Buenos Aires City Police
Buenos Aires City Police Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | January 1st 2017 |
Preceding agency |
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Employees | 25,000 [1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Buenos Aires |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Divisions | Security, Investigation, Scientific, Technical |
Facilities | |
Stations | 56 [3] |
Website | |
www.policiadelaciudad.gob.ar |
The Buenos Aires City Police (In Spanish: Policia de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) is the police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The force started to operate in 2017 by the merging of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police and the city's division of the Argentine Federal Police. It is composed of over 25,000 officers.
Structure and Organization
The police is headed by the Chief of Police who is appointed by the head of the executive branch of the City. The Chief of Police has to be a civilian.
There are four major areas of investigation:[4]
- Public Security
- Investigations and Research
- Scientific and Technical
- Administration
It's composed of eleven superintendencies and seven autonomous departments[5]
Geographically, the force is divided into 56 stations. The station employees are civilians.
Ranks
The Buenos Aires City Police has ten ranks, the highest being "Superintendent".[4] The ranking system was inherited from the Metropolitan Police.
- Officer
- First Officer
- Senior Officer
- Inspector
- Main Inspector
- Sub-Commissioner
- Commissioner
- Senior Commissioner
- Commissioner-General
- Superintendent
See also
- Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police
- Argentine Federal Police
- Buenos Aires Province Police
- Interior Security System
- Municipal police
References
- ^ http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/noticias/nace-la-policia-de-la-ciudad-de-buenos-aires
- ^ http://www.infobae.com/politica/2016/12/24/el-gobierno-porteno-definio-al-nuevo-jefe-de-la-policia-de-la-ciudad/
- ^ http://www.policiadelaciudad.gob.ar/?q=comisarias
- ^ a b "Los principales puntos de la Ley que crea la nueva Policía de la Ciudad". www.telam.com.ar. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
- ^ "Estructura | Policia de la Ciudad". www.policiadelaciudad.gob.ar. Retrieved 2017-01-14.