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Lists of the ranks of various police agencies and forces all around the World:

Australia

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

Insignia of rank displayed on epaulette in italics and brackets

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

Belgium

  • Highest commissioned rank
    • Hoofdcommissaris / commisaire divisionnaire (Chief Commissioner)
  • Commissioned rank
    • Commissaris / Commisaire (Commissioner)
  • Senior non commissioned rank
    • Hoofdinspecteur / Inspecteur principal (Chief Inspector/Superintendent)
  • Non commissioned rank
    • Inspecteur / Inspecteur (Inspector, equivalent to Constable or Officer)
  • Auxiliary rank
    • Agent van Politie / Agent de Police (Auxiliary Officer)ba

Brazil

Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (Policia Federal, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Road Police (Policia Rodoviaria Federal) and the Train Network Police (Policia Ferroviaria Federal). At a state level, there are the Military Police (Policia Militar, not to be confused to the Army police, which has a purely internal function) and the Civil Police (Policia Civil). At a city level, there are the City Guard (Guarda Municipal). In terms of staff, the Military Police and the Civil Police are the most important one, although in terms of headlines and prestige, the Federal Police is the one that concentrates most of the media attention.[1]

In theory, the Civil Police is responsible for investigating crimes whilst the Military Police is responsible for preventing them to take place, although it is not rare to see their functions clashing and ever so often they actually have open confronts.

The Civil Police is organized accordingly to functions. Escrivao is the low rank position responsible for the internal work inside the police premises (e.g., collecting witness statements). Detetives (detectives) is the low rank position responsible for actions outside the premises (e.g., investigating the circumstances of a crime). Inspetor is a senior detective. And delegados are senior officials (generally required to have law degrees) responsible for the lower ranks and for coordinating the whole work (investigations) of the Civil Police. The delegados also have the assistance of peritos, which are the technical body (CSI-like). The Federal Police follows a very similar structure to the Civil 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:

  • coronel (colonel)
  • tenente-coronel (lieutenant-colonel)
  • major (major)
  • capitão (captain)
  • 1º tenente (1st lieutenant)
  • 2º tenente (2nd lieutenant)
  • aspirante-a-oficial (cadet, student rank)
  • subtenente (under-lieutenant)
  • 1º sargento (1st sergeant)
  • 2º sargento (2nd sergeant)
  • 3º sargento (3rd sergeant)
  • cabo (corporal)
  • soldado de 1ª classe (1st class soldier)
  • soldado de 2ª classe (2nd class soldier, student rank)

The 2nd class soldier 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 are no rank of general in the military police forces, as the Military Police is slotted under the Army control in case of war, with is colonels slotting under the Army generals.

Canada

Ranks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police[2]:

Police Ranks for Provincial (With the exception of the Sûreté du Québec and Alberta Sheriffs) and the majority of Municipal Police Services as follows [3][4][5]:

Police Ranks for the Alberta Sheriffs [6]:

Ranks of the Sûreté du Québec[7]:

  • Director General of the QPP (Directeur général)
  • Deputy Director (Directeur adjoint)
  • Chief Inspector (Inspecteur chef)
  • Inspector (Inspecteur)
  • Captain (Capitaine)
  • Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
  • Sergeant (5 classes of sergeants: Detective sgt, Staff sgt, specialist sgt)
  • Agent (3 classes of Agents)

Ranks of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal [8]:

  • Directeur (Director)
  • Associate Director
  • Assistant Director
  • Chief Inspector
  • Inspector
  • Commander
  • Lieutenant / Detective Lieutenant
  • Sergeant / Detective Sergeant
  • Constable

Canadian Auxiliary Police Ranks as follows:

Chile

POLICIA DE INVESTIGACIONES DE CHILE (PDI)

  • Director General
  • Prefecto General
  • Prefecto Inspector
  • Prefecto
  • Subprefecto
  • Comisario
  • Subcomisario
  • Inspector
  • Subinspector
  • Detective

CARABINEROS DE CHILE

  • General Director
  • General Inspector
  • General
  • Coronel
  • Teniente Coronel
  • Mayor
  • Capitán
  • Teniente
  • Subteniente

