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After World War Two (WW2), in November 1945 two police forces were established in the Netherlands: the Gemeentepolitie (Municipal Police) for designated municipalities, and the Korps Rijkspolitie (State/National Police) for the rest of the country.
In 1994 the Korps Rijkspolitie (State Police) and Gemeentepolite (Municipal Police) were merged into 25 Regiokorpsen (Regional Police Forces) and the Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (National Police Services Agency). Each corps worked autonomously.
Since 1 January 2013 the police have been one organization, the Korps Nationale Politie (National Police Corps), divided into ten Regionale Eenheden (Regional Units), a Landelijke Eenheid (National Unit), a Politieacademie (Police Academy), and the Politiedienstencentrum (Police Services Center) that handles personnel.
