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Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations.[1] The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization,[2] and affects the culture within the police force.[3] Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks[4][5] in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations,[6] such as in western Europe,[7][8] former Soviet countries,[9] and English-speaking countries.[10][11] Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.[12][5]
Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well.[13] As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does the amount of responsibility.[14]
Albania[edit]
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| Drejtues madhor Chief director |
Drejtues i lartë Senior director |
Drejtues i parë First director |
Drejtues Director |
Kryekomisar Chief commissioner |
Komisar Commissioner |
Nënkomisar Sub-commissioner |
Inspektor Inspector |
Kursantë Cadet | |
Algeria[edit]
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| Contrôleur général de police | Contrôleur de police | Commissaire divisionnaire de police | Commissaire principal de police | Commissaire de police | Lieutenant de police | Inspecteur principal de police | Inspecteur de police | Brigadier-chef | Brigadier de police | Agent de l'ordre public | ||
Andorra[edit]
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| Commissari major | Commisari | Oficial de 1a classe | Oficial de 2a classe | Sotsoficial major | Sotsoficial de 1a classe | Sotsoficial de 2a classe | Agent major | Agent | ||
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
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| Rank | Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Superintendent | Assistant superintendent | Inspector | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Constable |
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Argentina[edit]
Argentine Federal Police[edit]
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Comisario general | Comisario mayor | Comisario inspector | Comisario | Subcomisario | Oficial principal | Oficial inspector | Oficial subinspector | Oficial subayudante | Oficial ayudante | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Comisario mayor | Commissioner major |
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Comisario inspector | Commissioner inspector |
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Subcomisario | Deputy commissioner |
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Oficial principal | Chief officer |
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Oficial inspector | Inspector officer |
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Oficial subinspector | Deputy inspector officer |
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Oficial ayudante | Assistant officer |
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Capitán | Captain |
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Teniente 1º | First lieutenant |
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Teniente | Lieutenant |
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Subteniente | Second lieutenant |
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Sargento | Sergeant |
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Oficial | Official |
Armenia[edit]
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| Police colonel general |
Police lieutenant general |
Police major general |
Police colonel |
Police lieutenant colonel |
Police major |
Police captain |
Senior police lieutenant |
Police lieutenant |
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Enlisted[edit]
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| Senior police warrant officer |
Police warrant officer | Police Starshina | Police senior sergeant |
Police sergeant | Police junior sergeant |
Police private | Cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia[edit]
- Example
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| Commissioner | Deputy commissioner |
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Commander | Superintendent | Inspector | Station sergeant | Sergeant | Leading senior constable |
Senior constable |
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Austria[edit]
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| Commissioner general of public security | State commissioner | Deputy state commissioner | Assistant state commissioner | City police commissioner | |
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| General Inspector general |
Generalmajor Deputy inspector general |
Brigadier Assistant inspector general |
Oberst Chief superintendent |
Oberstleutnant Superintendent |
Major Deputy superintendent |
Hauptmann Assistant superintendent |
Oberleutnant Divisional superintendent |
Leutnant Divisional assistant superintendent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Supervising officers and police officers
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| Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector |
Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector |
Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector |
Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector |
Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant |
Gruppeninspektor Sergeant |
Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion |
Revierinspektor Senior constable |
Inspektor Constable |
Inspektor GFP Border guard constable |
Aspirant Probationary constable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Azerbaijan[edit]
- Officers
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| Police colonel general Polis general-polkovniki |
Police lieutenant general Polis general-leytenantı |
Police major general Polis general-mayoru |
Police colonel Polis polkovniki |
Police lieutenant colonel Polis polkovnik-leytenantı |
Police major Polis mayoru |
Police captain Polis kapitanı |
Police senior lieutenant Polis baş leytenantı |
Police lieutenant Polis leytenantı |
Police sub-lieutenant Polis kiçik leytenantı |
Police cadet Polis kursantı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Police senior sergeant Polis baş serjantı |
Police sergeant Polis serjantı |
Police junior sergeant Polis kiçik serjantı |
Police private Polis sıravi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bangladesh[edit]
