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The Puerto Rico Police Department (Policía
de Puerto Rico) is the main police force for the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico (Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico). The department
has jurisdiction everywhere within the geographical area of Puerto
Rico including the main island and the islands of Vieques, Culebra
and Mona. Even though many cities maintain
their own police force, Puerto Rico Police is the main police
department, and is the agency who responds to all 911 calls. The department has approximately 18,000
sworn officers.
The department was created to protect life and
property, enforce laws, prevent and investigate crime, keep peace
and to assist all residents and visitors of Puerto Rico. The
department has it's own police academy and it's officers are
professional trained. The Chief
of Police is Pedro Toledo.
The Emergency Phone
Number for Puerto Rico
Police is 911.
The headquarters are located in the Cuartel
General (General Stationhouse) at 101 Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue
in the Hato Rey section of San Juan.
Puerto Rico Police generally have a high presence
in the tourist areas and can often been seen patrolling on foot,
vehicle, boat and in helicopter.
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has
jurisdiction in the country and provides help in criminal
investigations such as bank robbery and kidnapping.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE:
The P.R. Police
Department is attached to the Public Safety Commission and has the
following offices:
- Federal Service Office
- Legal Services Office
- Public Communications Office
- Joint Task Force Office
- United Rapid Action Forces Office
(FURA)
- Safety and Protections Office
- Telephone Office
- Office of the Detection of
Controlled Substances in Employees
- Assistant Superintendent of
General Services
- Assistant Superintendent of Public
Protection and Safety Commission
- Assistant Superintendent of
Education and Training
- Assistant Superintendent Inspector
General
- Assistant Superintendent of
Administrative Investigations and Disciplinary Affairs
- Assistant Superintendent of
Criminal Investigations
- Assistant Superintendent of Field
Operations
- Assistant Superintendent of
Volunteer Programs
GEOGRAPHICAL STRUCTURE:
The Puerto Rico
Police Department is composed of eleven (12) Regional Headquarters
located in the following Municipalities:
- Aguadilla
- Arecibo
- Bayamón
- Caguas
- Carolina
- Fajardo
- Guayama
- Humacao
- Mayagüez
- Ponce
- San Juan
- Utuado
PROGRAM STRUCTURE:
The Puerto Rico Police Department has
the following programs:
Criminal Justice College
Quality of Life Congress
Transit Control and Safety
General Management and
Administration
- United Rapid Action Forces
Criminal Investigation
Human and Fiscal
Resources
Community Relations
Professional and
Scientific Operations Assistant Services
9-1-1 Emergency Service
Guard and Safety Services
to the Governor and Ex-Governors
Police Patrol
- Patrolling and Safety in Public
Housing Projects
- Weapons and Drug Free School Zones
For information on
crime in Puerto Rico, click here. For
a list of Emergency and Governmental phone numbers in Puerto Rico, click
here.
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