The Police of Serbia ( sr, Полиција Србије, Policija Srbije), formally the Police of the Republic of Serbia ( sr, Полиција Републике Србије, Policija Republike Srbije), commonly abbreviated to Serbian Police ( sr, Српска полиција, Srpska policija), is the national

civilian police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

force of the

Republic of Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

. The Serbian Police is responsible for all local and national

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. The term ...

. It is under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of Internal Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

. The General Police Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has 15 organizational units and 27 Regional Police Directorates.

Organization

The Ministry's General Police Directorate operates five separate departments, the: *Department for Organization, Prevention and Community Policing, *Department for Public Peace and Order and Other Police Affairs, *Department for Special Actions, Intervention Police Formation, Defense Preparations and Reserve Preparation, *Department for Control of Legitimacy of Work, and *Department for Staffing, Improvement and Police Equipping. There are 161 local police stations across the country, 62 border patrol stations and 49 traffic police stations. As of August 2016, the Serbian Police has a total of 28,266 of uniformed officers, while a total of 42,817 are employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Of those, 70.2% have secondary education, while 27.8% have higher or high education.

Special units

* Gendarmery * Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) * Helicopter unit

Education and training

The law enforcement education in Serbia is the provider for the Basic Police Training Centre and the Criminal and Police Academy's. Within the Training Centre there are local educational centres in:

Makiš Makiš ( sr, Макиш) is a forest and an urban neighborhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica. Location Makiš is bordered by the Sava river and Sava Lake to the west and north, Čuk ...

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 mi ...

, Kula, Klisa, Petrovo Selo, Jasenovo, Mitrovo Polje and Kuršumlijska Banja.

Vehicles

Motor vehicles

This is a list of vehicles used by Serbian Police: *

BMW F10 The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series consists of the BMW F10 (sedan version), BMW F11 (wagon version, marketed as ''Touring'') and BMW F07 (fastback version, marketed as ''Gran Turismo'') executive cars and were produced by BMW from Januar ...

* Dacia Duster *

Fiat Ducato The Fiat Ducato is a light commercial vehicle jointly developed by FCA Italy and PSA Group (currently Stellantis), and mainly manufactured by Sevel, a joint venture between the two companies since 1981. It has also been sold as the Citroën C25, ...

Fiat 500L The Fiat 500L is a car manufactured by Fiat under the FCA Serbia joint venture and marketed globally since its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It is classified as a Mini MPV. Based on a variant of the ''FCA Small Wide platform'', th ...

Fiat Grande Punto The Fiat Punto is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 ...

* Fiat Tipo (2015) * Hyundai i20 *

Iveco Stralis The Iveco Stralis is a heavy-duty truck produced by the Italian manufacturer Iveco between 2002-2019. The Stralis replaced the EuroStar and EuroTech models; it covers the range above the Eurocargo, between 19 and 44 tonnes. The fire version of ...

* Jeep Renegade *

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter is a light commercial vehicle (van) built by Mercedes-Benz Group AG of Stuttgart, Germany as a large van, chassis cab, minibus, and pickup truck. In the past, the Sprinter had been sold under the Mercedes-Benz, Dod ...

* Mitsubishi Outlander *

Mitsubishi ASX The Mitsubishi ASX (abbreviation of "Active Sports Crossover") is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by the Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Motors. During its introduction, it was slotted below the Outlander in Mitsubishi's crossover SUV lin ...

Peugeot 208 The Peugeot 208 is a supermini car (B-segment in Europe) produced by the French automaker Peugeot. Unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012 and positioned below bigger 308 and above smaller 108. The 208 replaced the 207 in 2012, and the c ...

Peugeot 308 The Peugeot 308 is a small family car produced by French automaker Peugeot. It was unveiled in June 2007, and launched in September 2007. The 308 replaced the 307, and positioned below the 508 and above the smallest 208. The 308 is followed by ...

Peugeot Boxer Peugeot (, , ) is a French brand of automobiles owned by Stellantis. The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was founded in 1810, with a steel foundry that soon started making hand tools and kitchen equipment, and then ...

Toyota Land Cruiser The (also sometimes spelled as LandCruiser) is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. It is Toyota's longest running series of models. , the sales of the Land Cruiser totalled more than ...

