The Buenos Aires Provincial Police (, informally ''Policía Bonaerense'') is the police service responsible for policing the
Buenos Aires Province
Buenos Aires, officially the Buenos Aires Province, is the largest and most populous Provinces of Argentina, Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of the province an ...
of
Argentina
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.
Organisation
It is one of the biggest police services of Argentina, responsible for policing a province of over 15 million inhabitants, about 38% of Argentina's entire population.
The
Federal Capital district of Buenos Aires city is under the separate jurisdiction of the
Buenos Aires City Police.
The institution is usually referred to as ''Policía Bonaerense'', where ''
bonaerense'' is the
demonym
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for the Province of Buenos Aires. This contrasts with ''
porteño'', used for the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires city.
This
police force is subordinate to the Provincial Ministry of Security headed by Javier Alonso.
Ranks
Former
Until January 2005, the Buenos Aires Police used the same rank system as employed by the Federal Police and other Argentine provincial police forces.
This system consisted of seventeen ranks, of which nine were for (commissioned) officers and eight were for
sub-officers (including the basic rank of agent).
A new and simplified rank system was established through passage of a law governing police personnel.
This system officially abolished the distinction between (commissioned) officers and sub-officers. It instituted a rank system consisting of the following nine ranks, listed in descending order:
Current
As of 2009, a new law modified the police ranks and established some variations (Ley 13.982/09).
It establishes different personnel rankings (''"Escalafones"'' as they are called in Spanish), which relate to operational responsibilities:
* Officers of the General ranking;
* Officers of the Command ranking;
* Professional Officers;
* Administrative Officers;
* Technical Officers;
* General Services personnel;
* 911 personnel;
* Civilian personnel.
The current levels for the ''Command'' sub-ranking are (ten levels) in descending order:
* 1) Conducting Officers:
''Comisario General''
''Comisario Mayor''
* 2) Supervision Officers:
''Comisario Inspector''
* 3) Chief Officers:
''Comisario''
''Subcomisario''
* 4) Subordinate Officers:
''Oficial Principal''
''Oficial Inspector''
''Oficial Subinspector''
''Oficial Ayudante''
''Oficial Subayudante''
The ''General'' sub-ranking defines seven levels (the general sub-ranking is subordinate to the commando sub-ranking, so its highest ranking is subordinate to the lowest ranking of commando officers):
* 1) Superior Officers:
''Mayor (Major)''
''Capitán (Captain)''
''Teniente 1ro. (First Lieutenant)''
* 2) Subordinate Officers:
''Teniente (Lieutenant)''
''Subteniente (Sublieutenant)''
''Sargento (Sergeant)''
''Oficial (Officer)''
* 3) Police Academy cadet.
Both the ''Commando'' and ''General'' rankings represent the sworn officers (armed personnel). The other rankings constitute the support staff. For the ''Professional'', ''Technical'' and ''Administrative'' sub-rankings, the levels of the Commando sub-ranking is employed. The subordinate relationship between the subrankings makes the ''Commando'' ranking the highest group over all.
Equipment
Arms
Vehicles
*
Toyota Hilux
*
Renault Duster Oroch
*
Chevrolet Astra
*
Ford Ranger
*
Ford Focus
*
Toyota Etios
*
Volkswagen Voyage
*
Fiat Siena
*
Iveco Daily
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*
Ram 1500
Helicópters
*
MBB Bo 105
*
Eurocopter AS350 Ecureuil
See also
*
Argentine Federal Police
The Argentine Federal Police ( 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 law enforcement agency in the cap ...
*
Buenos Aires Police Intelligence
*
Buenos Aires Urban Guard
*
Santa Fe Province Police
*
Interior Security System
References
External links
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{{Law enforcement agencies of Argentina
Provincial law enforcement agencies of Argentina
1821 establishments in Argentina