Lincolnshire Police
| Lincolnshire Police | |
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Logo of the Lincolnshire Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Lincolnshire (excl. N. and N. E. Lincs), UK |
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| Map of Lincolnshire Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 5,921 km² |
| Population | 750,000 |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Nettleham, Lincoln |
| Sworn members |
1,100, 200 Special Constables and 149 PCSO's |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Marc Jones |
| Agency executive | Bill Skelly, Chief Constable |
| Districts |
Four
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| Facilities | |
| Stations |
Over 12
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| Website | |
| www.lincs.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
1,100, 200 Special Constables and 149 PCSO's
Lincolnshire Police is the territorial police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. Despite the name, the force's area does not include North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, which are covered by Humberside Police instead.
In terms of geographic area the force is one of the largest in the United Kingdom covering 2,284 square miles. The population of the area covered by the force is 731,500. As of 2010 the force currently employs over 2,500 people. As at May 2016, there were 1,100 police officers, 200 Special Constables and 149 PCSO's.
Lincolnshire Constabulary was formed in 1856 under the County and Borough Police Act 1856. Several other borough police forces used to exist in the county, but these were eventually combined with the Lincolnshire force. Under the Police Act 1946, Boston Borough Police and Grantham Borough Police were merged, while Lincoln City Police and Grimsby Borough Police were absorbed under the Police Act 1964. Lincolnshire lost part of its area to the new Humberside Police in 1974.
In 1965, the force had an establishment of 918 officers and an actual strength of 883.
Proposals made by the Home Secretary on 20 March 2006 would have seen the force merge with the other four East Midlands forces to form a strategic police force for the entire region. These proposals were ended by John Reid in June 2006. The police authority received £287,600 from the Home Office for costs of preparing the ill-fated merger.
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