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A law enforcement agency
Law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies, or an organization that actively and directly assists in the enforcement of laws....
 (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary unit in the United States United States Department of Justice, serving as both a Law enforcement agency body and a domestic intelligence agency....
 (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency tasked with combating War on Drugs Not only is the DEA the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the drug policy of the United States , it also has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing U.S....
 (DEA). It could also refer to a national police force such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency
Serious Organised Crime Agency

The Serious Organised Crime Agency is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government and a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom....
. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol
Europol

Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on 1 July 1999.The establishment of Europol was agreed to in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, officially known as the Treaty on European Union that came into effect in November 1993....
 or Interpol
Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation....
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A law enforcement agency
Law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies, or an organization that actively and directly assists in the enforcement of laws....
 (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 police
Police

Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....
, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is the primary unit in the United States United States Department of Justice, serving as both a Law enforcement agency body and a domestic intelligence agency....
 (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration

The Drug Enforcement Administration is a United States Department of Justice law enforcement agency tasked with combating War on Drugs Not only is the DEA the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the drug policy of the United States , it also has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing U.S....
 (DEA). It could also refer to a national police force such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency
Serious Organised Crime Agency

The Serious Organised Crime Agency is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government and a national law enforcement agency in the United Kingdom....
. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol
Europol

Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on 1 July 1999.The establishment of Europol was agreed to in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, officially known as the Treaty on European Union that came into effect in November 1993....
 or Interpol
Interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation....
. This is a list of law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement agency

Law enforcement agency is a term used to describe either an organisation that enforces the laws of one or more governing bodies, or an organization that actively and directly assists in the enforcement of laws....
, organized by continent and then by country.
International
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - Africa
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - Asia
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - Europe
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - North America
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - Oceania
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - South America
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....
 - Disbanded
List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration ....


International

  • Interpol
    Interpol

    The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation....
     (International Criminal Police Organization)
  • Europol
    Europol

    Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became fully operational on 1 July 1999.The establishment of Europol was agreed to in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, officially known as the Treaty on European Union that came into effect in November 1993....
     (European Police Office)
  • EUROGENDFOR (European Gendarmerie Force)
  • European Union Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo
    European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo

    The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, EULEX Kosovo, is a planned deployment of European Union police and civilian resources to Kosovo....
  • United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
    United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

    The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations....


Africa


Algeria

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Algeria

    Responsibility for maintaining law and order in Algeria is shared by the 60,000-member Gendarmerie Nationale , under the Ministry of National Defense, and the 30,000-member S?ret? Nationale, or national police force, under the Ministry of Interior....
  • Sûreté Nationale
    Law enforcement in Algeria

    Responsibility for maintaining law and order in Algeria is shared by the 60,000-member Gendarmerie Nationale , under the Ministry of National Defense, and the 30,000-member S?ret? Nationale, or national police force, under the Ministry of Interior....


Angola

  • Angolan National Police
    Law enforcement in Angola

    Historical secret police organizations*Direc??o de Informa??o e Seguran?a de Angola ...


Benin

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Benin

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Benin....
  • Police Nationale
    Law enforcement in Benin

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Benin....


Botswana

  • Botswana Police Service


Burkina Faso


  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Burkina Faso

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


Burundi

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Burundi

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Burundi....


Cameroon

  • Law enforcement in Cameroon
    Law enforcement in Cameroon

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Cameroon....
  • Brigade Mixte Mobile
    Brigade Mixte Mobile

    The Brigade Mixte Mobile is the paramilitary secret police of Cameroon. It also operates prisons....


Cape Verde

  • Cape Verde National Police/Policia Ordem de Cabo Verde


Central African Republic



Chad

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Chad

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Chad....
  • Agence Nationale de Sécurité


Comoros

  • Law enforcement in Comoros


Democratic Republic of the Congo

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

    Historical secret police organizations...
  • DEMIAP
    DEMIAP

    DEMIAP was the military intelligence organization of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It succeeded the Military Action and Intelligence Service , and according to Belgian official sources in 2002, falls under the authority, 'at least officially', of the Congolese Armed Forces , now succeeded by the FARDC....


Republic of the Congo



Côte d'Ivoire

  • Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire


Djibouti

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Djibouti

    Secret police organizations*Brigade Sp?ciale de Recherche de la Gendarmerie *Service de Documentation et de S?curit? ...


Egypt

  • Egyptian Police Service
    Law enforcement in Egypt

    Law Enforcement in Egypt is the responsibility of the Ministry of the Interior of Egypt....
  • State Security Investigations


Equatorial Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea


Eritrea

  • Law enforcement in Eritrea


Ethiopia

  • Law enforcement in Ethiopia
    Law enforcement in Ethiopia

    Ethiopia's prison system consists of three federal prisons, 117 regional prisons, and many unofficial prisons. Prison and pretrial detention center conditions remained harsh and life threatening....


Gabon

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Gabon

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Gabon....


Gambia

  • Gambia Police Force
    Law enforcement in the Gambia

    Secret police organizations*National Intelligence Agency ...


Ghana

  • Ghana Police Service
    Law enforcement in Ghana

    The Ghana Police Service is the main law enforcement agency in Ghana. It is organized at national level and has a unitary command under the Inspector General of Police of the Ghana Police Service ....


Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Guinea


Guinea-Bissau

  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau


Kenya

  • Kenya Police
    Kenya Police

    File:GSU - Uhuru Park.jpgThe Kenya Police is a a national body in charge of law enforcement in the East Africa State of Kenya. While organised at a national level, each arm reports to a Provincal police authority, which in turn divides its force by local Police Divisions, headquartered at local police stations....
    • General Service Unit
      General Service Unit

      The General Service Unit is a paramilitary wing of the Military of Kenya and Kenya Police, consisting of highly trained police officers and special forces soldiers, transported by 7 dedicated Cessnas and...
    • Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department
      Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department

      Kenya Police Criminal Investigation Department is a unit of Kenya Police responsible for investigating complex cases popularly know as the CID. This department is headed by a Director who reports to the Police Commissioner....
  • Administration Police
    Administration Police

    Administration Police is a security unit belonging to the government of Kenya. It was formed in 1958 when it took over the Tribal Police Ordinance, which was established 1929....


Lesotho

  • Royal LeSotho Mounted Police


Liberia

  • Liberian National Police
    Law enforcement in Liberia

    Law enforcement in Liberia is undertaken by the Liberian National Police.References...


Libya

  • Libyan People's Security Force


Madagascar

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Madagascar

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Madagascar....


Malawi

  • Law enforcement in Malawi


Mali

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Mali

    Law enforcement in Mali is the responsibility of the national police force , which is subordinate to the Ministry of Internal Security and Civil Protection....


Mauritania

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Mauritania

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Mauritania....
  • Police Nationale
    Law enforcement in Mauritania

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Mauritania....


Mauritius

  • Mauritius Police Force
    Law enforcement in Mauritius

    Mauritius experiences moderate levels of crime by African standards. However, the National Police Force keep most crimes to a minimum.Mauritius has had a paramilitary Military of Mauritius since 1968....


Morocco

  • Gendarmerie Royale du Maroc
    Law enforcement in Morocco

    The Moroccan police, La Direction G?n?rale de la S?ret? Nationale is the authoritative and main State police body of Morocco. The S?ret? Nationale is tasked with upholding the law and public order....
     (paramilitary national police force)
  • Sûreté Nationale du Maroc
    Law enforcement in Morocco

    The Moroccan police, La Direction G?n?rale de la S?ret? Nationale is the authoritative and main State police body of Morocco. The S?ret? Nationale is tasked with upholding the law and public order....
     (civilian national police force)


Mozambique

  • Law enforcement in Mozambique


Namibia

  • Namibia Police Service


Niger

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Niger

    Law enforcement in Niger is the responsibility of the Military of Niger though the Gendarmerie Nationale and the Ministry of the Interior through the National Police and the National Forces for Intervention and Security , a Paramilitary police force....


Nigeria

  • Nigeria Police Force


Rwanda

  • Law enforcement in Rwanda
    Law enforcement in Rwanda

    Historical secret police organizations*Service Central de Renseignements ...


Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

  • Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic


São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe


Senegal

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Senegal

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Senegal....


Seychelles

  • Seychelles Police Force


Sierra Leone

  • Sierra Leone Police Force


Somalia

  • Law enforcement in Somalia
    Law enforcement in Somalia

    Historical secret police organizations*National Security ServiceReferences...


South Africa

  • South African Police Service
    South African Police Service

    The South African Police Service is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa.The SAP was renamed the South African Police Service , and the Ministry of Law and Order was renamed the Ministry of Safety and Security, in keeping with these symbolic reforms....
     (SAPS)
  • Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  • National Prosecuting Authority - Directorate of Special Operations (NPA)


Sudan

  • Sudanese Police Service
    Law enforcement in Sudan

    The International Police is a functional organization made up of police officers from all over the world, serving mostly under the direction of the United Nations, to help train, recruit, and field police forces in war torn countries....


Swaziland

  • Royal Swaziland Police Service


Tanzania

  • Tanzania Police Force


Togo

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
    Law enforcement in Togo

    The Gendarmerie Nationale is the national police force of Togo....


Tunisia

Law enforcement in Tunisia

Uganda

  • Uganda Police Force
    Uganda Police Force

    The Uganda Police Force is the national police of Uganda. The head of the Force is Inspector General of Police , Major General Kale Edward Kayihura....
  • Internal Security Organisation
    Internal Security Organisation

    The Internal Security Organisation is Uganda's secret police or state security agency.It was founded in 1987 and took over the duties first performed by Military Intelligence....


Zambia

  • Zambia Police Service


Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe Republic Police
    Zimbabwe Republic Police

    The Zimbabwe Republic Police is the national police of Zimbabwe, known until July 1980 as the British South Africa Police. ...


Asia


Afghanistan

  • Afghan National Police
    Law enforcement in Afghanistan

    Plans call for Afghanistan to have a national police force of up to 80,000. Although the police officially are responsible for maintaining civil order, in some cases local and regional military commanders continue to exercise control in the hinterland....


Bahrain


  • Royal Bahrain Police


Bangladesh


  • Law enforcement in Bangladesh


Bhutan


  • Royal Bhutan Police


Brunei

  • Royal Brunei Police


Cambodia

  • Cambodian National Police
    Law enforcement in Cambodia

    Law enforcement in Cambodia is handled by the Cambodian police force, which numbers 64,000. The force is organized into six departments. The national police chief is General Hok Lundy....


People's Republic of China

  • People's Police
  • People's Armed Police
    People's Armed Police

    The People's Armed Police Force is a paramilitary force primarily responsible for civilian policing and fire rescue duties in the People's Republic of China, as well as provide support to PLA during wartime....
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*People's Customs Service
Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong Police Force
  • Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Hong Kong Correctional Services Department
    Hong Kong Correctional Services

    Hong Kong Correctional Services is responsible for prisoners and prisons in Hong Kong. The Commissioner of Correctional Services reports to the Secretary for Security....
  • Hong Kong Immigration Department
    Immigration Department

    The Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for immigration control of Hong Kong.Apart from immigration control, the Department has a Registration of Persons division where Hong Kong residents go to register births, deaths and marriages and obtain identity cards....
  • Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
  • Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force
    Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force

    The Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force , established in 1914, provides additional manpower to the Hong Kong Police Force during emergencies and other incidents....


