page_title: Policja (Poland)
section_title: Air support
hierarchical_section_title: Policja (Poland) / Transportation and equipment / Air support
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Hafen Praga, Warschau
context_page_description: Policja is the generic name for the police in Poland. The Polish police force was known as policja throughout the Second Polish Republic, and in modern post-communist Republic of Poland since 1990. Its current size is 100,000 officers and ca. 25,000 civilian employees. Among the branches in the force are: Criminal Service, Traffic Police Service, Prevention Service and Supporting Service. Most towns and some villages have their own city guards, which supervise public order and road safety. However, city guards have jurisdiction only over misdemeanors and in cases of crimes may serve only in a supportive role for the state police.
context_section_description: The Policja currently has a total of 16 helicopters at its disposal, these are based in:
  Kraków - 2 x PZL Kania
  Szczecin - 2 x Mil Mi-2
  Warsaw - 3 x Mil Mi-8, 2 x PZL W-3, 1 x Bell 206, 1 x Bell 412
  Łódź - 1 x Mil Mi-2, 1 x Bell 206
  Poznań - 2 x Mil Mi-2
  Wrocław - 2 x Mil Mi-2
  In addition to the airborne and land-based patrol units of the Policja, many regional commands, and especially those based near the coast or through which major waterways flow, have maritime units. The largest of police maritime units are currently found on the Vistula river in Warsaw (under the command of the Capital Police) and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship where there is a large network of lakes and rivers. In coastal areas, maritime law enforcement cooperation also exists between the Policja and the Polish Border Guard.
caption: Policja patrol boats on the Vistula in Warsaw
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