Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection

The Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana or SSPC) is a cabinet-level agency of the government of Mexico responsible for supervising public safety and security, including the Commission for the Attention of Intentional Homicide, National Intelligence Centre, Service of Federal Protection, etc.

The SSPC was created in 2018 by way of the omnibus reform package to the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration for the presidency of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Right after the beginning of the term of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, following her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, there where several reforms put into place to expand the SSPCs role in internal security.

In terms of tackling the still urgent security crises in Mexico, the SSPC received more resources and capabilities in terms of intelligence and police investigations, making it another independent federal law enforcement organ besides the National Guard and the Attorney Generals Office(PGR).

This begann in start of Nov 2024 with 1300 troops of the General Directorate of Special Services of the National Guard where transferred to the SSPC.