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Lists of the ranks of various police forces:

Australia

Generally, all police forces of Australia follow this rank structure with some individual state police forces have ranks differing slightly.

Insignia of rank displayed on epaulette in italics and brackets

For an overview of all distinct state and federal rank structures, see Australian police ranks.

Belgium

  • High commissioned rank
    • Hoofdcommissaris (Chief Commissioner)
  • Commissioned rank
    • Commissaris (Commissioner)
  • Senior non commissioned rank
    • Hoofdinspecteur (Chief Inspector/Superintendent, equivalent to Senior Officer ranks)
  • Non commissioned rank
    • Inspecteur (Inspector, equivalent to Constable or Officer)


  • Auxiliary rank
    • Agent van Politie (Auxiliary Officer)

Canada

China

Croatia

Regular Police ranks:

1. Probationer with secondary school (Vježbenik Srednje Stručne Spreme)

2. Probationer with college (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme)

3. Police officer (Policajac)

4. Upper Police officer (Viši policajac)

5. Police sergeant (Policijski narednik)

6. Upper Police sergeant (Viši policijski narednik)

7. Police inspector (Policijski inspektor)

8. Upper Police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor)

9. Independent Police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor)

10. Major Police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor)

11. Police advisor (Policijski savjetnik)

12. Major Police advisor (Glavni policijski savjetnik)

13. Deputy Police Director (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije)

14. Police Director (Ravnatelj policije)


Special Intervention Police ranks:

1. Police officer in intervention group (Interventni policajac)

2. Leader of intervention group (Vođa interventne grupe)

3. Commander of section in intervention Police(Zapovjednik odjeljenja)

4. Commander of platoon in intervention Police - instructor (Zapovjednik voda- instruktor)

5. Deputy of commander of troop in intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika satnije)

6. Commander of troop in intervention Police (Zapovjednik satnije)

7. Deputy of commander of intervention Police unit (Zamjenik zapovjednika jedinice interventne policije)

8. Commander of intervention Police unit (Zapovjednik jedinice interventne policije)

9. Instructor in headquarters of intervention Police (Instruktor u zapovjedništvu interventne policije)

10. Deputy of commander of intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika interventne policije)

11. Commander of intervention Police (Zapovjednik interventne policije)

Denmark

Main article: Dansk Politi Distinktioner

France

Main article: Police nationale
  • Services Director (directeur des services actifs)
  • Inspector General (inspecteur général)
  • Controller General (contrôleur général)
  • Divisional Commissioner (commissaire divisionnaire)
  • Commissioner (commissaire)
  • Major (commandant)
  • Captain (capitaine)
  • Lieutenant
  • Brigadier-major
  • Brigadier-chef
  • Brigadier
  • sous-brigadier
  • Peace Guard (gardien de la paix)

Germany

  • Inspekteur der (Bereitschafts-)Polizei (this rank is named differently in some states)
  • Leitender Polizeidirektor
  • Polizeidirektor
  • Polizeioberrat
  • Polizeirat
  • Erster Polizeihauptkommissar
  • Polizeihauptkommissar
  • Polizeioberkommissar
  • Polizeikommissar
  • Polizeihauptmeister
  • Polizeiobermeister
  • Polizeimeister
  • Hauptwachtmeister (only in a few states)
  • Oberwachtmeister (only in a few states)
  • Anwärter

Hong Kong

See also: Hong Kong Police Force § Ranks

Ireland

Ranks of An Garda Síochána (Guardians of the Peace) the Police service in the state of Ireland.


Japan

Malaysia

Below shown are the rank structure of the Royal Malaysian Police.

Netherlands

Romania

Main article: Romanian Police § Ranks
  • Commissioned ranks (Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie, Police Officers Corps)
  • Non-commissioned ranks (Corpul agenţilor de poliţie, Police Agents Corps)
    • Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef principal, Principal Chief Agent)
    • Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef, Chief Agent)
    • Sergeant (Agent-şef adjunct, Deputy Chief Agent)
    • Senior Constable (Agent principal, Principal Agent)
    • Constable (Agent)

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force

Sri Lanka

Gazetted Officers
Non-Gazetted Officers

South Africa

The functional rank structure of the South African Police Service (SAPS).

In the SAPS, ranks indicate the seniority of police officials. The most senior rank in the police service is that of National Commissioner. The person who has this rank is the head of the organization.

South Korea

Spain

Policia Nacional or Cuerpo Nacional de Policía - National Police Corps

Guardia Civil - Civil Guard

Basque Country

Ertzaintza - Basque Police

Catalonia

Mossos d'Esquadra - Catalonian Police

Policía Foral (Foruzaingoa in Basque) - Navarrese Police

Turkey

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü - Turkish Police

United Kingdom

See also: Police ranks of the United Kingdom

Each regional force has a Head Quarters, that also houses specialist units and the management team.

