Greater Chennai Police

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Greater Chennai Police
Greater Chennai Police Logo.png
Logo of the Greater Chennai Police
Common nameChennai Police
MottoTruth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed1659
Preceding agency
  • Chennai Suburban Police
    Chennai City Police
Employees23625
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing body Department of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters Chennai Police Commissionerate
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agency Tamil Nadu Police
Units
List
  • Aviation
  • Emergency Service
  • Organized Crime Control Bureau
  • Scuba Team and Harbor
  • Special Victims
  • Major Case Squad
  • Taxi Squad
  • Movie and Television
  • School Safety
  • Real Time Crime
  • Auxillay Police
  • Crime Scene
  • Evidence Collection
  • Transit Bureau
  • Housing Bureau
  • Highway Patrol
  • Transportation Bureau
Facilities
Stations132
Website
tnpolice.gov.in
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match. Chennai City Mounted Police.jpg
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match.

The Greater Chennai Police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Chennai in India and the surrounding area. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home Department. [1] There are four sub-divisions of the Greater Chennai Police, and 104 police stations. The city's traffic is managed by the Greater Chennai Traffic Police. Chennai is the first city in India to introduce e-Beat system used to measure the daily routine and performance of the police personnel. [2] [3]

Contents

History

In 1659, when Chennai (then called Madras) was just a group of fishing villages, Pedda Naik formed a group of peons to guard the town. By 1780 the post of Superintendent of Police was created to manage the markets. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Raj in India formed the modern Madras Police as part of its reforms. [4]

The Chennai City Traffic Police is a branch of the Greater Chennai Police, with the mission of regulating traffic in the city of Chennai. It was established in 1929 when the Police department was split into 3, namely, Law & Order, Crime and Traffic. As of 2011, the government merged Chennai Suburban Police with Chennai city police to form The Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate. [5]

Organisation

Hierarchy

Officers

Subordinates

Achievements

Police women in Chennai, India in 2010 Police Women, Chennai, India.jpg
Police women in Chennai, India in 2010
Chennai Police Hyundai Accent patrol car Gcp patrol car.jpg
Chennai Police Hyundai Accent patrol car
Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade. Cropped for better representation.jpg
Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade

Additional Yellow Brigades & Blue Brigades motorcycles and patrol vehicles have been introduced in Greater Chennai. Each Yellow Brigade covers a distance of 2 km2 approximately during daytime from 6 am to 9 pm. The Blue Brigade covers the same distance of 2 km2 during nighttime from 11 pm to 6.30 am. The patrol vehicles cover an approximate distance of 3.2 km2 each day. For patrol duty, 40 Jeeps have been provided equipped with police sirens, revolving lights, public address system, fire extinguisher, top search light, police display light and wireless communication system. The response time to control room calls has been brought down to 3–4 minutes. The Tamil Nadu Police claim that the crime rate in the Greater Chennai City has come down considerably after these initiatives.

The police force include 100 Hyundai Accent patrol cars that were donated by the Hyundai Motor Company, whose factory is located in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of the city. The cars are fitted with digital cameras, wireless communication devices and loudspeakers, [6] making this the only police force in the country to use sedan patrol cars. Patrol cars have been provided to Greater Chennai Police. Hyundai donated Accent cars to Chennai Police, of which 75 were given to Law & Order, 21 to traffic department. The remaining 4 cars were incorporated into the Chief Minister's convoy.

Ranks of law enforcement in Chennai Police

The ranks, posts and designations of all police officers vary from state to state as law and order is a state matter. But, generally the following pattern is observed: [7] [8] [9]

Gazetted Officers
Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia [10] [11] [12]
Insignia Director General of Police.png Director General of Police.png Insignia of Inspector General of Police in India- 2013-10-02 16-14.png Deputy Inspector General of Police.png Senior Superintendent of Police.png Superintendent of Police.png Additional SP IPS.png ASP IPS.png Assistant SP IPS 2.png Assistant SP IPS 1.png
Rank Director general of police Additional director general of police [lower-alpha 1] Inspector general of police Deputy inspector general of police Senior superintendent of police [lower-alpha 2] 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)
AbbreviationDGPADGPIGPDIGSSPSPAddl. SPASPASPASP

