The National Guard is a decentralized body of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection.  Its mission is to carry out, in cooperation with the States and Municipalities, Public Security functions through the prevention of crimes, combating crime and supporting the population; to safeguard the life, integrity, security, property and rights of individuals, as well as the property and resources of the nation; in order to contribute to the generation and preservation of freedoms, public order and social peace.