Police of Russia

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Police of Russia Полиция России
Patch of the Police of Russia
Emblem of the Police of Russia
Badge of the Police of Russia
Flag of the Police of Russia
Common name	Police of Russia
Abbreviation	Russian Police
Motto	Служим России, служим закону! (We serve Russia, we serve the law!)
Agency overview
Formed	June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718
Preceding agencies	Militsiya Police Ministry
Employees	750,000 (2018)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency (Operations jurisdiction)	RUS
Operations jurisdiction	RUS
Map of the Federal districts of Russia
Size	17,075,400 km2 (6,592,800 sq mi)
Population	143,030,106[2]
Legal jurisdiction	Federal law "On Police"
Governing body	Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia)
Constituting instrument	Law "On Police"
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	State Duma's Security Committee
Headquarters	Zhitnaya 6, Okhotny Ryad, Moscow
Appointment by the President of Russia responsible	Vladimir Kolokoltsev, Minister of the Interior
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior
Child agencies	Patrol police Traffic police Criminal police Transport police
Notables
Anniversary	November 10, 1918
Website
en.mvd.ru

The Police of Russia (Russian: Полиция России, romanized: Politsiya Rossii) is the national law enforcement agency in Russia, operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs from September 8, [O.S. 20] 1802. It was established on June 7, [O.S. 18] 1718 by decree of Peter the Great, and in 2011, it replaced the Militsiya, the former police service.

The Police of Russia operates according to the law “On police” (Закон "о полиции"),^[3] as approved by the Federal Assembly, and subsequently signed into law on February 7, 2011, by the then President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev.