Federal Police (Belgium)
The Belgian Federal Police (Dutch: Federale Politie; French: Police Fédérale; German: Föderale Polizei) is the national police force of the Kingdom of Belgium. It carries out specialized and supra-local administrative and judicial police operations, and supports local police services when needed. Additionally, the Federal Police is responsible for patrolling and ensuring the safety of the country's highways. The Federal Police has approximately 12,300 officers and civilian personnel.
| Federal Police Federale Politie (Dutch) Police Fédérale (French) Föderale Polizei (German) | |
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English-language logo of the Belgian Federal Police | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 2001 |
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| Employees | 12,262 (9,065 operatives and 3,197 civilian personnel) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Federal agency (Operations jurisdiction) | Belgium |
| Operations jurisdiction | Belgium |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
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| Website | |
| http://www.polfed-fedpol.be/ | |
| Reference for above data. | |
The Federal Police is commanded by General Commissioner (CG) Marc De Mesmaeker, who holds the rank of chief commissioner. He is in charge of the General Commissioner's Office, which comprises three general directorates: the General directorate of the administrative police (DGA), the General directorate of the judicial police (DGJ) and the General directorate of resources and information (DGR). Each general directorate is led by a general director (DG), who also holds the rank of chief commissioner.