Police rank

Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations. The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization. Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations, such as in western Europe, former Soviet countries, and English-speaking countries. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.

Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well. As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does amount of responsibility.

Albania

	Director				Commissioner
Albanian Police
	Chief director Drejtues Madhor	Senior director Drejtues i Lartë	First director Drejtues i Parë	Director Drejtues	Chief commissioner Kryekomisar	Commissioner Komisar	Sub- commissioner Nënkomisar	Inspector Inspektor	Cadet Kursantë

Andorra

	Superior level		Executive level		Intermediate level			Basic level
Police Corps of Andorra
	Commissari major	Commisari	Oficial de 1a classe	Oficial de 2a classe	Sotsoficial major	Sotsoficial de 1a classe	Sotsoficial de 2a classe	Agent major	Agent

Argentina

Argentine Federal Police

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) & Student officer
Argentine Federal Police	No equivalent
			Comisario general Jefe de la policía federal		Comisario general		Comisario mayor		Comisario inspector		Comisario		Subcomisario		Oficial principal		Oficial inspector		Oficial subinspector			Oficial subayudante			Oficial ayudante

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Argentine Federal Police																																			No equivalent
	Suboficial mayor						Subofical auxiliar		Suboficial escrebiente		Sargento Primero						Sargento						Cabo Primero				Cabo		Agente

Buenos Aires Provincial Police

Main article: Buenos Aires Provincial Police

Insignia	Name	English
Command
	Comisario general	Commissioner general
	Comisario mayor	Commissioner major
	Comisario inspector	Commissioner inspector
	Comisario	Commissioner
	Subcomisario	Deputy commissioner
	Oficial principal	Chief officer
	Oficial inspector	Inspector officer
	Oficial subinspector	Deputy inspector officer
	Oficial ayudante	Assistant officer
	Oficial subayudante	Assistant officer
General
	Mayor	Major
	Capitán	Captain
	Teniente 1º	First lieutenant
	Teniente	Lieutenant
	Subteniente	Second lieutenant
	Sargento	Sergeant
	Oficial	Official

Armenia

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Police of Armenia	No equivalent
					Police colonel general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Senior police lieutenant			Police lieutenant			Police cadet

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Police of Armenia																							No equivalent												No insignia
	Senior police warrant officer			Police warrant officer			Police Starshina		Police senior sergeant		Police sergeant						Police junior sergeant										Police private								Cadet

Australia

Main article: Australian police ranks

	Commissioner				Superintendent			Inspector		Sergeant			Constable
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)
	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Commander	Superintendent	Inspector	Station Sergeant	Sergeant	Leading senior constable	Senior constable	Constable first class	Constable	Police recruit

Austria

Commissioners

Austrian Federal Police
	Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit	Landespolizei- Direktor	Landespolizei- Direktor-Stellvertreter	Abteilungsleiter Landespolizei- direktion	Stadthauptmann
	Commissioner general of public security	State commissioner	Deputy state commissioner	Assistant state commissioner	City police commissioner

Leading officers

Austrian Federal Police
	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

	Supervising officers																						Police officers
Austrian Federal Police
	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

Bangladesh

Superior officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Bangladesh Police	No equivalent
					Inspector general of police		Additional inspector general of police		Deputy inspector general of police		Additional deputy inspector general of police		Superintendent of police		Additional superintendent of police		Senior assistant superintendent of police		Assistant superintendent of police
Metropolitan branch							Commissioner of police		Commissioner of police Additional police commissioner		Additional police commissioner Joint commissioner of police		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

Subordinate officers

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Bangladesh Police	No equivalent								No equivalent
							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

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus	No equivalent
					Colonel general		Lieutenant general		Major general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant		Lieutenant		Junior lieutenant

Other

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus																	No equivalent										No equivalent
	Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer			Пра́порщик Warrant officer			Старшина́ Starshina		Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant		Сержа́нт Sergeant												Ефре́йтор Yefreytor												Рядово́й Private

Belgium

Main article: Law enforcement in Belgium

Group	Officer level					Middle-level				Base-level
Federal Police
Local police
Title	First chief commissioner Eerste Hoofdcommissaris Premier commissaire divisionnaire	Chief commissioner Hoofdcommissaris Commissaire divisionnaire	First commissioner Eerste commissaris Premier commissaire	Commissioner Commissaris Commissaire	Candidate commissioner Aspirant-commissaris Aspirant-commissaire	First chief inspector Eerste hoofdinspecteur Premier inspecteur principal	Chief inspector Hoofdinspecteur Inspecteur principal	First candidate chief inspector Eerste aspirant-hoofdinspecteur Premier aAspirant-inspecteur principal	Candidate chief inspector Aspirant-hoofdinspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur principal	First inspector Eerste inspecteur Premier inspecteur	Inspector Inspecteur Inspecteur	Candidate inspector Aspirant-inspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur

Bolivia

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			Generales								Jefes						Oficiales
Bolivia	No equivalent
			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		Teniente Lieutenant			Subteniente Second lieutenant			Cadete

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Bolivia											No equivalent																		No equivalent
	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								Policia egresado Graduate policeman

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

	Chief inspector			Inspector
Police of Republika Srpska
	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	Junior inspector Млађи инспектор

	Police officer
Police of Republika Srpska
	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

	Chief of Police			Inspector
Bosnian police
	Glavni Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Glavni Inspektor	Samostalni Inspektor	Visi Inspektor	Inspektor	Mladi Inspektor

	Police officer
Bosnian police
	Stariji Narednik	Narednik	Stariji Policajac	Policajac

Brazil

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 (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 Guard (Guarda Municipal). In terms of staff, the Military Police and the Civil Police are the most important, although in terms of headlines and prestige, the Federal Police concentrates most of the media attention.

Military Police

The following details the ranks of the Military Police, which are also used by the National Public Security Force.

The Civil Police are responsible for investigating crimes while the Military Police are responsible for preventing them, although it is not rare to see their functions clashing and every so often they have open confrontations. The Civil Police are organized accordingly to functions. Scrivener (escrivão) is the lower rank position responsible for the internal work inside the police premises (e.g., collecting witness statements). Detective (detetive) or investigator (investigador) is the position responsible for actions outside the premises (e.g., investigating the circumstances of a crime). Delegate (delegado, similar to captain in the US) is the senior official (required to have a law degree) responsible for the lower ranks and for coordinating the whole work (investigations) of the Civil Police. The Civil Police also have the assistance of experts (peritos), which are the technical body. The Federal Police follows a very similar structure to the Civil Police, the Federal Highway and Railway police.

