Puerto Rico Police

Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Patch of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Patch of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Badge of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Badge of the Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Common nameLa Uniformada
(The Uniformed)
AbbreviationPRPB
MottoIntegrity and Protection
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 21, 1899; 125 years ago (1899-02-21)
Preceding agency
  • Puerto Rico Insular Police
Dissolved1899–1956
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPuerto Rico
Size5,324 square miles (13,790 km2)
Population3,195,153 (2018 estimate)
Legal jurisdictionCommonwealth of Puerto Rico
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersCuartel General,
601 Ave. Roosevelt,
Hato Rey San Juan,
PR 00936-8166
Police Officers10,200 (2023 estimate)
Agency executive
  • Col. Antonio López Figueroa[1], Commissioner
Parent agencyDepartment of Public Safety
Child agency
Supervisions
List
  • Field Operations
  • Management Services
  • Professional Responsibilities
  • Community Relations
  • Strategy Operations
  • Administrative Services
  • United Forces of Fast Action (F.U.R.A.)
  • Criminal Investigations Corps
  • Highway Patrol
  • Drugs and Illegal Weapons
Regions
List
  • San Juan
  • Bayamón
  • Ponce
  • Carolina
  • Fajardo
  • Arecibo
  • Aguadilla
  • Caguas
  • Humacao
  • Mayagüez
  • Aibonito
  • Guayama
  • Utuado
Facilities
Districts and Precincts71 Districts (One station in town)
34 Precincts (more than 1 station in town)
13 Highway Patrol Areas
Police cars & MotorcyclesFord Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
Ford Explorer
Ford Taurus
Ford Econoline
Ford F-250
Chevrolet Trailblazer
Chevrolet Tahoe
Chevrolet Impala
Dodge Charger
Harley Davidson Electra Glide
Honda Shadow
Suzuki Intruder
AircraftBell 407
Bell 412
McDonnell Douglas MD-520N
Cessna 404 Titan
Cessna 310R
Website
policia.pr.gov

The Puerto Rico Police (Spanish: Policía de Puerto Rico), officially the Puerto Rico Police Bureau, is a law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the entire Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It is a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Public Safety (PR DPS), alongside the Puerto Rico Special Investigations Bureau and the Puerto Rico Municipal Police and handles both traffic and criminal law enforcement in the commonwealth. As of 2020, the Puerto Rico Police force had 11,532 members.[2][3] It is organized into thirteen regions within the island for operational purposes. Its headquarters are located at 601 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue in San Juan.

  1. ^ "Pierluisi nombra a jefes del componente de seguridad pública". elvocero.com (in Spanish). December 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Puerto Rico Unsettled Territory: A Department of Justice Report on the Puerto Rico Police Department Reveals an 'Agency in Profound Disrepair'. A. J. Vicens. Cronkite Borderlands Initiative. Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Phoenix, Arizona. 29 October 2012. Accessed 31 August 2018.
  3. ^ VOCERO, Miguel Rivera Puig, EL. "Aumenta el número de policías". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)