Macau
  • Macau Security Force
    Macau Security Force

    The Macau Security Force is the police of Macau. On December 20, 1999, the various police force branches of Macau , under the jurisdiction of Security and Justice departments were merged into a single force, the For?as de Seguran?a de Macau , under the supervision of the secretary of security ....


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Republic of China (Taiwan)

  • National Police Agency
    National Police Agency (Republic of China)

    The National Police Agency is an agency under the Ministry of the Interior , Republic of China , which oversees all Taiwan police forces on a national level....
  • National Immigration Agency
    National Immigration Agency

    'National Immigration Agency' or is the statutory agency under the Ministry of the Interior which is responsible for immigration, entry and exit security, Border control, citizenship, Visa , and registration of foreigners transiting the Free Area of the Republic of China....
  • Bureau of Investigation
  • Coast Guard Administration
    Republic of China Coast Guard

    The Coast Guard Administration of the Republic of China is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting the resources of the territorial waters surrounding Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu Islands, Green Island, Taiwan, Orchid Island, Dongsha Islands, and Nansha Islands as well as providing a first line of defense along coastal areas...
  • Military Police Command
    Republic of China Military Police

    The Republic of China Military Police is a military police body under the Ministry of National Defense of the Republic of China . Unlike military police in many other countries, ROCMP is a separate branch of the Military of the Republic of China....


India

  • Assam Rifles
    Assam Rifles

    The Assam Rifles are an Indian Paramilitary forces of India. The unit can trace its lineage back to a paramilitary police force that was formed under the British in 1835 called Cachar Levy....
  • Border Security Force
    Border Security Force

    The Border Security Force is a border patrol Government agency of the Government of India. Established on December 1, 1965, it is a component of the paramilitary forces of India and its primary role is to guard India's international borders during peacetime and also prevent transnational crime....
  • Central Board of Excise and Customs
  • Central Industrial Security Force
    Central Industrial Security Force

    The Central Industrial Security Force is a paramilitary security force in India.It was set up under an act of Parliament of India on March 10, 1969 with a strength of 2,800....
  • Central Reserve Police Force
    Central Reserve Police Force

    The Central Reserve Police Force is a paramilitary security agency/Force functioning under the aegis of Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India....
  • Defence Security Corps
  • Indian Police Service
    Indian Police Service

    The Indian Police Service, simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India; other two being Indian Administrative Service and Indian Forest Service ....
  • Indo-Tibetan Border Police
    Indo-Tibetan Border Police

    The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is a paramilitary force conceived on October 24, 1962 for security along the India-Tibetan border covering 2115 km....
  • Mumbai Police
    Mumbai Police

    The Mumbai Police is the police force of the city of Mumbai, India. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the Mumbai metropolitan area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world....
  • National Security Guards
    National Security Guards

    The National Security Guard is a Special Forces of India in India that has primarily been utilized for counter-terrorism activities and was created by the Cabinet Secretariat under the National Security Guard Act of the Indian Parliament in 1986....
  • Punjab Police
    Punjab police

    The Punjab Police is responsible for policing in the state of Punjab , India.It's present Director General is Narinder Pal Singh Aulukh....
  • Railway Protection Force
    Railway Protection Force

    The Railway Protection force is an Indian Paramilitary Force charged with protecting the Indian Railways.The duties of the Railway Protection Force includes:...
  • Rashtriya Rifles
    Rashtriya Rifles

    The Rashtriya Rifles is a counterinsurgency force in India. It was raised by General B C Joshi in 1990 specifically for fighting insurgency in Kashmir, to complement the weak local security forces in the area....
  • Special Frontier Force
    Special Frontier Force

    The Special Frontier Force is a paramilitary unit of India. It was conceived in the post Sino-Indian war period as a guerrilla force composed mainly of Tibetan refugees whose main goal was to conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines in case of another war between the People's Republic of China and India....
  • Tamilnadu Police


Indonesia

  • Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia
    Indonesian National Police

    The Indonesian National Police is the official police force for Indonesia. It had formerly been a part of the Military of Indonesia since its independence from the Dutch....
  • Kejaksaan Agung RI
  • Departemen Kehakiman dan HAM
  • Mahkamah Agung RI


Iran

  • Iran Police Force
    Law enforcement in Iran

    Law enforcement in Iran has 60,000 police personnel served under the Ministry of Interior , including border patrol personnel.The Police-110 unit specializes in rapid-response activities in urban areas and dispersing gatherings deemed dangerous to public order....
  • Ministry of Intelligence
    Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)

    The Islamic Republic Of Iran Intelligence Ministry is the primary intelligence agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is also known as VEVAK or alternatively MOIS....
  • Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution


Iraq

  • Iraqi Police Service
    Iraqi Police

    The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the Law enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
     (civilian)
  • Iraqi National Police Force
    Iraqi Police

    The Iraqi Police Service are the uniformed Territorial police force responsible for the Law enforcement of civil law within Iraq. The current organisation, structure and recruitment practice was guided by the Coalition Provisional Authority following the 2003 invasion of Iraq....
     (paramilitary)


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Israel

  • Israeli Police Force
    Israel Police

    The Israel Police is a civilian force in the State of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control and maintaining public safety....
  • Israeli Border Police
  • YAMAM
    Yamam

    The Yamam , is the acronym for Special Police Unit , Israel's elite civilian counter-terrorism unit. The Yamam is capable of both hostage-rescue operations and offensive take-over raids against targets in civilian areas....