The ranks listed below are valid for the state military police agencies (such as PMMG, PMESP, PMERJ and others) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Brazilian Military Police	No equivalent
							Comandante geral		Comandante adjunto		Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente			Aspirante à oficial						Aluno 3° ano		Aluno 2° ano		Aluno 1° ano	Aluno CSTAPM

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Brazilian Military Police							No equivalent																				No equivalent
	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Aluno sargento		Cabo				Soldado primeira classe						Soldado segunda classe

The 2nd class private and the cadet are considered to be students in the formation courses and have no street policing duties (except in a very few cases, as probationary tours). Despite closely resembling the rank structure within the Brazilian army, there is no rank of general in the military police forces, as the Military Police is slotted under the army control in case of war, with its colonels reporting to general officers in the service branch.

Military police also consists of SWAT units, like, BOPE, Rio de Janeiro's Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais (Battalion of Special Police Operations), and COE, Comandos e Operações Especiais (Commands and Special Operations) from São Paulo. Also there is an anti-riot unit called Batalhão de Choque (Chock Battalion) and São Paulo's specialized police, ROTA, Rondas Ostensivas Tobias de Aguiar (Tobias de Aguiar Ostensive Rounds), and a motorcycles battalion, ROCAM, A Ronda Ostensiva Com Apoio de Motocicletas (Ostensitive Ronda Supported by Motorcycles). Police in São Paulo also use Helicopteros Aguia (Eagle helicopters). As a general rule every state's Military Police is called Policia Militar, except Rio Grande do Sul's police, which are called as the Brigada Militar (Military Brigade). The Military Police have a drug abuse resistance education program, PROERD, or Programa Educacional de Resistência às Drogas e à Violência (Educational Program on Drug Resistance and Violence) that teaches youth about not using drugs and alcohol. Also, some police cars are designed to patrol schools, and those cars are painted to say "Patrulha Escolar" (School Patrol). There are also the Policia Ambiental (Environmental Police), or Policia Florestal (Forest Police), the canine units, and water police formations like maritime, fluvial and coastal police units under either the military police or the civil police. There is also the Polícia Penal that is translated as Prison Police. They work as the Prison Guards and Agents, and are organized in a similar manner. There are 3 of those, being the Civil, Militar, and Federal Polices counterparts. Also there is the Guarda Portuária or Harbor Guards that works in naval ports and airports. They are the naval and aerial federal asset that remembers Federal Highway and Federal Railway Polices.

The Municipal Guard is often not used in mostly cities and remain as spare forces of the Military Police. They hold no weapons and respond to minor criminal activities, and with similar rank titles as the Federal Police. Brazil also counts on the Polícia Científica or Scientific Police. They are responsible for the investigation of scenario, evidences, etc. Since they job is to do the forensic aspects of criminal actions, they do not perform investigative work like the Civil Police, who share similar rank titles.

Military ranks are used by the National Public Security Force (Força Nacional de Segurança Pública), which serves as a national gendarmerie force based in Brasilia, the federal capital. It a joint cooperation of various Brazilian state level military police services under the overall supervision of the National Secretariat of Public Security of the Ministry of Justice. All officers wear military uniforms.

The Polícia das Forças Armadas or Armed Forces Police consists of three services:

• Polícia do Exército (PE), Army Police
• Polícia da Aeronáutica (PA), Air Force Police
• Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval, Naval Battalion Police Company, based in Rio de Janeiro

Those three Armed Forces Polices corresponds to their respective service branches and wear military uniform and ranks.

The Polícia Legislativa Federal or Federal Legislative Police corresponds to two sections:

• Polícia do Senado Federal, Federal Senate Police
• Polícia da Câmara dos Deputados, Chamber of Deputies Police

They have assigned duties to their respective chamber and are organized similarly to the Federal Police.

The Polícia Judicial, Judiciary Police, works at civilian infrations.

Brunei

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Brunei Police Force
	Inspector general of police	Deputy Inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector	Cadet inspector

Non gazetted officers

	Sergeant			Other
Royal Brunei Police Force						No insignia
	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Police

Bulgaria

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
National Police Service	No equivalent								No equivalent
			Secretary general		Chief commissioner		Senior commissioner				Commissioner of police		Chief inspector		Senior inspector		Inspector 1st grade		Inspector 2nd grade			Inspector 3rd grade
			Главен секретар		Главен комисар		Старши комисар				Комисар		Главен инспектор		Старши инспектор		Инспектор I-ва степен		Инспектор II-ра степен			Инспектор III-та степен

Others

	Policemen
National Police Service
	Chief policeman	Policeman 1st grade	Policeman 2nd grade	Policeman 3rd grade
	Главен полицай	Полицай I-ва степен	Полицай II степен	Полицай III степен

Canada

Main article: Police ranks in Canada

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

Main article: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Officers

	Commissioner			Superintendent		Inspector
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector
	Commissaire	Sous-commissaire	Commissaire adjoint	Surintendant principal	Surintendant	Inspecteur

Others

	Non-commissioned officers						Constables	Depot
Royal Canadian Mounted Police							No insignia
	Corps sergeant major	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable	Cadet
	Sergent-major du corps	Sergent-major	Sergent-major d'état major	Sergent d'état-major	Sergent	Caporal	Gendarme	Cadet

Sûreté du Québec

Main article: Sûreté du Québec

Ranks of Sûreté du Québec
General staff officers		Officers				Sub-officers	Agents
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
								No insignia

Chad

Main article: Chadian National Gendarmerie

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Chadian National Gendarmerie	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Chadian National Gendarmerie	No equivalent																						No equivalent
									Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergeant										Corporal		Private First Class						Private (rank)

Chile

These are the ranks used by Chilean police services.

