violations of military law within the United States Army. ... Branch insignia of the U.S. Army Military Police Corps The Military Police Corps is the uniformed law enforcement branch of the United States Army. ... Seal The United States Department of the Air Force was formed in 1949 and is a component agency of the United States Department of Defense. ...

• • Air Force Office of Special Investigations (Airforce OSI)
  • Air Force Security Forces

Department of the Navy The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) is a Field Operating Agency (FOA) of the United States Air Force that provides professional investigative services to commanders throughout the Air Force. ... USAF policemen from Tan Son Nhut Air Base, watch for Viet Cong infiltration attempts along the base perimeter, during the Vietnam war Air Force Security Forces (AFSC Enlisted: 3P0X1, Officer: 31PX) (formerly named Air Police, then Security Police; colloquially called cops by USAF personnel), are the military police of the... Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy and Marine Corps. ...

• • Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS)
  • Office of Naval Intelligence Police (ONI Police)
  • Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS)
  • Marine Corps Provost Marshal's Office

NCIS Badge The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navys primary law enforcement agency and successor to the former Naval Investigative Service (NIS). ... Coast Guard Investigative Service also known as CGIS. CGIS is composed of civilian, officer, and enlisted Special Agents. ...

Department of Education

• • Office of the Inspector General (OIG)

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Department of Health and Human Services

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Office of Criminal Investigations

The United States Department of Health and Human Services, often abbreviated HHS, is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. ... FDA redirects here. ... FDA-OCI logo The Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) is a relatively small but important part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...

Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations
• Office of Inspector General

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, also called the Agriculture Department, or USDA, is a Cabinet department of the United States Federal Government. ...

Department of the Interior (USDI)

• Bureau of Indian Affairs Police
• Bureau of Land Management Office of Law Enforcement
• National Parks Service
  • United States Park Rangers
  • United States Park Police
• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ... The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States government agency that deals with U.S. National Parks and U.S. National Monuments. ... NPS director Mary Bomar in her park ranger uniform A park ranger is a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands, forests (then called a forest ranger), wilderness areas, as well as other natural resources and protected cultural resources. ... The United States Park Police is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. ...

Other Major Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

• • Federal Reserve Police
  • Library of Congress Police
  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement
  • National Security Agency Police (NSA Police)
  • Smithsonian National Zoological Park Police
  • United States Capitol Police (USCP)
  • United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
  • United States Supreme Court Police
  • Veterans Affairs Police

The Federal Reserve Police is the law enforcement arm of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. ... One of 19 patrol boats of NOAA OLE The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office for Law Enforcement (NOAA OLE) is a federal police part of the National Marine Fisheries Service of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. ... The United States Capitol Police (USCP) is a police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories. ... The United States Postal Inspection Service (or USPIS) is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. ... The Supreme Court of the United States Police is a small yet growing federal law enforcement agency in the District of Columbia, whose mission is to ensure the integrity of the Constitutional mission of the Supreme Court by protecting the United States Supreme Court building, the Justices, employees, guests, and... As the United States Department of Veterans Affairs was established in 1930, the VA Police began as the VA Protective Service, assigned the role of maintaining order, protecting persons and property, and providing fire safety services. ...

State and Local

Main article: List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies

It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

Territorial Police

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

• Puerto Rico Commonwealth Police (also known as the Policia de Puerto Rico or the Puerto Rico Police Department)
• Puerto Rico Commonwealth Marshal's Office
• Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources Police
• Puerto Rico Department of Parks and Recreation Park Rangers
• Port Authority of Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Port Authority Police Department (Policia de los Puertos}
• Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• Adjuntas Police Department
• Aguada Police Department
• Aguadilla Police Department
• Aguas Buenas Police Department
• Aibonito Police Department
• Anasco Police Department
• Arecibo Police Department
• Arroyo Police Department
• Carolina Police Department
• Mayaguez Police Department
• Moca Police Department
• Ponce Police Department
• Rincon Police Department
• San German Police Department
• San Juan Police Department

The Puerto Rico Police Department (Policía de Puerto Rico) is the territorial police force for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. ... The Puerto Rico Police Department (Policía de Puerto Rico) is the territorial police force for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Territory of Guam

• Guam Police Department

The Guam Police Department is the law enforcement agency for Guam, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. ...

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety
  • Police Division
  • Fire/Rescue Division
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Conservation Conservation Officers
• Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Ports Authority Police Department

A division was until recently the usual term for the largest territorial subdivision of most British police forces, similar to a precinct in American city police departments, and is still used in some forces. ...

Territory of American Samoa

• American Samoa Department of Public Safety
  • American Samoa Territorial Police
• Pago Pago International Airport Police Department
• American Samoa Ports Authority Police Department
• American Samoa Community College Police Department

The American Samoa Territorial Police is the law enforcement agency for American Samoa, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. ...

Territory of the United States Virgin Islands

• United States Virgin Islands Police Department
• United States Virgin Islands Territorial Marshal's Office

The United States Virgin Islands Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the United States Virgin Islands, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. ...

