Pravni sistem Ruande je uglavnom zasnovan na Njemačkom i Belgijskom pravnom sistemu ali i na lokalnom običajnom pravu. Nacionalna policija Ruande je osnovana 16. 06. 2000. Pravnim aktom br. 09 kojim su ujedinjene tri ranije službe: Nacionalna žandarmerija (Ministarstvo odbrane), Komunalne policije (Ministarstvo unutarnjih poslova) te Pravosudne policije (Ministarstvo pravde). 2017 godine u Kigaliju se osniva najmoderniji forenzički laboratorij, čije je osoblje prošlo obuku u Njemačkoj. Vizija Nacionalne policije Ruande je: stanovnici su sigurni, uključeni i osigurani. Misija policije je pružiti visoku kvalitetu usluge i transparentnost, osiguranje provedbe zakona te osiguranje sigurne i od kriminala slobodne okoline za sve.

      The Rwanda National Police is the police service of Rwanda. Rwanda's legal system is largely based on German and Belgian civil law systems and customary law. The service was created on 16 June 2000 by law No. 09 of 2000 and merged three earlier forces, the Gendarmerie Nationale of the Ministry of Defence, the Communal Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Judicial Police of the Ministry of Justice. A state-of-the-art forensic laboratory will open in Kigali in 2017, with the technicians to staff it undergoing training in Germany. The RNP vision is: people in Rwanda are safe, involved and reassured. The Mission is dedication to the delivery of high quality services, accountability and transparency, safeguard the rule of law and provide a safe and crime free environment for all.