Investigations Police of Chile (PDI) Officers

• Director general
• Prefecto general
• Prefecto inspector
• Prefecto
• Subprefecto
• Comisario
• Subcomisario
• Inspector
• Subinspector
• Detective
• Aspirante

Carabineros de Chile

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			General officers								Senior officers						Junior officers
Carabineros de Chile	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General director		General inspector		General				Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente			Aspirante a oficial
Abbr.			GNRL DIR		GNRL INS		GNRL				CRNL		TTE CRNL		MAY		CAP		TTE			SUB TTE

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
	Warrant officers						NCOs										Enlisted																			Students
Carabineros de Chile											No equivalent																		No equivalent
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Carabinero	Carabinero alumno
Abbr.	SOM						SuboF		SG1								SG2						CBO1				CBO2								Carab

China

People's Police

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.

Officers

	Commissioners		Superintendents			Inspectors
People's Police
	Police commissioner Chinese: 总警监 pinyin: zǒng jǐngjiān	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

Others

	Sergeants			Constables
People's Police
	Sergeant 1st class Chinese: 一级警司 pinyin: yījí jǐngsī	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	Recruit Chinese: 学警 pinyin: xuéjǐng

People's Armed Police

The People's Armed Police, as part of the People's Liberation Army, uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself, save for the China Coast Guard (which is under the PAP) which uses navy-style ranks and uniform plus the China Maritime Safety Administration.

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
People's Armed Police	No equivalent
			General 上将		Lieutenant general 中将		Major general 少将		Colonel commandant 大校		Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 上尉		First lieutenant 中尉			Second lieutenant 少尉			Officer cadet 学员

Non-commissioned officers and men

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
People's Armed Police
	Chief sergeant 1st class (一级军士长)						Chief sergeant 2nd class (二级军士长)		Chief sergeant 3rd class (三级军士长)		Chief sergeant 4th class (四级军士长)						Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

Colombia

Main article: Ranks of the Colombian National Police

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
National Police of Colombia	No equivalent				No equivalent
			General				Mayor general		Brigadier general		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente

Non-commissioned officers and men

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
National Police of Colombia	No equivalent																												No equivalent							No insignia
							Sargento mayor		Sargento primero		Sargento vice primero						Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Dragoneante	Agente

Croatia

Main article: Law enforcement in Croatia

Regular police ranks

Insignia
Rank title	Police director general (Ravnatelj policije)	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

Main article: Cyprus Police

Insignia	Name	English
	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
Source:

Czech Republic

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Czech Republic	No equivalent																								No equivalent
					Generálporučík		Generálmajor		Brigádní generál		Plukovník		Podplukovník		Major		Kapitán		Nadporučík		Poručík		Podporučík

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Czech Republic
	No equivalent																										No equivalent
							Nadpraporčík		Praporčík	Podpraporčík	Nadrotmistr						Strážmistr						Rotný

Denmark

Main article: Police of Denmark § Ranks and insignia

Danish National Police rank insignia

Denmark (Edit)
Rank	Rigspolitichefen	Politidirektør Vicepolitidirektør Vicerigspolitichef Politimester	Chefpolitiinspektør Chefanklager	Vicepolitimester Chefanklager Politiinspektør Chefpolitiinspektør	Vicepolitiinspektør	Politikommissær	Politiassistent af 1. grad	Politiassistent af 2. grad	Politibetjent	Politikadet
EN Rank	National police commissioner	Chief of police	Chief inspector / chief prosecutor	Deputy chief of police / chief inspector / inspector	Deputy inspector	Commissioner	Police constable first class	Police constable	Police officer	Police cadet

Estonia

Officers

	General officers		Senior officers			Junior officers
Police and Border Guard Board
	General of police (Politseikindral)	Inspector-general of police (Politseikindralinspektor)	Colonel (Politseikolonel)	Lieutenant colonel (Politseikolonelleitnant)	Major (Politseimajor)	Captain (Politseikapten)	Lieutenant (Politseileitnant)	Senior superintendent (Vanemkomissar)	Superintendent (Komissar)

Others

	Constables
Police and Border Guard Board
	Head constable, chief inspector (Ülemkonstaabel, üleminspektor)	Senior constable, senior inspector (Vanemkonstaabel, vaneminspektor)	Constable, inspector (Konstaabel, inspektor)	Basic constable, sub-inspector (Nooremkonstaabel, nooreminspektor)
Internal Security Service ranks	Head assistant (Ülemassistent)	Senior assistant (Vanemassistent)	Assistant (Assistent)	Basic assistant (Nooremassistent)

Egypt

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Egyptian National Police	No equivalent																								No equivalent
							Liwaa' (لواء)		'amid (عميد)		'aqid (عقيد)		Moqaddim (مقدم)		Ra'id (رائد)		Naqib (نقيب)		Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)			Molazim (ملازم)
							Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Lieutenant

Others

	Policemen
Egyptian National Police
	Master sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private

Finland

Main article: Police of Finland

Police ranks of Finland

Group	Officers
Insignia
Rank	Poliisiylijohtaja Polisöverdirektör	Poliisijohtaja Polisdirektör	Poliisipäällikkö Polischef	Poliisiylitarkastaja Polisöverinspektör	Apulais-poliisipäällikkö Biträdande polischef	Poliisitarkastaja Polisinspektör	Ylikomisario Överkommissarie	Komisario Kommissarie
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)	Deputy police chiefs	Chief superintendents, police legal officers	Superintendents	Chief inspectors
Group	Non-commissioned officers	Policemen
Insignia
Rank	Ylikonstaapeli Överkonstapel	Vanhempi konstaapeli Äldre konstapel	Nuorempi konstaapeli Yngre konstapel
English	Police sergeants	Senior constables	Junior constables

France

Main articles: Police ranks of France, National Police (France), National Gendarmerie, and Municipal Police (France)

Police Nationale

National Police of France	Director general	Prefectoral corps	Directors of active service
Rank insignia
Grade	Director general of the National Police	Police Prefect of Paris/ Police Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône	Director of active services of the National Police
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-9	N/A	OF-8
Source:

National Police of France	Planning and management corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Inspector general of the National Police	Comptroller general of the National Police	Commissioner general of police	Divisional commissioner of police	Commissioner of police	Probationary commissioner of police/ Commissioner of police candidate
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-7	OF-6		OF-5	OF-3/4	N/A
Source:

