Investigations Police of Chile

Investigations Police of Chile
Policía de Investigaciones de Chile
AbbreviationPDI
MottoHonor, Disciplina y Lealtad
Honour, Discipline and Loyalty
Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1933[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
(Operations jurisdiction)
Chile
Operations jurisdictionChile
Population18,191,884
Legal jurisdictionAs per operations jurisdiction
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byDirección General
HeadquartersSantiago de Chile
Sworn members5,478 (2010) [2]
Agency executive
  • Eduardo Cerna Lozano [3], Director General
Facilities
Stations128
Website
policia.cl (in Spanish)

Investigations Police of Chile (Spanish: Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, PDI) are the civilian police of Chile. Founded in 1933, it is one of two Chilean police bodies, along with the law enforcement police: Carabineros de Chile.[4] The PDI is the principal law enforcement arm of the Public Prosecutor's Office of Chile in criminal investigation.

  1. ^ "Efemérides". Policia. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ Public Account 2011 (Retrieved 08/11/2017)
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Chilean Constitution