INTERPOL enables police in our 196 member countries to work together to fight international crime.

We manage 19 police databases with information on crimes and criminals (from names and fingerprints to stolen passports), accessible in real-time to countries. We offer investigative support such as forensics, analysis, and assistance in locating fugitives around the world.

We began as the International Criminal Police Commission, created in 1923, and became the International Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL in 1956. Centenary celebrations. In 2023, we officially marked our 100-year anniversary.

Nov 4, 2024 · LYON, France – INTERPOL has today published an updated Repository of Practice (RoP) on how the Organization assesses member countries’ requests for international police cooperation, including Notices and Diffusions.

INTERPOL’s seven Global Policing Goals. Goal 1: Enable the global law enforcement community to more effectively counter and prevent terrorism through international cooperation; Goal 2: Promote border security worldwide; Goal 3: Enhance the law enforcement response to protecting vulnerable communities

Contact your local or national police, who are best placed to take action. If you know the whereabouts of a subject of a Yellow Notice, you can also complete the form below (select ‘Fugitives’). View Yellow Notices

Five key actions drive INTERPOL’s work to support the world’s police and national security. How we connect We connect police around the world – both technically and in person – bridging jurisdictions, time zones and languages.

Jan 31, 2023 · LYON, FRANCE: The world’s largest policing organization is officially marking its 100-year anniversary, celebrating a century of international police cooperation. The International Criminal Police Commission, as INTERPOL was originally called, was founded in 1923 at a police congress in Vienna, Austria that brought together representatives ...

On 7 September 1923, the meeting agreed to establish the International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC). The overall aim of the ICPC was to provide mutual assistance between police in different countries.

Created in 1877, Iran’s national police force is headed by the Commander in Chief of Armed Forces. Its responsibilities include law enforcement, criminal investigations, border control, international police cooperation, emergency services, law and order and traffic control.