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National Police Corps Cuerpo Nacional de Policía | |
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Common name | Policía Nacional |
Abbreviation | CNP |
Motto | "Servicio, Dignidad, Entrega, Lealtad" "Service, Dignity, Dedication, Loyalty" |
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Formed | 3 August 1939 (as Armed Police Corps) 4 December 1978 (formation of current service) 13 March 1986 (current law) |
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National agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Spain |
Operations jurisdiction | Spain |
Population | 47,435,597 |
Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
Governing body | Government of Spain |
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Overseen by | Directorate-General of the Police |
Headquarters | Calle Miguel Ángel, 5, 28039 Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain |
Officers | 74,458 in service (2023) |
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The National Police Corps (Spanish: Cuerpo Nacional de Policía, CNP; [ˈkweɾpo naθjoˈnal de poliˈθi.a]; also known simply as the National Police, Policía Nacional)[1] 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 criminal investigation, judicial, terrorism and immigration matters. 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 they share some duties jointly with Policía Foral (Foruzaingoa).