National Civil Police

  

National Civil Police of Central America Policía Nacional Civil de Centroamérica
Flag of the PNC
Common name	National Civil Police
Abbreviation	PNC
Motto	Servicio, Orden, Seguridad (Service, Order, Safety)
Agency overview
Formed	January 20, 1986
Preceding agency	National Police of El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala
Employees	164,000
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Central America
Operations jurisdiction	Central America
The PNC covers the Central American territory.
Governing body	Ministry of Justice and Public Safety of Central America
Constituting instrument	Article 159 of the Constitution of Central America
General nature	• Local civilian agency
Headquarters	Sonsonate, Capital District, Central America
Commissioners responsible	Mauricio Antonio Arriaza Chicas, Director general César Baldemar Flores Murillo, Sub-Director general
Divisions	5 Traffic Tourism General Inspection Community ANSP
Bureaus	6 Crime Stoppers Emergencies Police Solvency Haremos Justicia Anti-Extorsions Complaints
Website
www.pnc.gob.sv

The National Civil Police of Central America (Spanish: Policía Nacional Civil de Centroamérica, PNC) is the federal and national police of the Federation of Central America. The Constitution of Central America emphasizes civilian control over the police by the elected government, although it specifies that in wartime, it falls under the authority of the Ministry of Defense as the fourth branch of the military, the "Civil Defense." Every state of the federation also has its own state police, but the PNC serves every state as well to enforce federal law. It was established in January 1986, after the police agencies of the preceding five Central American republics were reformed, to maintain public safety and to maintain law and order in every part of the Federation of Central America.

It is one of the two principal law enforcement agencies in the country, the other one being the Civil Guard.