Dyfed-Powys Police
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Dyfed–Powys Police Heddlu Dyfed–Powys |
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Logo of the Dyfed–Powys Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1968 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Area of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Powys unitary authority areas, UK |
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| Map of Dyfed–Powys Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Population | Approx 500,000 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Carmarthen |
| Police Constables | 1,112 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Dafydd Llewellyn, Plaid Cymru |
| Agency executive | Simon Prince, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 45 as of 2011 |
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| www.dyfed-powys.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. See the reference below for the source of the above data. | |
Dyfed–Powys Police (Welsh: Heddlu Dyfed–Powys) is the territorial police force responsible for policing Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire (which make up Dyfed) and the county of Powys, in Wales. The territory it covers is the largest police area in England and Wales, and the third largest in the United Kingdom, after Police Scotland and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The force's headquarters are located in the town of Carmarthen.
The force was formed in 1968, with the merger of the Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire Constabulary, Pembrokeshire Constabulary and the Mid Wales Constabulary.
The Dyfed–Powys region has over 350 miles of coastline and many remote rural communities – yet also a number of old industrial areas that are currently experiencing significant change and redevelopment.
Despite the size of the area, the population is under 500,000, although it is boosted each year with large tourist numbers. The small population is reflected in the number of employees; 1,183 full-time officers (of whom 905 are of the rank of Constable). The force currently have 167 Special Constables and 140 Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs). It is the third smallest police force in England and Wales, in terms of number of officers, after Warwickshire Police and the City of London Police.
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