The first independent law enforcement body in
Crimea was formed on April 9, 1921, with the establishment of The Extraordinary Commission of
Crimean Oblast () by decree No. 332 of the Revolutionary Committee of Crimea. After the formation of Soviet
Militsiya, the commission was called as Crimean Militsiya () and officially began to be named as Main Republic's Militsiya. Om March 4, 1922 the Extraordinary Commission of
Crimean Oblast (local
Cheka) was renamed as Crimean Political Directorate () with 390 officers. In 1922 all the policing bodies in Crimea became part of the
NKVD of
Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (). In March 1946 (as part of the governmental reforms) the NKVD was renamed to
Ministry for Internal Affairs (). In November 1962 the Ministry was renamed as Directorate for Public Order () and shortly after it became Directorate for Internal Affairs under the executive committee of Crimea (). After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Crimean Interior Ministry re-organized in May 1994 as Crimea's Main Directorate for Internal Affairs of
Autonomous Republic of Crimea (). In March 2014 the Main Directorate has become the Ministry for Internal Affairs of the
Republic of Crimea and was re-organized as part of
Russian Policing system. == Heads of Police and Ministers ==