Zambia Police Service

Zambia Police Service
Zambia Police Service
Common name	Zambia Police
Abbreviation	ZPS
Agency overview
Formed	1964
Preceding agency	Northern Rhodesia Police;
Employees	20,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Districts of Zambia , ZM
	Map of Zambia showing Zambia Police Jurisdiction
Size	752,618 square kilometres (290,587 sq mi)
Population	17,861,030
Legal jurisdiction	Zambia
Governing body	Ministry of Home Affairs
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Republic of Zambia, 1991- Section 103 , as amended in 1996;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by Civilian body	The Public Police Complaints Authority
Headquarters	Zambia Police Headquarters; Government Road; LUSAKA
Sworn members	20,000
Agency executive	Inspector General of Police, Mr Graphel Musamba;
Parent agency	Ministry of Home Affairs
Directorates	List • Administration ; • Operations ; • Technical Services ; • Criminal Investigations ; • Medical Services ;
Territorial Commands	List Police Divisions: ; • Central ; • Copperbelt ; • Eastern ; • Luapula ; • Lusaka ; • Northern ; • Muchinga ; • North-Western ; • Southern ; • Western ;
Services provided by	List Support Units: ; • Paramilitary ; • Mobile ; • Protective ; • Airport ; • Tazara ; • Lilaya Police College ;
Uniformed as	Zambia Police Service
Website
	www.zambiapolice.gov.zm

The Zambia Police Service is the organisation concerned with maintaining the rule of law in Zambia. It is under the portfolio of the Minister of Home Affairs.