| Agencyname: | Romanian Police |
| Nativename: | Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Poliția Română |
| Commonname: | Poliția |
| Abbreviation: | PR |
| Patch: | COA-Politia Romana.svg |
| Patchcaption: | Coat of arms of the Romanian Police |
| Motto: | Latin: Lex et Honor |
| Mottotranslated: | Law and Honour |
| Formed: | 27 December 1989[1] |
| Preceding1: | Miliția |
| Employees: | 45,391 (2007)[2] |
| Budget: | 900 million EUR |
| Country: | Romania |
| Countryabbr: | ROU |
| National: | Yes |
| Police: | Yes |
| Headquarters: | 6 Mihai Vodă street, Bucharest |
| Sworn: | 44,000 |
| Chief1name: | Benone-Marian Matei |
| Chief1position: | Secretary of State, General Inspector |
| Parentagency: | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
The Romanian Police (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Poliția Română, in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /poˈlit͡si.a roˈmɨnə/) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. It is subordinated to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and it is led by a General Inspector with the rank of Secretary of State.[3]
The Romanian Police is responsible for:
General Inspectorate of Romanian Police is the central unit of police in Romania, which manages, guides, supports and controls the activity of the Romanian police units, investigates and analyses very serious crimes related to organized crime, economic, financial or banking criminality, or to other crimes which make the object of the criminal cases investigated by the Prosecutor's Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, and which has any other attributions assigned by law.
The organizational chart of General Inspectorate of Romanian Police includes general directorates, directorates, services and, offices established by the order of the Minister of Internal Affairs.
The General Inspectorate is under the command of a General Inspector appointed by the Minister of Internal Affairs. Since March 2015, the General Inspector of the Police is appointed by the Prime Minister and also holds the rank of Secretary of State.[4]
Under the command of the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police operates a specialized intervention squad, The Independent Service of Special Interventions and Operations.
The Romanian Police is divided into 41 county police inspectorates, corresponding to each county (județ), and the Bucharest General Directorate of Police.
Each county police inspectorate has a rapid reaction unit (Detașamentul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă, Police Rapid Intervention Squad). The similar unit attached to the Bucharest Police is called Serviciul de Poliție pentru Intervenție Rapidă (Police Rapid Intervention Service).
In 2011, the Romanian Police had roughly 10,500 intervention vehicles.[5]
Today, the fleet is composed largely of BMW 3 Series, Dacia Logan, Dacia Duster and Volkswagen Polo vehicles, with Mercedes Vito and Volkswagen Transporter T6 models used by the special forces and border police. Very few old Volkswagen Passat are also in service. The Road/Traffic Police also has BMW motorbikes, Seat, Lotus and Alfa Romeo vehicles, used for road chasing.[6]
In 2020, the Ministry of Interior Affairs acquired 6,744 brand new vehicles which would also feature a new painting scheme, similar to those in Germany or Sweden.[7] These were delivered in autumn 2020 and had been produced at the local Dacia factory in Mioveni. A significant part of the acquired vehicles are Dacia Duster (2018 model year), being the first time a crossover SUV is introduced in the force on a large, nationwide scale and Dacia Logan (2017 model year, newest at the time of acquisition).[8]
In July 2022, following a controversial auction, the General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police finalised the acquisition of 600 BMW 3 Series 320i xDrive Sedan vehicles (2023 model year).[9] [10] [11] These have engines that have a power output of 184 hp (125 kW) and 300Nm torque, 8+1 speed automatic transmissions, all wheel drive, accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds and reach a top speed of 230 km/h.[12] [13] [14] The cars are painted in white and are G20 3 Series LCI models. The specific equipment consists of the new Romanian Police blue-yellow reflective livery, lightbar, additional battery and socket in the trunk, a set of winter tires and extended warranty. The price of each vehicle was €33,200 with the total acquisition being cofinanced by the European Union through the Big Infrastructure Operational Program (Programul Operațional Infrastructură Mare, POIM). Such, 300 vehicles were financed by the EU and 300 by the Romanian State.[15]
In March 2023, the first batch of the vehicles purchased in 2022 was delivered and they were inaugurated with the occasion of the Romaian Police Day event.[16]
The police also uses helicopters for air surveillance and immediate response.[17] The most common manufacturer is Eurocopter.
In 2020, the Romanian Police acquired 25,000 Beretta Px4 pistols, they had entered regular service by the end of 2020.[18] The special services units (S.I.A.S. and S.A.S.) use Glock pistols and HK-MP5[19] submachine guns.
Before 2002, the National Police had military status and a military ranking system (see Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia). In June 2002 it became a civilian police force (one of the first police services in Eastern Europe) and its personnel was structured into two corps:
| Rank | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British Metropolitan Police rank equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestor-general de poliție | Police General-Quaestor | General | Directeur des services actifs | Commissioner | ||
| Chestor-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Quaestor | Lieutenant General | Inspecteur général | Assistant Commissioner | ||
| Chestor principal de poliție | Police Principal Quaestor | Major General | Contrôleur général | Deputy Assistant Commissioner | ||
| Chestor de poliție | Police Quaestor | Brigadier General | Comissaire général | Commander | ||
| Comisar-șef de poliție | Police Chief-Commissioner | Colonel | Commissaire divisionnaire | Chief Superintendent | ||
| Comisar de poliție | Police Commissioner | Lieutenant Colonel | Commissaire de police | Superintendent Grade I | ||
| Subcomisar de poliție | Police Sub-Commissioner | Major | Commandant | Superintendent | ||
| Inspector principal de poliție | Police Principal Inspector | Captain | Capitaine | Chief Inspector | ||
| Inspector de poliție | Police Inspector | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Inspector | ||
| Subinspector de poliție | Police Sub-Inspector | Second Lieutenant | Lieutenant intern | Temporary/Probationary Inspector |
| Rank | Shoulder insignia | Translated as | Military rank equivalent | French police rank equivalent | British police rank equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent-șef principal de poliție | Police Principal Chief Agent | Sergeant Major | Major | Station Sergeant | ||
| Agent-șef de poliție | Police Chief Agent | Master Sergeant | Brigadier-chef | Station Sergeant | ||
| Agent-șef adjunct de poliție | Police Deputy Chief Agent | Sergeant First Class | Brigadier | Sergeant | ||
| Agent principal de poliție | Police Principal Agent | Staff Sergeant | Sous-Brigadier | Acting Sergeant | ||
| Agent de poliție | Police Agent | Sergeant | Gardien de la paix | Constable |