Kollam City Police

The Kollam City Police is the law enforcement agency concerned with the maintenance of law and order in the Indian city of Kollam and the municipalities of Karunagappalli (Karunagappally division) and Paravur(Chathannoor division) along with several towns in Kollam district. Kollam City Police is the first ISO 9001 certified law enforcement agency in Kerala state and second one in India. The Kollam City Police has about 2,200 officers and handles an average of 35000 cases per year.

Kollam City Police
കൊല്ലം സിറ്റി പോലീസ്
Official logo of Kollam City Police
The official flag of Kerala Police
Motto"മൃദു ഭാവെ, ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ"
Mridu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye
Soft Temperament, Firm Action
Agency overview
Formed1 March, 2011
Preceding agency
  • Kollam District Police
Employees439
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionKollam Metropolitan Area
(Kollam city, Karunagappally and Chathannoor divisions), Kollam, India
Population1,110,668
Legal jurisdictionKollam Metropolitan Area
(Kollam City, Karunagappally & Chathannoor)
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byGovernment of Kerala
HeadquartersThe Office of the Commissioner of Police, Udayamarthandapuram, Kollam
Elected officer responsible
  • Pinarayi Vijayan (Home Minister)
Agency executive
  • Merin Joseph IPS, Commissioner of Police
Parent agencyKerala Police
Units
List
  • Anti-Goonda Squad
  • City Special Branch
  • Coastal Police Station
  • Control Room
  • Crime Detachment
  • District Armed Reserve
  • District Crime Records Bureau
  • Dog Squad
  • Foreigners Registration Office
  • Forensic Science Lab
  • Marine Enforcement Unit
  • Special Branch (SB)
  • Traffic Unit
  • Women Police (Vanitha Cell)
Divisions
List
  • Kollam City
  • Karunagappally
  • Chathannoor
Facilities
Stations18
Sub Jail, Special Sub Jails1
Sniffer Dogs (Bomb and Narcotics)s3
Notables
Award
  • ISO 9001 certification for excellence in office functioning and maintaining high levels of quality control in day-to-day activities (Jan 2018)
Website
Kollam City Police - Official website
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