Law enforcement in Burundi

The different services in 2014 were:[3] Most of Burundi's police force is concentrated in Bujumbura, the de facto capital city, and other major urban centres.

According to a 2014 survey by Afrobarometer, the PNB is widely considered the most corrupt of Burundi's public services.

[3] The Burundian government has tried to resolve the corruption problem with the aid of foreign assistance from countries including the Netherlands.

Police violence against protesters, both in the form of beatings and shootings, was particularly criticised by Human Rights Watch.

[8] As a response, in 2016, the UN decided to repatriate 280 Burundian police from the MINUSCA mission in the Central African Republic because of accusations that its personnel had committed atrocities in Burundi before their departure.