Humberside Police | |
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Logo of the Humberside Police
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Motto | Protecting Communities, Targeting Criminals |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1974 |
Preceding agencies |
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Employees | 4,032 |
Volunteers | 344 |
Annual budget | £164.9 million |
Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Humberside in the country of England, UK |
Map of Humberside Police's jurisdiction. | |
Size | 3,517 km² |
Population | 1,140,200 |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Kingston upon Hull |
Constables | 1,771 (of which 351 are special constables) |
Police Community Support Officers | 318 |
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Keith Hunter, (L) |
Agency executives |
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Divisions | 4 |
Stations | 31 |
Facilities | |
Airbases | 1 |
Custody Suites | 6 |
Helicopters | National Police Air Service |
Website | |
www.humberside.police.uk | |
Footnotes | |
* Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. |
Humberside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing an area covering the East Riding of Yorkshire, the city of Kingston upon Hull, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire. The latest Chief Constable was Justine Curran, who took over in 2013 after the retirement of Tim Hollis, but stepped down in February 2017.
Humberside Police was created in 1974 following a merger of previous forces under the Local Government Act 1972, along with the non-metropolitan county of Humberside. It was a successor to the Hull City Police, and part of the areas of the York and North East Yorkshire Police, the old Lincolnshire Constabulary and the West Yorkshire Constabulary.
Since the abolition of Humberside in 1996, the local council members of the Police Authority are now appointed by a joint committee of the councils of the East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire, and North East Lincolnshire.
Proposals made by the Home Secretary on 21 March 2006 would have seen the force merge with North Yorkshire Police, South Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These proposals have since been 'put on hold' by the government.