- Superior officers
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| Inspector general of police | Additional inspector general of police[note 1] |
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Additional deputy inspector general of police |
Superintendent of police[note 2] | Additional superintendent of police |
Senior assistant superintendent of police |
Assistant superintendent of police |
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| Metropolitan branch | Commissioner of police[note 3] | Commissioner of police Additional police commissioner[note 4] |
Additional police commissioner Joint commissioner of police[note 5] |
Deputy commissioner of police | Additional deputy commissioner of police | Senior assistant commissioner of police | Assistant commissioner of police | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial police | Director general | Additional director general | Director | Deputy director | Senior assistant director | Assistant director | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Inspector of police | Sergeant | Sub-inspector | Assistant sub-inspector | Naik | Constable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Armed branch | Armed inspector of police | Armed sub-inspector | Armed assistant sub-inspector | Naik | Constable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Industrial police | Deputy assistant director | Circle commander | Assistant sub-inspector | Naik | Constable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traffic division | Traffic inspector | Sergeant | Town sub-inspector | Assistant town sub-inspector | Traffic constable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belarus[edit]
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| Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer |
Пра́порщик Warrant officer |
Старшина́ Starshina |
Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant |
Сержа́нт Sergeant |
Ефре́йтор Yefreytor |
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Belgium[edit]
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Chief commissioner Hoofdcommissaris Commissaire divisionnaire Chefkomissar |
First commissioner Eerste commissaris Premier commissaire Erste komissar |
Commissioner Commissaris Commissaire Komissar |
Candidate commissioner Aspirant-commissaris Aspirant-commissaire Aufstrebender komissar |
First chief inspector Eerste hoofdinspecteur Premier inspecteur principal Erste chefinspektor |
Chief inspector Hoofdinspecteur Inspecteur principal Chefinspektor |
Candidate chief inspector Aspirant-hoofdinspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur principal Aufstrebender chefinspektor |
First inspector Eerste inspecteur Premier inspecteur Erste inspektor |
Inspector Inspecteur Inspecteur Inspektor |
Candidate inspector Aspirant-inspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur Aufstrebender inspektor |
Bermuda[edit]
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Bolivia[edit]
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| General comandante Commandant general |
General supervisor Supervisor general |
General superior Superior general |
General director Director general |
Coronel Colonel |
Teniente coronel Lieutenant colonel |
Mayor Major |
Capitan Captain |
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| Suboficial supervisor Supervisor warrant officer |
Suboficial mayor Warrant officer major |
Suboficial primero Warrant officer 1st class |
Suboficial segundo Warrant officer 2nd class |
Sargento primero Sergeant 1st class |
Sargento segundo Sergeant 2nd class |
Cabo Corporal |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
Republika Srpska[edit]
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| Chief general inspector of police Главни генерални инспектор полиције |
General inspector of police Генерални инспектор полиције |
Chief inspector Главни инспектор |
Independent inspector Самостални инспектор |
Senior inspector Виши инспектор |
Inspector Инспектор |
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| Chief police officer Главни полицајац |
Independent police officer Самостални полицајац |
Senior police officer Виши полицајац |
Police officer Полицајац |
Junior police officer Млађи полицајац | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]
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Brazil[edit]
Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (Portuguese: Polícia Federal, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Highway Police (Polícia Rodoviária Federal) and the Federal Railroad Police (Portuguese: Polícia Ferroviária Federal). At a state level, there are the Military Police (Polícia Militar, a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the Army Police) and the Civil Police (Polícia Civil). At a city level, there is the Municipal Guards (Guarda Municipal).
Civil Police[edit]
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Military Police[edit]
The following details the ranks of the Military Police, which are also used by the National Public Security Force.
The ranks are valid for the state military police agencies (such as the Military Police of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and others) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:[28]
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Bulgaria[edit]
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| Главен секретар | Главен комисар | Старши комисар | Комисар | Главен инспектор | Старши инспектор | Инспектор I-ва степен | Инспектор II-ра степен | Инспектор III-та степен | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada[edit]
While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have a standard set of operational ranks based on either of the two systems shown here:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police[edit]
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Sûreté du Québec[edit]
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| Directeur general | Directeur adjoint | Inspecteur chef | Inspecteur | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sergent | Chef d'equip | Agent |
| Director general of the SQ | Associate director | Chief inspector | Inspector | Captain | Lieutenant | Sergeant | Team leader | Constable |
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Chile[edit]
These are the ranks used by Chilean police services.
