Its police includes a specialist unit which operates patrol and surveillance boats.

As of 2019, police officers in Monaco held the distinction of being the highest paid police officers in the world, with a starting salary of $74 000 USD and a median of $115 000 USD.

[citation needed] The Directorate of Public Safety (French: Direction de la Sûreté Publique) administers the Monegasque National Police force (officially the "Public Security of Monaco", but operating under the name "Police").

The Directorate was created on June 23, 1902, under the Department of the Interior.

[4][5] The police force itself consists of several divisions each with several departments:[4][5] They currently[when?]