Karnataka Police
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Karnataka State Police Department ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ |
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| Abbreviation | KSP |
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1885/1965 |
| Employees | 80000 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Karnataka, IN |
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| Map of Karnataka Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 191,791 km2 |
| Population | 61,130,704 |
| Legal jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Governing body | [[Home Department, Government of Karnataka]] |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru – 560001 |
| Agency executive | R K Dutta, IPS, Director General of Police, Karnataka State |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 923(2013-2014) |
| Patrol Vehicles | Mahindra Bolero, Suzuki Ertiga, Chevrolet Tavera |
| Website | |
| www.ksp.gov.in | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Karnataka State Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Karnataka. The department is headed by the Director General of Police.
The district police administration is headed by a Superintendent of Police. A group of districts comprise a range, led by an Inspector General of Police. Police administration in Bangalore is headed by a commissioner of police with the rank of Additional DGP. Mysore, Mangalore and Hubli-Dharwad city are headed by an Inspector General of Police(IGP) while Belgaum is headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).
The Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) is the head of the state's police department, and under him are Additional Directors Generals of Police. Each Additional Director General of Police is in charge of a particular function: law and order, crime and technical services, administration, intelligence, the Karnataka State Reserve Police, recruitment and training.
There are five Commissionarates. The Bengaluru commissioner has the rank of Additional Director General of Police, and the commissioners in Hubli-Dharwad, Mysuru and Mangaluru have the rank of Inspector General of Police while the Belagavi commissioner has the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police. Six Inspectors General of Police are in charge of ranges, with several Inspectors General of Police in charge of specific functions. Each Range comprises three to six districts, and each district is headed by a Superintendent of Police.
Bellary range-Bellary, Raichur, Koppal
The police stations are the lowest units of the police department. There are 906 police stations, 230 circle offices, 91 SDPOs and 31 DPOs (including railway police). Police stations are headed by inspectors in towns and cities. There are two to four sub-inspectors in addition to assistant sub-inspectors, head constables and constables. Rural police stations are headed by a sub-inspector or two sub-inspectors covering law and order and crime, depending on the station's importance. They are grouped into circles, comprising a sub-division. Sub-divisions are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police and circles by Police Inspectors.
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