For police assistance, dial (+685) 22-222 or visit your nearest police station. The Ministry of Police, Prisons and Corrections is the principal organization in Samoa with mandated functions to act at all times to perform the following duties:
Maintain law and order;
Preserve peace;
Protect life and property;
Prevent, detect and investigate crime; and
Enforce the laws in Samoa and of any laws whi
ch vest functions, powers and responsibilities in the Service. Manage all prisons in Samoa
Our objectives are to:
Reduce crime through the Criminal Investigation Division and Prosecution;
Increase community safety and confidence through General Policing; Community Policing; Police Band; and the Traffic Unit;
and to ensure national security through the Maritime Unit; Special Response Unit; and Canine Unit. TERMS OF USE
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