Namibian Police Force

Namibian Police Force
Abbreviation	NAMPOL
Agency overview
Formed	1990
Preceding agency	South-West African Police
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Namibia
Map of Namibian Police Force's jurisdiction.
Size	825,615 km²
Constituting instruments	Constitution of the Republic of Namibia 1990 Namibian Police act 19 of 1990
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Windhoek
Website
www.nampol.gov.na

The Namibian Police Force was established by the Namibian Constitution and enacted through and act of parliament Act 19 of 1990. The Namibian Police Force replaced the South-West African Police.^[1]

Organization

The force is headed by an Inspector General Who holds the rank of Lieutenant General. The Inspector General is Deputised by two Deputy Inspector Generals who both hold the rank of Major General. The two Deputy Inspector General are responsible for Administration and Operations.^[2]

Divisions/Directorates

• Communications
• Finance
• Gender & Welfare
• Human Resources
• Internal Investigation
• Procurement & Logistics
• Training & Development
• FPPD Directorate
• Traffic Law Enforcement
• Airwing Directorate
• Special Reserve Force
• Operations Directorate
• VIPP Directorate
• Special Field Force
• Special Branch
• Explosive
• Public Relations
• Crime Investigation
• National Forensic Science
• Agronomic & Animal Husbandry
• Special Operations
• Principal Staff

Regional Commands

All police operations in Namibia's 14 Regions are headed by a regional commander with the rank of Commissioner. The Khomas region hosting the seat of Government and Capital City is an exception as the Regional Commander is a Major General.^[3]

Ranks

Ranks:

• Inspector General/Lieutenant General
• Deputy Inspector General/Major General
• Commissioner
• Deputy Commissioner
• Chief Inspector
• Inspector
• Warrant Officer Class 1
• Warrant Officer Class 2
• Sergeant Class 1
• Sergeant Class 2
• Constable

Air Wing Directorate

The Namibian Police Force operate a fleet of 3 helicopters.^[4]

Helicopters

• 1 Eurocopter EC145 Helicopter
• 2 Eurocopter AS350 Helicopter

References

1. http://www.nampol.gov.na/history
2. http://www.nampol.gov.na/organogram
3. "Promoted Shilunga to head Khomas cops". Namibian Sun. www.namibiansun.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
4. "Namibia Police Force". Helis.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.

External links

• Namibian Police Force Homepage

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Library of Congress Country Studies.