Public Security Directorate

Jordan's law enforcement is under the purview of the Public Security Directorate (which includes approximately 40,000 persons).

[1] The Jordanian national police is subordinate to the Public Security Directorate of the Ministry of Interior.

[1] Jordan's law enforcement ranked 24th in the world and 4th in the Middle East, in terms of police services' reliability, in the Global Competitiveness Report.

[7] Another center established by Princess Basma specialized for training women, teaches the participants on details about the Jordanian penal code, the civil defence and public security laws and training on physical fitness, combat and defence skills.

[8] PSD headquarters are located in Amman where they have a centralized system serving all areas in Jordan, designed to maintain public safety through the integration of modern equipment.