National Police of France	Command corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Divisional major of police, in functional position	Divisional major of police	Major of police	Captain of police	Lieutenant of police	Probationary lieutenant of police	Police commander candidate
Equivalent NATO Code	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
Source:

National Police of France	Supervisory and field corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Brigadier-major of police, head of a local police unit	Brigadier-major of police, in exceptional pay grade	Brigadier-major of police	Chief brigadier of police	Brigadier of police	Sub-Brigadier of police	Constable	Probationary constable	Constable candidate
Equivalent NATO Code	N/A	OR-9			OR-8	OR-6	OR-5		N/A
Source:

National Police of France	Other corps and positions
Rank insignia
Corps/position	Security agents	National Police reservists
Equivalent NATO Code	N/A
Source:

Gendarmerie

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
French Gendarmerie	No equivalent
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Chef d'Escadron		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Élève-officier

Non-commissioned offices and Volunteer assistant gendarmes

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
French Gendarmerie									No equivalent
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal des Logis-Chef						Gendarme				Gendarme sous contrat	Gendarme Adjoint Maréchal-des-logis	Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Chef				Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier		Gendarme Adjoint première classe						Gendarme Adjoint

Police Municipale

Police ranks of French Municipal Police

Category	A: Police directors		B: Police chiefs			C: Police officers
Insignia
Rank	Directeur principale de police municipale	Directeur de police municipal	Chef de service principal de 1e classe	Chef de service principal de 2e classe	Chef de service	Chef de police	Brigadier-chef principal	Brigadier-chef	Brigadier	Gardien	Gardien stagiaire
English	Principal police director Chief of police in a department with at least two subordinate police directors	Police director Chief of police in a department with at least 20 sworn officers	Principal chief of police service 1st class	Principal chief of police service 2nd class	Chief of police service	Police chief Chief of a small police department	Police sergeant	Senior police officer	Police officer with four years service	Police officer	Probationary police officer

Germany

Main article: Law enforcement in Germany

Higher Police Service

Bundespolizei
	President of the Federal Police Headquarter	Vice President at the Federal Police Headquarters President of a Federal Police Directorate	President of a Federal Police Directorate President of the Federal Police Academy	Vice President of a Federal Police Directorate Director in the Federal Police	Chief Police Director	Police Director	Chief Police Councillor	Police Councillor	Police Councillor Candidate
NATO Code equivalent	OF-8	OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	N/A

Elevated Police Service

Bundespolizei
	First Chief Police Inspector	Chief Police Inspector		Senior Police Inspector	Police Inspector	Police Inspector Candidate
NATO Code equivalent	OF-2			OF-1		OF (D)

Middle Police Service

Bundespolizei
	Chief Police Officer		Senior Police Officer	Police Officer	Police Officer Candidate
NATO Code equivalent	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7/8	OR-6	N/A

Police Support Employees

Bundespolizei
	Border Police Support Officer Federal Police Support Offcer Law Enforcement Support Officer
NATO Code equivalent	OR-5

Greece

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Hellenic Police	No equivalent
					Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police brigadier general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Police first lieutenant			Police second lieutenant
					Αντιστράτηγος		Υποστράτηγος		Ταξίαρχος		Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής		Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής		Αστυνόμος Α'		Αστυνόμος Β'		Υπαστυνόμος Α'			Υπαστυνόμος Β'

NCO and enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Hellenic Police																	No equivalent												No equivalent						No insignia
	Police warrant officer						Police chief sergeant		Police investigations sergeant		Police sergeant												Police corporal				Police warden								Police constable
	Ανθυπαστυνόμος						Αρχιφύλακας		Αρχιφύλακας		Λοχίας												Υπαρχιφύλακας				Υπαρχιφύλακας								Αστυφύλακας

Guatemala

	Directors			Senior Officers
Policía Nacional Civil
	Director general	Director general adjunto	Subdirector	Comisario general	Comisario	Subcomisario

	Junior officers			Basic policemen
Policía Nacional Civil
	Oficial I	Oficial II	Oficial III	Inspector	Subinspector	Agente

Hong Kong

Main article: Hong Kong Police Force § Ranks and insignia

Gazetted

• Commissioner of police (CP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處處長): crest over pip over wreathed and crossed batons
• 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

Inspectorate

• 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

Junior police officers (JPOs)

Non-commissioned officers (NCOs)

• Station sergeant (SSGT) (Traditional Chinese: 警署警長): wreathed crest
• Sergeant (SGT) (Traditional Chinese: 警長): three downward-pointing chevrons

Rank and file

• Senior constable (SPC) (Traditional Chinese: 高級警員): downward-pointing chevron
• Police constable (PC) (Traditional Chinese: 警員): slide with ID number

Hungary

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Rendőrség	No equivalent																								No insignia
					Altábornagy Lieutenant general		Vezérőrnagy Major general		Dandártábornok Brigadier general		Ezredes Colonel		Alezredes Lieutenant colonel		Őrnagy Major		Százados Captain		Főhadnagy First lieutenant			Hadnagy Second lieutenant			Honvéd­tisztje­lölt

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Rendőrség																							No equivalent
	Főtörzszászlós Chief warrant officer						Törzszászlós Master warrant officer	Zászlós Warrant officer	Főtörzsőrmester Sergeant first class		Törzsőrmester Staff sergeant						Őrmester Sergeant

Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police

Insignia
Title	Ríkislögreglustjóri		Lögreglustjóri	Aðstoðarríkislögreglustjóri	Aðstoðarlögreglustjóri	Yfirlögregluþjónn	Aðstoðaryfirlögregluþjónn	Aðalvarðstjóri	Lögreglufulltrúi
English translation	National Police Commissioner		Police Commissioner	Deputy National Police Commissioner	Deputy Police Commissioner	Chief Superintendent	Superintendent	Chief Inspector	Detective Chief Inspector
Insignia
Title	Varðstjóri	Rannsóknarlögreglumaður	Lögreglumaður		Lögreglunemi	Afleysingamaður í lögreglu	Héraðslögreglumaður
English translation	Inspector	Detective Inspector	Police Constable		Police cadet	Temporary replacement Police Constable	Temporarily hired Constable

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India

Main articles: Police ranks and insignia of India and Indian Police Service

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.

