Institutions
Puerto Rico Police Bureau
Was the police component of the Department of Public Safety. Act 83-2025 replaced this structure with the autonomous Puerto Rico Police.
Puerto Rico Police Bureau · Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico · NPPR
Spanish legal name: Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico. Spanish legal names are retained. Some English names are functional translations.
This profile documents a historical structure. It should not be counted as an additional active institution or used to identify present authority.
- Government level
- State-level
- Branch or grouping
- Executive
- Type
- Bureau
- Sources consulted
- Oct 17, 2026
What it does
Was the police component of the Department of Public Safety. Act 83-2025 replaced this structure with the autonomous Puerto Rico Police.[sources]
In everyday life
Start with the responsibility described in this profile, then confirm on the official website whether your service, program, or issue belongs to this institution. A shared responsibility does not imply subordination.
Where it fits
- Functions transferred to: Puerto Rico Police [evidence]
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Leadership & appointments
Institution leadership
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- Appointment
- Verification pending
- Confirmation
- Verification pending
- Term end
- Verification pending
An absent name does not imply a vacancy. Names from the seed report are not automatically treated as current officeholders.
Governance & composition
Current composition, members, and terms require reconciliation of the enabling law, appointment records, and institutional information.
Members, vacancies, and terms are not certified as a complete roster. An expired term is not automatically treated as a vacancy; some laws allow service until a successor qualifies.
Sources & method
The consultation date is not the institution’s own update date.
- PR.gov — Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico ↗https://pr.gov/directorio-de-agencias/negociado-de-la-policia-de-puerto-rico-eSources consulted: Oct 17, 2026
- policiapr ↗https://www.policia.pr.gov/informacion-reciente/ley-num-83-del-ano-2025Sources consulted: Oct 17, 2026