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Autonomous Police-Mossos d'Esquadra. Members. By sex and rank. Areas

Autonomous Police - Mossos d'Esquadra. Members. By rank. Areas 2007
Major Comissari Intendent Inspector Subinspector Sergeant Corporal Officer Total
Metropolità 0 2 17 52 157 331 1,032 5,516 7,107
Comarques Gironines 0 0 1 9 29 69 245 1,207 1,560
Camp de Tarragona 0 0 1 2 8 25 68 368 472
Terres de l'Ebre 0 0 0 0 2 4 22 130 158
Ponent 0 0 1 7 18 39 132 678 875
Comarques Centrals 0 0 1 5 16 46 123 614 805
Alt Pirineu i Aran 0 0 1 1 8 21 96 335 462
Non county (1) 0 7 9 29 54 106 340 1,031 1,576
Catalonia 0 9 31 105 292 641 2,058 9,879 13,015
Source: Departament d'Interior, Relacions Institucionals i Participació. Direcció General de la Policia.
Note: Non county includes members of central services.

Last update: December 4, 2009.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Mossos d'Esquadra
The police force of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

Methodological aspects

The legislation that regulates the activity of the Generalitat de Catalunya Police Force-Mossos d'Esquadra is highly extensive and specific. It was created by Law 19/1983 and retains the historical name of the Catalan police at the end of the 17th century. The Mossos d'Esquadra was the first professional police force in Catalonia and was a pioneer in the whole of Spain.

The deployment of the Mossos d'Esquadra in Catalonia began in 1994 and ended in 2008.

The Mossos d'Esquadra has four main areas of action: public safety, administration, judicial investigation and traffic. In addition, it is part of its functions to protect the authorities and dependencies of the Government of Catalonia; take care of public safety and public order; act as administrative and judicial police, and interurban traffic.

A table showing the number of personnel of each rank is presented: superintendent, intendent, inspector, sub-inspector, sergeant, corporal and officer. The territorial level is the area of the Territorial Plan and the total for Catalonia.

When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".