National Police Corps

The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; ; also known simply as the National Police, Policía Nacional) is the national civilian police force of Spain. The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibility of the Civil Guard, the Spanish national gendarmerie force. The CNP operates under the authority of Spain's Ministry of the Interior. They mostly handle public safety, criminal investigation, judicial, terrorism and immigration matters, having also the exclusive responsibility for national ID cards and passports. The powers of the National Police Corps varies according to the autonomous community. For example, the Ertzaintza and the Mossos d'Esquadra are the primary police agencies in the Basque Country and Catalonia, respectively. In Navarre and Canary Islands, they share some duties jointly with Policía Foral (Foruzaingoa) and Policia Canaria.