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| Dominican National Police Policía Nacional Dominicana | |
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 Dominican National Police Emblem | |
| Common name | Policía Nacional |
| Abbreviation | PN |
| Motto | Ley y Orden Law and Order |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | March 2, 1936 |
| Employees | 36,968 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Dominican Republic |
| Operations jurisdiction | Dominican Republic |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Palacio de la Policía Nacional |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Interior and Police |
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| Website | |
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The Dominican National Police (Spanish: Policía Nacional Dominicana) is the national police force of the Dominican Republic. It is the largest police force in the Dominican Republic under the control of the Ministry of Interior and Police. Ranks and insignia are similar to those of the Dominican Army.
Its main function is to protect the Dominican nation, enforce the law by constitutional mandate to maintain and guarantee the necessary conditions for public freedoms and rights and to ensure peaceful cohabitation among the population.