Puerto Rico Police Bureau | |
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Common name | La Uniformada (The Uniformed) |
Abbreviation | PRPB |
Motto | Integrity and Protection |
Agency overview | |
Formed | February 21, 1899 |
Preceding agency |
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Dissolved | 1899–1956 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Puerto Rico |
Size | 5,324 square miles (13,790 km2) |
Population | 3,195,153 (2018 estimate) |
Legal jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Cuartel General, 601 Ave. Roosevelt, Hato Rey San Juan, PR 00936-8166 |
Police Officers | 10,200 (2023 estimate) |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Department of Public Safety |
Child agency | |
Supervisions | List
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Regions | List
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Facilities | |
Districts and Precincts | 71 Districts (One station in town) 34 Precincts (more than 1 station in town) 13 Highway Patrol Areas |
Police cars & Motorcycles | Ford 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 |
Aircraft | Bell 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.
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