National Police Corps (Noordenstaat)
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| National Police Corps Korps Rijkspolitie | |
|---|---|
 Rijkspolitie logo | |
 Rijkspolitie badge | |
| Common name | Rijkspolitie |
| Abbreviation | NSPOL |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1921 |
| Preceding agency |
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| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Noordenstaat |
| Operations jurisdiction | Noordenstaat |
| Size | 1,149,700 km2 |
| Population | 127,224,534 |
| Governing body | Ministry of Justice and National Security |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Koninstad, Noordenstaat |
| Officers | 260,500 |
| Civilians | 20,000 |
| Departments | 10
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| Regions | 12 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 2400 |
| Website | |
| rijkspolitie.gov.ns | |
The National Police Corps (Dutch: Korps Rijkspolitie) is the national police force of Noordenstaat. The National Police Corps was founded in 1921 after the dissolution of the Commonwealth of Noordenstaat-Scanonia and disbanding of the preceding Royal Commonwealth Constabulary. The Corps is organised in 12 regional units (Regiokorpsen) with several departments serving on a national level. Ministry of Justice and National Security is the governing body of the National Police Corps.
History
Organisation
Noordenstaater police was, from 1921 to 1970 organised in regional constabularies (Dutch regiokorpsen) as operational units, and the National Constabulary (Dutch: Korps landelijke politiediensten) which served as a central administrative unit without its own operational units. Since 1970 reform, the National Police Corps is centralised under the Ministry of Justice and National Security, with 10 departments and 12 provincial units (Dutch: provinciale eenheid) which are further divided into municipal units (Dutch: gemeente eenheid).