The region is then divided into policing areas. Each area has basic command units formally called police stations.

Senior Rank Structure within the Metropolitan Police

The prefix 'detective' is given to officers who have been assigned to investigative work after completing the appropriate selection and training. They are not senior in rank to uniformed colleagues with the same title.

United Kingdom police ranks (up to chief superintendent)
Rank Constable Sergeant Inspector Chief inspector Superintendent Chief superintendent
Insignia UK Police Constable Epaulette UK Patrol Sergeant Epaulette UK Police Inspector Epaulette UK Police Chief Inspector Epaulette UK Police Superintendent Epaulette UK Police Chief Superintendent Epaulette
United Kingdom police ranks (chief officers)
Rank Assistant chief constable Deputy chief constable Chief constable
Insignia UK Police Assistant Chief Constable Epaulette UK Police Deputy Chief Constable Epaulette UK Police Chief Constable Epaulette
City of London Police rank Commander Assistant commissioner Commissioner
Insignia City of London Commander epaulette City of London Assistant Commissioner epaulette City of London Commissioner epaulette
Metropolitan Police rank Commander Deputy Assistant Commissioner Assistant commissioner Deputy commissioner Commissioner
Insignia Metropolitan Police Commander epaulette Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolis epaulette Met Assistant Commissioner Epaulette Met Dep Commissioner Epaulette Met Commissioner Eppaulette



CHIEF POLICE OFFICER'S PAY 2007/2008

Pay Structure w.e.f. 1 September 2007

Force Weighting Forces C C Salary D C C Salary 10.0 MPS (4XACs) West Midlands Greater Manchester £168,006 £128,808 (MPS 8xDACs) 9.5 Strathclyde £165,207 £128,808 8.0 West Yorkshire £156,807 £125,448 6.5 Thames Valley £148,410 £122,436 6.0 Merseyside Northumbria £145,608 £120,129 5.5 Hampshire £142,806 £117,816 5.0 Kent Lancashire Devon & Cornwall £140,007 £115,503 4.5 South Yorkshire Essex Avon & Somerset Sussex South Wales £137,211 £113,196 3.5 Nottinghamshire Lothian & Borders £131,607 £108,573 3.0 Hertfordshire West Mercia Cheshire Humberside Staffordshire Leicestershire Derbyshire £128,808 £106,266 2.5 Surrey Norfolk £126,006 £103,956 2.0 Cleveland Durham Cambridgeshire North Wales North Yorkshire Gwent Grampian Northamptonshire Suffolk Dorset Wiltshire Bedfordshire £123,207 £101,646 1.5 Gloucestershire Lincolnshire Cumbria Warwickshire Dyfed-Powys Tayside £120,405 £100,806 1.0

1.0 Central Scotland Dumfries & Galloway Fife Northern £117,603

£117,603 £100,806

£100,806

Metropolitan Police Service

Commissioner - £240,813 Deputy Commissioner - £198,807

Police Service of Northern Ireland

Chief Constable - £179,205 Deputy Chief Constable - £145,605

Assistant Chief Constables and Commanders

1. £84,003 2. £86,805 3. £89,607 4. £92,403 5. £95,208 6. £98,004

City of London Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner

Commissioner - £148,977 Assistant Commissioner - £122,880

Chief Officers on protected pay rates

New salaries for those Chief Officers on protected salaries as listed in PNB Circular 04/05 are shown in Annex A.

ANNEX A

The April 2003 PNB Agreement on the pay and conditions of Chief Police Officers outlined in PNB Circular 04/05 included protected salaries for certain Chief Officers.(taken from public acessible sources- none copyright)

The protection only applies while the Chief Officer is in post as shown below, with their successors being paid in accordance with the new pay structure shown in the main body of this circular.

Pay rates w.e.f. 1 September 2007

Chief Constables Hertfordshire £131,655 West Mercia £131,655 Staffordshire £131,655 Surrey £131,655 Gloucestershire £123,207 Lincolnshire £123,207 Cumbria £123,207 Warwickshire £123,207 Tayside £123,207 Central Scotland £123,207 Dumfries and Galloway £123,207 Fife £123,207 Northern £123,207

Deputy Chief Constable Surrey £105,327


Superintendents Association pay scales:

Superintendent Chief Superintendent

Pay point Salary p.a. Pay point Salary p.a.

