Mauritius Police Force

Mauritius Police Force
Police Mauricienne (French)
Mauritius Police Force emblem
Mauritius Police Force emblem
Agency overview
Formed1 August, 1767
Annual budget₨ 10.3 billion
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyMauritius
Operations jurisdictionMauritius
Size2,040 km2
Constituting instrument
  • Police Act 1974
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersLine Barracks, Port Louis
Sworn members12,475 (2013)[1]
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
  • Commissioner of Police, Mr A. K. Dip
Divisions
8
  • Central Division
  • Eastern Division
  • Metropolitan Division (North)
  • Metropolitan Division (South)
  • Northern Division
  • Rodrigues Division
  • Southern Division
  • Western Division
Website
police.govmu.org

The Mauritius Police Force (MPF) is the national law enforcement agency of Mauritius. The MPF carries out police, security, and military functions on Mauritius, with about 12,500 police officers under the command of the Commissioner of Police. The MPF is part of the Home Affairs Division, which operates under the aegis of the Prime Minister's Office.[1][2]

Military advisers from India and the United Kingdom work with the Special Mobile Force, the National Coast Guard, and the Police Helicopter Squadron, and Mauritian police officers are trained in India, the United Kingdom, and France. India and the United States provide training to National Coast Guard officers in such fields as seamanship and maritime law enforcement.

  1. ^ a b "15.1 Mauritius Police Force - Part I Civil Service - 2013 PRB Report" (PDF). Pay Research Bureau. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Overview of the Mauritius Police Force (MPF)". Mauritius Police Force. Retrieved 9 March 2020.