Essex Constabulary
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Crest of Essex Police
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| Motto | Protecting and serving Essex |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1840 (as Essex Constabulary), 1969 |
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| Annual budget | £262.5 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Essex in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of police area | |
| Size | 1,400 square miles |
| Population | 1,720,000 residents |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Springfield, Chelmsford |
| Police Constables | 2,909 (additionally 365 are special constables) |
| Police Community Support Officers | 108 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Roger Hurst |
| Agency executive | Stephen Kavanagh, Chief Constable |
| Basic Command Units | South West North London Stansted Airport |
| Police Stations | 12 |
| Facilities | |
| Boats | 2 |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| Dogs | 38 |
| Website | |
| www.essex.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Essex Police is a territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Essex, in the east of England, consisting of over 1.7 million people and around 1,400 square miles. It is one of the largest non-metropolitan police forces in the United Kingdom, and employing over 2,900 police officers.
The Chief Constable is Stephen Kavanagh, who took up the appointment in May 2013.
Assistant Chief Constable for Media Relations Steve Worron is also simultaneously ACC for Area Operations for Kent Police due to the two forces forming a joint Serious Crime Directorate.
In November 2012, the first ever Essex Police and Crime Commissioner election took place, in which Conservative candidate Nick Alston achieved 30.5% of the first round votes, and 51.5% of the second round votes against Independent candidate Mick Thwaites. Alston set his 4 priorities in his election statement as 1) policing that meets local needs, 2) policing that is prompt and professional, 3) effective cooperation and partnership between Police, Councils and the Voluntary Sector, and 4) to be an influential voice in leading public engagement about crime reduction and policing, and to listen to and speak for the victims of crime. Nick Alston was elected with a 12.8% turnout.
Essex Constabulary was formed in 1840. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,862 officers.
Southend-on-Sea Borough Police was established by the county borough of Southend-on-Sea, England, in 1914. In 1969 Southend-on-Sea Borough Police amalgamated with Essex Constabulary to become the Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary. This merger was campaigned against by the council and the local MPs.Colchester also at one time had its own police force.
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