Indian Police Service Gazetted Officers Rank Insignia

Insignia

Rank

Director of Intelligence Bureau (GOI)

Director General of Police

Additional Director General of Police

Inspector General of Police

Deputy Inspector General of Police

Senior Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade)

Superintendent of Police

Additional Superintendent of Police

Assistant Superintendent of Police

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)

Abbreviation

DIB

DGP

ADGP

IGP

DIG

SSP

SP

Addl. SP

ASP

ASP

ASP

Note: Commissioner of Police is a post is held by different rank officers in different places. For example, it is held by DG rank officer only in Delhi and Mumbai; by Additional DG rank officer in Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Guwahati etc; by IG rank officer in Gurgaon, Ludhiana, Mysore etc; by DIG rank officer in Trivandrum, Kochi etc.

Non-gazetted officers

Indian Police Non-gazetted Officers Rank Insignia

Insignia

No insignia

Rank

Inspector

Assistant Inspector

Sub-inspector

Assistant Sub-inspector

Head constable

Senior Police Constable Police Naik

Constable

Abbreviation

INS

API

SI

ASI

HC

SC

PC

Note: Colour pattern and size of chevron may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police Services.

Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian National Police

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			General officers								Field officers						Subaltern officers
Indonesia	No equivalent
			Jenderal Polisi (Jenderal Pol.)		Komisaris Jenderal Polisi (Komjen Pol.)		Inspektur Jenderal Polisi (Irjen Pol.)		Brigadir Jenderal Polisi (Brigjen Pol.)		Komisaris Besar Polisi (Kombes Pol.)		Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi (AKBP)		Komisaris Polisi (Kompol)		Ajun Komisaris Polisi (AKP)		Inspektur Polisi Satu (Iptu)			Inspektur Polisi Dua (Ipda)
			Police general		Police commissioner general		Police inspector general		Police brigadier general		Police grand commissioner		Police grand commissioner attendant		Police commissioner		Police commissioner attendant		Police inspector 1st class			Police inspector 2nd class

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
	Sub-inspectors of police						Constables																Enlisted
Indonesia
	Ajun Inspektur Polisi Satu (Aiptu)			Ajun Inspektur Polisi Dua (Aipda)			Brigadir Polisi Kepala (Bripka)		Brigadir Polisi (Brigpol)		Brigadir Polisi Satu (Briptu)						Brigadir Polisi Dua (Bripda)						Ajun Brigadir Polisi (Abrigpol)		Ajun Brigadir Polisi Satu (Abriptu)		Ajun Brigadir Polisi Dua (Abripda)		Bhayangkara Kepala (Bharaka)			Bhayangkara Satu (Bharatu)			Bhayangkara Dua (Bharada)
	Police sub-inspector 1st class			Police sub-inspector 2nd class			Police chief brigadier		Police brigadier		Police brigadier 1st class						Police brigadier 2nd class						Police adjutant brigadier		Police adjutant brigadier 1st class		Police adjutant brigadier 2nd class		Senior patrolman			Patrolman 1st class			Patrolman

Iran

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iranian Police	No equivalent
			General of the army ارتشبد		Lieutenant general سپهبد		Major general سرلشگر		Brigadier general سرتیپ	2nd brigadier general سرتیپ دوم	Colonel سرهنگ		Lieutenant colonel سرهنگ دوم		Major سرگرد		Captain سروان		1st lieutenant ستوان یکم		2nd lieutenant ستوان دوم		3rd lieutenant ستوان سوم		Officer cadet دانشجوی دانشگاه انتظامی امین

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Iranian Police
	Sergeant major استوار یکم						Master sergeant استوار دوم		Sergeant first class گروهبان یکم		Staff sergeant گروهبان دوم						Sergeant گروهبان سوم‎						Corporal سرجوخه‎				Policeman first class سرباز یکم		Senior policeman سرباز دوم						Policeman سرباز

Iraq

Main article: Iraqi Police

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.

Iraqi Police officers ranks are the same that of Iraqi army ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Iraq	No equivalent
			Colonel general (فريق اول)		Lieutenant general (فريق)		Major general (لواء)		Brigadier (عميد)		Colonel (عقيد)		Lieutenant colonel (مقدم)		Major (رائد)		Captain (نقيب)		First lieutenant (ملازم اول)			Lieutenant (ملازم)

Republic of Ireland

Main article: Garda Síochána

Ranks of the Garda Síochána

Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Surgeon	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Sergeant	Garda	Garda reserve	Student	Student reserve
Irish name	Coimisinéir	Leas Choimisinéir	Cúntóir- Choimisinéir	Máinlia	Ard-Cheannfort	Ceannfort	Cigire	Sáirsint		Garda Ionaid	Mac Léinn Gharda	Mac Léinn Ionaid
Max number	1	3	12	1	53	191	390	2,460	12,500
Insignia

Israel

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Israel Police	No equivalent
					Rav Nitzav (רב ניצב)		Nitzav (ניצב)		Tat Nitzav (תת ניצב)		Nitzav Mishneh (ניצב משנה)		Sgan Nitzav (סגן ניצב)		Rav Pakad (רב פקד)		Pakad (פקד)		Mefake'ah (מפקח)			Mefake'ah Mishneh (מפקח משנה)			(צוער)
English					Commissioner		Deputy commissioner		Assistant commissioner		Commander		Chief superintendent		Superintendent		Chief inspector		Inspector			Sub-inspector			Officer cadet

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Israel Police																											No equivalent								No equivalent
	Rav Nagad (רב נגד)			Rav Samal Bakhir (רב סמל בכיר)			Rav Samal Mitkadem (רב סמל מתקדם)	Rav Samal Rishon (רב סמל ראשון)	Rav Samal (רב סמל)		Samal Rishon (סמל ראשון)						Samal Sheni (סמל שני)						Rav Shoter (רב שוטר)						Shoter (שוטר)
English	Station sergeant major			Sergeant major			First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Constable

Italy

Main articles: Police ranks of Italy and Law enforcement in Italy

Polizia di Stato

Police Executive			Police Commissioners					Police Inspectors
Dirigente generale di pubblica sicurezza	Dirigente superiore	Primo dirigente	Vice questore	Vice questore aggiunto	Commissario capo	Commissario	Vice commissario	Sostituto commissario coordinatore	Sostituto commissario	Ispettore superiore	Ispettore capo	Ispettore	Vice ispettore
OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OR-9			OR-8

