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72-926: Dorset Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Dorset in South West England , which includes the largely rural area covered by Dorset Council , and the urban conurbation of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole . The force covers an area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km) with a population of 774,000. Dorset County Constabulary was formed in 1856. In 1965, it had an establishment of 544 and an actual strength of 466. On 1 October 1967, it merged with Bournemouth Borough Police to form Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary. On 1 April 1974, this force took over some areas (mainly Christchurch and its hinterland) from Hampshire Constabulary and acquired its present name of Dorset Police. Chief Constable Amanda Pearson, started her role on 1 March 2023, after her predecessor Scott Chilton moved to

144-549: A Commonwealth police superintendent or chief superintendent . It may also be a title held by a supervisor of detectives. In the New York City Police Department , a deputy inspector is one grade above captain, wearing the insignia of a military major, and an inspector is another grade higher, wearing the insignia of a military colonel. In the Philadelphia Police Department , a staff inspector

216-574: A divisional or personal identification number . Instead they feature Order of the Bath stars, informally known as "pips", being the same insignia as those of a lieutenant in the British Army . In the Metropolitan Police, the rank was formerly officially known as station inspector to distinguish it from the more senior rank of sub-divisional inspector (abolished in 1949). A station inspector wore

288-455: A Chief Officer. Whilst here, Pearson was the spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police's tactic of officers being able to knock moped thieves off their bikes. Pearson was also the programme lead for the Police Plan of Action on Inclusion and Race, a role in which in 2021, she stated that she had 'never seen' an officer being racist, whilst she was working in the Metropolitan Police. Dorset Police

360-612: A corporate approach to reducing crime, as well as providing specialist and investigative roles. CID is split into numerous sub-departments, which include: Child Protect Investigation, Intelligence Directorate, Scientific Support. The Dog Section was established in 1953; the unit is based in Eastern Division HQ in Ferndown. The unit comprises one inspector , one sergeant , 13 constables and 22 dogs, including general purpose German Shepherds and more specialist breeds. The Marine Unit

432-709: A grade below captain, instead of at least one grade above. New York State Police staff inspectors are senior commissioned officers holding the rank above major and below lieutenant colonel. The North Carolina Department of Transportation's Division of Motor Vehicles License and Theft Bureau uses the title of inspector for its sworn state law enforcement agents/investigators. The inspectors of this agency investigate motor vehicle theft, title and odometer frauds, state issued identification and driver's license frauds, as well as regulate and inspect motor vehicle dealerships, repair shops, tow and storage facilities, and emissions and safety inspection centers. The NC DMV License and Theft Bureau

504-554: A police circle, which comprises two or more police stations. In this capacity, they are known as circle inspectors (CI). Inspectors oversee investigations and co-ordinate law enforcement operations in their respective jurisdictions, and may also head special units. Their insignia is three stars with a ribbon that is half red and half blue. The rank is above sub-inspector and below additional superintendent of police and deputy superintendent of police . Inspectors, along with sub-inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors, comprise around 13% of

576-643: A population of 774,000, which increases in the tourist season. In 2022, Dorset Police received 121,798 emergency calls on 999 . In 2023, Dorset Police: Officers in Dorset have legal jurisdiction throughout all of England and Wales , including areas that have their own special police forces, as do all police officers of territorial police forces (as per Section 30 of the Police Act 1996 ). Officers also have limited powers in Scotland and Northern Ireland (as per Section 137 of

648-523: A report by His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) was published about Dorset Police and seven other forces into their standards of vetting. It uncovered that due to poor vetting standards there could be 'hundreds, if not thousands, of corrupt police officers serving in England and Wales'. In 2006 the Home Office announced plans to reduce the number of police forces in

720-557: A score, not that it was necessarily un-markable): In December 2014, Dorset Police was criticised during a review by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) for the way they investigated offences, with a backlog of cases in the Safeguarding Referral Unit. The report from that year found that whilst crime had continued to fall at a greater rate in Dorset than England and Wales, levels of victim satisfaction were slightly below average for some crimes. In November 2022,

792-576: A similar scheme was used as in Germany. At some point the police inspector was completely removed from the list of service ranks. The current police service has an inspectors service track with Inspektor being the entry level – it is followed by Revierinspektor (precinct inspector), Gruppeninspektor (group inspector), Bezirksinspektor (district inspector), Abteilungsinspektor (section inspector), Kontrollinspektor (control inspector) and Chefinspektor (chief inspector). In most Canadian police services

