Police of North Macedonia
| Police of North Macedonia Полиција на Северна Македонија (Macedonian) | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1992 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | North Macedonia |
| Operations jurisdiction | North Macedonia |
| Primary governing body | Government of North Macedonia |
| Secondary governing body | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Skopje |
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| Parent agency | Government of North Macedonia |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | Skopje, Kumanovo, Shtip, Strumica, Bitola, Ohrid, and Tetovo |
| Light vehicles | Chevrolet Spark 100 |
| Scoters | Sym HD2 200i, Piaggio Beverly 125 |
| Helicopters | agusta AB206B-2 (1), agusta ab212 (1), bell 412ep (1), mil Mi-171 (1), mil Mi-17V-5 (1) |
| Dogs | German Shepherd |
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| Website | |
| www.mvr.gov.mk | |
Law enforcement in North Macedonia is the responsibility of the Police of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Полиција на Република Северна Македонија, romanized: Policija na Republika Severna Makedonija).
The police headquarters are located in Skopje at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and also maintain an air base in nearby Idrizovo. Taiwan, Canada, and Italy have all contributed Bell Helicopter Textron helicopters to the police force's Macedonian Police Aviation Unit in cooperation with the Air Force of North Macedonia to help combat insurgencies the country.
The law enforcement agencies of North Macedonia are regulated by the Constitution of 1991, the Law on Internal Affairs of 1995, the Criminal Procedure Code of 1997 and the Draft Law on Changes and Additions to the Criminal Procedure Code. With police actions and behavior controlled by the Criminal Procedure Code, and the Law on Internal Affairs controlling the use of firearms by the police force. On July 1, 2003, the Law on the Police Academy was enacted, creating a police academy to train civil and border police officers.
The force has been the subject of a number of recent reforms regarding both the Albanian insurgency, and possible violations of human rights, with NATO officials stating that the force was "not really up to European standards" as policemen lacked in skills and weapons.