Gloucestershire Constabulary
Gloucestershire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in South West England.
| Gloucestershire Constabulary | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1839 |
| Employees | 2,377 (Sept 2023) |
| Volunteers | 346 Police Support Volunteers (Sept 2023) |
| Annual budget | £107.2 million (as of 2017–18) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Gloucestershire, England, UK |
| Map of police area | |
| Size | 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2) |
| Population | 637,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
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| Headquarters | Quedgeley, Gloucester |
| Constables | 1301, and 114 special constables (Sept 2023) |
| Police community support officers | 119 (Sept 2023) |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible |
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The force formerly covered the area of South Gloucestershire, however this was transformed to the newly formed Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 1974.
The force serves 637,000 people over an area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2). and covers a number of royal residences, as well as Cheltenham Racecourse and the headquarters of GCHQ.
As of September 2023, the force consisted of 1,301 police officers, 119 police community support officers, 114 special constables and 397 police support volunteers.
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