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Israel Police (משטרת ישראל)
Israel Police (משטרת ישראל) is Israel's national police force under the Ministry of National Security, headed by the Police Commissioner in Jerusalem. It has seven districts including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and Judea and Samaria, with Border Guard, Traffic, and Lahav 433 units.
Japan Coast Guard
The Japan Coast Guard (海上保安庁, Kaijō Hoan-chō) is Japan's maritime law enforcement and rescue agency, established in 1948 and now an external agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Karnataka Police
Karnataka State Police (KSP), also Mysore State Police, is Karnataka's state law enforcement agency under the Karnataka Police Act 1963, headquartered in Bengaluru, headed by the DG & IGP, with 6 commissionerates and 7 ranges.
Kerala Police (കേരള പോലീസ്)
Kerala Police (കേരള പോലീസ്) is the state police force of Kerala, India, formed in 1956, headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, headed by DGP Ravada Azad Chandra Sekhar, with 19 police districts, ERSS 112, and the 2026 Operation Toofan anti-narcotics drive.
Law enforcement in Italy
Law enforcement in Italy (Polizia di Stato, Carabinieri, Guardia di Finanza): national forces with countrywide jurisdiction, reorganized by Law 121/1981, coordinated by prefects and engaged in anti-mafia and EU cooperation.
Law enforcement in Japan
Law enforcement in Japan: 47 prefectural police forces under the National Police Agency and National Public Safety Commission, per the 1954 Police Law; koban system, 23-day custody, and 2026 reforms.
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
Law enforcement in the UK is delivered by 45 territorial police forces (43 in England and Wales, Police Scotland, PSNI) plus national bodies like the NCA and specialist forces such as the BTP, CNC and MoD Police, founded on the 1829 Metropolitan Police model and facing major 2026 reform.
Maharashtra Police (महाराष्ट्र पोलीस सेवा)
Maharashtra Police, also known as Maharashtra State Police, is the law enforcement agency of the Indian state of Maharashtra, headquartered in Mumbai under the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951.
Medjay
The Medjay (mḏꜢy) were Eastern Desert nomads known to Egypt from Dynasty 6 who became, by the New Kingdom, the elite desert-police force guarding capitals, royal tombs, and borders; not the Pan-Grave culture.
Metropolitan Police
The Metropolitan Police (Met) is Greater London's territorial police force, founded 1829 by Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829 with 895 constables, now leading UK counter-terrorism policing and overseen by MOPAC, the Home Secretary and the Mayor of London.
Militsiya
Militsiya (милиция) was the regular police force of the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia until 2011, when the Law on Police renamed it politsiya; a centralized, party-controlled MVD force known for inflated crime clear-up rates.
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)
Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD, МВД России), founded 1802, Russia's federal police ministry under presidential control; Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev; oversees police, migration, road safety; criticized over torture.
Narcotics Control Bureau
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), India's central nodal drug law enforcement agency, created 17 March 1986 under Section 4(3) of the NDPS Act, 1985; under the Ministry of Home Affairs since 2003; coordinates NCORD, ANTFs, and international drug conventions.
National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Philippine investigative agency under the DOJ, founded 1936 and modeled on the US FBI; investigates crimes, keeps criminal records, issues NBI clearances, and is led by Director Melvin Matibag.
National Crime Agency
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is the UK law enforcement agency leading the fight against serious and organised crime. Established by the Crime and Courts Act 2013, replacing SOCA, led by a Director General, inspected by HMICFRS.
National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency
National Cyber Crimes Investigation Agency (NCCIA), Pakistan's federal cybercrime investigator under PECA section 29, established May 3, 2024, replacing the FIA Cyber Crime Wing; Ministry of Interior body with police-grade powers, 2,902 arrests in 2025, and criticism over use against journalists.
National Police (France)
The National Police (Police nationale) is France's principal civilian police force, created by the 1966 law, under the Interior Ministry, with over 150,000 staff handling 80% of serious crime alongside the military gendarmerie.
National Police Service
National Police Service (NPS): Kenya's national police force under Article 243 of the 2010 Constitution, commanded by an Inspector-General, comprising the Kenya Police Service, Administration Police Service, and Directorate of Criminal Investigations; distinct from South Africa's SAPS and the proposed UK National Police Service.
New South Wales Police Force
New South Wales Police Force, NSW Police Force, is the police service of NSW, Australia, formed 1 March 1862 from colonial forces and tracing to the 1789 Night Watch; governed by the Police Act 1990, headquartered at Parramatta.
Nigeria Police Force
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is Nigeria's principal, federally controlled law enforcement agency under an Inspector-General, formed by the 1930 merger of regional colonial forces, marked by documented corruption and SARS abuses, and now facing state-police decentralization.
OMON (ОМОН)
OMON (ОМОН) is a Russian special-purpose riot police unit created by MVD order on 3 October 1988, expanded across the USSR and Russia, and transferred to Rosgvardia in 2016; Belarus maintains a same-named riot police force.
Operation Paget
Operation Paget was the Metropolitan Police criminal inquiry (2004–2006), led by Lord Stevens, into conspiracy allegations around the 1997 Paris deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales, and Dodi Al Fayed; its 832-page report found no conspiracy and a tragic accident.
Operation Toofan
Operation Toofan ("The Narco Hunt", ഓപ്പറേഷൻ തൂഫാൻ) is a statewide anti-narcotics campaign in Kerala, India, led by the Kerala Police and launched by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on June 2, 2026.
Philippine National Police
Philippine National Police (PNP), Pulis ng Pilipinas: national civilian police force under the DILG, created by RA 6975 in 1991 from the PC/INP; about 232,000 members, NAPOLCOM oversight, eight focus crimes, and drug-war accountability controversies.
Podocheong
Podocheong, also shortened to Pocheong, was the representative security institution of late Joseon Korea, arresting thieves and interrogating criminals from King Jungjong's reign until its abolition in 1894.
Police community support officer
Police community support officer (PCSO), a uniformed police staff role in England and Wales created by the Police Reform Act 2002; limited powers, no arrest power; 7,259 FTE in March 2026, down from a 2010 peak of 16,918.
Police of Russia (Полиция России)
Police of Russia (Полиция России), the national police under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, renamed from the militia by the 2011 Law on Police; known for the Medvedev reform and documented torture in custody.
Police ranks of the Philippines
The police ranks of the Philippines are the sixteen ranks of the Philippine National Police, from Police General to Patrolman/Patrolwoman, set by Republic Act No. 11200 in 2019.
Police Scotland
Police Scotland is the national police force of Scotland, formed 1 April 2013 by merging eight regional forces under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, overseen by the Scottish Police Authority with a £1.7 billion 2026/27 budget.
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is the police force for Northern Ireland, formed in 2001 to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary as part of the Patten reforms.