Police of Russia
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.
Police of Russia
Полиция России
Police of Russia
Russian Police
Служим России, служим закону!
(We serve Russia, we serve the law!)
June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718
750,000 (2018)[1]
17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi)
143,030,106[2]
Federal law "On Police"
- Law "On Police"
State Duma's Security Committee
Zhitnaya 6, Okhotny Ryad, Moscow
Patrol police
Traffic police
Criminal police
Transport police
- November 10, 1918
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.
Patch of affiliation to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia
Transport Police Patch
