🚓🛡️👮‍♂️ Police Nationale d'Haiti (PNH) / Haitian National Police

The Police Nationale d'Haïti (PNH) is the national civilian police force of Haiti — the primary institution responsible for law enforcement, public safety, and internal security across the country. Established on 12 June 1995, the PNH was born out of a reform aimed at replacing the old military‑dominated security model with a professional, civilian police force.

From its founding, PNH’s mission has been to “Protect and Serve” — ensuring the safety of citizens, safeguarding public order, carrying out criminal investigations, and defending the rule of law. Over the decades, it has evolved into a comprehensive national police organization, composed of general policing units as well as specialized divisions geared toward high-risk operations, crowd control, and criminal investigations.

Today, PNH stands as Haiti’s principal institution for public security, tasked with navigating an often volatile landscape — from everyday community policing to confronting gang violence, organized crime, and other serious threats. Its role remains critical to national stability, public safety, and support for Haitian institutions.

As a national, state‑run organization — not a commercial business — PNH does not “sell products” in the conventional sense. Instead, its “offerings” are services: security, protection, law enforcement, emergency response, investigations, and community safety. Its strength lies in its nationwide reach, a structured system of divisions, and a mandate under Haiti’s constitution to provide consistent security across urban and rural areas.

📝 Business Details

Section	Details
Headquarters / Central Office	Boulevard Toussaint Louverture, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Founding / Establishment	Officially created 12 June 1995 by law (Loi du 29 novembre 1994).
Parent Authority / Oversight	Under supervision of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Ministere de la Justice et de la Sécurité Publique).
Director General / Key People	As of 8 August 2025, the interim Director General is Vladimir Paraison.
Staff / Personnel	Historically around 14,800 officers (in earlier years).
Functions & Services	Public security and law enforcement, criminal investigations, crowd/riot control, specialized high-risk operations (special weapons & tactics, anti-gang operations), coast guard duties, community policing.
Special Units & Capabilities	Includes specialized divisions such as the tactical intervention group (analogous to SWAT) for high‑risk interventions, anti‑gang operations, organized crime, and other specialized operations.
Recent Training & Reform Initiatives	In October 2025, PNH conducted a specialized training session for units handling emergency measures, with support from international partners, to strengthen operational capacity and human‑rights compliant policing.
Challenges & Constraints	Despite its mandate, PNH has faced chronic constraints: limited budget, insufficient equipment and vehicles, understaffing relative to needs, and high demand given rising insecurity.