Police of Poland

Police
*Policja* (Polish)
Police; Policja (Polish)
	Wordmark of Policja
	Badge of Policja
	Polish Police vessels flag
Agency overview
Formed	10 May 1990
Preceding agency	Citizens' Militia;
Employees	150 500
Annual budget	12 billion PLN (2022)
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	PL
Operations jurisdiction	PL
	Jurisdiction of the Policja
Constituting instruments	Act on the Policja, 1990, April 6; Order no. 2 of the Policja's Komendant Główny Policji (Policja Commander in Chief) of 17 January 2006 on the regulations of the Komenda Główna Policji (General Headquarters of Policja);
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Warsaw
Minister responsible	Marcin Kierwiński, Minister of Interior and Administration;
Agency executive	Insp Marek Boroń, Acting Commander-in-Chief;
Units	National Headquarters; 17 regional commands; 5 special units;
Website
	www.policja.pl

The Police (Polish: Policja, [pɔˈlit͡sja] ^ⓘ) is the Polish national civilian police force. It is a primary law enforcement agency in the country, tasked with providing public safety and order, investigating and preventing crime.

Polish Police is headed by the Commander-in-Chief of Police, subordinate to the Minister of Interior and Administration. The Police is supported by municipal forces of city guards, having less legal authority and with jurisdiction only over prosecuting contraventions.

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