National Police Agency (South Korea)

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width="150" | Hangul width="150" | 국 가 경 찰 청
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The National Police Agency in South Korea is the only police organization in South Korea and is overseen by the National Public Safety Commission. As a national police force it provides all policing services throught the country. The South Korean National Police Agency is headquartered in Seoul and is divided into 14 local police agencies, including the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. Local police agencies are not independent of the national police. There were 96,000 police officers in 2004.

Local police agencies

  • Seoul Police Agency with 31 police stations and 24,736 police officers
  • Busan Police Agency with 14 police stations and 7,736 police officers
  • Daegu Police Agncy with 8 police stations and 4,499 police officers
  • Incheon Police Agency with 8 police stations and 4,437 police officers
  • Ulsan Police Agency with 3 police stations and 1,829 police officers
  • Gyeonggi Police Agency with 30 police stations and 12,483 police officers
  • Gangwon Police Agency with 17 police station and 3,694 police officers
  • Chungbuk (North Chungcheong) Police Agency with 11 police stations and 2,901 police officers
  • Chungnam (South Chungcheong) Police Agency 19 police stations and 5,808 police officers
  • Cheonbuk (North Cheolla) Police Agency with 15 police stations and 4,498 police officers
  • Cheonnam (South Cheolla) Police Agency with 26 police stations and 7,408 police officers
  • Gyeongbuk (North Gyeongsang) Police Agency with 24 police stations and 5,765 police officers
  • Gyeongnam (South Gyeongsang) Police Agency with 22 police stations and 5,589 police officers
  • Jeju Police Agency with 2 police stations and 1,282 police officers

Combat Police

The South Korean combat police are recruited from military conscripts and deal with counterintelligence and riot policing.

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