Police of the Czech Republic

Police of the Czech Republic
Policie České republiky
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AbbreviationPČR
MottoPomáhat a chránit
To Help and to Protect
Agency overview
Formed1991
Preceding agency
Employees40,152[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionCzech Republic
Map of Police of the Czech Republic's jurisdiction
Governing bodyMinistry of the Interior (Czech Republic)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersPresidium of Police, Prague
Agency executive
  • genmjr. Martin Vondrášek, Police President
Website
www.policie.cz

The Police of the Czech Republic (Czech: Policie České republiky) is the national agency in the field of law enforcement in the Czech Republic. It was established on 15 July 1991 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic. The agency is tasked with protecting citizens, property and public order and as of 2015, there were around 40,500 employees.[2] Czech state police cooperates with municipal police departments, which are present in some municipalities.

Czech police squad car, Škoda Octavia, in 2019.
  1. ^ "Počet příslušníků Policie České republiky - Policie České republiky". www.policie.cz. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Chovanec chce na policejní nábor přes deset miliard, Babiš není proti". ČT24 (in Czech). ČT24. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2015.