Police ranks of Spain
The Police ranks of Spanish police officers denote the position of a given officer in the police hierarchy in Spanish police forces.
National[edit]
Guardia civil[edit]
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| Teniente general | General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez | Caballero Alférez Cadete | Alférez Alumno 3º | Alférez Alumno 2º | Alférez Alumno 1º | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Guardia Civil de Primera (Rank in abeyance) |
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Cuerpo Nacional de Policía[edit]
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| Director adjunto operativo | Subdirector general | Comisario general/ jefe de división | Jefe superior | Comisario principal | Comisario | Inspector jefe | Inspector | Subinspector | Oficial de policía | Policía | Inspector alumno en prácticas | Inspector alumno de 2º año | Inspector alumno de 1º año | Policía en prácticas | Policía alumno | |
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| National Police Corps 1986-2014 |
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| DAO/Subdirector General | Comisario General/Jefe de División | Jefe Superior | Comisario Principal | Comisario | Inspector Jefe | Inspector | Subinspector | Oficial de Policía | Policía | Inspector Alumno de 2º año | Inspector Alumno de 1º año | Policía en Prácticas | |
 National Police Corps(1978-1986) |
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| General de División (Commissioner) |
General de Brigada (Assistant Commissioner) |
Coronel (Chief Superintendent) |
Teniente Coronel (Superintendent) |
Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez (Station Inspector) |
| National Police Corps (1978-1986) |
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| Subteniente (Sub-inspector) |
Brigada (Head Constable) |
Sargento Primero (Staff Sergeant) |
Sargento (Sergeant) |
Cabo Primero (Corporal) |
Cabo (Lance Corporal) |
Policía de Primera (Senior Constable) |
Policía (Policeman, Constable) |
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Customs Surveillance Service[edit]
Policía Portuaria[edit]
Agentes forestales[edit]
Autonomous Communities[edit]
Ertzaintza[edit]
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| Basque | Intendenteburua | Intendentea | Komisarioa | Komisariondokoa | Ofiziala | Ofizialondokoa | Agente lehena | Agentea | |
| Spanish | Superintendente | Intendente | Comisario | Subcomisario | Oficial | Suboficial | Agente primero | Agente | |
| English | Superintendent | Intendent | Commissioner | Deputy Commissioner | Officer | Deputy Officer | Superior Agent | Agent | |
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Mossos d'Esquadra[edit]
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| Title | Major | Comissari | Intendent | Inspector | Sotsinspector | Sergent | Caporal | Mosso |
| English translation | Major | Commissioner | Intendent | Inspector | Lieutenant | Sergeant | Corporal | Constable |
Policía Foral[edit]
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| Spanish title | Jefe policía Foral | Comisario principal | Comisario | Inspector | Subinspector | Cabo | Agente Foral |
| Basque title | Foruzaingo Nagusia | Komisario Nagusia | Komisario | Inspektorea | Inspektoreordea | Kaporala | Foruzaina |
| English translation | Foral police chief | Chief commissioner | Commissioner | Inspector | Sub-inspector | Corporal | Foral constable |
BESCAM[edit]
Cuerpo General de La Policía Canaria[edit]
Local[edit]
Policía Municipal[edit]
Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona[edit]
- Constable
- Senior Constable
- Sergeant
- Sub-inspector
- Inspector
- Chief Inspector
- Sub-superintendent
- Superintendent[3]
Policía Municipal de Madrid[edit]
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Policía Municipal de Madrid |
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Defunct agencies[edit]
Guardia de Asalto[edit]
Officers
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Non-commissioned ranks
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| Subteniente | Subayudante | Brigada | Sargento Primero | Sargento | Cabo | Guardia Primero | Guardia | |
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Armed Police Corps[edit]
.svg){kind=small} Francoist Spain (1939–1977) |
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| General de División (Commissioner) |
General de Brigada (Assistant Commissioner) |
Coronel (Chief Superintendent) |
Teniente Coronel (Superintendent) |
Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez (Station Inspector) |
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| Subteniente (Sub-inspector) |
Brigada (Head Constable) |
Sargento Primero (Staff Sergeant) |
Sargento (Sergeant) |
Cabo Primero (Corporal) |
Cabo (Lance Corporal) |
Policía de Primera (Senior Constable) |
Policía (Policeman, Constable) |
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General Police Corps[edit]
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| Principal Commissioner | Commissioner General | 1st rank Commissioner | 2nd rank Commissioner | 3rd rank Commissioner/
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| 1st rank Inspector | 2nd rank Inspector | 3rd rank Inspector | Subinspector/
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Según la ORDEN de 31 de octubre de 2012, de la Consejera de Interior, Justicia y Administración Pública, sobre uniformidad general y distintivos de la Ertzaintza" [According to the ORDER of October 31, 2012, of the Minister of the Interior, Justice and Public Administration, on general uniformity and badges of the Ertzaintza] (in Spanish).
- ^ "El Gobierno de Canarias presenta la uniformidad del Cuerpo General de la Policía Canaria" [The Government of the Canary Islands presents the uniformity of the General Corps of the Canarian Police] (PDF). Seguridad y Emergencias Canarias (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Badges - Guardia Urbana". Barcelona City Council website]. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008.