Hertfordshire Constabulary

Hertfordshire Constabulary
Hertfordshire Constabulary
Motto	Creating A Safer Hertfordshire
Agency overview
Formed	1841
Preceding agencies	Hertford Borough Police; St Albans Borough Police;
Employees	4045
Volunteers	266
Annual budget	£171.4 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Hertfordshire, England, UK
	Map of police area
Size	634 square miles (1,640 km2)
Population	1.5 million
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services; Independent Office for Police Conduct;
Headquarters	Welwyn Garden City
Constables	1,953 (of which 410 are special constables)
Police Community Support Officers	246
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	David Lloyd;
Agency executive	Charlie Hall, Chief Constable;
Stations	21
Website
	www.herts.police.uk

Hertfordshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. Its headquarters is in Welwyn Garden City. The current chief constable is Charlie Hall. As of March 2019, the force consists of over 1,900 police officers, 235 PCSOs, over 1500 police staff, as well as being supported by more than 410 special constables.

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