The main subject of this paper is the role of public relations in the police. In order to build a modern police force based on cooperation and publicity, according to the guidelines of the Ministry of the Interior in media relations, it is necessary to introduce changes in the segment of public relations work, primarily responsible for the quality of communication with the public, and thus for good image. ministry and police. Public relations is a management function that establishes and maintains mutually beneficial relations between the ministry and the various parts of the general public, on whose assessment, acceptance, understanding and confidence the success of the ministry, or the police, depends. The publicity of the work of the police, as well as of other services of the Ministry of the Interior, in all modern, democratic states, is one of the fundamental principles. The police who apply the modern mode of action should be the public service of citizens, whose protective role is assumed to be a supervisory and proactive approach more important than a reactive one. In order to truly move in this direction, the police, in accordance with the best practices of the EU countries, need to develop through the distribution of power, that is, cooperation with the entire community / the general public, which is achieved through quality public relations. Throughout this work, the author will outline the role and importance of public relations in the police force and explore citizens' satisfaction with public relations with the police.