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864-680: A single force. This was cancelled in October 2018 when the PCC for Devon and Cornwall was unwilling to submit the merger plans to the Home Office for consideration. The Police Roll of Honour Trust and Police Memorial Trust list and commemorate all British police officers killed in the line of duty. Since its establishment in 1984, the Police Memorial Trust has erected 50 memorials nationally to some of those officers. The Dorset Police Male Voice Choir

936-461: A single star on his epaulettes until 1936, when this changed to a star over two bars to accommodate the new rank of junior station inspector (wearing a star over one bar). In the United States, the term inspector can have very different meanings depending on the law enforcement agency. An inspector in a US municipal police department is more likely to be a senior executive officer, analogous to

1008-630: A strategic alliance as: "An agreement between two or more forces to pursue a set of agreed objectives, while retaining separate identities." A strategic alliance was agreed to in March 2015, covering over 30 administrative and operational business areas (almost 40% of the total activity of the two forces). These business areas include admin services, finance, human resources, fleet services and ICT, together with some specialist policing teams. The first joint teams became operational in April 2016. In each business area, there

1080-580: A vehicle when it goes over it. Previously, Dorset Police Transport Services manage the force's 450 vehicles, across its divisional units, road policing unit, and armed response. However, in 2016, Dorset's Fleet Services aligned with Devon & Cornwall's as part of a proposed force merger. As a result, there are now seven workshops available across the three counties, and Dorset manages and maintains approximately 500 vehicles as part of 'Alliance Fleet Services'. As of 2020, Dorset Police had 429 vehicles which included 338 cars, 83 vans and 8 motorcycles. Examples of

1152-560: Is a civil service rank. It is the lowest and therefore the entry rank of the gehobener Dienst (upper service) requiring a degree from a three-year administrative college. The rank is not used in the German police services; there the equivalent of inspector is Kommissar . In earlier times the upper service track was called Inspektorenlaufbahn (inspectors service track) ranging from Inspektor , Oberinspektor (senior inspector), Amtmann , Amtsrat to Oberamtsrat (senior supervisor). The title

1224-620: Is a grade above captain and an inspector is another grade higher, with the insignia of a lieutenant colonel. An inspector is also two grades above a captain in the Baltimore Police Department , Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County Police Department . Inspector is more rarely used as a rank that is one grade above captain , such as in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia . This

1296-517: Is a rank senior to station sergeant but junior to chief inspector , leading a sub-unit between 30 and 80 people in day-to-day policing. The rank badge for probationary inspector is one silver pip on his or her epaulette; two silver pips for inspector of police; and two silver pips and one bar for senior inspector of police. The epaulettes rank badge for chief inspector is three silver pips. The epaulettes of all inspectors do not show their unique identification number. Plainclothes detective inspectors have

1368-451: Is a single team and management structure made up from people from both organisations, to work on behalf of both forces. Any costs and savings are shared in proportion to the size of each force. So far the strategic alliance project is on track to achieve the initial target of £12   million of combined annual savings by 2018. In September 2017, it was announced that Dorset Police and Devon and Cornwall Police were looking at merging to form

1440-403: Is as follows (from highest to lowest): In 2012, Dorset Police officers moved from blue shirts to black wicking tops (PCSOs wear blue wicking tops). They either wear hi-visibility or black tactical vests on top of body armour. Dorset Police use Motorola MXP600 TETRA digital radios. They also use rigid handcuffs , limb restraints, telescopic batons and incapacitant spray. Some officers carry

1512-470: Is commonly used but this is often inaccurate or inadequate as the words naturally exclude forces outside England and Wales , but include some special police forces over which the Home Secretary has some power. The police forces referred to as "territorial" are those whose police areas are defined by: Members of territorial police forces have jurisdiction in one of the three distinct legal systems of

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1584-523: Is equivalent to a major or commander in other departments. The Los Angeles Police Department formerly had a rank of inspector for this purpose. It was changed to commander in 1974. In the police departments of Hayward , California, Oklahoma City and formerly in Berkeley , California, inspector was the rank held by a senior detective. In the San Francisco Police Department , inspector

1656-633: Is generally the next senior rank from senior sub-inspector (SSI) and is less senior than a deputy superintendent of police (DSP). Members holding the rank usually wear an epaulette featuring one pair of crossed kukri , the same rank badge as an inspector in the Armed Police Force . In the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary , the rank of inspector is one level above chief sergeant and below senior inspector. Officer cadets normally graduate and automatically become an inspector. In

