Najbrojnije policijske snage u Costa Rici su Fuerza publica, koje su pod kontrolom Ministarstva javne sigurnosti (Ministerio de Seguridad Publica). Ove su policijske snage zadužene za održavanje javnog reda, prevenciju i borbu protiv kriminala te sigurnost građana. Na ulici ćete pripadnike ovih snaga prepoznati po plavim uniformama. Ostale snage zadužene za provođenje zakona su Migraciona policija (Policia de Migracion), Granična policija (Policia de Fronteras), Policija za borbu protiv narkotika (Policia de Control de Drogas), Turistička policija (Policia Turistica) te Prometna policija (Policia de Transito).

      In Costa Rica the largest police contingency is the Fuerza Publica which is under the control of the Ministry of  Public Security (Ministerio de Seguridad Publica).   This police force is responsible for the protection of citizen security, crime prevention and response.   The officers that you see dressed in blue that are walking or patrolling the streets are part of the Fuerza Publica.

      Other police forces include the Immigration Police (Policia de Migracion), Border Police (Policia de Fronteras), Drug Enforcement Police (Policia de Control de Drogas) and the Toruism Police (Policia Turistica), Transit Police (Policia de Transito). The police that conducts criminal investigations in Costa Rica is the Judicial Investigative Bureau (Organismo de Investigacion Judicial).