Jordan's law enforcement is under the purview of the Public Security Directorate (which includes approximately 40,000 persons). Until 1956, police duties were carried out totally by the
Arab Legion and the
Transjordan Frontier Force. After the 1956
Arabization of the Jordanian Army command, the Public Security Directorate was established. 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. Jordan also ranked 13th in the world and 3rd in the Middle East in terms of prevention of organized crime. The number of female police officers is on the rise in Jordan. The number of police women grew from 6 in 1972 to over 3,500 in 2012. The PSD established a police training center in
Al-Muwaqqar which annually trains several thousands of police force members from neighboring Arab states, including; Palestine, Iraq and
GCC countries. 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. 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. The current Director of the Public Security Directorate is Maj. Gen. Obaidallah Maaytah who was appointed on 11 September 2022. ==Gallery==