It operates public safety services.

It is a division of the Secretariat of Public Safety of Tamaulipas (Spanish: Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Tamaulipas).

The state police academy is located in Colonia Benito Juárez in Ciudad Victoria.

[2] The agency operates the state of Tamaulipas's prisons for adults.

25% of the prisoners faced federal charges.