National Police of Colombia

National Police of Colombia
*Policía Nacional de Colombia*
National Police of Colombia; Policía Nacional de Colombia
	Emblem of the National Police of Colombia
	Flag of the National Police of Colombia
	Roundel of the National Police of Colombia
Motto	Dios y Patria; God and Fatherland
Agency overview
Formed	November 5, 1891
Employees	140,000 (2018)
Annual budget	US$ 3.6 to 4 billion (Col$49.210 billion) (2008)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Colombia
Operations jurisdiction	Colombia
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Agency executive	William Salamanca, Major General;
Parent agency	Colombian 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
Airbases	5
Website
	policia.gov.co
	Colors: White and Green; March: Hymn of the National Police of Colombia Source:

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.

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^ Articles 216–218, Political Constitution of Colombia Archived June 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[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] ttp://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

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