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; 97 years ago (1927-04-27)[1]
Preceding agencies	Cuerpo de Carabineros Policía Fiscal Policía Rural
Employees	51,728[2]
Annual budget	US$1.6 billion[3]
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Chile
Operations jurisdiction	Chile
General nature	Gendarmerie
Operational structure
Overseen by	Dirección General
Headquarters	Alameda 1196 Santiago Centro, Santiago
Agency executive	Ricardo Yáñez, General Director
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior and Public Security
Website
www.carabineros.cl

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.