Kolkata Police
The Kolkata Police (Bengali: কলকাতা পুলিশ, IAST: Kolakātā Pulisa, officially Kolkata Police Force, formerly Calcutta Police) is the police department of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the six presidency police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. Kolkata Police has the task of policing the metropolitan area (apart from Bidhannagar and New Town, which are served by the Bidhannagar City Police, the area in Barrackpore and Kamarhati city by Barrackpore City Police and the Chandannagar and Serampore cities in Hooghly district by Chandannagar Police Commissionerate) of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India. The force's motto is "Bhavatā Saha – Sarvadā" (Sanskrit: भवता सह – सर्वदा, English: "With You – Always"). Established in 1856, it is the oldest police commissionerate in the country.
| Kolkata Police কলকাতা পুলিশ | |
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Emblem of Kolkata Police | |
| Abbreviation | KP/KPF |
| Motto | "Bhavatā Saha – Sarvadā" (Sanskrit: भवता सह – सर्वदा, English: "With You – Always") |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1856 |
| Annual budget | est. ₹1,727.0843 crore (US$220 million) (2021–22) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Kolkata Police Jurisdiction Area | |
| Size | 311 sq mi (810 km2) |
| Population | 45,80,544 (within 200.71 km**) |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Department of Home and Hill Affairs |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 18, Lalbazar Street, Kolkata: 700001 |
| Police officers | 38 |
| Unsworn members | 35,000 |
| Police Commissioner responsible |
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| Divisions | 10
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| Facilities | |
| Police Stations | 80 |
| Cars & Bikes | 4000+ |
| Dogs | 39 |
| Website | |
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The primary functions of the forces are maintaining law and order in the city, traffic management, prevention and detection of crime and co-ordinating various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata. As of 2018, Kolkata Police has eight divisions covering 79 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 35,000 and a territorial jurisdiction of c. 243 km2 (94 sq mi). There are eight battalions of armed forces as well as specialised branches. The force also uses various modern technologies for effective handling of unconventional crimes, terrorism and related activities.