National Police Service
Национална Полиция
Logo of the National Police
Logo of the National Police
Common nameПолиция / Police
AbbreviationGDNP
Agency overview
Formed1925
Preceding agency
  • People's Militia
Employees53114 officers
Annual budget$1,103,492,490
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionBulgaria
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSofia, Bulgaria
Elected officer responsible
  • Kalin Stoyanov, Minister of Interior
Agency executive
  • Senior Commissioner Atanas Ilkov, Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Interior
Child agency
  • Security Police, Traffic Police, Gendarmerie and other smaller agencies
Facilities
StationsODMVR Blagoevgrad

-Two stations in Blagoevgrad

-Substations in Razlog, Bansko, Gotse Delchev, Petrich and Sandanski

ODMVR Burgas

-Four stations in Burgas, fifth under construction

-Substations in Aitos, Karnobat, Malko Tarnovo, Nessebar, Primorsko, Pomorie, Ruen, Sozopol, Sredets, Sungurlare, Tsarevo

ODMVR Varna

-Five stations in Varna

-Substations in Aksakovo, Devnya, Provadiya

ODMVR Veliko Tarnovo

-Station in Veliko Tarnovo

-Substations in Gorna Oryahovitsa, Elena, Pavlikeni and Svishtov

ODMVR Vidin

-Three stations in Vidin

-Two substations in Belogradchik, one in Kula

ODMVR Vratsa

-Two stations in Vratsa

-Substations in Mezdra, Byala Slatina, Kozloduyi, Oryahovo

ODMVR Gabrovo

-One station in Gabrovo

-Substations in Sevlievo, Dryanovo and Tryavna

ODMVR Dobrich

-Two stations in Dobrich

-Substations in Tervel, Balchik, General Toshevo, Shabla and Krushari

ODMVR Kyustendil

-One station in Kyustendil

-Substations in Dupnitsa, Bobov Dol and Rila

ODMVR Kardzhali

-Two stations in Kardzhali

-Substations in Momchilgrad, Dzhebel, Kirkovo, Ardino, Krumovgrad

ODMVR Lovetch

-One station in Lovetch

-Substations in Troyan, Teteven, Lukovit, Ugurchin, Yablanitsa

ODMVR Montana

-One station in Montana

-Substations in Lom and Berkovitsa

ODMVR Pazardzhik

-One station in Pazardzhik

-Substations in Velingrad, Panagyurishte, Peshtera, Septemvri

ODMVR Pernik

-Two stations in Pernik

-Substations in Radomir, Breznik and Tran

ODMVR Pleven

-Two stations in Pleven

-Substations in Cherven Bryag, Levski, Nikopol, Dolni Dubnik, Dolna Mitropolia, Knezha

ODMVR Plovdiv

-Six stations in Plovdiv

-Substations in Asenovgrad, Karlovo, Hisar, Stamboliiski, Rakovski, Parvomai, Trud

ODMVR Razgrad

-One station in Razgrad

-Substations in Isperih and Kubrat

ODMVR Ruse

-Two stations in Ruse

-Substations in Byala, Betovo, Dve Mogili and Slivo Pole

ODMVR Silistra

-One station in Silistra

-Substations in Tutrakan and Dulovo

ODMVR Sliven

-One station in Sliven

-Substations in Nova Zagora, Kotel and Tvarditsa

ODMVR Smolyan

-One station in Smolyan

-Substations in Chepelare, Devin, Madan and Zlatograd

SDVR Sofia

-Nine stations in Sofia

-Substations in Botevgrad, Elin Pelin, Etropole, Ihtiman, Kostenets, Kostinbrod, Pirdop, Pravets, Samokov, Svoge and Slivnitsa

ODMVR Stara Zagora

-Two stations in Stara Zagora

-Substations in Kazanlak, Chirpan, Gulubovo and Radnevo

ODMVR Targovishte

-One station in Targovishte

-Substations in Popovo and Omurtag

ODMVR Haskovo

-One station in Haskovo

-Substations in Dimitrovgrad, Svilengrad, Harmanli, Topolovgrad and Ivailovgrad

ODMVR Shumen

-One station in Shumen

-Substations in Veliki Preslav, Novi Pazar and Kaolinovo

ODMVR Yambol

-One station in Yambol

-Substations in Tundzha, Straldzha and Elhovo
Marked vehiclesOpel Astra G, Kia Ceed, Skoda Rapid, Haval H6, VW Tiguan, Dacia Duster (shown below)
Unmarked vehiclesOpel Astra, VW Transporter, Kia Ceed, Skoda Rapid, Ford Kuga and others
Website
www.mvr.bg/gdnp