1728-523: Is in the senior police officer category. For National Servicemen , outstanding policemen may be appointed as a National Service probationary inspector. In the National Police Cadet Corps , the rank of probationary inspector is given to officer cadet trainees who have successfully completed their Officers' Basic Training Course or Honorary Officers' Basic Training Course. Probationary inspectors who pass their probationary period will then attain

1800-487: Is less senior than a superintendent (in the cases of the Queensland Police and Western Australia Police ) in the other Australian police forces . Members holding the rank usually wear an epaulette featuring three silver pips, the same rank badge as a captain in the army . In addition to the general rank of inspector, some police forces use other ranks such as detective inspector and district inspector. In Austria

1872-416: Is reserved for college or police academy educated staff, with six ranks based on seniority (junior police inspector, police inspector, police inspector I class, independent police inspector, senior police inspector, senior police inspector I class and chief police inspector). Although supervisory staff in uniformed police units also hold various police inspector ranks, in common parlance, the title of inspector

1944-562: Is responsible for policing road across the county. There are no motorways located within Dorset. Dorset Police have around 450 vehicles, from 20 different manufacturers, and drive a total of 7.5   million miles a year. The Roads Policing Unit (RPU) also features the No Excuse Team, launched in 2010, which aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on Dorset roads; and the Interceptor Team, launched in 2023, which targets criminals using

2016-686: Is responsible for policing the 89 miles of Dorset's coastline and up to 12 miles out to sea. The area is one of the busiest coastal areas in the UK, including two of the busiest ports, numerous shipping lanes, thousands of private moorings, the RNLI 's busiest callout area and a training centre for the Royal Marines . The Ports Policing Unit is responsible for policing all ports in Dorset including Poole Harbour , Swanage Harbour, Portland Harbour , Weymouth Harbour , Christchurch Harbour and Bournemouth Airport . The force

2088-607: Is senior to sub-inspector and junior to chief inspector . In many towns, inspectors would be the officer in charge (OIC) at most police stations . The rank insignia for a police inspector is two stars. All those officers are deemed to be gazzated officers and staff grade officers of public service. In addition to the police, the term inspector is used in other government departments for posts such as chief inspector of excise , inspector of excise , chief inspector of customs , inspector of customs , co-operative inspector , fisheries inspector , public health inspector . Within

2160-519: Is the normal title for a detective. Unlike detectives in most other departments, inspectors in San Francisco always have supervisory duties. This is one of the few modern remaining cases of inspector being used as a title for detectives. A few other police or sheriff's departments, such as the Portsmouth, Rhode Island police department, also use the title in that capacity. Inspector is sometimes used as

2232-461: Is the state's oldest law enforcement agency and was formed in 1921 to combat vehicle theft with the rising sales of Ford's Model T. The agency has kept the title designation of inspector for traditional purposes. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission uses the title of inspector for sworn law enforcement agents who investigate violations of the Liquor Control Act and other related crimes. In

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2304-457: Is the use of such a force in East Timor in substitution for Indonesian National Police . Police inspector Inspector , also police inspector or inspector of police , is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it. In Australian police forces, the rank of inspector is generally the next senior rank from senior sergeant and

2376-420: Is used on many professional areas that require an inspection service, like Brandinspektor (fire inspector in the fire department), Steuerinspektor (tax inspector in the financial department) and Bauinspektor (building inspector in building control) that are in a supervision position of their department. In many administrations, a corresponding position exists like Regierungsinspektor (government inspector on

2448-454: Is usually used referring to police officers working in plainclothes in criminal investigation units, equivalent to detective in some countries. There are also numerous civilian inspector titles, fitting various inspection and supervision roles within governmental structure of Montenegro (health inspector, tax inspector, tourism inspector, etc.) In the Nepal Police , the rank of inspector

2520-476: The BME community , confidence in the police and proportion of police cost met by council. They were scored 'poor' and 'stable' on reducing road death and injury. HMICFRS conducts a periodic police effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy (PEEL) inspection of each police service's performance. This is judged as follows: In its latest PEEL inspections, Dorset Police were rated as follows (ungraded means that it wasn't given

2592-519: The British police , inspector is the second supervisory rank . It is senior to that of sergeant , and junior to that of chief inspector . The rank is mostly operational, meaning that inspectors are directly concerned with day-to-day policing. Uniformed inspectors are often responsible for supervising a duty shift made up of constables and sergeants, or act in specialist roles such as supervising road traffic policing . The rank of inspector has existed since

