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History

The establishment of the Peking Public Inspection Headquarters in 1902 (Ching Dynasty) can be seen as the origin of the modern police of the Republic of China (ROC)..
After the Republic was founded (1912), the central government set up the National Police Department (NPD), directly under the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), to supervise national police affairs. Under the NPD, there were the Police Headquarters in the Capital, the Provincial Police Administration in each province, the Police Department in each special municipality, and the Police Bureau in each county.
When Taiwan was restored to the ROC sovereignty in 1945, the Taiwan Provincial Police Administration (TPPA) was set up under the Taiwan Provincial Administration Office. Under TPPA, there were the City Police Department respectively in Taipei, Keelung, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Tainan, Hsinchu, Chiayi, Changhua and Pingtung, and the County Police Department in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung, and the Police Section under the local government of Hualien harbor, Taitung and Penghu.
The central government upgraded the National Police Department to the National Police Service (NPS) in 1946.
On May 15, 1947, following the establishment of Taiwan Provincial Government (TPG), the Taiwan Provincial Police Administration (TPPA) took charge of Taiwan provincial police affairs according to the Administrative Regulations of Taiwan Provincial Government.
In1949, the NPS was downsized as the National Police Department (NPD).
On July 15, 1972, the NPD was reorganized as the National Police Agency (NPA) and co-operated with the TPPA to trim and streamline the organization and costs.
In July 1992, the household registration was separated from the police affairs.
On March 1, 1995, in accordance with the autonomous spirit of the ROC Constitution, the Taiwan Provincial Police Administration (TPPA) was separated from the National Police Agency. In the same March, the fire prevention and disaster rescue was separated from the police affairs and transferred to the fire-fighting agency concerned.
On January 16, 1997, the Taiwan Provincial Police Administration was upgraded with the same English name.
On July 1, 1999, the Taiwan Provincial Police Administration (TPPA) was taken over by the National Police Agency of the MOI due to the downsizing of the provincial government.
On February 2, 2000, the administration of the maritime police office was transferred to the Coast Guard Administration of the Executive Yuan.