Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police

Law enforcement agency

Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police
Policía Metropolitana de Buenos Aires

Motto| Una policía integrada a la comunidad
A police corp integrated to the community
Agency overview
Formed| 2008
Preceding agency|

* (None)

Dissolved| 2017; 8 years ago (2017)
Employees| 4,000
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction| Buenos Aires
General nature|

* Local civilian police

Operational structure
Elected officer responsible|

* Guillermo Montenegro, Minister of Security

Agency executive|

* Horacio Giménez, Chief of Police

Divisions| Security, Investigation, Scientific, Technical
Facilities
Stations| 4 [1]

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.[2] The force was created in 2010 and is composed of 1,850 officers, and is planned to expand to 16,000. Security in the city was concurrently the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police and the Argentine Federal Police.

The city government claims the force was based on the model of the British London Metropolitan Police and the New York Police Department. The force was intended to use high technology support and adopted a policy of zero tolerance.

## Structure and organization of the Metropolitan Police

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The police was headed by a chief and a deputy chief. Both were appointed by the head of the executive branch of the city. There were four major departments, each headed by a director general:

* Public Security
* Investigations and Research
* Scientific and Technical
* Administration

Geographically, the force was divided into 15 precincts.

Of the 1,850 officers, 900 were used for patrolling the streets.

## Ranks

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The Metropolitan Police used nine ranks, the highest being "Superintendent".[3]

1. Officer
2. Senior Officer
3. Sub-Inspector
4. Inspector
5. Sub-Commissioner
6. Commissioner
7. Senior Commissioner
8. Commissioner-General
9. Superintendent

## Controversy

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A lot of controversies surrounded Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police BAMP officers, primarily due to the department's "zero-tolerance" policy: many officers used to be violent against protesters and used excessive force. However, the department has managed to boost its reputation. However, the public opinion was more positive about the Metropolitan Police than Argentine Federal Police, and citizens tended to choose the Metropolitan Police over the Federal Police, due to high levels of corruption in the latter.

## Notes

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1. ^ Map of Police stations in the city of Buenos Aires Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 18 November 2013
2. ^ "Web Page Under Construction".
3. ^ "Buenos Aires Ciudad - Policía de la Ciudad".

## See also

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* Metropolitan Police
* Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires
* Argentine Federal Police
* Buenos Aires Police
* Santa Fe Province Police
* Interior Security System

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Policía Metropolitana.

* Official website (archived, 28 Nov 2016)

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Law enforcement agencies of Argentina

Federal|

* Policía Federal
* Gendarmería Nacional
* Prefectura Naval
* Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria
* Federal Penitentiary Service
* Anti-Corruption Bureau

Provincial|

* Buenos Aires
* Córdoba
* Santa Fe
* Tucumán

Cities|

* Buenos Aires City Police
* Buenos Aires Urban Guard (defunct)
* Policía Metropolitana (defunct)

Tactical|

* Grupo Alacrán
* Grupo Albatros
* Grupo de Operaciones Federales
* Guardia de Infantería
* Grupo Halcón
* Grupo Uno
* Operaciones Especiales

Intelligence|

* Policía Federal
* Prefectura Naval
* Policía Aeroportuaria
* Servicio Penitenciario Federal
* Policía Bonaerense

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