Tamil Nadu Police
| TAMIL NADU POLICE தமிழ்நாடு காவல் துறை |
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| Abbreviation | TP |
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| Emblem of the Tamil Nadu Police. | |
| Motto | Truth Alone Triumphs |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1659 |
| Employees | 88,218 |
| Volunteers | 11,605 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Tamil Nadu, IN |
| Size | 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi) |
| Population | 72,138,958 |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction. |
| Governing body | Govt. of Tamil Nadu |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Chief Office, Dr. Radha Krishnan Salai, Chennai - 600 004. |
| Agency executive | K. Ramanujam, DGP (L&O) |
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| Official Site | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Tamil Nadu Police Force is the law enforcing agency of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is over 150 years old and is the fifth largest state police force in India.[1] Tamil Nadu has a Police population ratio of 1 : 632.[2]
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[edit] Administration
The administrative control of Tamil Nadu Police vests with the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu who holds the portfolio of Home Minister. The supervision and coordination of Police is done by the Home Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. The force is headed by Mr. K. Ramanujam, IPS who is currently the Director General of Police (Law & Order). He is assisted by the Additional Director General of Police (Law & Order), currently Mr. S. George, IPS. For administrative purposes, Tamil Nadu is divided into four zones- North, South, West and Central. Each Zone is headed by one Inspector General of Police. The zones zones consist of Ranges and Cities headed by city police commissioners, DIGs ( Deputy Inspector General of Police) and SPs ( Superintendent of Police).
[edit] Equipment
- Rifles: AK-47, Ishapore 2A1 rifle, Lee-Enfield, INSAS rifle, FN FAL.
- Handguns: All Glock variants.
- Weapon systems: Tiruchi made advanced shotguns and grenades.
[edit] City Police, district police & Police Ranges
There are eight metropolitan cities in Tamil Nadu.
Each of the cities has a City Police force, headed by a Commissioner of Police. There are thirty two police districts in Tamil Nadu, each headed by a Superintendent of Police. In each City and District, the Commissioner of Police / Superintendent of Police has, besides the civil police force, an armed reserve of police personnel. One Deputy Inspector General of Police supervises the work of 2-3 districts, which constitute a Police Range. There are eleven ranges in Tamil Nadu.
[edit] Special units
The special units of Tamil Nadu Police perform specific functions related to security, intelligence, criminal investigations and support services.[1] They are as follows:
- Armed Police or Tamil Nadu Special Police
- Civil Defence and Home Guards
- Civil Supplies, CID
- Coastal Security Group
- Crime Branch, CID
- Economic Offences Wing
- Operations - T.N. Commando Force & Commando School
- Prohibition Enforcement Wing
- Railway police
- Social Justice and Human Rights
- Special Branch , CID including Security
- Technical Services
[edit] Achievements
The Tamil Nadu police has various distinctions and honors to its credit. It has the largest strength of women police personnel in the country, the highest number of women police stations in the country, the first women police battalion of special police, the first women Commando Force in the Country, the first established Finger Print Lab in the World, the first Integrated Modern Police Control Room in the country and has the greatest number of computers against other police departments in the Country.[2] The table shown below details on the major crime trends in the state.[3] It can be noted that the overall number of crimes registered has come down steadily over the years.
| Crime head | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| Murder | 1,647 | 1,487 | 1,389 | 1,365 | 1,273 | 1,521 |
| Murder for gain | 75 | 104 | 73 | 74 | 89 | 102 |
| Dacoity | 178 | 95 | 72 | 73 | 95 | 88 |
| Robbery | 650 | 514 | 464 | 437 | 450 | 495 |
| Burglary | 5,532 | 4,849 | 4,147 | 3,738 | 3,300 | 3,717 |
| Theft | 18,614 | 18,213 | 17,530 | 15,851 | 13,651 | 13,217 |
| Total | 26,696 | 25,262 | 23,675 | 21,538 | 18,858 | 19,410 |
[edit] Photo gallery
[edit] Shooting team
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IGP TAMILSELVAN IPS
[edit] Riders
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[edit] References
- ^ a b T a m i l N a d u P o l i c e[dead link]
- ^ a b T a m i l N a d u P o l i c e[dead link]
- ^ T a m i l N a d u P o l i c e[dead link]
