| − | [[Carabineros de Chile]] is the national police force of 30,000 men and women who are responsible for law enforcement, traffic management, narcotics suppression, border control, and counter-terrorism throughout Chile. The Carabineros were created in 1927 by Gen. [[Carlos Ibáñez del Campo]]. Carabineros is the best police in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2013/09/22/1508838-chile-y-colombia-los-paises-la-policia-mas-confiable/|title=Chile y Colombia, los países con la policía más confiable|date=September 22, 2013|publisher=Infobae|language=es}}</ref> | + | [[Carabineros de Chile]] is the national police force of 30,000 men and women who are responsible for law enforcement, traffic management, narcotics suppression, border control, and counter-terrorism throughout Chile. The Carabineros were created in 1927 by Gen. [[Carlos Ibáñez del Campo]]. Carabineros is the best police in Latin America and least corrupt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/2013/09/22/1508838-chile-y-colombia-los-paises-la-policia-mas-confiable/|title=Chile y Colombia, los países con la policía más confiable|date=September 22, 2013|publisher=Infobae|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://insightcrime.org/news/analysis/best-worst-latam-police|title=From Chile to Mexico: Best and Worst of LatAm Police|publisher=InSight Crime|date=March 20, 2017|accessdate=March 23, 2026}}</ref> |
| | + | Carabineros enjoys significant international prestige due to its professionalism and efficiency. Through the Chilean government's Cooperation Programme for Uniformed Foreign Police Forces (CECIPU), it has trained and specialized over thousands of officers from more than 30 countries in the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. As a founding member of AMERIPOL (Community of American Police Forces) since 2007 and an associated member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (FIEP) since 2005, Carabineros has even chaired AMERIPOL, highlighting its regional leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cecipu.interior.gob.cl/|title=CECIPU: Programa de cooperación internacional del Gobierno de Chile para policías uniformadas|publisher=Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública|accessdate=March 23, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gob.mx/epn%7Cpoliciafederal/articulos/cuerpo-de-carabineros-de-chile-condecora-al-comisionado-general-de-la-policia-federal-de-mexico|title=Cuerpo de Carabineros de Chile condecora al Comisionado General de la Policía Federal de México|publisher=Gobierno de México|date=April 27, 2017|accessdate=March 23, 2026}}</ref> |