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| Police of Russia Полиция России | |
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| Common name | Police of Russia |
| Abbreviation | Russian Police |
| Motto | Служим России, служим закону! (We serve Russia, we serve the law!) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718 |
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| Employees | 900,000 (2023)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | RUS |
| Operations jurisdiction | RUS |
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| Size | 17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi) |
| Population | 143,030,106[2] |
| Legal jurisdiction | Federal law "On Police" |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) |
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| Overseen by | State Duma's Security Committee |
| Headquarters | Zhitnaya 6, Okhotny Ryad, Moscow |
| Appointment by the President of Russia responsible | |
| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior |
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The Police of Russia (Russian: Полиция России, romanized: Politsiya Rossii) is the national law enforcement agency of Russia, operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs from September 8, [O.S. 20] 1802. It was established on June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718 by decree of Peter the Great, and in 2011, it replaced the Militsiya, the former police service.
The Police of Russia operates according to the law “On police” (Закон "о полиции"),[3] as approved by the Federal Assembly, and subsequently signed into law on February 7, 2011, by the then President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev.