Palestine National Police

The Palestine National Police (Arabic: الشرطة الوطنية الفلسطينية ash-shurṭah al-waṭanīyah al-falasṭīnīyah) is an agency of the Palestinian government subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. It is 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. Municipal departments are subordinated to county-level departments, ultimately falling under the authority of the central apparatus which also has a division responsible for issues of national jurisdiction. Below is an outline of the structure of the Palestine National Police:

Main Directorate

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

National Directorate

 * National Division
 * Public Security Department
 * State Inspectorate
 * 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

 * Regional Division "A" (Jerusalem–Jaffa)
 * county department
 * municipal department
 * (precinct)
 * Regional Division "B" (Gaza)
 * county department
 * municipal department
 * (precinct)
 * Regional Division "J" (Sinai–Negeb)
 * county department
 * municipal department
 * (precinct)
 * Regional Division "D" (Suez Canal)
 * county department
 * municipal department
 * (precinct)
 * Regional Division "H" (North)
 * county department
 * municipal department
 * (precinct)

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.