Railroad Police

• Union Pacific Police Department
• BNSF Police Department
• CSX Police Department
• Norfolk Southern Police Department
• Amtrak Police Department

The Union Pacific Police Department is the law enforcement arm of the Union Pacific Railroad. ... The BNSF Police Department is the law enforcement arm of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF). ... The Amtrak Police is a railroad police agency that acts as the security and law enforcement agency of Amtrak, a passenger train system in the United States. ...

Oceania

Australia

Federal

• Australian Federal Police (AFP) (also ACT territory police)
  • Australian Protective Service (APS) (diplomatic & Head of Govt. protection)
• Australian Customs Service (ACS) (Border protection)
• Australian Crime Commission (ACC) (ex. National Crime Authority)
• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) (domestic intelligence)
• Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) (overseas intelligence)

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Security at the residences of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is entrusted to the Australian Protective Service, a division of the Australian Federal Police, which was formed in 1984. ... The Australian Customs Service (ACS) is responsible for overseeing international movement of trade goods and people into Australia, for the collection of customs and excises, for undertaking border management activities, and for detecting drugs coming into the country. ... The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) was established when the Australian Crime Commission Act came into effect on 1 January 2003. ... ASIO Central Office, Canberra. ... R. G. Casey House, the headquarters of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is the Australian government intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas. ...

State

• New South Wales Police
• Northern Territory Police
• Queensland Police
• South Australia Police
• Tasmania Police
• Victoria Police
• Western Australia Police

The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously New South Wales Police Service & New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. ... The Northern Territory Police have legal jurisdication over the Northern Territory of Australia. ... The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. ... The South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. ... The Tasmania Police service was established in 1899 by unification of smaller regional forces. ... Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. ... Western Australia Police logo. ...

Fiji

• Fiji Police

Kiribati

• Kiribati Police Force

Marshall Islands

• Marshall Islands National Police

Federated States of Micronesia

• Federated States of Micronesia National Police

Nauru

• Nauru Police Force

New Zealand

• New Zealand Police
  • Armed Offenders Squad
  • Organised Crime Agency
    • Serious Fraud Office
• New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
  • Government Communications Security Bureau
• New Zealand Customs Service
• New Zealand Department of Corrections

The New Zealand Police (Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa in Māori) is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout the country. ... AOS officers The Armed Offenders Squad (AOS) is a specialist unit of the New Zealand Police designed to cordon, contain and appeal to armed and dangerous offenders. ... For the United Kingdom policing agency, see Serious Organised Crime Agency. ... The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS or SIS) is an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government. ... The Waihopai Valley Government Communications Security Bureau base. ... The Customs Service (In Māori, Te Mana Arai o Aotearoa) is a state sector organisation of New Zealand whose role is to provide border control and protect the community from potential risks arising from international trade and travel, as well as collecting duties and taxes on imports to the... The New Zealand Department of Corrections is a state sector organisation of New Zealand. ...

Palau

• Palau National Police

Papua New Guinea

• Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

Pitcairn Islands

• Law enforcement in the Pitcairn Islands

Historically a Pitcairn Islander has taken on the role of police officer and has also acted as Immigration and Customs Officer. ...

Samoa

• Samoa Police Service

Solomon Islands

• Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

Tonga

• Royal Tongan Police Service

Tuvalu

• Tuvalu Police Force

Vanuatu

• Vanuatu Police Force

South America

Argentina

See also: Sistema de Seguridad Interior (SSI) (Interior Security System) Sistema de Seguridad Interior (Interior Security System, SSI) is the official denomination of the Argentine public security community. ...

Federal

• Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA) (Argentine National Gendarmerie)
• Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) (Argentine Naval Prefecture)
• Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA) (Airport Security Police)
• Policía Federal Argentina (PFA) (Argentine Federal Police)
• Servicio Penitenciario Federal (SPF) (Federal Penitentiary Service)
• Oficina Anticorrupción (OA) (Counter Corruption Bureau)

The Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (Argentine National Gendarmerie; GNA) is an Argentine paramilitary service (or gendarmerie). ... PNA officer The Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Naval Prefecture; PNA) is an Argentine paramilitary service created to protect the countrys rivers and territorial sea. ... The Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (Airport Security Police; PSA) is an Argentine paramilitary service created to protect and guard national public airports. ... The Policía Federal Argentina (PFA; in English Argentine Federal Police) is a nationwide police force, it is the federal police agency of Argentina, with detachments in each of the countrys provinces, with a jurisdiction and organization similar to the United States FBI. Because of this, most routine police... The Servicio Penitenciario Federal (Federal Penitentiary Service; SPF) is an Argentine federal agency responsible for the administration of the national prison system. ... The Oficina Anticorrupción (Counter Corruption Bureau, OA) is an Argentine special police agency which investigates and persecutes political corruption in the federal government. ...

Provincial

Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.

