Nakong Police Agency
| Nakong Police Agency 內江警察部隊 | |
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| File:Nakong Police Agency badge.svg | |
| Abbreviation | NKPA |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1899 (as Nakong Constabulary) 1955 (unified and renamed) |
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| Employees | 47,670 |
| Legal personality | Police force |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Nakong |
| Size | 40,015.36 km2 (15,450.02 sq mi) |
| Population | 15,901,548 |
| Governing body | Department of State for Public Security |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 1 Police Square Queensport, Nakong |
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| Website | |
| police.nk | |
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| Simplified script | 内江警察部队 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional script | 內江警察部隊 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Nakong police force | ||||||||||||
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The Nakong Police Agency (NKPA; Shangean: 內江警察部隊; Morwall romanization: noi6 gong1 ging2 chaat3 bou6 deui2) is the national police force of Nakong, with responsibility for local policing, tactical response, counter-terrorism, VIP protection and counter-intelligence across the country. Organized into a number of local detachments and national commands, the Nakong Police Agency is a large and decentralized division of the Department of State for Public Security which works closely with the counties and municipalities of Nakong. The commanding officer of the NKPA is Margaret Chan, who has been in office since 2019.
Founded by Estmere in 1899 as the Nakong Constabulary, the force initially was responsible for enforcing colonial law in rural areas of Nakong while urban communities had standalone police forces. During the Great War, the Nakong Constabulary was placed under Estmerish military command and played a key role in the Battle of Nakong. Following the establishment of the Nakong Free State, the Nakong Constabulary was merged with the local police forces of Ningcho, Lin Chow County and Queensport to form the Nakong Police Agency. Following independence in 1958, the Nakong Territorial Defence Regiment colonial militia force also fell under the NKPA's command.
In 1963, the emergence of the East Nakong insurgency resulted in police resources being stretched to the breaking point by ever-mounting counter-insurgency needs. As a result, the quasi-military Special Territorial Branch was spun off as the independent Nakong Autonomous Security Force, ending the NKPA's five-year stint as Nakong's de facto military. During the 1960s and 70s, the NKPA played a major role in dismantling the Shangean unionist movement on the island, during which the agency was accused of engaging in arbitrary detention and other human rights violations. Since the return of peace in the 1980s, the NKPA has largely shed its paramilitary functions and has embarked on a community policing strategy to promote crime reduction.
The Nakong Police Agency is one of four law enforcement agencies in Nakong, together with the National Investigative Agency (which investigates public corruption and organized crime), the Nakong Customs Agency (which manages border control), and the Security Force Provost (which handles military policing). The NKPA also works closely with the Nakong Overseas Security Agency, Nakong's foreign intelligence agency.