National Police of Colombia

National Police of Colombia
Policía Nacional de Colombia
Emblem of the National Police of Colombia
Emblem of the National Police of Colombia
Flag of the National Police of Colombia
Flag of the National Police of Colombia
Roundel of the National Police of Colombia
Roundel of the National Police of Colombia
MottoDios y Patria
God and Fatherland
Agency overview
FormedNovember 5, 1891
Employees140,000 (2018)
Annual budgetUS$ 3.6 to 4 billion (Col$49.210 billion) (2008)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyColombia
Operations jurisdictionColombia
General nature
Operational structure
Agency executive
Parent agencyColombian Ministry of Defense
Direcciones
8
  • Seguridad Ciudadana
  • Carabineros y Seguridad Rural
  • Investigación Criminal
  • Inteligencia Policial
  • Antinarcóticos
  • Protección y Servicios Especiales
  • Antisecuestro y Antiextorsión
  • Tránsito y Transporte
Regions and Departmental Commands
List
  • 5 Metropolitan Police
  • 32 Department (State) Police
  • 8 Police Regions
Facilities
Airbases5
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.

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/descargas/Documentos_Home/Balance_Mindefensa_2007_2008.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ Articles 216–218, Political Constitution of Colombia Archived June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine