National Police of Uruguay Policía Nacional de Uruguay
National Police Coat of Arms
Common name
Policía Nacional
Motto
"De tu lado" "On your side"
Agency overview
Formed
December 18, 1829[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency
Uruguay
Operations jurisdiction
Uruguay
Governing body
Cabinet of Uruguay
General nature
Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters
Montevideo, Uruguay
Officers
30.000 (2015)[2]
Minister responsible
Luis Alberto Heber[3]
Agency executive
Diego Enrique Fernández[4], Director-General
Website
www.minterior.gub.uy
The National Police of Uruguay is a national and institutional police force of the Republic of Uruguay, founded on December 18, 1829.[5] It depends on the Executive Power through the Ministry of the Interior. Its main mission is to protect the free exercise of rights and freedoms, guarantee order, internal security, ensure compliance with the laws, assist and protect people, prevent the commission of crimes, ensure security in public places and events, repress behaviors that constitute crimes and misdemeanors.[6]
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