Palestine National Police

The Palestine National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية الفلسطينية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah al-falasṭīnīyah) is the national police force of the Republic of Palestine. It is an agency of the Palestinian government subordinate to the Ministry of Interior, functioning as the primary civilian law enforcement agency in the country, with jurisdiction over regular policing in all municipalities and at the national level. The National Police was established in 1948 shortly before the end of the Arab–Israeli War. The National Police handles all normal law enforcement matters in the civilian population; law enforcement in the military is handled by the Military Police Directorate under the Ministry of Defence, while state security and domestic intelligence and counterintelligence is handled by other Ministry of Interior agencies as well as the Joint Security Committee (Emni).

The Palestine National Police is headquartered on El-Jomhoriyeh Boulevard in Sheikh Badr, Jerusalem, near the meeting place of the Palestine Arab Congress. Samakh Najib has served as Director-General of the Palestine National Police since December 2010.

Organisation
The National Police is organised as a directorate of the Ministry of Interior, and uses the same ranking system as the ministry's other security agencies. All organs ultimately fall under the authority of the central apparatus which also has a division responsible for issues of national jurisdiction; however, municipal jurisdiction is granted exclusively to county departments which are answerable to a Police Board made up of the leadership of that county's constituent municipalities, with the central organs responsible for administrative matters and directly handling only trans-county or nation-wide policing. Below is an outline of the structure of the Palestine National Police:

Main Directorate

 * General Inspectorate
 * Operational Support Directorate
 * Criminal Investigation Unit
 * Forensic Identification Unit
 * Forensic Science Unit
 * Accident & Collision Investigation Unit
 * Traffic Safety Unit
 * Administrative & Logistical Support Department
 * Health & Safety Division
 * Personnel Division
 * Human Resources Department
 * Training Academy
 * National Academy of Criminology
 * Finance & Supply Division
 * Hardware Maintenance Department
 * IT Department
 * Accounting Department
 * Legal Division
 * Legal Advisor
 * Claims Department

National Directorate

 * National Division
 * Public Security Department
 * Public Surveillance Unit
 * Operational Security Unit
 * Riot Control Unit
 * Airport Security Department
 * airport detachment
 * Criminal Division
 * Criminal Inspectorate
 * Narcotics Department
 * Organised Crime Department
 * Special Operations Division
 * Rapid Reaction Force

Territorial Directorate

 * North Regional Division
 * Galilee County Dept.
 * Haifa County Dept.
 * Jenin County Dept.
 * Nahariya County Dept.
 * Nazareth County Dept.
 * Mediterranean Regional Division
 * Arish County Dept.
 * Gaza County Dept.
 * Jaffa County Dept.
 * Khan Younis County Dept.
 * Majdal County Dept.
 * Najd County Dept.
 * Netanya County Dept.
 * Rafah County Dept.
 * Sheikh Zoweid County Dept.
 * West Bank Regional Division
 * Beit el-Arab County Dept.
 * Bethlehem County Dept.
 * Deir Yassin County Dept.
 * El-Bireh County Dept.
 * El-Ram County Dept.
 * Hebron County Dept.
 * Jabal el-Baba County Dept.
 * Jerusalem County Dept.
 * Khalidia County Dept.
 * Nablus County Dept.
 * Ramallah County Dept.
 * Tubas County Dept.
 * Tulkarm County Dept.
 * Zahiriya County Dept.
 * Suez Canal Regional Division
 * El-Mallaheh County Dept.
 * El-Qantareh County Dept.
 * Fuad County Dept.
 * Port Said County Dept.
 * Sinai Regional Division
 * Beersheba County Dept.
 * Dahab County Dept.
 * Hassaneh County Dept.
 * Nekhel County Dept.
 * Sharm el-Sheikh County Dept.
 * Taba County Dept.
 * Tour County Dept.

Ranking system
Below is the ranking system used by the Palestine National Police. The lowest rank applies to all civilian staff who are not commissioned officers, while all police officers retain the rank of constable or higher.