Organization

Korean National Police Agency is comprised of 1 Vice Commissioner General, 1 Office, 8 Bureaus, 12 Department, 54 Divisions, 3 team

- Community Safety and Traffic Bureau are responsible for basic policing. National Office of Investigation(Investigation Planning and Coordination Bureau, Division of Human Rights in Investigation, Investigation Bureau, Detective Brueau, National Security Investigation Bureau) takes charge of investigations. Public Order Management Bureau, Intelligence Bureau, Crime Prevention and Response Bureau , International Cooperation Bureau govern public order. Spokesperson’s Department, Audit and Inspection Department, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Police Administration and Human Resources Bureau, Future Policing Policy Bureau provide administrative support.

- Affiliated institutions include the Korean National Police University, Police Human Resources Development Institute , Central Police Academy, Korean Police Investigation Academy and the National Police Hospital.

- Furthermore, the Korean National Police is regionally divided over the 18 metropolitan cities and provinces, placing 259 stations, 630 precincts and 1,415 police boxes under metropolitan and provincial police agencies.