Argentine Federal Police

The Argentine Federal Police ( or PFA) is the national civil police force of the Argentine federal government. It has federal operating units in all provinces and in the City of Buenos Aires.

It was created on December 24, 1943, and began operating on January 1, 1945. It investigates national crimes and regularly works in conjunction with provincial police forces. From its creation until December 31, 2016, it also served as the local police force in the city of Buenos Aires. On that date, it was replaced in those functions by the Policia de la Ciudad (City Police), formed by merging some PFA superintendencies with the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police.

Organization

The PFA is responsible for investigating crimes that encompass the jurisdiction of the entire national territory, as well as crimes exclusively within the federal scope, including drug trafficking, money laundering, environmental crimes, and human trafficking. 

It also has a Criminal Intelligence Unit, as well as the University Institute of the Argentine Federal Police, which provides university training in law, criminology, and security, among other areas of study.
Police ranks
Officer Ranks (in descending order)

RankApproximate English translationBadge of rankComisario General - Jefe de PoliciaSuperintendent-General / Commissioner-General - Chief of PoliceFour gold pips above a gold band & wreathComisario GeneralSuperintendent-General or Commissioner-GeneralThree gold pips above a gold band & wreathComisario MayorSuperintendent-Major or Commissioner-MajorTwo gold pips above a gold band & wreathComisario InspectorSuperintendent-Inspector or Commissioner-InspectorOne gold pip above a gold band & wreathComisarioSuperintendent or CommissionerTwo gold pips above a gold bandSubcomisarioSub-commissionerOne gold pip above a gold bandOficial PrincipalPrincipal OfficerThree silver pipsOficial InspectorInspector Officer (or just Inspector)Two silver pipsOficial Sub-InspectorSub-inspector Officer (or just Sub-Inspector)One silver pip above one gold pipOficial AyudanteAdjutant Officer or Assistant OfficerOne silver pip

Sub-Officer Ranks (in descending order)

RankApproximate English translationBadge of rankSuboficial MayorSenior Sub-OfficerFour chevrons above an Austrian knotSuboficial AuxiliarAuxiliary Sub-OfficerThree chevrons above three arcsSuboficial EscribienteClerk Sub-Officer or Administrative Sub-Officer or Staff Sub-OfficerThree chevrons above two arcsSargento PrimeroFirst SergeantThree chevrons above an arcSargentoSergeantThree chevronsCabo PrimeroFirst CorporalTwo chevronsCaboCorporalOne chevronAgente / BomberoOfficer / FiremanAspiranteCandidate or Cadet

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