Hampshire County Constabulary
| Hampshire Constabulary | |
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| Common name | Hampshire Police |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Preceding agency | Basingstoke Borough Police, Romsey Borough Police, Lymington Borough Police, Andover Borough Police, Portsmouth City Police, Southampton City Police & Isle of Wight County Constabulary |
| Employees | 4,066 |
| Volunteers | 457 |
| Annual budget | £307.685 million (2014/15) |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of police area | |
| Size | 1,613 sq miles |
| Population | 1.9 million (2010/2011) |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Independent Police Complaints Commission |
| Headquarters | Police and Fire HQ, Eastleigh, England, UK |
| Police Officers | 2,586 (of which 456 are Special Constables) |
| PCSOs | 302 |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 16 (open to public) |
| Patrol cars | 930 |
| Boats | 4 (2 Launches and 2 RIBs) |
| Dogs | 40 |
| Website | |
| http://www.hampshire.police.uk/ | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Hampshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in South East England.
The force area includes Southampton, the largest city in South East England, and the naval city of Portsmouth. It also covers the New Forest National Park, sections of the South Downs National Park, large towns such as Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Andover, Fareham and Aldershot, and the historic city of Winchester. The constabulary, as it is currently constituted, dates from 1967, but modern policing in Hampshire can be traced back to 1832.
Since late 2015 the force has shared the headquarters of the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service in Eastleigh. The main training facility is at Royal Victoria Country Park, Hamble-le-Rice, in buildings of the former Netley Hospital.
The senior team, each of whom is a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers, is as follows:
The force is overseen by an elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) on non-operational matters (i.e. budget and priorities). The current Hampshire PCC is Michael Lane, of the Conservative Party, who was elected in May 2016.
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