Yucatán State Police
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Yucatán State Police Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Yucatán | |
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Common name | Policía Estatal de Yucatán |
Abbreviation | SSP |
Agency overview | |
Employees | ~ 3200+ employees (as of November 2021) <[1] |
Volunteers | 0 |
Annual budget | $ 3,609,089,519.00 MXN (2023 budget) [2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | [[ Mexico|MEX]] |
Map of the State of Yucatán and its municipalities. | |
Size | 39,524 square kilometres (15,260 sq mi) |
Population | 2,320,898 (2020) [3] |
Legal jurisdiction | State of Yucatán, Mexico |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Mérida, Yucatán |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Patrol cars | ~ 1,395 vehicles |
Boats | ~ 4 Grady & White and 4 Defender-class boat (Total 8) |
Planes | Bell 407, Bell 429 |
Website | |
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The Yucatán State Police (In Spanish: Policía estatal de Yucatán) is a Mexican law enforcement agency which operates public safety services, traffic enforcement and social prevention of the delict in the state of Yucatán. The State Police is a division of the Department of Public Safety of Yucatán (Secretaría de Seguridad Pública, in spanish), a centralized organism of the state government. Its current chief is General Commissioner Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda, since 2007.[4] Its headquarters are located in the western city of Mérida.[5]
Vehicles
[edit]As of 2015, the State Police had 1,365 vehicles including cars, pick-ups, ambulances, boats, a helicopter and a plane.
Vehicle | Country | Type | Notes | Image |
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Dodge Avenger | United States | Police car | ||
Dodge Charger | United States | Police car | ||
Ford Police Interceptor | United States | Police car | ||
Chevrolet Tahoe | United States | SUV | ||
Dodge Durango | United States | SUV | ||
Ford Explorer | United States | SUV | ||
FL-EGP Harley-Davidson | United States | Motorbike | ||
Dodge Dakota | United States | Pick-up | ||
Dodge RAM | United States | Pick-up | ||
Nissan Frontier | United States | Pick-up | ||
Nissan Titan | United States | Pick-up | ||
Ford E-350 | United States | Van | There are armoured versions. | |
Ford Transit | United States | Van | ||
Bell 407 | United States | Helicopter |
Ranks and insignia
[edit]The State Police ranks are organized in: (from highest to lowest) [6]
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Secretary/Chief | Undersecretary | Director | 1st Inspector | 2nd Inspector | Subinspector | 1st Officer | 2nd Officer | Subofficer | First police | Second police | Third police | Police agent |
Secretaries of Public Safety
[edit]Before 2008, the Department of Public Safety was known as Department of Roads and Protection.
- (2018 - 2021): Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda (current)
- (2012 - 2018): Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda
- (2007 - 2012): Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda
- (2001 - 2007): Javier Medina Torre
- (1995 - 2001): Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda
- (1993 - 1995): ?
- (1991 - 1993): Federico Cuesy Adrián
- (1988 - 1991): Henry Boldo Osorio
- (1984 - 1988): ?
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2021 Program for Public Safety Reforcement of Yucatan: Progress Report" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Expenditure Budget of the Government of State of Yucatán" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
- ^ Yucatan: Data Mexico
- ^ "Welcome message of the Secretary of Public Safety" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Secretariat of Public Safety of Yucatán. (In Spanish).
- ^ Professional Police Career Service Regulations (In Spanish) Secretariat of Public Safety of Yucatán. Published in 2014.
External links
[edit]- Secretariat of Public Safety of the State of Yucatán (in Spanish)