1. £57,681 1. £68,880 2. £60,060 2. £70,839 3. £62,439 3. £72,807 4. £64,824 5. £67,203 

Federated ranks pay scales:

CONSTABLES’ PAY

Pay point With effect from With effect from 1 September 2006 1 September 2007

On commencing Service £21,009 £21,534

On completion Of initial training £23,454 £24,039

2 £24,813(a) £25,434 (a)

3 £26,331 £26,988

4 £27,159 £27,837

5 £28,029 £28,731

6 £28,830 £29,550

7 £29,544 £30,282

8 £30,489 £31,251

9 £32,334 £33,141

10 £32,985 £33,810 (b)


(a) All officers move to this salary point on completion of two years’ service as a constable.

(b) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment of £1,122 a year.


SERGEANTS’ PAY


Pay point With effect from With effect from 1 September 2006 1 September 2007


0 £32,985 (a) £33,810 (a)

1 £34,116 (b) £34,968 (b)

2 £35,259 £36,141

3 £36,015 £36,915

4 £37,071 (c) £37,998 (c)


(a) Entry point for officers promoted from constables’ pay point 9 or less.

(b) Entry point for officers promoted from constables’ pay point 10.

(c) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment of £1,122 a year.



INSPECTORS’ PAY (London salaries in brackets)

Pay point With effect from With effect from 1 September 2006 1 September 2007


0 £42,264 (£44,118) £43,320 (£45,222)

1 £43,458 (£45,312) £44,544 (£46,446)

2 £44,649 (£46,509) £45,765 (£47,673)

3 £45,843 (a) (£47,709) (a) £46,989 (a) (£48,903) (a)


(a) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment of £1,122 a year.


CHIEF INSPECTORS’ PAY (London salaries in brackets)

Pay point With effect from With effect from 1 September 2006 1 September 2007


1 £46,779 (a) (£48,645) (a) £47,949 (a) (£49,863) (a)

2 £47,721 (£49,581) £48,915 (£50,820)

3 £48,705 (b) (£50,568) (b) £49,923 (b) (£51,831) (b)


(a) Entry point for an officer appointed to the rank, unless the chief officer of police assigns the officer to the higher point.

(b) Officers who have been on this point for a year will have access to the competence related threshold payment of £1,122 a year.


The above salaries do not include the various allowences paid to certain police officers.

Interesting fact: All police officers equate to military ranks in the armed forces:

Constable equates to (Second Lieutenant/lieutenant, Sergeant eqates to (Captain) Inspector equates to (Major) Chief Inspector equates to (Lieutenant Colonel) Both Superintendent and Chief Superintendent equate to (Colonel) both Assistant Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable equate to (Brigadier) Chief Constable equates to (Major General). These are the direct equivelents to the Ministry of Defence Police (a civil police force) A constable earns more than his Lieutenant counterpart in all other respects the military equivelent earns more except for Major General who earns less than the MOD Police Chief Constable.

Interestingly since all british police officers hold office under the crown and have powers of arrest. It would appear that in paramilitary police forces such as the Gendarmerie National, Arme de Carabinieri, Guardia Civil, the British police officer ranks directly equate to the commissioned ranks in those forces and similar national police forces. In france for instance only the Police Judicaire have powers of arrest. All other police only appear to have limited powers of detention.

United States

The United States police rank model is generally paramilitary in structure. Although the large and varied number of Federal, state, and local police and sheriff's departments have different ranks, a general model, from highest to lowest rank, would be:

  • Chief of Police/Commissioner: Four stars, similar to a full general.
  • Deputy Chief of Police/Deputy Commissioner: Two or three stars, similar to a major or lieutenant general. In larger departments an Assistant Chief position may also exist.
  • Inspector/Commander/Major: either a gold or silver oak leaf, similar to majors and lieutenant colonels, or a gold eagle, similar to a colonel. Deputy inspector may also be used by a department. San Francisco uses Inspector as their rank for a detective.
  • Captain: two gold or silver bars ("Railroad tracks"), who supervises a precinct.
  • Lieutenant: a single gold bar ("Butter bar"), who supervises two to three sergeants.
  • Sergeant: a police officer who supervises an entire watch, made of two to three sections, and wears three inverted chevrons.
  • Detective: an investigatory specialist, usually working in plain clothes. This may be in several classes that correspond to higher supervisory and pay grades.
  • Officer a normal police officer. Wears no rank insignia.

In many departments, officers from Lieutenant up wear a white shirt instead of the blue or brown uniform shirt common to lower-ranked police officers. Senior police officers may wear fretting ("Scrambled eggs") on their visors.

Advancement from Officer to Captain is generally by appointment after successful completion of a series of examinations, and after the officer has sufficient time in grade. Grades above Captain are generally by appointment of the chief/sheriff. In addition, there must be vacancies for a higher rank.

States

Cities

See also

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