Emergency Numbers in Lima, Peru

If you are looking for the contact details of a specific police station (Comisaria) or one of their special units (e.g. vehicle theft, criminal investigation, etc.), please visit the homepage of the Policía Nacional del Perú.

It might be very helpful to contact them directly when you are in trouble (fraud, theft, accident…), because due to the chain of command the regular police will call them anyway to deal with all cases where a foreigner has been involved (most of them are supposed to speak English).

The municipality of Miraflores operates like most other districts as well, its own city – police (called Seguridad or Serenazgo). These forces are independent from the police and give additional security to the citizens. In February 2007 the Seguridad Miraflores put a new unit in service: 'The Tourist Police'. They have clearly marked vehicles and there is a big sticker on the car saying: 'We speak English'. According to press releases by the municipality their employees are prepared to maintain ‘fluid conversations’ in English, French, Italian and Japanese. On board of the vehicle are additionally regular Policemen.

The voluntary fire brigades of the various districts have very well equipped vehicles and respond to any kind of emergency quickly. They are prepared for fires, serious road accidents, but also provide good first aid for smaller incidents even at home. Their service is for free, a donation would be appreciated!