Vatican National Police Department

**It is one of the Eleven Uniformed services of the nation, its duty is to protect national security and the citizens of the country, established on May 25, 1840 by order of Queen Margarita III of Savoy to protect citizens, after the years It has evolved and multiple divisions have been created to meet the needs of the country, currently we have 1,580,000 Agents and another 70,000 employees, according to the statistics in 2019 the Vatican Police 1,200,000 Crime Reports and made a total of 500,000 Arrests.**

# ***Relevant Data***

**Active: May 25, 1840**

**Type: Police**

**Size: 1,650,000 Agents**

**Part of the Armed Forces of the Vatican States**

**Commander in Chief: Francisco I**

**Head of Department: Piero Schiavone**

**Motto: Homeland to Death**

# ***Mission***

**-Protect the Citizens of the Kingdom from National and International Threats**

**-Follow the Penal Code to the letter**

**-Our Mission is to Protect not attack innocents**

# ***Organization***

**The Vatican Police is organized into other autonomous departments, each with different missions and duties, in total, it is divided into 22 Departments. These Departments are:**

**-Vatican Central Department**

**-K9 Canine Unit**

**-Port Patrol Department**

**-Air Police Department**

**-Anti-Pump Department**

**-Department Counterterrorism**

**-Intelligence department**

**-Bank Fraud Department**

**-Department of Narcotics**

**-Department against Organized Crime**

**-Gang Prevention Department**

**-Department of Penitentiary Marshals**

**-Department of Transit and Transportation**

**-Department of Patrol Services**

**-Special Operations Department**

**-Anti-Riots Department**

**-Department of Detectives**

**-Department of Internal Affairs**

**-Department of Robberies and Homicides**

**-Department of Juvenile Crimes**

**-Department of Weapons and Special Tactics**

**-Hostage Rescue Department**

# ***Ranks (From Low to High)***

**-Cadet**

**-Police officer**

**-Sergeant**

**-Lieutenant**

**-Captain**

**-Detective**

**-Police commissioner**

**-Inspector**

**-Deputy Chief**

**-Chief Assistant**

**-Head of Department**

# ***Specials***

**-Camera in Uniform: All Officers have one by Law**

**-Camera on Patrol: All Officers have one by Law**

**-Police Radio: All Officers have one by Law**

# ***Weapons***

### ***Pistols***

**-Beretta 92: Endowment Weapon (All Departments Use)**

### ***Revolvers***

**-Smith & Wesson Model 625: Endowment Weapon (Penitentiary Marshals Only)**

### ***Shotgun***

**-Remington 870: Limited Use (Special Weapons and Tactics, Penitentiary Marshals and Anti-Riots)**

### ***Combat rifle***

**-FN FAL: Endowment Weapon (Special Operations and Robbery and Homicide)**

### ***Assault rifle***

**-M16: Endowment Weapon (Special Weapons and Tactics, Hostage Rescue and Counterterrorism)**

### ***Submachine gun***

**-FN P90: Limited Use (Port Patrol and Narcotics)**

### ***Sniper rifle***

**-M40: Limited Use (Special Weapons and Tactics, Hostage Rescue and Counterterrorism, Penitentiary Marshals, and Robbery and Homicide)**

### ***Non-Lethal Weapon***

**-Spray Pepper: Endowment Weapon (All Departments Use It)**

**-FN 303: Endowment Weapon (Anti-Riot)**

**-Raysun X-1: Endowment Weapon (All Departments Use)**

# ***Vehicles***

**-Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor: Patrol - 345 Vehicles**

**-Chevrolet Volt: Traffic Control - 450 Vehicles**

**-Dodge Charger: Traffic Police - 234 Vehcles**

**-Ford Police Interceptor Sedan: Chases - 136 Vehicles**

**-Toyota Prius: Port Patrol - 96 Vehicles**

**-Ford Explorer Special Service Vehicle: Pursuits, Patrol and Traffic - 679 Vehicles**

**-chevrolet suburban police car: Juvenile Crimes - 168 Vehicles**

**-chevrolet impala Unmarked: Detectives - 456 Vehicles**

**-Westward Go-4 Interceptor: Parking Control - 780 Vehicles**

**-Ford F-550XL Super Duty tow truck: Crane - 367 Vehicles**

**-Lenco BearCat: Special Weapons and Tactics - 450 Vehicles**

**-Mack M-series rescue truck: Hostage Rescue - 50 Vehicles**

**-Chevrolet P30 van Unmarked: Intelligence - 84 Vehicles**

**-Navistar International AmTran: Prisoners Bus - 105 Vehicles**

**-Ford E-Series: Anti-Bombs - 56 Vehicles**

**-F-150 police interceptor: Canine Unit - 76 Vehicles**

**-Chevrolet Malibu Police Interceptor: Robbery & Homicide - 109 Vehicles**

**-Wasserwerfer 9000: Riot Control - 71 Vehicles**

**-Hunter TR-12: Special Operations - 100 Vehicles**

# ***Aircraft***

### ***Helicopters***

**-AgustaWestland AW119: Air Patrol - 46 Helicopters**