Yucatán State Police

Yucatán State Police Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado de Yucatán
Vehicle Door Decal of the State Police
Logo the Yucatán State Police
Badge of the State Police
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	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Mérida, Yucatán
Agency executive	Luis Felipe Saidén Ojeda, Secretary of Public Safety
Facilities
Patrol cars	~ 1,395 vehicles
Boats	~ 4 Grady & White and 4 Defender-class boat (Total 8)
Planes	Bell 407, Bell 429
Website
www.ssp.yucatan.gob.mx (in Spanish)

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

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
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

The State Police ranks are organized in: (from highest to lowest) ^[6]

	High-Command									Inspectors									Officers									Basic ranks
State of Yucatan
	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

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

• Yucatán (state)
• State police

References

1. "2021 Program for Public Safety Reforcement of Yucatan: Progress Report" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
2. "2023 Expenditure Budget of the Government of State of Yucatán" (PDF) (in Spanish). Retrieved December 30, 2022.
3. Yucatan: Data Mexico
4. "Welcome message of the Secretary of Public Safety" (in Spanish). Retrieved July 14, 2015.
5. Secretariat of Public Safety of Yucatán. (In Spanish).
6. Professional Police Career Service Regulations (In Spanish) Secretariat of Public Safety of Yucatán. Published in 2014.

External links

• Secretariat of Public Safety of the State of Yucatán (in Spanish)