National Police of Peru

National Police of Peru
Policía Nacional del Perú
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
AbbreviationPNP
MottoDios, Patria, Ley
God, Fatherland, Law
Agency overview
FormedDecember 6, 1988
Preceding agencies
Employees130,000
Annual budgetS/. 8.1 billion 2009[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyPeru
Operations jurisdictionPeru
Size1,285,220 km² (496,222 mi²)
Population29,132,013 June 2009
Governing bodyMinistry of the Interior
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersYes
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Facilities
AirbasesJorge Chávez International Airport
Airplanes11
Helicopters26
Notables
Anniversary
  • December 6
Website
pnp.gob.pe

The National Police of Peru (Spanish: Policía Nacional del Perú, PNP) is the national police force of Peru. Its jurisdiction covers the nation's land, sea, and air territories. Formed from the merger of the Investigative Police, the Civil Guard, and the Republican Guard in 1988, it is one of the largest police forces in Latin America. Its mission is to preserve domestic order, public order and national security, in order to enforce the law and protect the people of Peru. The PNP is controlled by the Ministry of the Interior. The PNP has a number of divisions, tasked with enforcing specific aspects of the law; among the more well known are DIROES (Special Operations), DIRANDRO (Anti-Narcotics Unit), DIRINCRI (Criminal Investigations), and DIRCOTE (Anti-Terrorism).

  1. ^ "PROACT PNP 2007 2011 D" (PDF). Policía Nacional del Perú. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-07-29.