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National Police Corps Korps Nationale Politie | |
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![]() National Police patch worn by all uniformed employees | |
![]() National Police logo, the diamond in the logo stands for a book of law and the grenade with a flame stands for vigilance.[1] | |
![]() Flag of the Dutch National Police | |
Common name | De nationale Politie (or de Politie) |
Motto | Waakzaam en dienstbaar Watchful and subservient |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 January 2013 (as National Police) |
Preceding agencies | |
Employees | 62,942 (2019) |
Annual budget | 7,306,000,000 EUR (2023) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
National agency | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Operations jurisdiction | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | The Hague |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Justice and Security |
Website | |
https://www.politie.nl |
National Police Corps (Dutch: Korps Nationale Politie), colloquially in English as Dutch National Police or National Police Force, is divided in ten regional units, two national units, the police academy, police services center, and national dispatch center cooperation. The law-enforcement purposes of these agencies are the investigation of suspected criminal activity, referral of the results of investigations to the courts, and the temporary detention of suspected criminals pending judicial action. Law enforcement agencies, to varying degrees at different levels of government and in different agencies, are also commonly charged with the responsibilities of deterring criminal activity and preventing the successful commission of crimes in progress. The police commissioner (eerste hoofdcommissaris) in the Netherlands is Janny Knol since March 1, 2024.[2]
Besides police officers, the Netherlands has about 23,500 peace officers. These officers have a Special Enforcement Officer (SEO) status (Buitengewoon Opsporingsambtenaar) or BOA/Handhaving in Dutch and therefore have police powers (detaining suspects, ask for identification, make an arrest, issue fines within their power of offences and use force). They can be found within the transport police, game wardens and local enforcement agencies. The majority of BOA officers have the authority to carry and use handcuffs which can only be issued to officers who have the power to use force. A few councils also issue their officers, with permission from the Ministry of Justice and Security, police batons, pepper spray and occasionally firearms.
Their task depends on their area of operation. A game warden enforces nature laws, while a local enforcement officer enforces local ordinances and municipal code infractions. In 2018 unions were concerned with the increase of violence against these officers and had decided to make the consideration towards whether they would equip all these officers with the less-lethal weapons, batons and pepper spray, or make them part of the national police force.[3]
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