Sub-Oficiales

  • Suboficial Mayor
  • Suboficial
  • Sargento 1º
  • Sargento 2º
  • Cabo 1º
  • Cabo 2º
  • Carabinero

China

Croatia

Regular Police ranks

  • Police Director (Ravnatelj policije)
  • Deputy Police Director (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije)
  • Major Police advisor (Glavni policijski savjetnik)
  • Police advisor (Policijski savjetnik)
  • Major Police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor)
  • Independent Police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor)
  • Upper Police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor)
  • Police inspector (Policijski inspektor)
  • Upper Police sergeant (Viši policijski narednik)
  • Police sergeant (Policijski narednik)
  • Upper Police officer (Viši policajac)
  • Police officer (Policajac)
  • Probationer with college (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme)
  • Probationer with secondary school (Vježbenik Srednje Stručne Spreme)

Special Intervention Police ranks

  • Commander of intervention Police (Zapovjednik interventne policije)
  • Deputy of commander of intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika interventne policije)
  • Instructor in headquarters of intervention Police (Instruktor u zapovjedništvu interventne policije)
  • Commander of intervention Police unit (Zapovjednik jedinice interventne policije)
  • Deputy of commander of intervention Police unit (Zamjenik zapovjednika jedinice interventne policije)
  • Commander of troop in intervention Police (Zapovjednik satnije)
  • Deputy of commander of troop in intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika satnije)
  • Commander of platoon in intervention Police - instructor (Zapovjednik voda- instruktor)
  • Commander of section in intervention Police(Zapovjednik odjeljenja)
  • Leader of intervention group (Vođa interventne grupe)
  • Police officer in intervention group (Interventni policajac)

Denmark

Main article: Dansk Politi Distinktioner

France

Main article: Police nationale

CORPS DE CONCEPTION ET DE DIRECTION

  • Services Director (Directeur des Services Actifs)
  • Inspector General (Inspecteur Général)
  • Controller General (Contrôleur Général)
  • Divisional Commissioner (Commissaire Divisionnaire)
  • Commissioner (Commissaire de Police)

CORPS DE COMMANDEMENT

  • Major (Commandant de Police)
  • Captain (Capitaine de Police)
  • Lieutenant de Police
  • Lieutenant de Police stagiaire
  • élève Lieutenant de Police

CORPS D'ENCADREMENT ET D'APPLICATION

  • Major
  • Brigadier-chef de Police
  • Brigadier de Police
  • Sous-Brigadier de Police
  • Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix)
  • First year Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix Stagiaire)
  • Studying Peace Guard (élève Gardien de la Paix)

EMPLOI JEUNE (5 ans / 5 years)

  • Adjoint de Sécurité

Germany

The following ranks are in use by state police forces. Detective Ranks follow the same scheme, replacing the word Polizei with Kriminal, for example a plainclothed detective lieutenant is called Kriminalkommissar. The Federal Police of Germany basically follows the scheme, but deviates in the flag ranks.

Politically appointed

They are comparable to military flag (General) officers, and are appointed by the state Minister of Interior (Senators of Interior in City-States). For federal agencies the federal Minister of Interior is responsible. They are usually specialists in public administration and have a master-level law degree. Since they are outside of the career system, they receive payment according to the B-scale of public officer payment grades.

  • Inspector of (stand-by) police (Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspolizei, this rank is named differently in some states. The officer commands the stand-by police forces of the state.
  • President of Police (Polizeipräsident), commands an independent regional authority of state police (Polizeipräsidium, Landespolizeidirektion, or similar), directly subordinated to the corresponding state ministry of interior.

Higher echelon

Comparable to military staff officers, Major and above. The ranks are available for applicants who completed master level university studies, usually in law. It is possible for officers from the elevated echelon to obtain a master degree from the Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei, so they can enter higher ranks.

  • Police Chief Director (Leitender Polizeidirektor) acts as lieutenant to the President of Police or heading a branch service of state police. As a career position it corresponds to grade A16. Four gold stars on shoulder patch.
  • Police Director (Polizeidirektor), commands a subdivision of a regional authority of state police, either territorial (encompassing roughly one or two Districts of Germany districts) or by branches (traffic, crime). Grade A15. 3 gold stars.
  • Police Senior Councillor (Polizeioberrat), grade A14. 2 gold stars.
  • Police Councillor (Polizeirat), commands a local police division (Polizeiinspektion) or special branch; grade A13. 1 gold star.

Elevated echelon

Comparable to military officers, Lieutenant and above. The ranks are obtained after receiving a bachelor level degree of a state college of public administration. In several states of Germany this is the lowest echelon for service entry, the medium service echelon is being abolished.

  • First Police Chief Inspector (Erster Polizeihauptkommissar), may serve in lieu of an Police Councillor, grade A13. 4 silver stars (in some states 5).
  • Police Chief Inspector (Polizeihauptkommissar), grades A11 and A12. 3 silver stars, in some states 4 stars when in grade A12.
  • Police Senior Inspector (Polizeioberkommissar), grade A10, 2 silver stars.
  • Police Inspector (Polizeikommissar), grade A9, 1 silver star.

Medium echelon

Comparable to military non-commissioned officers. Those ranks are usually obtained during or after two years service in training companies (Ausbildungshundertschaften) of the Bereitschaftspolizei. The ranks are indicated by light blue (with blue uniform) or light green (with green-brown uniform) stars.

  • Police Chief Master (upgraded pay) (Polizeihauptmeister mit Amtszulage), may serve in lieu of an Police Commissioner, grade A9 with upgrade, 4 or 5 stars.
  • Police Chief Master (Polizeihauptmeister), grade A9, 4 stars.
  • Police Senior Master (Polizeiobermeister), grade A8, 3 stars.
  • Police Master (Polizeimeister), grade A7, 2 stars.
  • Chief Constable (Hauptwachtmeister), grade A6, 1 star (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei).
  • Senior Constable (Oberwachtmeister) (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei), grade A5.

There have been lower ranks in use in earlier times, with the abolishment of the basic echelon, they have been out of use since the 1980s.

Pre-commission

  • Candidates (Anwärter), usually the word is appended to the rank, to which the person is going to be commissioned, e.g. Polizeikommissaranwärter. Pay is a reduced amount of the corresponding rank.

Greece

The ranks of the Greek police; 1. the Greek name; 2. the old military name; 3. the new ranks (police style).

  • Αντιστράτηγος -Police Lieutenant General -Commissioner
  • Υποστράτηγος -Police Major General -Deputy-Commissioner
  • Ταξίαρχος -Police Brigadier General -Assistant Commissioner (AC)
  • Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής -Police Colonel -Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC)
  • Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής -Police Lieutenant Colonel -Commander (Cmdr)
  • Αστυνόμος Α' -Police Major -Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt)
  • Αστυνόμος Β' -Police Captain -Superintendent
  • Υπαστυνόμος Α' -Police Lieutenant -Chief Inspector (Ch Insp)
  • Υπαστυνόμος Β' -Police Second Lieutenant -Inspector (Insp)
  • Ανθυπαστυνόμος -Police Warrant Officer -Sergeant (Sgt or PS)
  • Αρχιφύλακας -Police Sergeant -Acting Sergeant
  • Αστυφύλακας -Police Constable -Police Constable (PC)

Hong Kong

See also: Hong Kong Police Force § Ranks

Iceland

Main article: Icelandic National Police § Ranks
  1. National Commissioner
  2. Vice National Commissioner, Police chief, Headmaster of the National Police School
  3. Vice Police Chief of Reykjavík, Deputy Police Chief
  4. Chief Constable
  5. Vice Chief Constable
  6. Chief Sergeant, Assistance Chief Constable
  7. Sergeant, Inquisitor
  8. Policeman
  9. Police Intern, Temporary Replacement Officer, District Police Officer

India

Main Articles : List of Police Ranks in India and Indian Police Service (I.P.S.)

Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers and all State Police Services officers of and above the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in State Police and Metropolitan Police forces respectively.

