Kyiv Police
The Main Department of Internal Affairs of the city of Kyiv (Ukrainian: ГУМВС України в м. Києві – Головне управління МВС України в м. Києві) was established in 1858 in Kyiv as the Kyiv Municipal Police (Київська міська поліція). It is the largest municipal police force in Ukraine, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation in Ukrainian capital. The Kyiv Police is one of the oldest police departments in Ukraine. Its headquarters are located at Volodymyr Street 15 in Kyiv.
| Main Department of Internal Affairs of Kyiv Головне управління МВС України в м. Києві | |
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 Patch of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kyiv | |
| Common name | Kyiv Police |
| Abbreviation | GUMVS Kyiv |
| Motto | Безпека народу – найвищий Закон Secure The People – The Highest Law |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1858 |
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| Employees | ~50,000 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Size | 840 km2 |
| Population | 2,869,361 |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 15 Vladimir St., Shevchenko Raion |
| Police Officers | 10,000 (2010) |
| Head of Kyiv Police responsible |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Internal Affairs (Ukraine) |
| Website | |
| Official Site | |
The Kyiv Police is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVS); the police is also subordinate to the Kyiv government. The main responsibilities are internal security, human rights and freedoms, suppression and detection of crime, and protection of public order.
The police is headed by the chief, who is appointed and removed from office by Presidential decree on the recommendation of the Minister of Internal Affairs. Before he suggests a nomination, the president consults the mayor of Kyiv. The police is overseen by the MVS and the government of Kyiv.
Since December 2015, the Head of Kyiv police has been Andrey Kryschenko.
Kyiv City Police Commissioners
The Kyiv City Police Commissioner (officially called The Head of Kyiv's Internal Affairs Department) is the head of the Kyiv City Police Department, appointed by the Mayor of Kyiv. The Commissioner is a policeman administrator appointed by the Mayor of Kyiv, after the approval of the Kyiv City Council.
- Yuri Oleksandrovich Smirnov (2000–2001)
- Vitaliy Grigorievich Yarema (2005–2010)
- Valriy Volodymyrovich Koryak (2010–2014)
- Yuri Leonidovich Moroz (2014-2015)
- Aleksandr Farsevich (2015)
- Andrey Evgenevich Kryschenko (Since 2015)
See also
External links
- Official website (in Ukrainian)
- Kyiv Police – YouTube official channel