National Police of Peru

National Police of Peru Policía Nacional del Perú
Coat of arms
Abbreviation	PNP
Motto	Dios, Patria, Ley God, Fatherland, Law
Agency overview
Formed	December 6, 1988
Preceding agencies	Civil Guard Investigative Police Republican Guard
Employees	130,000
Annual budget	S/. 8.1 billion 2009[1]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Peru
Operations jurisdiction	Peru
Size	1,285,220 km² (496,222 mi²)
Population	29,132,013 June 2009
Governing body	Ministry of the Interior
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Yes
Elected officer responsible	Víctor Torres Falcón, Minister of Interior
Agency executive	Jorge Luis Angulo Tejada, General Commander
Facilities
Airbases	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Airplanes	11
Helicopters	26
Notables
Anniversary	December 6
Website
pnp.gob.pe

The National Police of Peru (Spanish: Policía Nacional del Perú, PNP) is the national police force of Peru. Its jurisdiction covers the nation's land, sea, and air territories. Formed from the merger of the Investigative Police, the Civil Guard, and the Republican Guard in 1988, it is one of the largest police forces in Latin America. Its mission is to preserve domestic order, public order and national security, in order to enforce the law and protect the people of Peru. The PNP is controlled by the Ministry of the Interior. The PNP has a number of divisions, tasked with enforcing specific aspects of the law; among the more well known are DIROES (Special Operations), DIRANDRO (Anti-Narcotics Unit), DIRINCRI (Criminal Investigations), and DIRCOTE (Anti-Terrorism).