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| Navajo Nation Police | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1872 |
| Employees | 549 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | USA |
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| Map of Navajo Nation Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 27,000 square miles (70,000 km2) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Window Rock, Arizona |
| Police Officers | 210 |
| Civilians | 279 |
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| Website | |
| https://npd.navajo-nsn.gov/ | |
The Navajo Nation Police (formerly known as the Navajo Tribal Police) is the law enforcement agency on the Navajo Nation in the Southwestern United States. It is under the Navajo Division of Public Safety. It is headed by a Chief of Police, six Police Captains and eight Police Lieutenants. It includes: Internal Affairs, Patrol, K-9 Unit, Police diving, Tactical Operations Team, Traffic Unit, Fiscal management, Recruitment, and Training Divisions. The Navajo Nation Police are responsible for seven districts: Chinle, Crownpoint, Dilkon, Kayenta, Shiprock, Tuba City, and Window Rock. There are also several substations in each district ranging from one-man substations or up to five officers each. Currently, there are 210 sworn police officers (134 patrol), 28 criminal investigators, and 279 civilians acting as support staff for the department. There are approximately 1.9 police officers per 1,000 people[citation needed] and one officer is responsible for patrolling 70 square miles (180 km2) of reservation land. The Navajo Nation Police are funded by federal contracts and grants and general Navajo Nation funds. This police department is one of only two large Native American police Departments with more than 100 sworn officers in the United States (the other is the Oglala Lakota Nation's police department).[1]