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class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Malta Police Force Logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png/140px-The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png/210px-The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png/280px-The_Malta_Police_Force_Logo.png 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="5000" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Malta Police Force Logo</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Malta_Police_Force_Patch.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Official Insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/The_Malta_Police_Force_Patch.png/140px-The_Malta_Police_Force_Patch.png" decoding="async" width="140" height="175" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Flag_of_the_Malta_Police_Force.svg/280px-Flag_of_the_Malta_Police_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="700" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Flag of the Malta Police Force</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Common name</th><td class="infobox-data">Il-Pulizija</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Latin-language text"><i lang="la">Domine Dirige Nos</i></span><br /><i>Lord Guide Us</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Agency overview</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formed</th><td class="infobox-data">12 July 1814<span class="noprint">; 210 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1814-07-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Annual budget</th><td class="infobox-data">€76,480,000 (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Jurisdictional structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#natlea" title="Law enforcement agency">National agency</a><br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold">(Operations jurisdiction)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Operations jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EU-Malta.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/EU-Malta.svg/250px-EU-Malta.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="210" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/EU-Malta.svg/375px-EU-Malta.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/EU-Malta.svg/500px-EU-Malta.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2045" data-file-height="1720" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Map of Malta Police's jurisdiction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">316 km²</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">475,700<sup id="cite_ref-Estimated_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Estimated-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Legal jurisdiction</th><td class="infobox-data">As per operations jurisdiction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Police Act, 2017 (Act No. XVIII of 2017)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">General nature</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_agency#civpol" title="Law enforcement agency">Civilian police</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Operational structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data">Police General Headquarters, Pjazza San Kalcidonju, <a href="/wiki/Floriana" title="Floriana">Floriana</a> FRN 1530, <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Police Officers</th><td class="infobox-data">2.400 (2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Civilians</th><td class="infobox-data">102 (2018)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Minister responsible</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Byron Camilleri, Minister For Home Affairs, Security, Reforms & Equality</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Agency executive</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">Angelo Gafa, Commissioner Of Police</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent agency</th><td class="infobox-data">Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms & Equality</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Notables</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Anniversary</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li style="text-indent: -1em; padding-left: 1em;">12 July</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #EFEFEF;">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://pulizija.gov.mt">pulizija<wbr />.gov<wbr />.mt</a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Emergency Telephone Number <b>112</b> <br />Crime Stop Line <b>119</b></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Malta Police Force</b> (<a href="/wiki/Maltese_language" title="Maltese language">Maltese</a>: <i lang="mt">Il-Korp tal-Pulizija ta’ Malta</i>) is the national <a href="/wiki/Police" title="Police">police</a> force of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Malta" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Malta">Republic of Malta</a>. It falls under the responsibility of the Ministry for Home Affairs, Security, Reforms & Equality and its objectives are set out in <i>The Police Act, Chapter 164</i><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the Laws of Malta. </p><p>As of 2020, the force is made up of around 2,400 members. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The duty of the executive police is to preserve public order and peace, to prevent and to detect and investigate offences, to collect evidence and to bring the offenders, whether principals or accomplices, before the judicial authorities. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg/220px-Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg/330px-Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg/440px-Fiat_Tipo_Pulizija.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption>Police District Vehicles</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Specialised Branches</b>:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Anti-Money Laundering</li> <li>Community Policing</li> <li>Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU)</li> <li>Criminal Intelligence & Analysis Unit (CIAU)</li> <li>Cyber Crime Unit (CCU)</li> <li>Domestic Violence Unit (DSQ)</li> <li>Drugs Squad (DSQ)</li> <li>Economic Crimes</li> <li>Environment Protection Unit (EPU)</li> <li>Gender-Based & Domestic Violence (GBDV)</li> <li>Homicide</li> <li>Immigration</li> <li>International Relations Unit (IRU)</li> <li>K9 Section</li> <li>Major Crimes (CID)</li> <li>Mounted Section</li> <li>Rapid Intervention Unit (RIU)</li> <li>Special Intervention Unit (SIU)</li> <li>Stolen Vehicle Squad (SVS)</li> <li>Traffic</li> <li>Vice Squad (VSQ)</li> <li>Victim Support Unit (VSU)</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg/220px-Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg/330px-Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg/440px-Ford_Focus_Pulizija.