Police Sergeants				Police Constables
Sovrintendente capo coordinatore	Sovrintendente capo	Sovrintendente	Vice sovrintendente	Assistente capo coordinatore	Assistente capo	Assistente	Agente scelto	Agente
OR-7		OR-6	OR-5	OR-4

Carabinieri

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Carabinieri	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Comandante generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri		Vicecomandante generale dell'Arma dei Carabinieri	Generale di Corpo d'Armata	Generale di Divisione		Generale di Brigata		Colonnello Commanding officer	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello Commanding officer	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore Commanding officer	Maggiore	Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente Commanding officer		Tenente		Sottotenente								Allievo Ufficiale

Others

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Carabinieri																													No equivalent
	Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.s	Luogotenente s.u.p.s.	Primo Maresciallo		Maresciallo Capo		Maresciallo Ordinario	Maresciallo	Sergente Maggiore Capo		Sergente Maggiore						Sergente						Appuntato scelto q.s.	Appuntato scelto	Appuntato	Carabiniere scelto	Carabiniere

Japan

Main article: National Police Agency (Japan)

Insignia	Name	English	Notes
	警察庁長官 (Keisatsu-chō Chōkan)	Commissioner general	The chief of the National Police Agency. The rank outside. Single capacity.
	警視総監 (Keishi-sōkan)	Superintendent general	The chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Single capacity.
	警視監 (Keishi-kan)	Senior commissioner	Deputy commissioner general, deputy superintendent general, chief of the regional police bureau, chief of the prefectural police headquarters, others.
	警視長 (Keishi-chō)	Commissioner	The chief of the prefectural police headquarters
	警視正 (Keishi-sei)	Assistant commissioner	The chief of a police station (large). National police agency officers occupy the ranks above it.
	警視 (Keishi)	Superintendent	The chief of a police station (small or middle), vice commanding officer of a police station, commander of a riot unit.
	警部 (Keibu)	Police chief inspector	Squad commander of a police station, leader of a riot company
	警部補 (Keibu-ho)	Inspector	Squad sub-commander of a police station, leader of a riot platoon. national police officers 1st class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査部長 (Junsa-buchō)	Sergeant	Field supervisor, leader of police box. National police officers 2nd class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査長 (Junsa-chō)	Senior police officer	Honorary rank of police officer
	巡査 (Junsa)	Police officer	Prefectural police officers' careers start from this rank
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Kenya

Main article: Kenya Police

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:

• Inspector-general (formerly commissioner of police)
• Deputy inspector-general
• Senior assistant inspector-general
• Assistant inspector-general
• Senior superintendent
• Superintendent
• Assistant superintendent
• Chief inspector
• Inspector
• Senior sergeant
• Sergeant
• Constable

South Korea

Main article: National Police Agency (South Korea)

Ranks:

Insignia	Name	English
	치안총감, 治安總監	Commissioner general*
	치안정감, 治安正監	Chief superintendent general**
	치안감, 治安監	Senior superintendent general
	경무관, 警務官	Superintendent general
	총경, 總警	Senior superintendent
	경정, 警正	Superintendent
	경감, 警監	Senior inspector
	경위, 警衛	Inspector
	경사, 警査	Assistant inspector
	경장, 警長	Senior police officer
	순경, 巡警	Police officer
*At most one may be appointed at a time
**At most five may be appointed at a time

• Police officer (순경, 巡警)
  • Newly commissioned officers are appointed as policeman assistant (순경시보, 巡警試補) for a one year probationary period. The uniform and insignia of an assistant are identical to those of a policeman.
• 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)

Latvia

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Latvian State Police	No equivalent
									Ģenerālis		Pulkvedis		Pulkvež­leitnants		Majors		Kapteinis		Virs­leitnants			Leitnants			Kadets

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Latvian State Police							No equivalent																				No equivalent								No equivalent
	Virsnieka vietnieks										Virsseržants						Seržants						Kaprālis						Ierindnieks

Lesotho

Main article: Lesotho Mounted Police Service

Rank and Insignia
Insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable

Lithuania

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
											A class officers						B class officers
Lithuanian Police Force	No equivalent
									Generalinis komisaras Commissioner general		Vyriausiasis komisaras Chief commissioner		Vyresnysis komisaras Senior commissioner		Komisaras Commissioner		Komisaras inspektorius Commissioner inspector		Vyresnysis inspektorius Chief inspector			Inspektorius Inspector

Other

	C class officers
Lithuanian Police Force
	Viršila Sergeant	Vyresnysis policininkas Police officer 1st class	Policininkas Police officer	Jaunesnysis policininkas Junior police officer

Luxembourg

The Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg has the following ranks (from top to bottom):

Police ranks of Luxembourg

Group	Executive functions			Divisional commissioner level
Insignia
Rank	Directeur général	Directeur général adjoint	Directeur central	1er commissaire divisionnaire	Commissaire divisionnaire	Commissaire divisionnaire adjoint	1er commissaire principal	Commissaire principal
English	Director general	Assistant director general	Central director	First division commissioner	Division commissioner	Assistant division commissioner	First senior commissioner	Senior commissioner
Group	Commissioner level				Inspector level
Insignia
Rank	Commissaire en chef	Premier commissaire	Commissaire	Commissaire adjoint	Inspecteur-chef	Premier inspecteur	Inspecteur	Inspecteur adjoint
English	Chief commissioner	First commissioner	Commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief inspector	First inspector	Inspector	Assistant inspector

Source:

Macau

The Public Security Police Force of Macau (CPSP) includes the following categories, ranks and respective main functions :

• 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

Categories	Commissioners				Inspectors					Police officers
North Macedonia
	Commissioner general Генерален полициски советник Generalen policiski sovetnik	Chief police commissioner Главен полициски советник Glaven policiski sovetnik	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	Policeman Полицаец Policaec

Malaysia

Gazetted officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
	Commissioners												Superintendents						Inspectors
Royal Malaysia Police	No equivalent																								No equivalent
			Inspector-general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Commissioner of police		Deputy commissioner of police		Senior assistant commissioner of police		Assistant commissioner of police		Superintendent of police		Deputy superintendent of police		Assistant superintendent of police		Inspector			Probationary inspector