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Japan

  • National Public Safety Commission
    National Public Safety Commission (Japan)

    The is a Japan Cabinet Office commission.The commission consists of a chairman, who holds the rank of Minister of State, and five members appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan with the consent of both houses of the Diet of Japan....
    • National Police Agency
      National Police Agency (Japan)

      The is an Government agency administered by the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office in the cabinet of Japan, and is the central coordinating agency of the Police system of Japan....
      • Imperial Guard of Japan
        Imperial Guard of Japan

        The Japanese is an organization which is dedicated to protection of the Emperor of Japan and his family, palaces and other imperial properties. The Guard also served as a unit within the Imperial Japanese Army....
      • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
        Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

        The Metropolitan Police Department serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the Prime minister of Japan....
      • 46 prefecture police departments
  • Japan Coast Guard
    Japan Coast Guard

    The , known until 2000 as the Maritime Safety Agency, is the Japanese Coast Guard. Comprising about 12,000 personnel, it is under the oversight of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport , and is responsible for protecting the coast lines of Japan....
     (known as the Japanese Maritime Safety Agency from 1949 - 2000)
  • Ministry of Finance
    Ministry of Finance (Japan)

    The is one of Cabinet -level ministries of the Government of Japan. The Ministry was once named Okura-sho . The Ministry is headed by the Minister of Finance , who is a member of the Cabinet and is typically chosen from members of the Diet of Japan by the Prime Minister of Japan....
    • Japan Customs
  • Ministry of Justice
    Ministry of Justice (Japan)

    The is one of Ministries of the Japanese government.The Ministry of Justice was established under the Meiji Constitution in 1871 as the . It acquired its present name under the post-war Constitution of Japan in 1952....
    • Correctional Bureau


Jordan

  • Law enforcement in Jordan


Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

  • Law enforcement in North Korea
    Law enforcement in North Korea

    The Ministry of Public Security and the State Security Department of North Korea are responsible for internal security in North Korea. Although both are government organs, they are tightly controlled by the party apparatus through the Justice and Security Commission and the penetration of their structures by the party apparatus at all l...


Republic of Korea (South Korea)

  • Republic of Korea National Public Safety Commission
    National Public Safety Commission (South Korea)

    The National Public Safety Commission is the policy making and oversight body of the National Police Agency of South Korea. It is headquartered in Seoul....
    • Republic of Korea National Police Agency
      National Police Agency (South Korea)

      South Korea has a relatively unified and integrated approach law enforcement. For example, the National Police Agency provides all policing services throughout the country....
      • Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
        Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

        The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency 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....
      • 13 local police agencies
  • Republic of Korea Correctional Service
  • Republic of Korea Customs Service
  • Republic of Korea Coast Guard
    Republic of Korea Coast Guard

    The Korea Coast Guard is responsible for maritime safety and control off the coast of South Korea. The KCG is an external branch of Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries at peacetime....
     (formerly known as the Republic of Korea Maritime Police)


Kuwait

  • Royal Kuwaiti Police


Kyrgyzstan

  • Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan


Laos

  • Ministry of Security


Lebanon

  • Internal Security Forces
    Internal Security Forces

    The Internal Security Forces /Forces de S?curit? Int?rieure is the national police and security force of Lebanon. Modern police were established in Lebanon in 1861, with creation of the Gendarmerie....


Malaysia


  • Royal Malaysian Police
    Royal Malaysian Police

    The Royal Malaysian Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralized organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering....
     (In Malay: Polis Diraja Malaysia)
  • Royal Malaysian Custom
    Royal Malaysian Custom

    The Royal Malaysian Customs or Royal Customs and Excise Department is the government agency responsible for administrating the nation?s indirect tax policy....
     (In Malay: Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia)
  • National Anti-Drug Agency (In Malay: Agensi Anti-Dadah Kebangsaan - AADK)
  • Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
    Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

    The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency also known as the Malaysian Coast Guard is the principal government agency tasked with maintaining law and order and coordinating search and rescue operations in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas....
     (In Malay: Agensi Penguatkuasaan Maritim Malaysia)
  • Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja
    Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja

    Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja is the Military Police branch of the Malaysian Army. Called "Redcaps" like their British cousins, Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja, more popularly called just "MPs", keep discipline within the Army ranks and ensure security at Malaysian Army Installations....
     (In English: Royal Military Police Corps)
  • Malaysian Prison Department (In Malay: Jabatan Penjara Malaysia)
  • Civil Defence Department of Malaysia (In Malay: Jabatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia)
  • Anti-Corruption Agency
    Anti-Corruption Agency

    The 'Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission' is a government agency in Malaysia that investigates and persecutes corruption in the public and private sectors....
     (In Malay: Badan Pencegah Rasuah)
  • RELA Corps
    RELA Corps

    "RELA" is the acronym of Ikatan Relawan Rakyat Malaysia . Rela Corps is a Nazist-inspired civil volunteer corps formed by the Malaysian government....
  • Federal Intelligence Department (In Malay: Jabatan Perisikan Persekutuan)


Maldives

  • Maldives Police Force
    Law enforcement in the Maldives

    There are a handful of law enforcement establishments in the Maldives....
  • Maldives National Defence Force
    Maldives National Defence Force

    The Maldives National Defence Force is the combined security organization responsible for defending the security and sovereignty of the Maldives, having the primary task of being responsible for attending to all internal and external security needs of the Maldives, including the protection of the Exclusive Economic Zone and the maintenance...
    • Maldivian Coast Guard
      Maldivian Coast Guard

      The Maldivian Coast Guard is the naval arm of the Maldivian National Defence Force . This is the oldest service within the various branches of the Maldivian Defence Force....


