This study describes the role of the police in dealing with crimes of violence of different
ethnic backgrounds in the Special Region Yogyakarta. Where at the moment a lot of violence
in Jogjakarta masquerading intertribal which resulted in the division that lead to
circumstances that are not conducive region of DIY, sectarian violence is actually mostly due
triggered by understanding but provoked by other groups that make arise a big problem
between tribes different. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of the police in
dealing with crimes of violence background tribal region Yogyakarta special laws in the
Region. The results of this study indicate that while the role of the police in dealing with
crimes of violence background of different races in the province carried out by means of
preventive, action to prevent violence background in different races and in the DIY done by
doing approach, socialization, legal counseling, cooperation to educational institutions and
community leaders, this is done for the hope that is not the occurrence of criminal
background of the different tribes. Likewise, in terms of dealing with crimes of violence which
different ethnic backgrounds have a role: the role of police repression.