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| National Police of Colombia Policía Nacional de Colombia | |
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 Emblem of the National Police of Colombia | |
 Flag of the National Police of Colombia | |
 Roundel of the National Police of Colombia | |
| Motto | Dios y Patria God and Fatherland |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | November 5, 1891 |
| Employees | 140,000 (2018) |
| Annual budget | US$ 3.6 to 4 billion (Col$49.210 billion) (2008)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Colombia |
| Operations jurisdiction | Colombia |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Colombian Ministry of Defense |
| Direcciones | 8
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| Regions and Departmental Commands | List
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| Facilities | |
| Airbases | 5 |
| Website | |
| policia.gov.co | |
| Colors: White and Green March: Hymn of the National Police of Colombia Source:[2] | |
The National Police of Colombia (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Colombia) is the national police force of the Republic of Colombia. Although the National Police is not part of the Military Forces of Colombia (Army, Navy, and Aerospace Force), it constitutes along with them the "Public Force"[3] and is also controlled by the Ministry of Defense. The National Police is the only civilian police force in Colombia. The force's official functions are to protect the Colombian nation, enforce the law by constitutional mandate, maintain and guarantee the necessary conditions for public freedoms and rights and to ensure peaceful cohabitation among the population.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-06-21. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/descargas/Documentos_Home/Balance_Mindefensa_2007_2008.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Articles 216–218, Political Constitution of Colombia Archived June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine