The 130-member corps is led by an Inspector General, currently Domenico Giani, who replaced the long-serving Camillo Cibin in June 2006.
The Vatican Police are responsible for the general security of the Vatican. The Swiss Guard protects the pope.
Yes, the Vatican does have laws and a police force to enforce them.
The guards in the colorful costumes are members of the Swiss Guard. Those in police uniform belong to the Vatican Police.
The Vatican has its own police force and can call on the Rome police if necessary. Vatican City has no prison system, apart from a few detention cells for pretrial detention. People convicted of committing crimes in the Vatican serve terms in Italian prisons (Polizia Penitenziaria), with costs covered by the Vatican.
The Vatican Police - Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is charged with maintaining law and order as well as security within the Vatican. If they make an arrest the culprit is turned over to Italian police for prosecution and incarceration with the Vatican paying the costs.
The Vatican has no army. It does have the Swiss Guard who are the personal bodyguards of the pope as well as a police force.
The Vatican Police - Corpo della Gendarmeria dello Stato della CittÃ? del Vaticano - are charged with maintaining security and law and order in the Vatican.
The Vatican has its own police force who work all the time and are not affected by a conclave.
In 1970 Pope Paul VI abolished all the military bodies at his service except the Swiss Guards, the Gendarmerie was transformed into a Central Security Office, with the duties of protecting the Pope, defending Vatican City, and providing police and security services within its territory. Its name was changed in 1991 to Security Corps of Vatican City State and in 2002 to Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State. There are currently about 130 members of the Vatican Police.
The security of the pope is the responsibility of the Swiss Guard. For other matters of security the Vatican has its own police force.
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The best route to that answer would be to look up which country has the highest traffic deaths, that would probably be it. Also, it would be good information to know if you plan to travel. There are no traffic police on the continent of Antarctica.