Panamanian National Police

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National Police of Panama Policía Nacional de Panamá
National Police of Panama emblem
Agency overview
Formed	April 14, 1935 February 14, 1990
Annual budget	B/.393,914,912 (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Panama
Operations jurisdiction	Panama
Constituting instrument	National Police Act, 1997[2]
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	Ministry of Public Security
Sworn members	approx. 20,547 officers (2019)[3]
Unsworn members	approx. 1,100 personnel (2012)[4]
Elected officer responsible	Juan Manuel Pino Forero, Minister of Public Security[5]
Agency executives	Jorge Miranda Molina, Director General[5] Alexis Muñoz, Deputy Director General[5]
Parent agency	Panamanian Public Forces
Website
www.policia.gob.pa

The National Police of Panama (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Panamá) is the national police of Panama, under the Panamanian Public Forces. Established by the National Police Act No. 18 of June 3, 1997,^{[contradictory]} it is responsible for maintaining public order nationwide. The National Police, together with the National Aeronaval Service, National Border Service, Institutional Protection Service, and National Migration Service, make up the Public Forces. Since 2010, the National Police has reported to the President through the Minister of Public Security.

The National Police's emergency telephone number is 104 and is free of charge nationwide.