Surrey Police
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Logo of the Surrey Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 January 1851 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Surrey, UK |
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| Map of Surrey Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,663 km² |
| Population | 1,067,200 |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Mount Browne, Guildford |
| Police Officers |
1,938 (plus 182 Special Constables) |
| Police Community Support Officers |
153 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | David Munro |
| Agency executive | Nick Ephgrave, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | 1 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 24 |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
1,938 (plus 182 Special Constables)
153
Surrey Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Surrey in South East England.
The force is currently led by Chief Constable Nick Ephgrave, following the departure in December 2015 of Lynne Owens, Surrey's first female chief constable. The force has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey.
On 1 January 1851, the Surrey Constabulary began its policing of the county with a total of 70 officers, the youngest of whom was 14 years old. The first Chief Constable was H. C. Hastings, who served in this capacity for 48 years. Originally Guildford, Reigate and Godalming had separate borough police forces. The Reigate and Guildford forces were merged into Surrey's in 1943.
Part of the present force area was originally part of the Metropolitan Police District, and was only transferred to the control of Surrey Police from the Metropolitan Police in 2000. This includes the boroughs of Epsom and Ewell, Spelthorne and part of Reigate and Banstead and Elmbridge. Surrey Police was divided into three divisions but in 2010 became a single division, and as of March 2014 is policed by 1,938 regular police officers, in addition to 182 Special Constables and 153 Police Community Support Officers (see table below for more information). Surrey has one of the lowest crime rates in England and Wales. It has now reverted to three area divisions.
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