The Buenos Aires City Police (In Spanish: Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires) is the police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ...

. It started to operate in 2017 following the merger of the

Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police The Metropolitan Police was the police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires until it merged with the city's division of the Argentine Federal Police by creating the Buenos Aires City Police in 2017. The force was create ...

and the city's division of the

Argentine Federal Police The Argentine Federal Police ( es, Policía Federal Argentina or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. The PFA has detachments throughout the country. Until January 1, 2017, it also acted as the local la ...

. The force composes over 25,000 officers.

Structure and Organization

The Buenos Aires City Police is headed by a Chief of Police who is appointed by the head of the executive branch of the City Government and has to be a civilian. There are four major operational areas: * Public Security * Investigations and Research * Scientific and Technical * Administration The force is made up of eleven superintendencies and seven autonomous departments Geographically, the force is divided between 56 stations. The station employees are all civilians.

Ranks

The Buenos Aires City Police has eleven ranks, the highest being "Chief Superintendent". The ranking system was inherited from the Metropolitan Police, the Chief Superintendent rank, being a new addition, is used only by the head of the BACP. # Officer # First Officer # Senior Officer # Inspector # Chief Inspector # Deputy Commissioner # Commissioner # Senior Commissioner # Commissioner-General # Superintendent # Chief Superintendent of the City Police

Armament and diverse material

This area has a large quantity and variety of weapons. *Pistols Beretta PX4 Storm - Cal. 9x19mm Parabellum. *Pistols

Bersa Thunder 9 The Thunder 9 is a full-size semi-automatic handgun manufactured by Bersa at the Ramos Mejia production plant in Argentina. It is also sold under the name Firestorm or FS 9. Derivatives in other calibres include the Thunder 40 and Thunder 45. ...

Pro - Cal. 9x19mm Parabellum. *Pistols

SIG Sauer 1911 SIG Sauer of Newington, NH United States manufactures a full line of 1911 styled handguns. The earliest models were very faithful to the John M. Browning designed Colt M1911 Pistol which became the United States standard sidearm and served ...

- Cal. .45 ACP (Used only by tactical group DOEM). *Shotguns

Benelli M3 The Benelli M3 is a dual-mode (hybrid pump-action and semi-automatic) shotgun designed and manufactured by Italian firearms manufacturer Benelli Armi SpA, and one of the "Benelli Super 90" series of semi-auto shotguns. The M3 holds a maximum of ...

- Cal. 12 gauge. *Submachine gun

SIG Sauer MPX The SIG MPX is a gas operation, gas-operated submachine gun designed and manufactured by SIG Sauer, and is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge. It is a gas-operated firearm featuring a closed bolt, closed, rotating bolt, rotating ...

- Cal. 9x19mm Parabellum (Used only by tactical group DOEM). *Carbines

SIG Sauer SIG516 The SIG Sauer SIG516 is a semi-automatic rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer. It is an AR-15 style rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO. Introduced in 2010, the SIG516 was discontinued as of 2019. A variant chambered in 7.62x51mm NATO, the SIG716i, re ...

- Cal. 5,56x45mm (Used only by tactical group DOEM). *Sniper rifles SIG Sauer SIG716 DMR - Cal. 7,62x51mm (Used only by tactical group DOEM). *

FN 303 The FN 303 is a semi-automatic less-lethal riot gun designed and manufactured by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. The FN 303 uses compressed air to fire projectiles from a 15-round drum magazine. It is designed to incapacitate the target through b ...

Riot gun.

Vehicles

* Ford Focus EXE *

Peugeot 408 The Peugeot 408 is an automobile nameplate A nameplate identifies and displays a person or product's name. Nameplates are usually shaped as rectangles but are also seen in other shapes, sometimes taking on the shape of someone's written ...

Citroën C4 The Citroën C4 is a small family car/compact car (also classified as a compact crossover SUV since 2020) produced under their Citroën marque, from the French automaker PSA Group, and later Stellantis. It was positioned to be the successor to ...

Lounge *

Chevrolet Meriva The Opel Meriva is a car manufactured and marketed by the German automaker Opel on its Corsa platform, from May 2003 until June 2017 across two generations. Described as a mini MPV, it was marketed as the Vauxhall Meriva in the United Kingdom, ...

Ford Ranger Ford Ranger is a nameplate that has been used on multiple model lines of pickup trucks sold by Ford worldwide. The nameplate has been used for distinct model lines of vehicles worldwide since 1982 from the compact and mid-size pickup category. ...

Toyota Hilux The , stylized as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The majority of these vehicles are sold as pickup truck or cab chassis variants, although they ...

Piaggio MP3 The Piaggio MP3 (''Moto Piaggio a 3 ruote'', "Piaggio moto with 3 wheels") is a tilting three-wheeled scooter by Italian manufacturer Piaggio. First marketed in 2006, it is noted for its combination of two front wheels and a single rear wheel. ...

* Honda Deauville NT700

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