Ranks of Gazetted Officers

Ranks of Non-Gazetted Officers

Insignia of Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Officers

Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia[9][10][11]
Insignia
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police[a] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police[b] Superintendent of police Additional superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years) Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)
Abbreviation DGP ADGP IGP DIG SSP SP Addl. SP ASP ASP ASP


State Police Services rank insignia[12]
Insignia
Rank Superintendent of police [c] Additional superintendent of police[d] Deputy superintendent of police[e]
Abbreviation SP Addl.SP DSP/Dy.SP


Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian National Police

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 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.[14]

Iraqi Police Service ranks, ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:[15]

Italy

See Italian State Police Ranks

Ireland

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

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[16] 1 3 12 1[note 1] 53 191 390 2,460 12,500
Number as of end 2022[18] 1 2 8 0 46 168 466 2,074 11,411
Insignia[19] Rank insignia of Garda Commissioner Rank insignia of Garda Deputy Commissioner Rank insignia of Garda Assistant Commissioner Rank Insignia of Garda Chief Superindendent Rank insignia of Garda Superintendent Rank insignia of Garda Inspector


Japan

South Korea

Latvia

ierindnieks/Private

Kursants

Kaprālis/Corporal

Seržants/Sergeant

Virsseržants/First sergeant

Virsnieka vietnieks/Warrant Officer

Leitnants/ Lieutenant

Virsleitnants/First lieutenant

Kapteinis / Captain

Majors/ Major

Pulkvežleitnants/Lieutenant Colonel

Pulkvedis/ Colonel

Ģenerālis/ police general

Lithuania

A class officers

  • Commissioner
  • Senior commissioner
  • The Chief Commissioner
  • Commissioner-General

B class officers

  • Inspector
  • The chief inspector
  • Commissioner Inspector

C class officers

  • Junior police officer
  • Police officer
  • Senior police officer
  • Sergeant

Macau

  • Supterintendent General
  • Supterintendent
  • Intendent
  • Sub-Intendent
  • Commissioner
  • Sub-Commissioner
  • Chief
  • Sub-Chief
  • 1st Class Guard
  • 2nd Class Guard
  • Guard

Malaysia

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

Netherlands

Norway

Police ranks of Norway
Norwegian Politidirektør Assisterende
politidirektør 		Politimester Visepolitimester Politiinspektør
og
Politiadvokat 		Politiadvokat Politifullmektig
Rank National
Police
Commissioner 		Assistant
National
Commissioner 		Chief of Police Deputy
Chief of Police 		Assistant
Chief of Police 		Police
Prosecutor 		Junior Police
Prosecutor
Insignia
Norwegian Politistasjonssjef
og
Lensmann 		Politioverbetjent Politiførstebetjent Politibetjent 3 Politibetjent 2 Politibetjent 1 Politi
reserven
Rank Police Chief
Superintendent 		Police
Superintendent 		Police
Chief Inspector 		Police Inspector Police Sergeant Police Constable Police
Reserve
Insignia

Source: Norwegian National Police[20]


Pakistan - Rangers

The following ranks are observed in the top para-military force of Pakistan

Commissioned officers

  • Director General (DG) - Equivalent to Major General
  • Deputy Director General (DDG) - Equivalent to Brigadier
  • Senior Superintendent Rangers(SSR) - Equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel
  • Superintendent Rangers(SR) - Equivalent to Major
  • Deputy Superintendent Rangers (DSR) - Equivalent to Captain

Philippines

Main article: Philippine National Police § Ranks

The following ranks are observed in the PNP as of 2009 with the following:[21]

Commissioned officers

  • Director General (DGen.) - General
  • Deputy Director General (DDG) - Lieutenant General
  • Director (Dir.) - Major General
  • Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
  • Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
  • Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
  • Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
  • Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
  • Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Non-commissioned officers

  • Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) - Senior Master Sergeant / Chief Master Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer III (SPO3) - Master Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer II (SPO2) - Technical Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer I (SPO1) - Staff Sergeant
  • Police Officer III (PO3) - Sergeant
  • Police Officer II (PO2) - Corporal
  • Police Officer I (PO1) - Private First Class

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Private rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Poland

