Sussex Police
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Logo of the Sussex Police
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1 January, 1968 |
| Employees | 5,477 |
| Volunteers | 199 |
| Annual budget | £237.1 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of East Sussex, West Sussex, City of Brighton and Hove in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of Sussex Police area | |
| Size | 3,783 km² |
| Population | 1.6 million |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Lewes, East Sussex |
| Constables | 2,847 (of which 350 are special constables) |
| Police Community Support Officers | 372 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | Katy Bourne (C) |
| Agency executive | Giles York, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | 3 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 33 |
| Website | |
| www.sussex.police.uk | |
| Footnotes | |
| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Sussex Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Sussex in southern England (which for administrative purposes is split into East Sussex, West Sussex and the city of Brighton and Hove). Its headquarters is in Lewes, East Sussex.
Policing in the county can be traced back to the first force established in Brighton in 1830. A few years later on 13 March 1844 Chief Constable Henry Solomon was murdered in his office by a prisoner he was interviewing. He is believed to be the only chief officer to have suffered such a fate. Prior to 1830 local watchmen were appointed to provide some degree of law enforcement in the area. In 1812, there were some 12 watchmen who were responsible for the town. By 1814 the number had grown to 28 and at this time the title of constable was in use for them. By 1868 the force had grown to 100 officers and helmets replaced top hats.
In 1918 the first woman was appointed as a police officer in this force and by 1930 it had grown to 216 officers. Brighton Police were the first force to introduce police radios on 14 September 1933. Forces were also established for the counties of East Sussex and West Sussex, as well as separate forces in the boroughs of Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings. These forces amalgamated temporarily during the Second World War, from 1943 until 1947, but then policing reverted to the old system for another two decades.
Brighton Borough Police was abolished under the Police Act 1964 and became a part of Sussex Constabulary with Eastbourne Borough Police, Hastings Borough Police, West Sussex Constabulary and East Sussex Constabulary. Under the same act, the amalgamated forces became Sussex Police, with this finally taking place on 1 January 1968.
Sussex Police is commanded by Chief Constable Giles York. The remainder of the command team consists of Deputy Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney, Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, and Assistant Chief Constable Robin Smith. Also forming part of the command team are the Director of Human Resources and the Director of Finance although both of these roles are filled by civilian members of staff.
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