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 The Volkswagen Golf (Mk7) is a small family car ( C-segment) produced by German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen, as the seventh generation of the Golf and the successor to the Golf Mk6. It was introduced in Berlin on 4 September 2012, before ...

Škoda Fabia The Škoda Fabia is a supermini car produced by Czech manufacturer Škoda Auto since 1999. It is the successor of the Škoda Felicia, which was discontinued in 2001. The Fabia was available in hatchback, estate (named Fabia Combi) and saloon ...

* Škoda Karoq * Škoda Rapid * Škoda Octavia Mk3 Facelift *

Škoda Scala The Škoda Scala is a small family car or compact hatchback manufactured by Czech automaker Škoda Auto. The car is intended to fit between the Fabia and the Octavia, and to be a competitor to the cars in the C-segment hatchback segment. The ...

Škoda Superb The Škoda Superb is a large family car that has been produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto since 2001. The first generation of the modern Superb, produced from 2001 to 2008, was based on the VW B5 PL45+ platform. The second gene ...

Škoda Yeti The Škoda Yeti (codenamed ''Typ'' 5L)ETKA, accessed 27 January 2010 is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Czech car manufacturer Škoda Auto and introduced at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, as the carmaker's first entry into the SUV market. ...

Zastava Skala Zastava Skala (), also known as Yugo Skala (), is a generic name for a family of cars built by Serbian manufacturer Zastava Automobili. Based on a Fiat 128 sedan, it was introduced in 1971 and sold as Zastava (Yugo) 128 with a restyled rear panel ...

Armored Vehicles

* BOV (APC) - 19+ * BOV M11 - 12 * BOV-3 - 2+ * BOV M16 Milos - 2+ *

Lazar 3 The Lazar 3 is the latest version of the Lazar armored vehicle family of armed personnel carriers, designed for various applications and missions. It is designed and produced by Yugoimport SDPR. History On March 20, 2021, procurement contract ...

- 12 *

Land Rover Defender The Land Rover Defender (initially introduced as the Land Rover 110 / One Ten, and in 1984 joined by the Land Rover 90 / Ninety, plus the new, extra-length Land Rover 127 in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pick-up truck, pickup ...

Armored *

TAM 110 T7 B/BV TAM 110 T7 B/BV is a general purpose off-road lorry made by Yugoslav (today Slovenian) vehicle manufacturer Tovarna avtomobilov Maribor (TAM). The four-wheel drive lorry is designed for transport of personnel, weapons and material as for tractio ...

Ris

Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H145M The Eurocopter EC145 (now Airbus Helicopters H145) is a twin-engine light utility helicopter developed and manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. Originally designated as the ''BK 117'', the H145 is based upon the MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 C1, which b ...

- 4 * Airbus Helicopters H215 - 3 *

Aérospatiale Gazelle The Aérospatiale Gazelle (company designations SA 340, SA 341 and SA 342) is a French five-seat helicopter, commonly used for light transport, scouting and light attack duties. It is powered by a single Turbomeca Astazou turbine engine and wa ...

- 4 *

Bell 206 The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- and twin-engined helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec, plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter prog ...

- 4 *

Sikorsky S-76 The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-size commercial utility helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It is the company's first helicopter specifically developed for the civilian market. The S-76 ...

- 1

Gallery

File:BMW_F10_Serbian_Police.jpg, Highway Police File:Peugeot Boxer 330 Lihi of Serbian Police.JPG, Peugeot Van File:Mitsubishi_RVR_police.jpg, Road Unit Police File:Toyota_of_Serbian_Police.jpg, Belgrade 92 Rapid Response File:Ww_golf_6_police.jpg, Volkswagen Border Police File:Serbia police car 05.JPG, Volkswagen Golf Mk6

References

External links

Police DirectorateMinistry of Internal AffairsOrganigram of the Ministry of InteriorOSCE Study on policing in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- by Richard Monk (2001)
OSCE Report ''Police Reform in Serbia: Towards the Creation of a Modern and Accountable Police Service''
- by Mark Downes (2004)
OSCE Report ''Policing the Economic Transition in Serbia: An assessment of the Serbian Police Service's capacities to fight economic crime''
- by Reto Brunhart and Novak Gajić (2005)
Police Reform in Serbia: Five Years Later
- by Branka Bakic and Novak Gajic (2006) {{Police Law enforcement in Serbia National Central Bureaus of Interpol