National Police of Honduras

National Police of Honduras
Agency overview
Formed5 January 1888
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionHonduras
General nature

The National Police of Honduras (founded 5 January 1888) is the uniformed police force of the Republic of Honduras.[1] The force is organised into regional headquarters, municipal headquarters, headquarters of fixed or mobile stations, and police posts. There are at least 360 police centres throughout Honduras.[2] The National Police of Honduras has its headquarters in Tegucigalpa, the capital city of Honduras. The National Police of Honduras is the fourth largest police body in Central America by number of employees (more than Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Belize). It is the sixth largest force in Central America by police officers per capita. The force's patroness is the Virgin of Carmen. On 16 July of each year the "National Police Patroness Day" is celebrated.[3]

  1. ^ Congreso Nacional de Honduras (16 June 2008). "Constitución de Honduras de 1982". honduras.justia.com. Article 293, Modificado por Decreto 136-1995 y ratificado por Decreto 229-1996. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ Armando Carballido Gómez (2 July 2009). "Seguridad Pública y Privada de Honduras" (PDF). Organización de los Estados Américanos (OEA). p. 1, 9 & 10. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  3. ^ Redacción El Heraldo (15 July 2011). "Policías veneraron a su santa patrona". Archived from the original on 23 September 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.