Investigations Police of Chile (PDI) Officers
- Director general
- Prefecto general
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People's Police[edit]
Chinese police officers under the Ministry of Public Security use rank insignia on both side of shoulders on the duty uniform. Senior officers ranking at commissioner and superintendent levels wear these on the white collar uniforms, and for inspector level and below, officers wear them on the sky blue collar uniforms.[citation needed]
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Deputy police commissioner Chinese: 副总警监 pinyin: fù zǒng jǐngjiān |
Superintendent 1st class Chinese: 一级警监 pinyin: yījí jǐngjiān |
Superintendent 2nd class Chinese: 二级警监 pinyin: èrjí jǐngjiān |
Superintendent 3rd class Chinese: 三级警监 pinyin: sānjí jǐngjiān |
Inspector 1st class Chinese: 一级警督 pinyin: yījí jǐngdū |
Inspector 2nd class Chinese: 二级警督 pinyin: èrjí jǐngdū |
Inspector 3rd class Chinese: 三级警督 pinyin: sānjí jǐngdū | |
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Sergeant 2nd class Chinese: 二级警司 pinyin: èrjí jǐngsī |
Sergeant 3rd class Chinese: 三级警司 pinyin: sānjí jǐngsī |
Constable 1st class Chinese: 一级警员 pinyin: yījí jǐngyuán |
Constable 2nd class Chinese: 二级警员 pinyin: èrjí jǐngyuán |
Probationary constable Chinese: 见习警员 pinyin: jiànxí jǐngyuán |
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People's Armed Police[edit]
The People's Armed Police, as part of the People's Liberation Army, uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself, while the China Maritime Safety Administration uses a different system.
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Colombia[edit]
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Croatia[edit]
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Deputy police director general (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije) |
Police chaplain (Policijski kapelan) |
Police superintendent general (Načelnik policijske uprave) |
Assistant director general of police (Pomoćnik glavnog ravnatelja policije) |
Police commander (Glavni ravnatelj policije) |
Police senior commissioner (Glavni policijski savjetnik) |
Police commissioner (Policijski savjetnik) |
Chief police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor) |
Leading police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor) |
Senior police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor) |
Police inspector (Policijski inspektor) |
Police sergeant major (Samostalni policijski narednik) |
Police staff sergeant (Viši policijski narednik) |
Police sergeant (Policijski narednik) |
Leading police officer (Samostalni policajac) |
Senior police officer (Viši policajac) |
Police officer (Policajac) |
Police college cadet (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme) |
Police basic recruit (Polaznik srednje stručne) |
Police recruit with secondary school credentials (Vježbenik srednje stručne spreme) |
Cyprus[edit]
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| Αρχηγός | Chief of police | |
| Υπαρχηγός | Deputy chief of police | |
| Βοηθός Αρχηγός | Assistant chief of police | |
| Ανώτερος Αστυνόμος | Chief superintendent | |
| Αστυνόμος Α' | Superintendent A' | |
| Αστυνόμος Β' | Superintendent B' | |
| Ανώτερος Υπαστυνόμος | Chief inspector | |
| Υπαστυνόμος | Inspector | |
| Αρχιλοχίας | Senior sergeant | |
| Λοχίας | Sergeant | |
| Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας Αρχιαστυφύλακας | Acting sergeant senior constable | |
| Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας | Acting sergeant | |
| Αρχιαστυφύλακας | Senior constable | |
| Αστυφύλακας | Constable | |
| Ειδικός Αστυφύλακας | Special constable | |
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Czech Republic[edit]
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| EN Rank | National police commissioner | Chief of police | Chief inspector / chief prosecutor |
Deputy chief of police / chief inspector / inspector |
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| Internal Security Service ranks | Head assistant (Ülemassistent) |
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Egypt[edit]
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Ethiopia[edit]
The rank structure of the Ethiopian Federal Police is as follows:[39]
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- Assistant commissioner
- Commander
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- Chief inspector
- Inspector
- Deputy inspector
- Assistant inspector
- Chief sergeant
- Sergeant
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- Assistant sergeant
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Apulais-poliisipäällikkö Biträdande polischef |
Poliisitarkastaja Polisinspektör |
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| English | National police commissioner | Deputy national police commissioners, Police chief of Helsinki, Director of the NBI, Director of the Supo |
Police chief (Regional police departments) | Assistant police commissioners (chief), Deputy assistant police commissioners (expert) |
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France[edit]
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| Equivalent NATO code | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-3/4 | N/A | |
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Greece[edit]
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Hong Kong[edit]
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- Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處副處長): crest over wreathed and crossed batons
- Senior assistant commissioner of police (SACP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處高級助理處長): pip over wreathed and crossed batons
- Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處助理處長): wreathed and crossed batons
- Chief superintendent of police (CSP) (Traditional Chinese: 總警司): crest over two pips
- Senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Traditional Chinese: 高級警司): crest over pip
- Superintendent of police (SP) (Traditional Chinese: 警司): crest
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- Chief inspector of police (CIP) (Traditional Chinese: 總督察): three pips
- Senior inspector of police (SIP) (Traditional Chinese: 高級督察): two pips over bar
- Inspector of police (IP) (Traditional Chinese: 督察): two pips
- Probationary inspector of police (PI) (Traditional Chinese: 見習督察): pip
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Non-commissioned officers (NCOs)
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- Sergeant (SGT) (Traditional Chinese: 警長): three downward-pointing chevrons
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- Senior constable (SPC) (Traditional Chinese: 高級警員): downward-pointing chevron
- Police constable (PC) (Traditional Chinese: 警員): slide with ID number[46]
Hungary[edit]
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| English translation | Inspector | Detective inspector | Police constable | Police cadet | Temporary replacement police constable | Temporarily hired constable | |||
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India[edit]
- Gazetted officers
Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers and all state police services officers of and above the rank of assistant superintendent of police (ASP) or deputy superintendent of police (Dy.SP) in the Indian Police Service and State Police Service forces respectively.
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Brigadier general سرتیپ |
Second brigadier general سرتیپ دوم |
Colonel سرهنگ |
Lieutenant colonel سرهنگ دوم |
Major سرگرد |
Captain سروان |
First lieutenant ستوان یکم |
Second lieutenant ستوان دوم |
Third lieutenant ستوان سوم |
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Second sergeant گروهبان دوم |
Third sergeant گروهبان سوم |
Corporal سرجوخه |
Specialist سرباز یکم |
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Iraq[edit]
The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, these being the Iraqi Police Service which tasked with general patrol of Iraq's cities, the Federal Police (earlier was called National Police) which are a paramilitary organisation which deals with incidents that are beyond the control of the Iraqi Police, but are not so serious the Iraqi Army are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.[58]
Iraqi Police officers ranks are the same that of Iraqi army ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:
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Republic of Ireland[edit]
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סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav |
רב פקד Rav pakad |
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רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon |
רב סמל Rav samal |
סמל ראשון Samal rishon |
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רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon |
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Carabinieri[edit]
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Japan[edit]
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Commissioner general | The chief of the National Police Agency. The rank outside. Single capacity. |
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Superintendent general | The chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Single capacity. |
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Senior commissioner | Deputy commissioner general, deputy superintendent general, chief of the regional police bureau, chief of the prefectural police headquarters, others. |
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Commissioner | The chief of the prefectural police headquarters |
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Assistant commissioner | The chief of a police station (large). National police agency officers occupy the ranks above it. |
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Superintendent | The chief of a police station (small or middle), vice commanding officer of a police station, commander of a riot unit. |
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Police chief inspector | Squad commander of a police station, leader of a riot company |
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Inspector | Squad sub-commander of a police station, leader of a riot platoon. national police officers 1st class's careers start from this rank. |
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Sergeant | Field supervisor, leader of police box. National police officers 2nd class's careers start from this rank. |
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Senior police officer | Honorary rank of police officer |
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Police officer | Prefectural police officers' careers start from this rank |
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Kenya[edit]
The Kenya Police wear badges of rank on the shoulders (inspector-general – inspector) and sleeve (senior sergeant – constable) of their uniform to denote their rank. In line with the ongoing reforms, the uniforms committee is also working on new insignia for the revised rank structure, which will have to be approved by the National Police Service Commission. The order of Kenya Police ranks is as follows:[68]
- Inspector-general (formerly commissioner of police)
- Deputy inspector-general
- Senior assistant inspector-general
- Assistant inspector-general
- Senior superintendent
- Superintendent
