Buenos Aires Provincial Police

Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Agency overview
Formed	1880
Employees	+90,000
Jurisdictional structure
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Sergio Berni, Ministry of Security;
Agency executive	Daniel Alberto García, Chief of Police;
Website
	www.pol.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 Buenos Aires, 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 Minister Sergio Berni. The Chief of the force is Daniel Alberto García, after Fabian Perroni quit the police force in November 2019.

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