Devon and Cornwall Police

Devon and Cornwall Police
Devon and Cornwall Police
	Coat of arms
Motto	In Auxilium Omnium; To the assistance of everybody
Agency overview
Formed	1 April 1967
Preceding agencies	Devon and Exeter Police; Cornwall County Constabulary; Plymouth City Police;
Annual budget	£372 million (2022–2023)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Devon and Cornwall
	Map of police area
Size	3,967 square miles (10,270 km2)
Population	1.79 million
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary/Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters	Middlemoor, Exeter, Devon
Police officers	3,593 (March 2021); 549 special constables (March 2021);
PCSOs	320 (March 2021)
Police and crime commissioner responsible	Alison Hernandez (Conservative);
Agency executive	Will Kerr, Chief constable;
BCUs	4
Website
	www.devon-cornwall.police.uk

Devon and Cornwall Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the ceremonial counties of Devon and Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly) in South West England. The force serves approximately 1.8 million people over an area of 3,967 square miles (10,270 km²).

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