Lithuanian Police Force

Lithuanian Police
Lietuvos Policija
Insignia of the Lithuanian Police
Insignia of the Lithuanian Police
Flag of the Lithuanian Police
Flag of the Lithuanian Police
Agency overview
Formed1990
Employees7,007 (2021)[1]
Annual budget€313 million (2023)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyLithuania
Operations jurisdictionLithuania
Governing bodyMinistry of the Interior
Constituting instrument
  • Law on Police[3]
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byMinistry of Internal Affairs
HeadquartersSaltoniškių g. 19, LT-08105 Vilnius, Lithuania
Website
policija.lrv.lt

Law enforcement in Lithuania is the responsibility of a national police under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry. The main institution is the Lithuanian Police Department (Lithuanian: Lietuvos Policijos Departamentas) led by the Police Commissar General.

  1. ^ "Policijos pareigūnų mažėja, bet traukiasi ir nusikalstamumas", osp.stat.gov.lt
  2. ^ "KITĄMET DAUGIAU PINIGŲ GAUS POLICIJA, UGNIAGESIAI, PASIENIEČIAI, VSD IR STT LĖŠOS MAŽĖJA". kauno.diena.lt.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lt-police-history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).