Mongolia

  • Law enforcement in Mongolia


Myanmar

  • Myanmar Police Force


Nepal

  • Nepalese Police Force
  • Nepalese Armed Police Force
    Armed Police Force Nepal

    History The Armed Police Force 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
    Punjab police

    The Punjab Police is responsible for policing in the state of Punjab , India.It's present Director General is Narinder Pal Singh Aulukh....
  • Sindh Police
    Sindh Police

    Sindh Police is responsible for policing in the Sindh....
  • NWFP Police
  • Baluchistan Police
  • Federal Investigation Agency
    Federal Investigation Agency

    The Federal Investigation Agency of Pakistan is a national investigative agency with a wide role in anti-terrorism, anti-fagism, anti-corruption, human smuggling and copyright infringement policing, similar in function to the USA's Federal Bureau of Investigation....
     (FIA)
  • Pakistan Rangers
    Pakistan Rangers

    The Pakistan Rangers are a Paramilitary forces of Pakistan under the control of the ministory of interior government of pakistan.there are two parts...
  • Pakistani Military Police
  • Motorway and Highway Police
  • Levis Force
  • Elite Force Pakistan
  • Crime Investigation Department
  • Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Adjuntas Police Department
  • Aguada Police Department
  • Aguadilla Police Department
    Aguadilla City Police Department

    The Aguadilla City Police Department , or Policia Municipal de Aguadilla in Spanish language, are the local police force in the town of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico....
  • Aguas Buenas Police Department
  • Aibonito Police Department
  • Anasco Police Department
  • Arecibo Police Department
  • Arroyo Police Department
  • Barceloneta Police Department
  • Barranquitas Police Department
  • Bayamón Police Department
  • Cabo Rojo Police Department
  • Caguas Police Department
  • Camuy Police Department
  • Canóvanas Police Department
  • Carolina Police Department
  • Cataño Police Department
  • Cayey Police Department
  • Ceiba Police Department
  • Ciales Police Department
  • Cidra Police Department
  • Coamo Police Department
  • Comerío Police Department
  • Corozol Police Department
  • Culebra Police Department
  • Dorado Police Department
  • Fajardo Police Department
  • Florida Police Department
  • Guánica Police Department
  • Guayama Police Department
  • Guayanilla Police Department
  • Guaynabo Police Department
  • Gurabo Police Department
  • Hatillo Police Department
  • Hormigueros Police Department
  • Humacao Police Department
  • Isabela Police Department
  • Jayuya Police Department
  • Juana Díaz Police Department
  • Juncos Police Department
  • Lajas Police Department
  • Lares Police Department
  • Las Marías Police Department
  • Las Piedras Police Department
  • Loíza Police Department
  • Luquillo Police Department
  • Manatí Police Department
  • Maricao Police Department
  • Maunabo Police Department
  • Mayagüez Police Department
  • Moca Police Department
  • Morovis Police Department
  • Naguabo Police Department
  • Naranjito Police Department
  • Orocovis Police Department
  • Patillas Police Department
  • Peñuelas Police Department
  • Ponce Police Department
  • Quebradillas Police Department
  • Rincón Police Department
  • Río Grande Police Department
  • Sabana Grande Police Department
  • Salinas Police Department
  • San Germán Police Department
  • San Juan Police Department
  • San Lorenzo Police Department
  • San Sebastián Police Department
  • Santa Isabel Police Department
  • Toa Alta Police Department
  • Toa Baja Police Department
  • Trujillo Alto Police Department
  • Utuado Police Department
  • Vega Alta Police Department
  • Vega Baja Police Department
  • Vieques Police Department
  • Villalba Police Department
  • Yabucoa Police Department
  • Yauco Police Department


Territory of Guam
  • Guam Police Department
    Guam Police Department

    The Guam Police Department is the law enforcement agency for Guam, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the United States territory. It was created to protect the lives and property of Guamanians....
  • Supreme Court of Guam Deputy Marshals
  • Guam Superior Court Deputy Marshals
  • Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency
  • Port Authority of Guam
    • Guam Port Authority Police
  • Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Police Department
  • Guam Department of Agriculture Conservation Officers
  • Guam Department of Parks and Recreation Park Patrol Officers
  • Guam Department of Corrections


Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety
    • Police Division
      Police division

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


Territory of American Samoa
  • American Samoa Department of Public Safety
    • American Samoa Territorial Police
      American Samoa Territorial Police

      The American Samoa Territorial Police is the old name for the policelaw enforcement agency for American Samoa, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the United States territory....
  • Pago Pago International Airport Police Department
  • American Samoa Ports Authority Police Department
  • American Samoa Community College Police Department


Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands Police Department
    United States Virgin Islands Police Department

    The United States Virgin Islands Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the United States Virgin Islands, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the United States territory....
  • United States Virgin Islands Territorial Marshal's Office


Railroad Police
  • Union Pacific Police Department
    Union Pacific Police Department

    The Union Pacific Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the Union Pacific Railroad. Its headquarters is in Omaha, Nebraska and its current Chief of Police is Dennis Jenson....
  • BNSF Police Department
    BNSF Police Department

    The BNSF Police Department is the law enforcement agency of the BNSF Railway . Its headquarters is situated in Fort Worth, Texas....
  • CSX Police Department
  • Norfolk Southern Police Department
  • Amtrak Police Department
    Amtrak Police

    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
    Australian Federal Police

    The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to federation in 1901....
     (AFP) (also ACT territory police)
  • Australian Protective Service
    Australian Protective Service

    The Australian Protective Service was an Australian Commonwealth agency which existed between 1984 and 2004. The APS was created by the separation of the Protective Service component of the Australian Federal Police into a new agency based upon recommendations contained in the Stewart Royal Commission of Inquiry into Drug Trafficking....
     (APS) (diplomatic & Head of Govt. protection)
  • Australian Customs Service
    Australian Customs Service

