Formed 1992 National agency Serbia | Employees 26,527 uniformed | |
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Legal personality Governmental: Government agency Governing body Ministry of Internal Affairs (Serbia) General nature Law enforcement
Local civilian police | ||
The Police of Serbia (Serbian: Полиција Србије / Policija Srbije), formally the Police of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Полиција Републике Србије / Policija Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Police (Serbian: Српска полиција / Srpska policija), is the civilian police force of Serbia. The Serbian Police is responsible for all local and national law enforcement. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has 15 organizational units and 27 Regional Police Directorates.
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Organization
The Ministry's General Police Directorate operates five separate departments, the:
There are 161 local police stations across the country, 62 border patrol stations and 49 traffic police stations. As of September 30, 2006, the Serbian Police has a total of 26,527 of uniformed officers of which 6.9% are female officers.
Special units
Education and training
The law enforcement education in Serbia, is provided through the Basic Police Training Centre and the Criminal and Police Academy's. Within the Training Centre there are local educational centres in: Makiš, Belgrade, Kula, Klisa, Petrovo Selo, Jasenovo, Mitrovo Polje and Kuršumlijska Banja.
Type of vehicles
This is a list of vehicles used by Serbian Police: