Buenos Aires Provincial Police Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | December 24, 1821[1] |
Employees | +90,000 |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Elected officer responsible |
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Agency executive |
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Website | |
policia.mseg.gba.gov.ar |
The Buenos Aires Provincial Police (Spanish: Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, informally Policía Bonaerense) is the police service responsible for policing the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina.
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 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.[3]