Sûreté du Québec
Provincial Police Force of Quebec / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Sûreté du Québec?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ; French: [syʁte dy kebɛk], lit. 'Surety of Quebec') is the provincial police service for the Canadian province of Quebec.[6] The agency's name is sometimes translated to Quebec Provincial Police (QPP) and Quebec Police Force (QPF) in English-language sources. The headquarters of the Sûreté du Québec are located on Parthenais Street in Montreal's Sainte-Marie neighbourhood, and the service employs over 5,700 officers. The SQ is the second-largest provincial police service (behind the Ontario Provincial Police) and the third-largest police service in Canada (behind the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Ontario Provincial Police).
Sûreté du Québec | |
---|---|
Abbreviation | SQ |
Motto | Service, Intégrité, Justice Service, Integrity, Justice |
Agency overview | |
Formed | May 1, 1870 |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Quebec, Canada |
Size | 1,542,056 km2 |
Population | 8,484,965 |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | Ministry of Public Security of Quebec[3] |
Headquarters | 1701, rue Parthenais Montreal, Quebec H2K 3S7 |
Officers | 5,700[4] |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
|
Districts | 10 |
Website | |
www |