Palestinian Civil Police Force

Palestinian Civil Police الشرطة المدنية الفلسطينية
Abbreviation	PCP
Agency overview
Formed	May 4, 1994
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	State of Palestine
Operations jurisdiction	Palestinian Authority, State of Palestine
Governing body	Palestinian Security Services
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Police Officers	9,213
Elected officer responsible	Ziad Hab al-Rih, Minister of the Interior
Agency executives	Major General Yousef al-Helou, Chief of Police (West Bank) Major General Mahmoud Salah, Chief of Police (Gaza Strip)
Parent agency	Palestinian Security Services
Facilities
Stations	68
Website
https://www.palpolice.ps/en

The Palestinian Civil Police Force (Arabic: الشرطة المدنية الفلسطينية, al-Shurtah al-Madaniyah al-Filistiniyah) is the Civil Police organization tasked with traditional law enforcement duties in the autonomous territory governed by the Palestinian National Authority. The Civil Police is a part of the Palestinian Security Services. Since the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip the control of the Civil Police in Gaza was placed under the jurisdiction of Hamas.^[1][2]