Police ranks of Spain

Last updated March 01, 2025

The Police ranks of Spanish police officers denote the position of a given officer in the police hierarchy in Spanish police forces.

National

Guardia civil

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Spanish Civil Guard v t e
Spanish Civil Guard v t e					Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spanish Civil Guard v t e
Spanish Civil Guard v t e	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Guardia Civil de Primera (Rank honorary, currently extinct)						Guardia Civil*

(*) Constable with the rank "Guardia Civil" with 6 years of service obtain statuts of non-commissioned officer (OR-6). Cabo,Cabo primero and Cabo mayor obtain statuts of non-commissioned officer (OR-6) automatically when agents promote to the rank of Corporal. " Royal Decree 1970/1983, of June 22, on the consideration of Non-Commissioned Officers to the Troop Classes of the Civil Guard"

Rank Guardia Civil to Cabo Mayor, in Military Police missions under the command of the Ministry of Defense, their rank will be equivalent to the first rank of non-commissioned official (OR-6). "Law 29/2014, of November 28, on the Civil Guard Personnel Regime" A Civil Guard participates in a mission abroad, and at the suggestion of the Minister of Defense, may eventually hold a higher rank.

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

	Superior grades				Superior		Executive		Deputy inspector	Basic		Student
National Police Corps 2014–Present
National Police Corps 2014–Present	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

Superior	Executive	Deputy Inspector	Basic

Categories	Superior Grades			Superior		Executive		Deputy Inspector	Basic		Student
National Police Corps 1986-2014
National Police Corps 1986-2014	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)
National Police Corps (1978-1986)	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)
National Police Corps (1978-1986)	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)

General officers	Senior officers	Officers and NCOs	Enlisted
(General de división)	(Coronel)	(Sargento)	(Cabo)

Customs Surveillance Service

Policía Portuaria

Agentes forestales

Autonomous Communities

Ertzaintza

Police Ranks^[1]		Superior Grade		Executive Grade		Inspection Grade		Basic Grade
	Cap Emblem	Escala Superior		Escala Básica, Inspección y Ejecutiva

	Rigid Shoulder Plate	Intendenteburua / Superintendente	Intendentea / Intendente	Komisarioa / Comisario	Komisariondokoa / Subcomisario	Ofiziala / Oficial	Ofizialaondokoa / Suboficial	Lehenengoa agentea / Agente 1º	Agentea / Agente

	Flexible Shoulder Plate	Intendenteburua / Superintendente	Intendentea / Intendente	Komisarioa / Comisario	Komisariondokoa / Subcomisario	Ofiziala / Oficial	Ofizialaondokoa / Suboficial	Lehenengoa agentea / Agente 1º	Agentea / Agente

	Rank Insignia	Intendenteburua / Superintendente	Intendentea / Intendente	Komisarioa / Comisario	Komisariondokoa / Subcomisario	Ofiziala / Oficial	Ofizialaondokoa / Suboficial	Lehenengoa agentea / Agente 1º	Agentea / Agente
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

Police Ranks^[1]		Facultatives and Technicians Grade
	Cap Emblem	Escala Superior

	Rigid Shoulder Plate	Grupo A1	Grupo A2	Grupo C1	Grupo C2

	Flexible Shoulder Plate	Grupo A1	Grupo A2	Grupo C1	Grupo C2
Rank Insignia	Grupo A1	Grupo A2	Grupo C1	Grupo C2
Group	Group A1	Group A2	Group C1	Group C2

Mossos d'Esquadra

Ranks of the *Mossos d'Esquadra*
Insignia								No insignia
Title	Major	Comissari	Intendent	Inspector	Sotsinspector	Sergent	Caporal	Mosso
English translation	Major	Commissioner	Intendent	Inspector	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable

Policía Foral

Ranks of the *Policía Foral*
Insignia							No insignia
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

Cuerpo General de La Policía Canaria

Local

Policía Municipal

Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona

Policía Municipal de Madrid

Categories and ranks	Managements				Operations
Policía Municipal de Madrid
Policía Municipal de Madrid
Comisario General	Comisario Principal	Comisario	Intendente	Inspector	Subinspector	Oficial	Policía	Alumno

Defunct agencies

Guardia de Asalto

Officers

Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936)
Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936)	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez
Second Spanish Republic (1936–1939)
Second Spanish Republic (1936–1939)	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez

Non-commissioned ranks

Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936)
Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936)	Subteniente	Subayudante	Brigada	Sargento Primero	Sargento	Cabo	Guardia Primero	Guardia
Second Spanish Republic (1936–1939)
Second Spanish Republic (1936–1939)			Brigada		Sargento	Cabo		Guardia

Armed Police Corps

Francoist Spain (1939–1977)
Francoist Spain (1939–1977)	General de División (Commissioner)	General de Brigada (Assistant Commissioner)	Coronel (Chief Superintendent)	Teniente Coronel (Superintendent)	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez (Station Inspector)

Francoist Spain (1939–1977)
Francoist Spain (1939–1977)	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)

General officers	Senior officers	Officers and NCOs	Enlisted
(General de Brigada)	(Comandante)	(Brigada)	(Policía de Primera)

General Police Corps

Categories	Command Ranks
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain
Principal Commissioner	Commissioner General	1st rank Commissioner	2nd rank Commissioner	3rd rank Commissioner/ Chief Inspector

Categories	Executive Ranks			Basic Ranks
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain
1st rank Inspector	2nd rank Inspector	3rd rank Inspector	Subinspector/ 1st rank Agent	Subinspector/ 2nd rank Agent	Subinspector/ 3rd rank Agent

Categories	Basic Ranks (as of 1972)
Francoist Spain
Francoist Spain
Subinspector/ 1st rank Agent	Subinspector/ 2nd rank Agent	Subinspector/ 3rd rank Agent

References

1 2 "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.

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[lehendakaritza-1] 1 2 "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).

[2] "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.

[3] "Badges - Guardia Urbana". Barcelona City Council website]. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008.

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