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2719" data-file-height="1249" /></a><figcaption>Rapid Intervention Unit Vehicles</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ranks">Ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Insignia<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Name </th> <th>English </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Kummisarju</i></span> </td> <td>Commissioner of police </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Deputy_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="105" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Deputat Kummisarju</i></span> </td> <td>Deputy commissioner </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Assistant_Commissioner_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="110" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Assistent Kummisarju</i></span> </td> <td>Assistant commissioner </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Superintendent_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="215" data-file-height="109" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Supretendent</i></span> </td> <td>Superintendent </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Inspector_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="105" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Spettur</i></span> </td> <td>Inspector </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="51" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_1st_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="216" data-file-height="110" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Surġent Maġġur I</i></span> </td> <td>Sergeant major I </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="52" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_2nd_Class_Sergeant_Major_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="112" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Surġent Maġġur II</i></span> </td> <td>Sergeant major II </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Sergeant_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="108" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Surġent</i></span> </td> <td>Police sergeant </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg/100px-Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg/150px-Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg/200px-Malta_Police_Constable_Insignia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="218" data-file-height="108" /></a></span> </td> <td><span title="Maltese-language text"><i lang="mt">Kuntisstabli</i></span> </td> <td>Police constable </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Malta Police Force is one of the oldest police forces in Europe. In its present form, it dates from a proclamation during the governorship of <a href="/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Maitland" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Thomas Maitland">Sir Thomas Maitland</a> (1813–1814). When Malta became a crown colony of the United Kingdom by the Treaty of Paris, Maitland was appointed Governor and commander-in-chief of Malta and its dependencies by the Prince Regent's Commission of 23 July 1813. On his appointment Maitland, embarked on many far reaching reforms, including the maintenance of law and order.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By Proclamation XXII of 1 July 1814, Maitland ordered and directed that all powers up to then exercised with respect to the administration of the police of the island of Malta and its dependencies were to be administered by the authorities under established procedures, after 12 July 1814.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1814_proclamation.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1814_proclamation.JPG/400px-1814_proclamation.JPG" decoding="async" width="400" height="234" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1814_proclamation.JPG/600px-1814_proclamation.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/1814_proclamation.JPG/800px-1814_proclamation.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1069" data-file-height="626" /></a><figcaption>Proclamation XXII of 1 July 1814</figcaption></figure> <p>The police was to be divided into two distinct departments – the executive police and the judicial. The inspector general of police (nowadays the commissioner of police) was to be the head of the executive police, and received orders from the governor. The magistrates of police for Malta and for Gozo were to be the heads of the judicial police.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the grant of self-government in 1921, the police department became the responsibility of the Maltese government. The first minister appointed, who was responsible for justice and the police, was Dr <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Caruana_Gatto" title="Alfredo Caruana Gatto">Alfredo Caruana Gatto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_headquarters">General headquarters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: General headquarters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Police Depot, as it is known today, was built by the Portuguese Grand Master Manoel De Vilhena in 1734 and at first it served as an institute called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Casa_D%E2%80%99Industria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Casa D’Industria (page does not exist)">Casa D’Industria</a>, a home for homeless women. They were taught basic skills and education such as reading, writing and some trades like weaving, carding and processing cotton. </p><p>In 1850, during the British occupation period, this building was used as the General Hospital. Beneath this building, a shelter was dug at the beginning of the Second World War in order to tend to wounded patients who could not be easily moved from one place to another. This space therefore provided a safer environment for patients during air bombardments. This is not only the only shelter in the Maltese Islands used for this function. There is no known underground hospital on the continent that was built or dug out to operate in this way. </p><p>It was in 1954 that the Police Force moved into this building and turned it into its General Headquarters, from where it still operates today.<sup id="cite_ref-museum_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-museum-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Police_museum">Police museum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Police museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The museum is divided into two sections: each section is housed in a separate hall. The first section deals with the administrative history of the force and the second part is about some of the criminal cases. </p><p>In the first hall, one will see various objects and belongings, for example uniforms, badges, medals, decorations, weapons and many other interesting things including tools and vehicles which were all required and used in different periods which helped the Police Force to carry out its duty to the best of its ability. </p><p>In the second hall one can see made-up scenes of crime that happened in Malta.<sup id="cite_ref-museum_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-museum-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Police_commissioners">Police commissioners</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Malta_Police_Force&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Police commissioners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Col <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Rivarola" title="Francesco Rivarola">Francesco Rivarola</a> (1814–1822)</li> <li>Lt Col Henry Balneavis (1822–1832)</li> <li>Charles Godfrey (1832–1844)</li> <li>Frederick Sedley (1845–1858)</li> <li>Hector Zimelli (1858–1869)</li> <li>Raffaele Bonello (1869–1880)</li> <li>Col Attillo Sceberras (1880–1884)</li> <li>Capt. 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