The Buenos Aires City Police ( Spanish : Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires ) is the municipal police force under the authority of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires . It began its operation in 2017 following the merger of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police and the city's division of the Argentine Federal Police . The force is composed of over 25,000 officers.
5-501: The Buenos Aires City Police is led by a Chief of Police who is appointed by the head of the executive branch of the City Government . The chief must be a civilian. There are four major operational areas: The force is made up of eleven superintendencies and seven autonomous departments. Geographically, the force is divided among 56 stations. The station employees are all civilians. The Buenos Aires City Police has 13 ranks,
10-543: A term of four years, with possibility of reelection. The first directly elected Chief of Government to be elected was Fernando de la Rúa , who was elected president three years into his term. In 2006, Chief Aníbal Ibarra was removed from his position following impeachment regarding the Cromagnon nightclub tragedy , leaving Vice-Chief Jorge Telerman to take over the office. In the June 24, 2007 elections, Mauricio Macri
15-619: The highest being Chief Superintendent. The ranking system was inherited from the Metropolitan Police. The Chief Superintendent rank, being a new addition, is used only by the head of the BACP. This area has a large quantity and variety of weapons. Chief of Government of Buenos Aires This is a list of mayors and chiefs of government of the city of Buenos Aires , Argentina 's capital, since its federalization . Its first Mayor ( Spanish : Intendente , Intendant )
20-489: Was Torcuato de Alvear , who was appointed by President Julio Argentino Roca following the city's federalization. For the next 110 years, the intendant was directly appointed by the president, meaning that Buenos Aires had less autonomy than the smallest municipality. Following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution , the city gained autonomous status. The title of the city's chief executive
25-405: Was changed to Chief of Government ( Jefe de Gobierno ), who was directly elected by universal suffrage. He was assisted by a Vice-Chief of Government ( Vicejefe de Gobierno ), elected on the same ticket. However, in popular usage, especially outside of Argentina, the chief and vice-chief are often called mayor and vice-mayor, respectively. The chief and vice chief are elected on a single ticket for
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