Carabineros de Chile
| Carabiniers of Chile Carabineros de Chile | |
|---|---|
| Common name | Carabineros |
| Motto | Orden y Patria "Order and Fatherland" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 27 April 1927 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Employees | 51,728 |
| Annual budget | US$1.6 billion |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Chile |
| Operations jurisdiction | Chile |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | Dirección General |
| Headquarters | Alameda 1196 Santiago Centro, Santiago |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent agency | Ministry of the Interior and Public Security |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Carabineros de Chile (English: Carabiniers of Chile) are the Chilean national law enforcement gendarmerie, who have jurisdiction over the entire national territory of the Republic of Chile. Created in 1927, their mission is to maintain order and enforce the laws of Chile. They reported to the Ministry of National Defense through the Undersecretary of Carabineros until 2011 when the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security gained full control over them. They are in practice separated fully from the three other military branches by department but still are considered part of the armed forces. Chile also has an investigative police force, the Investigations Police of Chile, also under the Interior and Public Security Ministry; a Maritime Police also exists for patrol of Chile's coastline.