Algerian police


The Directorate General for National Security is the national civil police force of Algeria. It polices Algeria's larger cities and urban areas. The Sûreté is part of the Ministry of Interior and is charged with maintaining law and order, protecting life and property, investigating crimes, and apprehending offenders. It also performs other routine police functions, including traffic control.
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History

Shortly after Algeria gained independence from France, on July 22, 1962, the DGSN was created by decree. The National Security administration of French colonialism was replaced by it. Since its founding, the DGSN has developed from a young organization concentrating on post-war stability to a sophisticated organization managing challenging problems like cybercrime and international counterterrorism.

Missions

The following are the main mandates of the DGSN:

Leadership

Ali Badaoui, the Controller General of Police, was appointed on January 8, 2024, and is currently in charge of the DGSN. Under his direction, the force has made integrating artificial intelligenceinto police training and international cooperation with Interpol and Afripol top priorities.

Equipment and Training

The National Higher School of Police in Algiers is part of the network of police schools run by the DGSN. Initiatives for training in 2025–2026 have concentrated on:

Specialized Units

Organization

The Ministry of Interior oversees the DGSN, a centralized national organization. To guarantee urban security, it is divided into three levels: central, regional, and local.
  • Central Administration: Under the direction of the Director General, it consists of directorates for Border Police, Public Security, and Judicial Police.
  • Regional Inspections: The capital and the different provinces are coordinated by six regional centers.
  • Local police forces are managed by Provincial Security, which has headquarters in each of the 58 provinces.
  • District and Urban Security: Local stations that conduct neighborhood patrols and community policing.
  • Republican Security Units for riot control and the GOSP tactical group are examples of specialized units.
  • Internal Oversight: At all levels, professional behavior and legal compliance are guaranteed by the General Inspection.

Directors

The judicial police branch is responsible for criminal investigations, working in close coordination with the Office of the Public Prosecutor in the Ministry of Justice. Police are assigned to the capitals of the wilayat are under the nominal control of the individual governors. A special riot police force is equipped with modern riot-control gear. Although the police were able to cope with urban disturbances and violence during the early and mid-1980s, the military had to be called in to help quell the severe riots in late 1988.

Internal security

Elements of the DGNS nationale also play a role in countering threats to the government arising from political subversion. The Sûreté assigns police contingents to work with customs inspectors at legal points of entry to control illegal activities. Their main concerns are apprehending undesirable immigrants and contraband traffickers. The Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité is the Algerian state intelligence service. It is separate from Directorate General for National Security and was an active player in the Algerian Civil War of the 1990s.

Weapons

Vehicles

Motorcycles

Special vehicles

Aerial equipment