page_title: Hellenic Police
section_title: Transportation
hierarchical_section_title: Hellenic Police / Transportation
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Ελληνική Αστυνομία Jeep Patriot English: Greek Police Jeep Patriot
context_page_description: The Hellenic Police is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece. It is a large agency with responsibilities ranging from road traffic control to counter-terrorism. Police Lieutenant General Michail Karamalakis currently serves as Chief of the Hellenic Police. He replaces Aristeidis Andrikopoulos.
  The Hellenic Police force was established in 1984 under Law 1481/1-10-1984 as the result of the fusion of the Gendarmerie and the Cities Police forces.
  According to Law 2800/2000, the Hellenic Police is a security organ whose primary aims are:
  Ensuring peace and order as well as citizens' unhindered social development, a mission that includes general policing duties and traffic safety.
  Prevention and suppression of crime as well as protecting the state and its democratic form of government within the framework of the constitutional order, a mission which includes the implementation of public and state security policy.
  The Hellenic Police is constituted along central and regional lines. The force takes direction from the Minister for Citizen Protection.
  The force consists of police officers, civilians, border guards and Special Police Guards.
context_section_description: The most common police vehicles in Greece are the white with blue stripes Citroën Xsara, Škoda Octavia, Mistubishi Lancer Evolution X, Hyundai i30, Citroën C4, Suzuki SX4 and Jeep Liberty. Other vehicles that Greek Police has used throughout the years are the following:
  1984,1985 Mitsubishi Galant
  1985 Mitsubishi Lancer
  1985 Daihatsu Charmant
  1986, 1990, 1992 Nissan Sunny
  1991 Renault 19
  1991 Opel Vectra
  1991 Volvo 460
  1995 Citroën ZX
  1995, 1996, 1999, 2000 Opel Astra
  1996 Suzuki Baleno
  1997, 1998 Nissan Primera
  1998,2000 Toyota Corolla
  1998 Citroën Saxo
  1998, 1999 Citroën Xantia
  1998, 1999 Nissan Almera
  2000 Kia Sportage
  The original livery featured white roofs and doors, with the rest of the bodyshell in dark blue.
  The current livery was first introduced on the Citroen ZX's, although the blue stripe on the earlier models was not reflective, from this became another nickname "stroumfakia"(smurfs) for the Greek police.
  Most Greek police vehicles are equipped with a customized Car PC, which offers GPS guidance and is connected directly with the Hellenic "Police On Line" network.
  As of 2011, a number of police vehicles are being modified to be equipped with onboard surveillance cameras.
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