Kosovo Police

Kosovo Police
  • Policia e Kosovës (Albanian)
    Kosovo Policija or
    Косово Полиција (Serbian)
Insignia of the Kosovo Police
Flag of the Kosovo Police
Agency overview
Formed6 September 1999 (1999-09-06)
Employees14,048
Jurisdictional structure
National agency Kosovo
Operations jurisdiction Kosovo
Size10,887 km2
Population1,602,515
Governing bodyGovernment of Kosovo
Constituting instrument
  • Law on the Police
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byMinistry of Internal Affairs (Kosovo)
HeadquartersRr. Luan Haradinaj, Pristina, Kosovo
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Website
www.kosovopolice.com/en/

The Kosovo Police (Albanian: Policia e Kosovës; Serbian: Косово Полиција, romanizedKosovo Policija) is the national law enforcement agency of Kosovo. It was established in 1999 and took its current form with the 2008 police law. It consists of five departments and eight regional directorates and is represented at the political level by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Public Administration.