About the Police

Police forces play an indispensable role everywhere in the world, enforcing the law and protecting people's lives and property. In the same way, the Slovenian police, as an independent body within the Ministry of the Interior and Public Administration, are an important part of the security system of our country.

It is a highly professional, autonomous and modern organisation, capable of responding effectively to the challenges of modern life and ensuring a high level of security while respecting the law, human dignity and human rights and freedoms. It is also the largest state administrative body in Slovenia. It carries out its mission, as laid down in national and international legislation, throughout the national territory, although, under certain conditions, it may also operate in the territory of other countries under the auspices of international security associations and missions.

The police force operates at three levels: national, regional and local, within the structures of the General Police Directorate, police directorates and police stations respectively. The police headquarters are in Ljubljana.

The internal organisational units of the General Police Directorate strategically steer, plan, organise and supervise individual fields of work for the entire police force. In addition to performing police tasks, they also prepare analyses, reports and other proposals for decision-making and draft laws and implement regulations in the field of police work. They also participate in the drafting of European legislation and its transposition into the Slovenian legislation.

There are eight police directorates responsible for the security of people and their property at the regional level with their administrative offices located in the towns and cities of Celje, Koper, Kranj, Ljubljana, Maribor, Murska Sobota, Nova Gorica and Novo mesto.

A total of 99 police stations operate at the local level. Police stations either operate as general police stations serving designated geographical areas or deliver specialist police services such as road traffic policing or border, maritime, airport, mounted or canine policing, or carry out compensatory measures.