• Policía Bonaerense (Buenos Aires Police)
• Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe (Santa Fe Province Police)
• Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Córdoba Province Police)
• Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán (Tucumán Province Police)

The Policía Bonaerense (Buenos Aires Police) is one of the biggest police forces of Argentina, and handles the police work of the Buenos Aires province. ... The Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe (Santa Fe Province Police) is an Argentine police force, responsible for policing the Santa Fe province. ... The Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Córdoba Province Police; PPC) is an Argentine police agency, responsible for policing the Córdoba province. ... The Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán (Tucumán Province Police; PPT) is an Argentine police agency, responsible for policing the Tucumán province. ...

Local

• Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard)

The Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard) is a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that deals with different urban conflicts with the objective of develop actions of prevention, dissuasion and mediation, promoting effective behaviors that guarantee the security and the integrity of...

Bolivia

• Bolivian Policia Nacional

Bolivia has a national police force of 31,000 officers that is responsible for internal security and maintaining law and order. ...

Brazil

• Law enforcement in Brazil
• Brazilian Federal Police
• Brazilian Military Police
• Brazilian Civil Police
• Brazilian Intelligence Agency
• Municipal guards

The Polícia Federal or Departamento de Polícia Federal or the Brazilian Federal Police is the police of the federal government of Brazil, whose main assignments are: the investigations of crimes against the Federal Government or its organs and companies, the combat of international drug trafficking, and immigration and... A group of Polícia Militar troops from São Paulo The Military Police (Portuguese: Polícia Militar, or PM) is the name of the preventive state police forces in Brazil. ... In Brazil, the Civil Police (Portuguese: Polícia Civil) is the name of the investigative state police forces. ... Logo of Brazils Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) / Brazilian Intelligence Agency // The Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) or Brazilian Intelligence Agency is the successor organization to the infamous Serviço Nacional de Informações (SNI) or National Intelligence Service formed during the dictatorship of Humberto... The Municipal Guards (guardas municipais) are the police forces of municipalities (cities) of Brazil. ...

Chile

• Carabineros de Chile

The Carabiniers of Chile, in Spanish Carabineros de Chile, are the uniformed Chilean national police force and gendarmery, created on April 27, 1927. ...

Colombia

• Policia Nacional de Colombia
• Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, the national security agency.

Colombian National Police The Colombian National Police (spanish: Policia Nacional de Colombia) is the national police of the Republic of Colombia. ... Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) is the Security Service of Colombia. ...

Ecuador

• Law enforcement in Ecuador

Guyana

• Law enforcement in Guyana

Paraguay

• Law enforcement in Paraguay

Peru

• Policia Nacional del Peru

The national police force in Perú is called Policía Nacional del Perú or PNP. They are the state police force, but serve many of the same roles in the cities that local police forces assume in other countries, such as traffic control at intersections. ...

Suriname

• Law enforcement in Suriname

Uruguay

• Law enforcement in Uruguay

Venezuela

• Law enforcement in Venezuela
• Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención

The Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención (Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services, DISIP) is the national intelligence agency of Venezuela. ...

Disbanded agencies

Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list. This article is about secret police as organizations. ... This is a list of current secret police organizations. ...

Nazi Germany

• Ordnungspolizei (Order Police)
• Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police)
• Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police)
• Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police)

Flag of the Ordnungspolizei The Ordnungspolizei (OrPo) was the name for the regular German police force that existed in Nazi Germany between the years of 1936 and 1945. ... Kriminalpolizei is the usual designation of the criminal investigation services in the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. ... The Sicherheitspolizei (security police) was a term used in Nazi Germany to described the combined forces of the Gestapo and Sicherheitsdienst (the SD) between 1934 and 1939. ... The   (contraction of Geheime Staatspolizei: “secret state police”) was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. ...

East Germany

• Volkspolizei (People's Police)
• Stasi (State Security Police)

The Volkspolizei (German for Peoples Police) was the national police of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), whose officers were commonly nicknamed VoPos. ... Logo of East Germanys Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS or Stasi) / Ministry for State Security This article is about Stasi, the secret police of East Germany. ...

Fascist Italy

• Milizia Volontaria (Volunteer Militia; Blackshirts)
• Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana (National Republician Guard)

For the University of Nebraska–Lincoln football teams defense, see Blackshirts (football). ... The Italian Republican National Guard (GNR) it was constituted by the decree of 8 December 1943, appointing Renato Ricci as commander. ...

Panama Canal Zone

• Canal Zone Police

The Panama Canal Zone Police was a force that existed between 1904 and 1982. ...

Philippines

• Philippine Constabulary

The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was one of two national police forces of the Philippines and was organized in 1901 by the United States appointed administrative authority. ...

Communist Romania

• Securitate

The Securitate (Romanian for Security; official full name Departamentul Securităţii Statului, State Security Department), was the secret police force of Communist Romania. ...

Soviet Union

• KGB (Committee for State Security)

This article is about the KGB of the Soviet Union. ...

South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

• South Vietnamese National Police

See also

• Law enforcement by country
• List of intelligence agencies
• List of protective service agencies
• Police