Police ranks of Poland
Group Generals Senior Officers Junior Officers
Polish generalny
inspektor 		nadinspektor inspektor młodszy
inspektor 		podinspektor nadkomisarz komisarz podkomisarz
Rank General
Inspector 		Chief
Inspector 		Inspector Junior
Inspector 		Deputy
Inspector 		Chief
Commissioner 		Commissioner Deputy
Commissioner
Insignia
Group Aspirants Non-commissioned Officers Constables
Polish aspirant sztabowy starszy aspirant aspirant młodszy aspirant sierżant sztabowy starszy sierżant sierżant starszy posterunkowy posterunkowy
Rank Staff
Aspirant 		Senior
Aspirant 		Aspirant Junior
Aspirant 		Staff
Sergeant 		Senior
Sergeant 		Sergeant Senior Constable Constable
Insignia

Romania

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

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force

Sri Lanka

Gazetted Officers
Non-Gazetted Officers

South Africa

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

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

As from 1 April 2010 the "new" functional rank structure is as follows: 

Senior Management - Commissioned officers

• General (Gen) • Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) • Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) • Major General (Maj Gen) • Brigadier 

Commissioned Officers

• Colonel (Col) • Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) • Major (Maj) • Captain • Lieutenant (Lt) 

Non-commissioned officers

• Warrant Officer (W/O) • Sergeant (Sgt) • Constable (Const)

SOURCE:www.saps.gov.za

The pre- April 2010 rank structure

Spain

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Guardia Civil - Civil Guard

Basque Country

Ertzaintza - Basque Police

Catalonia

Mossos d'Esquadra - Catalonian Police

Ranks of the Mossos d'Esquadra
Rank Mosso Caporal Sergent Sotsinspector Inspector Intendent Comissari Major
Insignia

Policía Foral (Foruzaingoa in Basque) - Navarrese Police

Taiwan (The Republic of China)

Main article: National Police Agency (Republic of China) § Ranks
  • Police Supervisor General (警監特級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank One (警監一級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Two (警監二級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Three (警監三級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Four (警監四級)
  • Police Officer Rank One (警正一級)
  • Police Officer Rank Two (警正二級)
  • Police Officer Rank Three (警正三級)
  • Police Officer Rank Four (警正四級)
  • Police Rank One (警佐一級)
  • Police Rank Two (警佐二級)
  • Police Rank Three (警佐三級)
  • Police Rank Four (警佐四級)

Thailand

สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ (samnak ngan tamruat haeng chat) - Royal Thai Police

Commissioned officers

  • พลตำรวจเอก - Police General (phon tamruat ek)
  • พลตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant General (phon tamruat tho)
  • พลตำรวจตรี- Police Major General (phon tamruat tri)
  • พลตำรวจจัตวา - Police Brigadier General (not in use now) (phon tamruat jattawa)
  • พันตำรวจเอก (พิเศษ) - Police Senior Colonel (equivalent to Police Brigadier General) (phan tamruat ek phiset)
  • พันตำรวจเอก - Police Colonel (phan tamruat ek)
  • พันตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant Colonel (phan tamruat tho)
  • พันตำรวจตรี - Police Major (phan tamruat tri)
  • ร้อยตำรวจเอก - Police Captain (roi tamruat ek)
  • ร้อยตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant (roi tamruat tho)
  • ร้อยตำรวจตรี - Police Sub-Lieutenant (roi tamruat tri)

Non-commissioned officers

  • ดาบตำรวจ - Police Senior Sergeant Major (dap tamruat)
  • จ่าสิบตำรวจ - Police Sergeant Major (ja sip tamruat)
  • สิบตำรวจเอก - Police Sergeant (sip tamruat ek)
  • สิบตำรวจโท - Police Corporal (sip tamruat tho)
  • สิบตำรวจตรี - Police Lance Corporal (sip tamruat tri)
  • พลตำรวจ - Policeman/Constable (phon tamruat)

Turkey

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü - Turkish Police

United Kingdom

See also: Police ranks of the United Kingdom

The British police ranks that exist today were deliberately chosen so that they do not mirror British Military ranks, due to public concern about military intervention into civil disorder.

Each officer upon joining the police is sworn in legally as a Constable, which is also the title of the starting rank. While at the rank of Constable, each officer is required to undergo a two-year probationary period and work in a uniformed policing role. After the two year period has passed, the individual officer may apply for promotion to the first supervisory rank of Sergeant or a specialised role.