    The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service is the Government of Australia agency responsible for managing the security and integrity of the Australian border, facilitating the movement of legitimate international travellers and goods, and collecting border related duties and taxes....
     (ACS) (Border protection)
  • Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service
    Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

    The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service is the Australian government agency responsible for enforcing Australian quarantine laws. AQIS forms part of the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ....
     (AQIS)
  • Australian Crime Commission
    Australian Crime Commission

    The Australian Crime Commission was established when the Australian Crime Commission Act came into effect on 1 January 2003.It is an amalgamtion of the former National Crime Authority of Australia, the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Office of Strategic Criminal Assessment....
     (ACC) (ex. National Crime Authority)
  • Australian Government Attorney General's Department
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission
    Australian Securities and Investments Commission

    The Australian Securities & Investments Commission is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator. ASIC's role is to enforce and regulate company and financial services laws to protect Australian consumers, investors and creditors....
     (ASIC)
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
    Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

    The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is the domestic counter-intelligence and security agency of Australia which is responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, politically-motivated violence, attacks on the Australian defence system, terrorism and acts of foreign interference....
     (ASIO) (domestic intelligence)
  • Australian Secret Intelligence Service
    Australian Secret Intelligence Service

    The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the government of Australia intelligence agency responsible for collecting foreign intelligence, undertaking counter-intelligence activities and cooperation with other intelligence agencies overseas....
     (ASIS) (overseas intelligence)


State

  • New South Wales Police
    New South Wales Police

    The New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police....
  • Office of the Sheriff of New South Wales
  • RailCorp Transit Officer
    RailCorp Transit Officer

    A Transit Officer is the primary security and law enforcement officer for Rail Corporation New South Wales train services in New South Wales, Australia....
  • Northern Territory Police
    Northern Territory Police

    The Northern Territory Police is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1081 gazetted police positions made up of 41 Senior Sergeants, 134 Sergeants, 31 Brevet Sergeants, 612 Constables, 141 Auxiliaries, and 63 Aboriginal Community Police Officers....
  • Queensland Police
    Queensland Police

    The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve"....
  • South Australia Police
    South Australia Police

    The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian States and territories of Australia of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice....
  • Tasmania Police
    Tasmania Police

    Tasmania Police is the police force of the Australian States and territories of Australia of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has over 1,200 officers policing Tasmania's population of about half a million people....
  • Victoria Police
    Victoria Police

    Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria , Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 13,600 personnel along with over 2,100 civilian staff across 339 police stations....
  • Western Australia Police
    Western Australia Police

    The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees include 5,647 police officers....


  • Crime and Corruption Commission, Western Australia
  • Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland
  • Independent Commission Against Corruption, New South Wales
  • New South Wales Crime Commission
    New South Wales Crime Commission

    The New South Wales Crime Commission is a statutory corporation which is established pursuant to the New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985....
  • New South Wales Police Integrity Commission
  • Office of Police Integrity, Victoria


  • Local Government
    Local government

    Local governments are administrative offices that are smaller than a state. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government....
     Council Ranger
    Council ranger

    Council rangers are local law enforcement officers in Australian "Local Government Areas in Australias". Unlike in the United States, these local law enforcers do not undertake full-scale police roles and are usually involved only in enforcing local regulations such as litter control, animal control, dog laws, fire control, off-road vehicles,...


Fiji

  • Fiji Police


Kiribati

  • Kiribati Police Force
    Law enforcement in Kiribati

    The only State disciplined forces in Kiribati are a unified national police force, with prison and quarantine powers, and the coast guard. National security assistance is provided by Australia and New Zealand....


Marshall Islands

  • Marshall Islands National Police
    Law enforcement in the Marshall Islands

    Military of the Marshall Islands of the Marshall Islands is the responsibility of the United States, but local police matters are handled by the Marshall Islands Police, the national police force, as well as several atoll or municipality-based departments....


Federated States of Micronesia

  • Federated States of Micronesia National Police
    Law enforcement in the Federated States of Micronesia

    Military of the Federated States of Micronesia of the Federated States of Micronesia is the responsibility of the United States, but local police matters are handled by the FSM National Police, a small federal national police force, a division of the Department of Justice....


Nauru

  • Nauru Police Force


New Zealand

  • New Zealand Police
    New Zealand Police

    The New Zealand Police 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 New Zealand....
    • Armed Offenders Squad
      Armed Offenders Squad

      The Armed Offenders Squad is a specialist unit of the New Zealand Police designed to "cordon, contain and appeal to" armed and dangerous offenders....
    • Organised Crime Agency
      Organised Crime Agency

      The Organised and Financial Crime Agency of New Zealand is an organisation planned by the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand to replace the Serious Fraud Office ....
      • Serious Fraud Office
  • New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
    New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

    The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service is an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government....
    • Government Communications Security Bureau
      Government Communications Security Bureau

      The Government Communications Security Bureau is an intelligence agency of the New Zealand government.The mission statement is given as:To contribute to the national security of New Zealand through:...
  • New Zealand Customs Service
    New Zealand Customs Service

    The Customs Service is a state sector organisations in New Zealand 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 Tarrif and Tax on imports to the country....
  • New Zealand Department of Corrections


Palau

  • Palau National Police
    Law enforcement in Palau

    Military of Palau of Palau is the responsibility of the United States, but local police matters are handled by the Palau Police, the national police force, and some of the sixteen States of Palau had separate police departments in the 1980s and 1990s....


Papua New Guinea

  • Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary
    Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

    The Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary is a national police force with jurisdiction throughout all of Papua New Guinea....