Non-gazetted officers

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
	Non-commissioned officers																										Constables
Royal Malaysia Police									No equivalent																				No equivalent
	Sub-inspector						Sergeant major				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance corporal								Constable

Maldives

	Commissioner			Superintendent		Inspector
Maldives Police Service
	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent of police	Chief inspector of police	Inspector of police	Sub inspector of Police

	Station inspector		Sergeant		Other
Maldives Police Service							No insignia
	Police chief station inspector	Police station inspector	Police staff sergeant	Sergeant	Police corporal	Police lance corporal	Police constable

Malta

Main article: The Malta Police Force

Insignia	Name	English
	Kummisarju	Commissioner of police
	Deputat Kummisarju	Deputy commissioner
	Assistent Kummisarju	Assistant commissioner
	Supretendent	Superintendent
	Spettur	Inspector
	Surġent Maġġur II	Sergeant major II
	Surġent Maġġur I	Sergeant major I
	Surġent	Police sergeant
	Kuntisstabli	Police constable
Source:

Mexico

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

The national guard was formed by absorbing units and officers from the federal police, military police, and naval police.

Commissioned officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			Commissaries								Inspectors						Officers
Mexican National Guard	No equivalent
					Commissary general Comisario general		Chief commissary Comisario jefe		Commissary Comisario		Inspector general Inspector general		Chief inspector Inspector jefe		Inspector Inspector		Subinspector 1st class Subinspector primero	Subinspector 2nd class Subinspector segundo	Officer Oficial			Subofficer Suboficial

Basic scale ladder

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Mexican National Guard	No equivalent										No equivalent																No equivalent
									Senior agent Agente mayor								Agent Agente						Deputy agent Subagente												National guardsman Guardia nacional

Federal police

Commissioned officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			Commissaries								Inspectors						Officers
Mexican Federal Police	No equivalent
			Commissioner general Comisionado General		Commissary general Comisario General		Chief commissary Comisario Jefe		Commissary Comisario		Inspector general Inspector General		Chief inspector Inspector Jefe		Inspector Inspector		Subinspector Subinspector		Officer Oficial			Subofficer Suboficial

Basic scale ladder

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Mexican Federal Police	No equivalent										No equivalent																No equivalent
									Sergeant Policía Primero								Senior Constable Policía Segundo						Leading Constable Policía Tercero												Constable Policía

Yucatán State Police

	High-command			Inspectors			Officers			Basic ranks
Yucatán State Police
	Secretary/chief	Undersecretary	Director	1st inspector	2nd inspector	Subinspector	1st officer	2nd officer	Subofficer	First police	Second police	Third police	Police

Montenegro

Officers

	Police executives		Police inspectors
Police of Montenegro
	Direktor policije	Pomoćnik direktora policije	Glavni policijski inspektor	Viši policijski inspektor I klase	Viši policijski inspektor	Samostalni policijski inspektor	Policijski inspektor I klase	Policijski inspektor	Mlađi policijski inspektor
	Police director	Deputy police director	Chief police inspector	Senior police inspector I class	Senior police inspector	Independent police inspector	Police inspector I class	Police inspector	Junior police inspector

Other

	Police seargents			Police officers
Police of Montenegro
	Stariji policijski narednik I klase	Stariji policijski narednik	Policijski narednik	Stariji policajac I klase	Stariji policajac	Policajac
	Senior police sergeant I class	Senior police sergeant	Police sergeant	Senior police officer I class	Senior police officer	Police officer

Myanmar

Commissioned officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Myanmar Police Force	No equivalent
			Police General ရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး		Police Lieutenant General ဒုရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး		Police Major General ရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်		Police Brigadier General ရဲမှူးချုပ်		Police Colonel ရဲမှူးကြီး		Police Lieutenant Colonel ဒုရဲမှူးကြီး		Police Major ရဲမှူး		Police Captain ဒုရဲမှူး		Police Lieutenant ရဲအုပ်			Police Sub-Lieutenant ဒုရဲအုပ်			Police Cadet ရဲအရာရှိလောင်း

Enlisted ranks

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Myanmar Police Force	No equivalent								No equivalent																				No insignia
							Police Warrant officer ဒုအရာခံဗိုလ်				Police sergeant တပ်ကြပ်ကြီး												Police corporal တပ်ကြပ်				Police lance corporal ဒုတပ်ကြပ်		Policeman

Netherlands

Main article: Law enforcement in the Netherlands

National police corps

Rank	First chief commissioner (Eerste Hoofdcommissaris)	Chief commissioner (Hoofdcommissaris)	Chief superintendent (Commissaris)	Superintendent (Hoofdinspecteur)	Inspector (Inspecteur)	Sergeant (Brigadier)
Shoulder
Sleeve
Rank	Senior constable (Hoofdagent)	Constable (Agent)	Police patrol officer (Surveillant)	Police trainee (Aspirant)	Non-executive employee (Niet-Executieve Medewerker)
Shoulder
Sleeve

Royal Marechaussee

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
Royal Marechaussee	No equivalent
					Luitenant-Generaal		Generaal-Majoor		Brigade-Generaal		Kolonel		Luitenant-Kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein		Eerste-Luitenant			Tweede-Luitenant			Kornet

Others

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Royal Marechaussee
	Adjudant								Opperwachtmeester		Wachtmeester der 1e klasse						Wachtmeester						Marechaussee der 1e klasse				Marechaussee der 2e klasse		Marechaussee der 3e klasse						Marechaussee der 4e klasse

New Zealand

New Zealand Police ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Assistant Commissioner	Executive Superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Senior Sergeant	Sergeant	Senior Constable	Constable	Recruit
Epaulette insignia

Nicaragua

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
							Oficiales generales				Oficiales superiores						Oficiales subalternos
National Police of Nicaragua	No equivalent
							Primer comisionado		Comisionado general		Comisionado mayor		Comisionado		Sub-comisionado		Capitán		Teniente primero			Inspector

Others

	Ejecutivos
National Police of Nicaragua
	Sub-inspector	Sub-oficial mayor	Sub-oficial	Policía

Norway

Main article: Norwegian Police Service

Norwegian Police Service

Insignia
Rank	Politidirektør	Assisterende politidirektør	Politimester	Visepolitimester	Politiinspektør og Politiadvokat	Politiadvokat	Politifullmektig
English	National police commissioner	Assistant national commissioner	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Assistant chief of police	Police prosecutor	Junior police prosecutor
Insignia
Rank	Politistasjonssjef Lensmann	Politioverbetjent	Politiførstebetjent	Politibetjent 3	Politibetjent 2	Politibetjent 1	Politi reserven
English	Police chief superintendent	Police superintendent	Police chief inspector	Police inspector	Police sergeant	Police constable	Police reserve

Pakistan

Rank comparison between commissioned army officers and gazetted police officers in Pakistan.