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Non-gazetted officers
Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia [13] [14]
Insignia Police Inspector insignia.png Assistant Police Inspector.png Police Sub-Inspector.png Assistant Sub-Inspector.png Head Constable.png Police Head Constable.png Police Naik.png Senior Police Constable.png No insignia
Rank Inspector Assistant inspector [lower-alpha 3] Sub-inspector Assistant sub-inspector Head constable [lower-alpha 4] Police Naik [lower-alpha 5] Police constable
AbbreviationINSP/PIAPISIASIHCSCPC
  • Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

List of police stations

Following are the new list of delimitation police stations within the jurisdiction of Chennai Metropolitan Police. [15]

SnStation codeStation name
1E4Abhiramapuram
2S8 Adambakkam
3J2 Adyar
4K3 Aminjikarai
5K4 Anna Nagar
6D2 Annasalai
7D6Anna Square
8K8 Arumbakkam
9R3 Ashok Nagar
10K2 Ayanavaram
11P4 Basin Bridge
12S2 Chennai Airport
13G7 Chetpet
14F1 Chintadripet
15R5 Choolaimedu
16K11 CMBT
17F2 Egmore
18C2Elephant Gate
19B2Esplanade
20N4Fishing Harbour
21C1Flower Bazaar
22E5 Foreshore Estate
23B3 Fort St. George
24D7Govt. Estate/M.G.R. Memorial
25C4Govt. Hospital
26E6Govt. Royapettah Hospital
27J3 Guindy
28B5 Harbour
29B4 High Court
30D3 Ice House
31K7I.C.F.
32G4Institute of Mental Health
33V3 J.J. Nagar
34N2Kasimedu
35D8K.G. Hospital
36G3 Kilpauk
37R7 K.K. Nagar
38G6KMC Hospital
39R2 Kodambakkam
40P6 Kodungaiyur
41V6 Kolathur
42H4 Korukkupet
43C5Kothavalchavadi
44J4 Kotturpuram
45K10 Koyambedu
46R6 Kumaran Nagar
47M1 Madhavaram
48S7 Madipakkam
49T4 Maduravoyal
50R1 Mambalam
51D5 Marina
52F7Maternity Hospital
53S3 Meenambakkam
54R10 MGR Nagar
55P5 MKB Nagar
56N3 Muthialpet
57E1 Mylapore
58S4 Nandambakkam
59J8 Neelankarai
60H5 New Washermenpet
61B1North Beach
62V7 Nolambur
63F3 Nungambakkam
64P2 Otteri
65S9 Palavanthangal
66K5 Peravellore
67G2 Periamet
68H7Peripheral Hospital
69B6Port Marine
70P1 Pulianthope
71M3 Puzhal
72V4Rajamangalam
73H6R.K Nagar
74R11Royala Nagar
75E2 Royapettah
76N1 Royapuram
77J1 Saidapet
78J5 Sastri Nagar
79G5Secretariat Colony
80K1 Sembium
81C3Seven Wells
82R4 Soundarapandiyanar Angadi (Pondy Bazaar)
83H2Stanley Hospital
84S1 St. Thomas Mount
85J13 Taramani
86E3 Teynampet
87K9 Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
88V5 Thirumangalam
89J6 Thiruvanmiyur
90H8 Thiruvotriyur
91J9 Thoraipakkam
92F4 Thousand Lights
93H3 Tondiarpet
94K6TP Chathiram
95D1 Triplicane
96R8 Vadapalani
97R9 Valasaravakkam
98J7 Velachery
99G1 Vepery
100V1 Villivakkam
101R5 Virugambakkam
102P3 Vyasarpadi
103H1 Washermanpet
104D4Zam Bazaar

Notes

  1. ↑ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
  2. ↑ Also known as superintendent of police (selection grade)
  3. ↑ This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
  4. ↑ Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
  5. ↑ This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

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