Slovak Police Force

The Slovak Police Force (SPF), officially the Police Force (Slovak: Policajný zbor), is the national police force of Slovakia.

Slovak Police Force
Policajný zbor
Agency overview
Formed1993
Jurisdictional structure
National agencySlovakia
Operations jurisdictionSlovakia
Size48,845 km2
Population5.429 million
Operational structure
HeadquartersBratislava, Slovakia
Agency executive
  • Štefan Hamran (interim)[1], President
Facilities
StationsMain Headquarters: 1
Regional Headquarters: 8
District Headquarters: 53
Total: 62

The Force is part of and extremely active in both Europol and Interpol. In the recent years the force has been involved in international crime much more than years past.[2]

Along with serving in Slovakia, the Force along with the Customs Administration of the Slovak Republic has been active in neighbouring European countries as well, including Austria, Hungary and Poland.

History

The independent police force in Slovakia was established on 1 March 1991 under the name of Police Force of the Slovak Republic (Slovak: Policajný zbor Slovenskej republiky) by renaming the Slovak part of the Public Security (Slovak: Verejná bezpečnosť).

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in the end of 1992, the agency was renamed to Police Force (Slovak: Policajný zbor) in effect from 1 September 1993.[3][4] However, in its logo, the old name has still been used.

Equipment

Vehicles
Mounted police in Bratislava

The SPF operated the following fleet of vehicles:

Aircraft
  • Bell 429 - four ordered, 2 delivery with one hull loss in 2017.[5]

Weapons
A Glock 17

Uniform
An Officer on duty

Typical SPF uniforms consist of a black or dark green beret. The vest, shirt or jacket will have Polícia scripted on the reverse. A tactical belt and black slacks follow. Black combat boots or shoes depending on region or rank.

Weather also plays a key role, officers typically opt for short sleeves in summer and spring and long sleeve or jackets during the winter months. Uniforms are typically unisex and do not vary from male to female.

Presidents
Main article: List of Presidents of the Slovak Police Force

Branches

Branches within include:

  • Organized Crime Bureau
  • Judicial and Criminal Police Bureau and the Border and Aliens Police Bureau
  • Traffic Police
  • Railway Police
  • Riot Railway Police
  • Financial Police
  • Riot Police
    • Police Emergency Units of Riot Police departments of the Regional Police Headquarters of the Police Force (Slovak: Pohotovostné policajné útvary OPP KR PZ)
    • Special protection department of the Office for protection of state officials and diplomatic missions (Slovak: Odbor špeciálnej ochrany Úradu pre ochranu ústavných činiteľov a diplomatických misií MV SR)
  • Criminal Police
  • Border and Foreigner Police
  • Toll Police

References
  1. "Hamran sa dočasne ujal vedenia polície (Written in Slovak)". msmesk. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  2. "Slovakia agencies and police forces". Europol.eu. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  3. Šteinbach, Miroslav (2001). Dvacet let Policie České republiky (in Czech). Prague: Muzeum Policie České republiky. pp. 6–11. ISBN 978-80-260-0974-0.
  4. "171/1993 Z. z." slov-lex.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. "Bell 429 in Letecký útvar Ministerstva vnútra Slovenskej Republiky".
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