The Kurdistan Region Police () serves as the primary civil law enforcement agency of the Kurdistan Region, distinct from other institutions such as the Peshmerga (military forces), the Asayish (domestic security agency), Zerevani (gendarmerie), and Parastin u Zanyari (foreign intelligence).
The Kurdish police handle civil and traffic enforcement, environmental and forest protection, immigration control, and the security of critical infrastructure such as oil and gas facilities, utilities, hospitals, and other public institutions, sharing some of these responsibilities with the Asayish, which in addition carries out specialized operations such as against terrorism and drug trafficking. At times, the police is also supported by the Zerevani.
Crimes committed outside the Kurdistan Region but apprehended within it are handed over to the Iraqi Police, while crimes committed within the Region, whether by outsiders or not, are handled by the Kurdistan Region Police.
During the war against the Islamic State, the Kurdistan Region expanded its control over large parts of the disputed territories. Subsequently, Kurdistan Region police forces were deployed outside the Region's formal boundaries, for example to Tuz Khurmatu.
Women also serve in the police force.