Buenos Aires Provincial Police

The Buenos Aires Provincial Police (Spanish: "Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires", informally "Policía Bonaerense") is the police service responsible for policing the Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina.

It is one of the biggest police services of Argentina, responsible for policing a province of 14 million inhabitants, about 38% of Argentina's entire population. It is not, however, responsible for policing the Federal Capital district of Buenos Aires city, which is under the jurisdiction of the Argentine Federal Police.

The institution is usually referred to as "Policía Bonaerense", where "bonaerense" is the demonym for the Province of Buenos Aires, in contrast with "porteño", used for the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires city.

This police force is subordinate to the Provincial Ministry of Security headed by Minister León Arslanián. The Chief of the force, "Superintendente" Daniel Alberto Rago, has the title of "Director General de Coordinacion Operativa", which translates as Director-General of Operational Co-ordination.

Police Ranks

Until January 2005, the Buenos Aires Police used the same rank system as employed by the Federal Police. This system consisted of seventeen ranks, of which nine were for (commissioned) officers and eight were for sub-officers (including the basic rank of agent). A new and simplified rank system was established through the passing of a new law for police personnel. This new system officially abolished the distinction between (commissioned) officers and sub-officers and instituted a rank system consisting of the following nine ranks, listed in descending order:

ee also

*Argentine Federal Police
*Buenos Aires Police Intelligence
*Buenos Aires Urban Guard
*Santa Fe Province Police
*Interior Security System

External links

*es icon [http://www.pol.gba.gov.ar/ Official website]