Pitcairn Islands

  • Law enforcement in the 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.A United Kingdom policewoman, Gail Cox from Kent, was stationed on the island in 1999, and her report led to historic sex charges, one dating back to 1972, against a number of Pitcairn Islands#Politics men....


Samoa

  • Samoa Police Service
    Law enforcement in Samoa

    Samoa has Military of Samoa, as defense is the responsibility of New Zealand. However, Samoa does have a unitary national police force, the Samoa Police Service....


Solomon Islands

  • Royal Solomon Islands Police Force
    Law enforcement in the Solomon Islands

    The Solomon Islands have known a heavy ethnic conflict between 1998 and 2006, in which Australia and other Pacific countries eventually Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands to restore peace and Social order....


Tonga

  • Royal Tongan Police Service


Tuvalu

  • Tuvalu Police Force
    Law enforcement in Tuvalu

    Tuvalu has no Military of Tuvalu, but its national police force, the Tuvalu Police Force headquartered in Funafuti includes a Maritime Surveillance Unit, Customs, Prisons and Immigration....


Vanuatu

  • Vanuatu Police Force
    Law enforcement in Vanuatu

    Vanuatu has a Military of Vanuatu as well as a National Police Service, the Ni-Vanuatu Police or Vanuatu Police Force , headquartered in Port Vila....


South America


Argentina

See also: Sistema de Seguridad Interior
Sistema de Seguridad Interior

Sistema de Seguridad Interior is the official denomination of the Argentina public security community.The Interior Security System consists of the following individuals, agencies and its dependencies:...
 (SSI) (Interior Security System)

Federal
  • Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA) (Argentine National Gendarmerie)
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) (Argentine Naval Prefecture)
  • Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria
    Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria

    The Polic?a de Seguridad Aeroportuaria is an Argentina law enforcement agency created to protect and guard national public airports.Its director is Marcelo Sa?n....
     (PSA) (Airport Security Police)
  • Policía Federal Argentina
    Policía Federal Argentina

    The Polic?a Federal Argentina is a nationwide police force, it is the Law enforcement agency#fedlea of Argentina, with detachments in each of the country's Provinces of Argentina....
     (PFA) (Argentine Federal Police)
  • Servicio Penitenciario Federal
    Servicio Penitenciario Federal

    The Servicio Penitenciario Federal is an Argentina federal agency responsible for the administration of the national prison system....
     (SPF) (Federal Penitentiary Service)
  • Oficina Anticorrupción
    Oficina Anticorrupción

    The Oficina Anticorrupci?n is an Argentina agency which investigates and prosecutes political corruption in the Government of Argentina. It was officially created in December 10, 1999....
     (OA) (Counter Corruption Bureau)


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
    Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe

    The Polic?a de la Provincia de Santa Fe is an Argentina police, responsible for policing the Santa Fe Province.New ranks since 2007:Director General de Policia ,...
     (Santa Fe Province Police)
  • Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba
    Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba

    The Polic?a de la Provincia de C?rdoba is an Argentina police, responsible for policing the C?rdoba Province ....
     (Córdoba Province Police)
  • Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán
    Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán

    The Polic?a de la Provincia de Tucum?n is an Argentina police, responsible for policing the Tucum?n Province....
     (Tucumán Province Police)


Local
  • Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires
    Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires

    The Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires was a specialized civilian force of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, that used to deal 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 public order and social...
     (Buenos Aires Urban Guard)


Bolivia

  • Bolivian Policia Nacional
    Law enforcement in Bolivia

    Bolivia has a national police force of 31,000 officers that is responsible for internal security and maintaining law and order. Unlike in most Latin American countries, the Bolivian police force always has been responsible to the national government rather than to state or local officials....


Brazil

  • Law enforcement in Brazil
  • Brazilian Federal Police
    Brazilian Federal Police

    The Pol?cia Federal is the federal police force 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 terrorism, and immigration and border control police ....
  • Brazilian Military Police
  • Brazilian Civil Police
  • Brazilian Intelligence Agency
    Brazilian Intelligence Agency

    The Brazilian Intelligence Agency is the successor organization to the National Intelligence Service of Brazil or National Information Service formed during the government of Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco in the mid-1960s....
  • Municipal guards


Chile

  • Carabineros de Chile


Colombia

  • Policia Nacional de Colombia
    Colombian National Police

    The Colombian National Police is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia. It is the largest police force in Colombia under the control of the Colombian Ministry of Defense....
  • Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad
    Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad

    The Administrative Department of Security is the Intelligence agency agency of Colombia. This agency is also responsible for the immigration service of Colombia....
    , the national security agency.


Ecuador

  • Law enforcement in Ecuador


Guyana

  • Law enforcement in Guyana


Paraguay

  • Law enforcement in Paraguay
    Law enforcement in Paraguay

    Historical secret police organizations*Divisi?n T?cnica de Represi?n del Comunismo *Departamento de Investigaciones de la Polic?a ...


Peru

  • Policia Nacional del Peru
    Law enforcement in Peru

    The national police force in Peru is called National Police of Peru 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
    Law enforcement in Uruguay

    Historical secret police organizations*Organismo Coordinador de Actividades Anti-Subversivas ...


Venezuela

  • Law enforcement in Venezuela
    Law enforcement in Venezuela

    Secret police organizations*Direcci?n de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevenci?n *Direcci?n de Inteligencia Militar ...
  • Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención
    Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención

    The Direcci?n de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevenci?n was the premier intelligence agency of Venezuela. It was established in January 1958 by then-president of Venezuela Marcos P?rez Jim?nez....


