Gabriel Nicolas de la Reynie was a French magistrate who served as the first Lieutenant General of Police of Paris from 1667 to 1697. He is considered to be the founder of the first modern police force.

The Paris Police Prefecture, officially the Police Prefecture, is the unit of the French Ministry of the Interior that provides police, emergency services, and various administrative services to the population of the city of Paris and the surrounding three suburban départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, and Val-de-Marne. It is headed by the Paris Prefect of Police, officially called the Prefect of Police.