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- Chief inspector
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South Korea[edit]
Ranks:[69]
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총경, 總警 | Senior superintendent |
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경감, 警監 | Senior inspector |
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경위, 警衛 | Inspector |
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경사, 警査 | Assistant inspector |
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- Auxiliary policeman (의경, 義警)
- Sergeant constable (수경, 首警)
- Corporal constable (상경, 上警)
- Private constable first class (일경, 一警)
- Private constable (이경, 二警)
Laos[edit]
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Colonel ພັນເອກ |
Lieutenant Colonel ພັນໂທ |
Major ພັນຕີ |
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Latvia[edit]
The rank system of the Latvian State Police is as follows:[70][71]
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Luxembourg[edit]
The Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg has the following ranks (from top to bottom):[74]
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Macau[edit]
The Public Security Police Force of Macau (CPSP) includes the following categories, ranks and respective main functions :[75]
- Senior ranks
- Superintendent general (superintendente-geral): commander of the CPSP
- Superintendent (superintendente): deputy commander of the CPSP
- Intendent (intendente): commanding officer of level I units
- Sub-Intendent (subintendente): commanding officer of level II units
- Commissioner (comissário): commanding officer of level III units
- Sub-commissioner (subcomissário): commanding officer of level IV units
- Chief (chefe): commanding officer of level V units
- Sub-chief (subchefe): coordinator of complex tasks
- Basic ranks
- Principal constable (guarda principal): coordinator of simple tasks
- Constable first class (guarda de primeira): executor of operational, technical or administrative tasks
- Constable (guarda): executor of operational, technical or administrative tasks
North Macedonia[edit]
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Senior police commissioner Виш полициски советник Viš policiski sovetnik |
Police commissioner Полициски советник Policiski sovetnik |
Chief inspector Главен инспектор Glaven inspektor |
Assistant chief inspector Самостоен инспектор Samostoen inspektor |
Senior inspector Виш инспектор Viš inspektor |
Inspector Инспектор Inspektor |
Sub-inspector Помлад инспектор Pomlad inspektor |
Sergeant Главен полицаец Glaven policaec |
Senior policeman Виш полицаец Viš policaec |
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Malaysia[edit]
- Gazetted officers
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Malta[edit]
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Mexico[edit]
According to the General Law for the National System for Public Security, the federal, state and municipal police forces are mandated to have the same hierarchical organization. In addition, the national guard uses its own rank system.
National guard[edit]
The national guard was formed by absorbing units and officers from the federal police, military police, and naval police.[80][81]
- Commissioned officers
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Subinspector 1st class Subinspector Primero |
Subinspector 2nd class Subinspector Segundo |
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Montenegro[edit]
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Chief police inspector |
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Myanmar[edit]
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ဒုတိယရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး dautaiya raaibauilaʻ khayupaʻ krīʺ |
ရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ် raaibauilaʻ khayupaʻ |
ရဲမှူးချုပ် raaimahūʺ khayupaʻ |
ရဲမှူးကြီး raaimahūʺ karī |
ဒုတိယရဲမှူးကြီး dautaiya raaimahūʺ karī |
ရဲမှူး raaimahūʺ |
ဒုတိယရဲမှူး dautaiya raaimahūʺ |
ရဲအုပ် raai ’aupaʻ |
ဒုတိယရဲအုပ် dautaiya raai ’aupaʻ |
ဒုတိယရဲအုပ်လောင်း dautaiya raai ’aupaʻ laoṅaʻʺ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ရဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး Raai tapaʻ karpaʻ krīʺ |
ရဲတပ်ကြပ် Raai tapaʻ karpaʻ |
ဒုတိယရဲတပ်ကြပ် Dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ |
ရဲတပ်သား Raai tapaʻ saāʺ |
ရဲတပ်သားသစ် Raai tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Namibia[edit]
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Officers
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New Zealand[edit]
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Norway[edit]
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Pakistan[edit]
The following ranks are observed in the various police organisations across Pakistan (lowest to highest ranks)
- Constable
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- Assistant sub-inspector (ASI)
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- Inspector (IP)
- Deputy superintendent of police (DSP)/ Assistant superintendent of police (ASP) OF 2
- Superintendent of police (SP) OF 4
- Senior superintendent of police (SSP) OF 5
- Deputy inspector general of police (DIG) one star OF 6
- Additional inspector general of police (Add.IG) two star OF 7
- Director General Federal Investigation Agency (DG FIA) three star OF 8
- Director General Intelligence Bureau (DG IB) three star OF 8
- Director General National Police Bureau (DG NPB) three star OF 8
- Inspector general of police (IGP) three star OF 8
Panama[edit]
- Commissioned officer ranks
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Paraguay[edit]
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Peru[edit]
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