Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety

Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety
Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Puerto Rico
Department overview
FormedApril 10, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-04-10)
Preceding department
Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
HeadquartersSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Department executive
Key document
  • 20. 2017.
Websitewww.dsp.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety (PR DPS) (Spanish: Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Puerto Rico) is the umbrella organization within the Executive branch of Puerto Rico that agglomerates the Puerto Rico Law Enforcement and Emergency Response agencies in the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The department was formed on April 10, 2017, when then-Governor Ricardo Rosselló signed into law a bill to unify all safety agencies. All agencies are bureaus of the department.