Police organisation
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
The national police service of Trinidad and Tobago, covering both islands of the state.
At a glance
- Official name
- Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS)
- System
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Level of government
- National
- Kind of body
- National police force
- Status
- Currently operating
- Official website
- https://ttps.gov.tt/ — confirmed against the organisation’s own pages on 17 September 2026.
- Facts last checked against sources
- 17 September 2026
What it is
The service publishes a vision of making every place in Trinidad and Tobago safe, and a mission of providing, in partnership with citizens, for safe and secure communities through professional policing, focused leadership and consistent, high quality service. Partnership with citizens appearing inside the mission rather than beside it is the part worth recording, because it states what the service says it is for rather than what it says it does.
What it covers
The whole territory of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, covering both islands.
Broad responsibilities
- General policing across both islands
- Criminal investigation
- Regulation of public marches and meetings under the permits it issues
Elsewhere on this site
- Who polices what — how Trinidad and Tobago is structured, against other systems
Where this connects
Institutions: National police.
Sources
About — Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
Trinidad and Tobago Police Service · Institutional (self-description) · link verified 2026-09-17
SCOPE: the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service only. The service's own about page, read directly. Supports the official name and the service's own published vision and mission: to make every place in Trinidad and Tobago safe, and, in partnership with citizens, to provide for safe and secure communities through professional policing, focused leadership and consistent, high quality service. No statement of the service's governing statute was read, and none is claimed. The page uses the abbreviation TTPS for the service.