San Juan Police Department

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San Juan Police Department Policía Municipal de San Juan
Motto	Protection, Security
Agency overview
Formed	1977
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Map of San Juan Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	47.82 mi2 (123.9 km2)
Population	434,374 (2000 estimate)
Legal jurisdiction	San Juan, Puerto Rico
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Police Officers	781
Supervision [citation needed]s	List Highway Patrol Community Relations Strategy Operations Rescue Maritime Unit Impact Unit [citation needed]
Facilities
Precinct [citation needed]s	List San Juan/Puerta de Tierra Barrio Obrero Santurce Loiza St./Condado West Hato Rey East Hato Rey Rio Piedras Antillas Cupey Montehiedra [citation needed]
Police cars	Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor Ford Mustang Ford Explorer Dodge Durango Dodge Charger Chevrolet Impala
Helicopters	Bell 206 Jet Ranger
Website
sanjuan.pr/servicios/seguridad/

The San Juan Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of San Juan, PR, with jurisdiction only^{[citation needed]} in the city limits of San Juan. It is also the largest municipal police force in the commonwealth, and the second largest of any police force in the commonwealth, after the Puerto Rico Police Department. It was created in 1977^{[citation needed]} under law #19 of May 12, 1977, known as the Municipal Police Law creating local police forces in each city of Puerto Rico^{[citation needed]}.