The prefix 'detective' is given to officers who are trained in criminal investigations, who are usually assigned to the Criminal Investigation Department or other investigative units. However, just because an officer has detective status it does not automatically mean they have seniority over non-detectives. For example, a uniformed Constable and a Detective Constable are equal in rank.

Many forces in the United Kingdom have several different branches, such as the road policing unit and support unit. In some, officers are uniformed due to the roles requiring such, others are staffed by plain-clothes detectives.

Most territorial police forces and special police forces outside of London, have a standard set of ranks:

Ranks up to Chief Superintendent can be held in either a uniformed or detective capacity, whereas after that the "Chief Officer" ranks are concerned with the overall management and effective running of the force.

Within London's Metropolitan Police Service the ranks are identical to those outside London, until Chief Superintendent. In London, the chief officer ranks are:

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


The Special Constabulary, which is made up of volunteer police officers with identical powers to regular officers, maintains its own ranking structure (varies, but most common):

  • Chief Officer
  • Assistant Chief Officer
  • Special Chief Inspector
  • District Officer (Similar in role to an Inspector)
  • Section Officer (Similar in role to a Sergeant)
  • Special Constable

The Special Constabulary in Scottish police forces does not maintain any rank structure and all members of the Special Constabulary are Special Constables regardless of length of service/experience, etc. Special Constables are always subordinate to regular Constables.

Traffic wardens and Police Community Support Officers do not have a rank structure.

United States

Main article: Police ranks of the United States

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

Venezuela

  • Comisario Jefe
  • Comisario
  • Sub Comisario
  • Inspector Jefe
  • Inspector
  • Sub Inspector
  • Detective
  • Agente
  • Officre'
  • Doctor

Vietnam

Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam - People's Police of Vietnam

Commissioned officers

Highest Rank

  • Đại tướng Công an - Police General
  • Thượng tướng Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant General
  • Trung tướng Công an - Police Lieutenant General
  • Thiếu tướng Công an- Police Major General

Middle Rank

  • Đại tá Công an - Police Colonel
  • Thượng tá Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant Colonel
  • Trung tá Công an - Police Lieutenant Colonel
  • Thiếu tá Công an - Police Major

Low Rank

  • Đại úy Công an - Police Captain
  • Thượng úy Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant
  • Trung úy Công an - Police Lieutenant
  • Thiếu úy Công an - Police Sub-Lieutenant

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.paraentenderdireito.org/livro.html
  2. ^ http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/about-ausujet/organi-eng.htm
  3. ^ http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/rank/
  4. ^ http://vancouver.ca/police/recruiting/police-officers/policing.html#Advancement
  5. ^ http://www.edmontonpolice.ca//~/media/EPS%20External/Files/Reports/2008AnnualReport.ashx
  6. ^ http://www.chr.alberta.ca/Practitioners/?file=staff/mrs/s/sheriff-security-transport&cf=4#level1
  7. ^ http://www.sq.gouv.qc.ca/mission-et-services/publications/csp-information-guide-for-members.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.spvm.qc.ca/en/carrieres/5_1_1_3_grades.asp
  9. ^ "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  10. ^ "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  11. ^ "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
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  13. ^ "Nuh Police, Government of Haryana". mewat.haryanapolice.gov.in. Haryana Police. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  14. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iraq/ips.htm
  15. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iraq/images/iraq-police-ranks.jpg
  16. ^ Ahern, Dermot (9 September 2009). "S.I. No. 390/2009 - Garda Síochána (Ranks) (No. 2) Regulations 2009". electronic Irish Statute Book (eISB). Attorney General of Ireland. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  17. ^ Collins, Donal (March 2009). "Garda Occupational Health Service (A Welfare Focus)" (PDF). Communiqué. Garda Síochána: 31-35: 31. ISSN 1393-0974. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Garda Numbers by Division and Station Breakdown". Garda.
  19. ^ "Garda Uniform and Badges". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  20. ^ "PNP ranks". Norwegian National Police. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
  21. ^ "PNP ranks". Philippine National Police. Retrieved 2009-06-30.


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