The following ranks are observed in the various police organisations across Pakistan (Lowest to highest ranks)

• Constable
• Head constable (HC)
• Assistant sub-inspector (ASI)
• Sub-inspector (SI)
• Inspector (IP)
• Deputy superintendent of police (DSP)/ assistant superintendent of police (ASP)
• Superintendent of police (SP)
• Senior superintendent of police (SSP)
• Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)
• Additional inspector general of police (Add.IG)
• Inspector general of police (IGP)

Paraguay

Main article: Law enforcement in Paraguay

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
			Superior officers								Chief officers						Junior officers
Paraguay	No equivalent								No equivalent
			Comisario general comandante		Comisario director		Comisario general inspector				Comisario principal		Comisario		Subcomisario		Oficial inspector		Oficial primero			Oficial segundo			Oficial ayudante

Others

	Chief non-commissioned officers			Junior non-commissioned officers
Paraguay
	Sub oficial superior	Sub oficial principal	Sub oficial mayor	Sub oficial inspector	Sub oficial primero	Sub oficial segundo	Sub oficial ayudante

Peru

Main article: National Police of Peru

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
National Police of Peru	No equivalent								No equivalent
			General de Policía		Teniente General		General				Coronel		Comandante		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez			Cadete EOPNP

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5		WO-4		WO-3		WO-2		WO-1
National Police of Peru
	Suboficial Técnico Superior		Suboficial Técnico Brigadier		Suboficial Técnico Primero		Suboficial Técnico Segundo		Suboficial Técnico Tercero

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
National Police of Peru											No equivalent
	Sergeant major Suboficial Primero						Master sergeant Suboficial Segundo		Sergeant first class Suboficial Tercero

Philippines

Main article: Police ranks of the Philippines

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Philippine National Police	No equivalent
			Police general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police brigadier general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Police lieutenant

Others

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Philippine National Police									No equivalent								No equivalent										No equivalent
	Police executive master sergeant		Police chief master sergeant		Police senior master sergeant		Police master sergeant				Police staff sergeant												Police corporal												Patrolman/ patrolwoman

Poland

Main article: Police ranks of Poland

Polish State Police

Officers

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
							Generals				Senior officers						Junior officers
Policja	No equivalent
							Generalny inspektor Policji		Nadinspektor		Inspektor		Młodszy inspektor		Podinspektor		Nadkomisarz		Komisarz			Podkomisarz
							Inspector general of police		Chief inspector		Inspector		Junior inspector		Deputy inspector		Chief commissioner		Commissioner			Deputy commissioner

Other

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
	Aspirants										Non-commissioned officers																		Constables
Policja																							No equivalent
	Aspirant sztabowy			Starszy aspirant			Aspirant		Młodszy aspirant		Sierżant sztabowy			Starszy sierżant			Sierżant												Starszy posterunkowy						Posterunkowy
	Staff aspirant			Senior aspirant			Aspirant		Junior aspirant		Staff sergeant			Senior sergeant			Sergeant												Senior constable						Constable

Portugal

The public security police (PSP) of Portugal includes the following categories, ranks, insignia and respective main functions:

• Officers
  • Chief superintendent: national director of the PSP,
  • Chief superintendent: deputy national director or inspector general of the PSP
  • Chief superintendent: commanding officer of a metropolitan or regional command
  • Superintendent: commanding officer of a district command or second-in-command of a metropolitan or regional command
  • Intendent: division commander in a metropolitan or regional command or second-in-command of a district command
  • Sub-intendent: division commander in a district command or second-in-command of a division commanded by an intendent
  • Commissioner: second-in-command of a division commanded by a sub-intendent
  • Sub-commissioner: commanding officer of a police squad (police station)
• Chiefs
  • Principal chief: auxiliary of a unit commanding officer
  • Chief: supervisor of staff and leader of police teams
• Agents
  • Principal agent: a senior principal agent who may perform the same functions as a chief, others perform the same functions as an agent
  • Agent: functions of police constable
• ISCPSI students:
  • Officer candidate: student of the fifth year of the training course for police officers (CFOP)
  • Cadet: student of the fourth year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the third year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the second year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the first year of the CFOP

National Republican Guard

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
National Republican Guard	No equivalent								No equivalent
					Tenente-general Comandante-general Lieutenant-general Commandant-general	Tenente-general Lieutenant-general	Major-general Major-general				Coronel Colonel		Tenente-coronel Lieutenant-colonel		Major Major		Capitão Captain		Tenente First Lieutenant			Alferes Second Lieutenant			Aspirante Officer candidate

Others

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
National Republican Guard																																			No Equivalent
	Sargento-mor Sergeant-major						Sargento-chefe Master sergeant		Sargento-ajudante First sergeant		Primeiro-sargento Staff sergeant						Segundo-sargento Sergeant		Furriel Lance sergeant		Cabo-mor Master corporal		Cabo-chefe Corporal first class				Cabo-de-curso Corporal	Cabo Lance corporal	Guarda Principal Guardsman first class			Guarda Guardsman

Romania

Romanian Police

Police officers' corps (Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie)

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Group			Quaestors								Commissioners						Inspectors
Romanian Police	No equivalent
			Chestor-general Quaestor-general		Chestor-șef Chief-quaestor		Chestor-principal Principal quaestor		Chestor Quaestor		Comisar-șef Chief-commissioner		Comisar Commissioner		Subcomisar Subcommissioner		Inspector-principal Principal inspector		Inspector Inspector			Subinspector Subinspector

Police agents' corps (Corpul agenţilor de poliţie)

Equi