National Police Agency (Japan)

National Police Agency
警察庁
Keisatsu-chō
The Kyokujitsushou
The Kyokujitsushou
AbbreviationNPA
Agency overview
FormedJuly 1, 1954 (1954-07-01)
Preceding agency
Employees7,995 (2020)[1]
Annual budget¥360.348 billion (2020)[2]
Legal personalityLaw enforcement agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyJapan
Operations jurisdictionJapan
Operational structure
Headquarters2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-8974, Japan
Civilians4,800
Agency executive
Parent agencyNational Public Safety Commission
Child agencies
Bureaus
5
  • Community Safety
  • Criminal Investigation
  • Traffic Bureau
  • Security Bureau
  • Cyber Affairs
Regional Bureaus
6
Website
www.npa.go.jp/english/index.html (in English)
www.npa.go.jp (in Japanese)
[3]
2nd Building of the Central Common Government Office, the building which houses the agency

The National Police Agency (Japanese: 警察庁, Hepburn: Keisatsu-chō) is the central coordinating law enforcement agency of the Japanese police system. Unlike national police in other countries, the NPA does not have any operational units of its own aside from the Imperial Guard; rather, it is responsible for supervising Japan's 47 prefectural police departments and determining their general standards and policies, though it can command police agencies under it in national emergencies or large-scale disasters. It is under the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office.[4]

As of 2017, the NPA has a strength of approximately 7,800 personnel: 2,100 sworn officers, 900 guards, and 4,800 civilian staff.[5]

  1. ^ 行政機関職員定員令（昭和44年5月16日政令第121号）（最終改正、令和2年3月30日政令第75号） - e-Gov法令検索
  2. ^ 令和2年度一般会計予算 財務省
  3. ^ "Police of Japan". National Police Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ^ Police of Japan, National Police Agency. "POLICE OF JAPAN - NATIONAL POLICE AGENCY | Office of Justice Programs". www.ojp.gov. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ National Police Agency (2018). POLICE OF JAPAN 2018 (Overview of Japanese Police) (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.