| Creation: | 1821 |
| Chief: | Juan Carlos Paggi |
| Sub-Chief: | ? |
| Location: | La Plata |
| Phone: | 54 0-800-222-2422 |
The Buenos Aires Provincial Police (Spanish: Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, informally Policía Bonaerense) is the police service responsible for policing the Province of Buenos Aires, in 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. It is not, however, responsible for policing the Federal Capital district of Buenos Aires city, which is under the jurisdiction of the Argentine Federal Police and soon also under the Jurisdiction of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police.
The institution is usually referred to as Policía Bonaerense, where bonaerense is the demonym for the Province of Buenos Aires, in contrast with porteño, used for the inhabitants of the Buenos Aires city.
This police force is subordinate to the Provincial Ministry of Security headed by Minister Carlos Stornelli. The Chief of the force, Comisario General Juan Carlos Paggi,[1] has the title of Superintendente General de Policia, which translates as Superintendent General of Police.
Seven members of the service were murdered in the first six months of 2009.
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Until January 2005, the Buenos Aires Police used the same rank system as employed by the Federal Police and other Argentinean 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 the passing of a new law for police personnel. This system officially abolished the distinction between (commissioned) officers and sub-officers and instituted a rank system consisting of the following nine ranks, listed in descending order:
| Rank | English translation |
|---|---|
| Superintendente | Superintendent |
| Comisionado | Commissioner |
| Inspector | Inspector |
| Capitán | Captain |
| Teniente Primero | First Lieutenant |
| Teniente | Lieutenant |
| Subteniente | Sublieutenant |
| Sargento | Sergeant |
| Oficial de Policía | Police Officer |
As of 2009, a new law once again modified the police ranks and established some variations (Ley 13.982/09) [2], the current law establishes different employees rankings ("Escalafones" as they are called in Spanish):
The current levels for the Commando sub-ranking are (ten levels) in descending order:
Comisario General
Comisario Mayor
Comisario Inspector
Comisario
Subcomisario
Oficial Principal
Oficial Inspector
Oficial Subinspector
Oficial Ayudante
Oficial Subayudante
On the other hand the General sub-ranking defines seven levels (the general sub-ranking is subordinate to the commando sub-ranking, so even the highest ranking of it is a subordinate to the lowest ranking of commando officers):
Mayor (Major)
Capitán (Captain)
Teniente 1ro. (First Lieutenant)
Teniente (Lieutenant)
Subteniente (Sublieutenant)
Sargento (Sergeant)
Oficial (Officer)
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, yet there is a subordinate relationship between the subrankings making the Commando the highest one of all.
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