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| National Police of Panama Policía Nacional de Panamá | |
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 National Police of Panama emblem | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | April 14, 1935 February 14, 1990 |
| Annual budget | B/.393,914,912 (2020)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Panama |
| Operations jurisdiction | Panama |
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| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Ministry of Public Security |
| Sworn members | approx. 20,547 officers (2019)[3] |
| Unsworn members | approx. 1,100 personnel (2012)[4] |
| Elected officer responsible |
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| Agency executives | |
| Parent agency | Panamanian Public Forces |
| Website | |
| www | |
The National Police of Panama (Spanish: Policía Nacional de Panamá) is the national police of Panama, under the Panamanian Public Forces. Established by the National Police Act No. 18 of June 3, 1997,[contradictory] it is responsible for maintaining public order nationwide. The National Police, together with the National Aeronaval Service, National Border Service, Institutional Protection Service, and National Migration Service, make up the Public Forces. Since 2010, the National Police has reported to the President through the Minister of Public Security.
The National Police's emergency telephone number is 104 and is free of charge nationwide.
- ^ http://www.policia.gob.pa/Art_10_2.html
- ^ Le Organica de la Policia Nacional (PDF) (18) (in Spanish). República de Panamá Órgano Ejecutivo. 1997.
- ^ "Memory2019" (PDF). policia.gob.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Donadio 2013, p. 145.
- ^ a b c "Institucion". policia.gob.pa. Retrieved 25 June 2020.