Disbanded agencies

Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police
Secret police

Secret police are a police agency which operates in secrecy to maintain national security against internal threats to the state.Secret police forces are typically associated with totalitarianism regimes, as they are often used to maintain the political power of the state rather than uphold the rule of law....
 and derive from that list
List of secret police organizations

This is a list of current secret police organizations. List of fictional secret police and intelligence organizations and List of historical secret police organizations are listed on their own respective pages....
.

Nazi Germany

  • Ordnungspolizei
    Ordnungspolizei

    The Ordnungspolizei was the name for the uniformed regular Germany police force in existence during the period of Nazi Germany, notably between 1936 and 1945....
     (Order Police)
  • Kriminalpolizei
    Kriminalpolizei

    is the standard term for the criminal investigation agency within the police forces of Germany, Austria and the German-speaking cantons of Switzerland....
     (Criminal Police)
  • Sicherheitspolizei
    Sicherheitspolizei

    The Sicherheitspolizei , often abbreviated as SiPo, was a term used in Nazi Germany to describe the state political and criminal investigation security agencies....
     (Security Police)
  • Geheime Staatspolizei
    Gestapo

    The was the official secret police of Nazi Germany. Under the overall administration of the Schutzstaffel , it was administered by the Reichssicherheitshauptamt and was considered a dual organization of the Sicherheitsdienst and also a suboffice of the Sicherheitspolizei ....
     (Secret State Police)


East Germany

  • Volkspolizei
    Volkspolizei

    The Volkspolizei was the national police of the German Democratic Republic . The officers were commonly nicknamed VoPo in West Germany....
     (People's Police)
  • Ministerium für Staatssicherheit
    Stasi

    The Ministry for State Security,...
     (Ministry for State Security)


Fascist Italy

  • Milizia Volontaria
    Blackshirts

    The Blackshirts were Fascism paramilitary groups in History of Italy as a monarchy and in the World Wars during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II....
     (Volunteer Militia; Blackshirts)
  • Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana
    Italian National Republican Guard

    The Italian Republican National Guard was a paramilitary force of the Italian Social Republic which replaced the Carabinieri and the MVSN. It was constituted by the decree of 8 December 1943 which appointed General Renato Ricci as commandant....
     (National Republician Guard)
  • Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell'Antifascismo
    OVRA

    The Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell'Antifascismo was the secret police of the Kingdom of Italy , founded in 1927 under the Benito Mussolini regime during the reign of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy....
     (Organisation for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism)


Panama Canal Zone

  • Canal Zone Police
    Canal Zone Police

    The Panama Canal Zone Police was a force that consisted of more than 400 officers of all ranks split into two Divisions, Atlantic and Pacific, and between about 25 stations....


Second Polish Republic

  • Policja Panstwowa (State Police)


People's Republic of Poland

  • Milicja Obywatelska
    Milicja Obywatelska

    Milicja Obywatelska was a state police institution in the People's Republic of Poland. It was created in 1944 by Soviet-sponsored PKWN, effectively replacing the pre-war police force....
     (Citizens' Militia)
    • Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej
      ZOMO

      Zmotoryzowane Odwody Milicji Obywatelskiej , were paramilitary police formations during the History of Poland , in the People's Republic of Poland....
       (Motorized Reserves of the Citizens' Militia)
  • Wojskowa Sluzba Wewnetrzna
    Internal Military Service

    Wojskowa Sluzba Wewnetrzna - or WSW, Military Internal Service, it was a military counterintelligence, military police, and secret police Service during the years of 1957-1990 in the Polish People's Republic or PRL....
     (Internal Military Service)
  • Ministerstwo Bezpieczenstwa Publicznego
    Ministry of Public Security of Poland

    The Ministry of Public Security of Poland was a Poland secret police, intelligence and counter-espionage service operating from 1945 to 1954. Its main goal was the disruption of the Anti-Communism structures in the Polish Secret State and combatting soldiers of the Armia Krajowa and Wolnosc i Niezawislosc....
     (Ministry of Public Security)
  • Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa MSW
    Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa

    Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa Ministerstwa Spraw Wewnetrznych , or just SB, was the Intelligence agencies and secret police established in the People's Republic of Poland in 1956....
     (Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
    Ministry of Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland

    Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration is an administration structure contrilling main administration and security branches of the Polish government....
    )


Philippines

  • Philippine Constabulary
    Philippine Constabulary

    The 'Philippine Constabulary' was the oldest of the four service commands of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It was a gendarmerie type para-military police force of the Philippines established in 1901 by the United States-appointed administrative authority....


Communist Romania

  • Securitate
    Securitate

    The Securitate , was the secret service of Communist Romania. Previously the Romanian secret police was called Siguranta statului . Founded on August 30, 1948, with help from the Soviet Union NKVD, the Securitate was abolished in December 1989, shortly after President of Romania Nicolae Ceausescu was ousted....

Soviet Union

  • KGB
    KGB

    KGB is the Russian language abbreviation of Committee for State Security , which was the official name of the umbrella organization serving as the Soviet Union's premier security agency, secret police, and intelligence agency, from 1954 to 1991....
     (Committee for State Security)


South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

  • South Vietnamese National Police


See also

  • Law enforcement by country
    Law enforcement by country

    In many countries, particularly those with a federal system of government, there may be several police or police-like organizations, each serving different levels of government and enforcing different subsets of the applicable law....
  • List of intelligence agencies
    List of intelligence agencies

    The following is a partial list of current intelligence agency....
  • List of protective service agencies
    List of protective service agencies

    This is a list of government Security police and Bodyguard organizations.AlbaniaRepublican GuardBriskuReneaB.O.S...
  • Police
    Police

    Police are agents or agencies, usually of the executive , empowered to enforce the law and to ensure public and social order through the legitimized use of force....