For the town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, see Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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Police Policja(Polish)
Wordmark of Policja
Badge of Policja
Polish Police vessels flag
Agency overview
Formed
10 May 1990
Preceding agency
Citizens' Militia
Employees
150 500
Annual budget
12 billion PLN (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
PL
Operations jurisdiction
PL
Jurisdiction of the Policja
Constituting instruments
Act on the Policja, 1990, April 6
Order no. 2 of the Policja's Komendant Główny Policji (Policja Commander in Chief) of 17 January 2006 on the regulations of the Komenda Główna Policji (General Headquarters of Policja)[1]
General nature
Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters
Warsaw
Minister responsible
Marcin Kierwiński, Minister of Interior and Administration
Agency executive
Insp Marek Boroń, Acting Commander-in-Chief
Units
National Headquarters
17 regional commands
5 special units
Website
www.policja.pl
The Police (Polish: Policja, [pɔˈlit͡sja]ⓘ) is the Polish national civilian police force. It is a primary law enforcement agency in the country, tasked with providing public safety and order, investigating and preventing crime.
Polish Police is headed by the Commander-in-Chief of Police, subordinate to the Minister of Interior and Administration. The Police is supported by municipal forces of city guards, having less legal authority and with jurisdiction only over prosecuting contraventions.
^Journal of Laws of the Komenda Główna Policji (General Headquarters of Policja), 2006, January 23
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