The National Police Service (Bulgarian: Национална Служба Полиция), also known as the General Directorate "National Police" (Bulgarian: Главна дирекция "Национална полиция", ГДНП) is an independent agency of the Ministry of the Interior responsible for general law enforcement in Bulgaria.[1]

History

Directorate for Police and State Security (1925–1944)

With the creation of the "Law for administration and police" in 1925 was established the "Police and State Security Directorate" . Its duties included enforcing laws and ensuring the safety of the country. It continued to function until 1944 with the creation of the People's Militia. [1]

Militia (1944–1989)

The People's Militia (Bulgarian: Народна милиция) was established by the Council of Ministers with Decree No. 1 on 10 September 1944 (one day after the communist coup).[2] The Directorate of the People's Militia was structured into two departments: State Security and People's Militia.[3][4] On April 1, 1947, the Main Directorate of the People's Militia was established, which included the Directorate of State Security and the Directorate of the People's Militia. The militia functioned as a basic police force, but also acted as an intelligence agency and spied on both its own and foreign citizens, secretly gathering information for the communist party. With the democratic changes of 1991, the People's Militia was replaced by the National Police.[5][6]

General Directorate of the National Police (1991–present)

With the fall of communism in 1991 was established the National Police Directorate and later, in 1993 was accepted the new law for the national police. In 2008 the national police numbered 47000 officers and 5000 administrative workers. In 2022 a total of 53114 officers and ~4000 civilian workers served under the GDNP.[2]

Directors

Structure

The National Police has the following structure:[7]

Equipment, uniforms and vehicles

The Bulgarian Makarov is a standard sidearm for the police.
Bulgarian Security Police officers in uniform.
Bulgarian Traffic Police officers from Pleven.
Bulgarian Gendarmerie officers in front of an Iveco VM90 in Sofia.
Bulgarian Police Investigators walking away from a crime scene.
The Kia Ceed, the most common police car in Bulgaria. In use since 2016.
The Opel Astra G, the second most used vehicle by the police. They were purchased by the thousands in the early 2000s.
A police Opel Astra G with a special red "ghost" livery, making it blend in with traffic better.
A Skoda Rapid used by the police, another common patrol vehicle. They were purchased together with the Kia Ceed in 2016.
A Haval H6, common SUV used by the police since their purchase in 2015.
A Romanian Dacia Duster used by the Bulgarian Police.
A German Volkswagen Tiguan used by the Bulgarian police. 600 of them have been in use since 2018.
A Gendarmerie Iveco VM90 APC.

Ranks and shoulder insignia of the Bulgarian police officers

Officers
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Officer cadet
Bulgaria National Police Service
Secretary general Chief commissioner Senior commissioner Commissioner of police Chief inspector Senior inspector Inspector
1st grade 		Inspector
2nd grade 		Inspector
3rd grade
Главен секретар Главен комисар Старши комисар Комисар Главен инспектор Старши инспектор Инспектор I-ва степен Инспектор II-ра степен Инспектор III-та степен
Others
Rank group Policemen
Bulgaria National Police Service
Chief
policeman 		Policeman
1st grade 		Policeman
2nd grade 		Policeman
3rd grade
Главен полицай Полицай I-ва степен Полицай II степен Полицай III степен


See also

Crime:

References

  1. ^ "National Police Service". Mvr.bg. 2012-09-21. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  2. ^ Team Marica (2018-09-10). Народната милиция ни пази от 1944-та [The People's Militia has been protecting us since 1944]. marica.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  3. ^ На 10 септември 1944 г. е създадена Народната милиция [On September 10, 1944, the People's Militia was established]. Здраве и култура (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. ^ Petkova, Petya (2019-09-10). На 10 септември 1944 г. в България е създадена Народна милиция [On September 10, 1944, a People's Militia was established in Bulgaria]. Patrioti Net (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  5. ^ Народната милиция празнува 70 години [The People's Militia celebrates 70 years]. Фактор (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  6. ^ История [History]. agentibg.com (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  7. ^ "Organization chart of the National Police" (PDF). Official website of the Ministry of Interior Affairs. 24 January 2020.

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