Nauru Police Force

The Nauru Police Force is the national police force of the Republic of Nauru.

Nauru Police Force (NPF)
Abbreviation	NPF
Motto	To promote integrity, be a professional and community-oriented law enforcement body and increase Nauru Police Force's stature in the Pacific region. [1]
Agency overview
Employees	80
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Nauru
Operations jurisdiction	Nauru
Governing body	Government of Nauru
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Civic Centre, Aiwo District (NRU)
Elected officer responsible	Lionel Rouwen Aingimea [2]
Agency executives	Iven Notte, Commissioner of Police Kalinda Blake, Deputy Commissioner of Police
Facilities
Nauru Police Stations	Yaren, Nauru
Vehicles	IVECO vans, Toyota Hilux
Patrol Boats	10m Patrol Boat
Website
Nauru police force.

History

The force was established through the Nauru Police Force Act of 26 January in 1972, which has been amended several times.^[3]

Structure

Nauru Cadet Police training in 2007.

The NPF is divided into six units.

• Professional Standards Unit
• Operations Unit
• Crimes Unit
• Learning and Development Unit
• Operations Support Unit
• Maritime Unit^[4]

In 1972, the Nauru Police Force was divided into active duty police officers and non active reserve officers. They had following ranks, modeled after the Australian Federal Police:^[5]

• director
• inspector
• sub-inspector
• sergeant first-class
• sergeant second-class
• constable first class
• constable
• cadet constable (with less than one year of service)

Weapons

Police officers in Nauru are not armed while on routine patrol, although as of 2018 the police was estimated to possess 60 firearms.^[6] In 2020, 30 M1 Garand Honor Guard (or Squad Performance) rifles were donated by the Taiwanese Embassy to the Nauru Police Force.^[7]

Vehicles

Name	Type	Origin	Image	Quantity
Iveco Daily[8]	Police van	Italy		At least 2[8]
Toyota Hilux[9]	Police Pickup Truck	Japan		At least 5[9]
10m Multi-Purpose Coastal Patrol Boats[10]	Police boat	Taiwan		2[10]