The Visakhapatnam City Police is the local law enforcement agency for the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and is headed by the city police commissioner. Visakhpatnam City police are also informally called the Vizag City Police.[2]
| Visakhapatnam City Police | |
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| Motto | Vision Service Protection[1] |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1983 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
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| Visakhapatnam Police jurisdictional area | |
| Legal jurisdiction | Visakhapatnam |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Visakhapatnam City Police, Suryabagh, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - 530020 |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Andhra Pradesh Police |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Organizational structure
editThe Visakhapatnam Police Commissionerate is headed by a commissioner of police and one joint commissioner of police[3] there are 2 Divisions and 6 Sub-Divisions and each division consists of a Deputy commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police with particular number of police stations.[4]
Hierarchy
edit- Commissioner of Police (CP)
(ADGP Rank) - Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt.CP)
(DIG Rank) - Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
(SP Rank) - Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl.DCP)
(Addl.SP Rank) - Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
(ASP/DSP Rank) - Inspector of Police (Insp.)
- Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
- Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
- Head Constable (HC)
- Police Constable (PC)
Current Structure
editCurrently the Visakhapatnam City Police has 2 Divisions and 6 Sub Divisions.
- Visakhapatnam 1
- Visakhapatnam 2
Sub Divisions
- East Sub Division
- West Sub Division
- South Sub Division
- North Sub Division
- Harbour Sub Division
- Dwaraka Sub Division.[5]
Command Control Centre
editVisakhapatnam Police have a command Control Centre with this, the city police can monitor whole city.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Official Website of Visakhapatnam City Police". www.vizagcitypolice.gov.in.
- ^ "Police Commissioner takes charge". The Hindu. 20 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Khan takes over as Jt. Commissioner of Police". The Hindu. 13 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Man arrested, fake notes seized". The Hindu. 15 July 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Focus on prevention of crime: new DCP". The Hindu. 11 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Inaugurates Traffic Command Control Centre In Visakhapatnam". NDTV.com.