2664-529: The Christchurch Neighbourhood Policing Team moved to the fire station on Fairmile, further advancing the relationship with Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service . Dorset Police uses the standard British police ranks, indicated by epaulettes, up to chief constable. Special constable's collar numbers begin with either the number '3' or '4' and consist of four numbers. Dorset Police's officer rank structure, with epaulette design,

2736-594: The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 ). Other police services work alongside Dorset Police in the county. This includes the British Transport Police (BTP), who are responsible for policing of the rail network in Great Britain . Their office for Dorset is at Bournemouth railway station . Port of Portland Police is a non- Home Office ports police force within Dorset that is responsible for

2808-551: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an inspector is a special agent whose main duty is inspecting local field offices and resident agencies to make sure they are operating efficiently. Since FBI inspectors are not tied to any particular field office, they have, in the past, also been used as troubleshooting investigators on major cases. Joseph Sullivan was perhaps the best-known of the Bureau's major case inspectors and served as

2880-551: The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department who carry out investigations and prosecutions on sanitary nuisances and food business irregularities under relevant ordinances. They are characterised by golden stars and yellow rank badges. An inspector of police in India is typically the officer in charge of a police station , and may be designated station house officer (SHO). In rural areas of some states, an inspector of police may be in charge of

2952-570: The French National Police , inspecteur is a former rank of members of the Command and Management Corps. There were several grades of inspecteur , with senior detectives holding the various grades of commissaire . See French National Police for current ranks. In the French customs , inspecteur is the first rank of members of the Command and Management Corps. Currently, in Germany, Inspektor

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3024-667: The G8 Conference in Scotland in 2005 or COP26 officers of the Metropolitan Police who are on protection duties anywhere in the United Kingdom and when taking a person to or from a prison . The United Nations (UN) has operated territorial police forces in those parts of countries which have been under control of the UN from time to time. These were usually formed from police personnel on loan from member countries. A recent example

3096-668: The Philippines , inspector is a rank in the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology and the Bureau of Fire Protection . It is above senior officer 4 (executive master sergeant) and below senior inspector (captain). It is regarded as an equivalent of a lieutenant in the army. It was formerly also used by the Philippine National Police . In Poland , inspector ( inspektor ) is a high rank (above podinspektor and młodszy inspektor , but below nadinspektor ), comparable to colonel of

3168-613: The Port of Portland . In July 2020, the Port Police agreed a memorandum of understanding with Dorset Police to involve the sharing of assets, improving communication and allowing the collation of information. Since 2014, air support has been provided by National Police Air Service (NPAS). Its nearest helicopter is based at Bournemouth Airport and also supports nearby police forces. Criminal Investigation Department (CID) provides advice to all policing units on crime-related matters and maintaining

3240-706: The Spanish colonial government was the Policia Territorial . This gendarmerie corresponded to the Civil Guard in metropolitan Spain . It was commanded by Spanish officers and included Spanish personnel of all ranks. In the United Kingdom (UK) the phrase is gaining increased official (but not yet statutory ) use to describe the collection of forces responsible for general policing in areas defined with respect to local government areas. The phrase " Home Office Police"

3312-617: The Vancouver Police Department , the rank insignia are three pips, similar to the insignia of an army captain, while in others including the Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police , the insignia consists of two maple leaves, similar to an army lieutenant's insignia. Provincial police services and the majority of municipal police services, such as the Toronto Police Service have a staff inspector rank, which ranks above inspector and below superintendent. In

3384-577: The 1981 reorganization and demilitarization of the corps; an Ispettore is thus a sergeant of several sorts, above the rank of Sovrintendente ( superintendent , which is somewhat equal to a senior corporal ) and under the rank of Commissario (commissioner). There are three four inspector ranks in the Polizia di Stato : Vice Ispettore (assistant inspector), Ispettore (inspector), Ispettore Capo ( chief inspector ) and Ispettore Superiore (special inspector, or superior inspector), roughly equivalent to

3456-491: The British Crime Survey, 63.8% of people think Dorset Police deals with local concerns, making Dorset the best performing force in England and Wales for that issue. Some 9.9% of people say there is a high level of perceived anti-social behaviour , making Dorset the eighth best performing force in England and Wales – and the top performing force among its family of five most similar forces. Some 17.6% of people said there

3528-465: The Conducted Energy Device (CED) Axon TASER , a non-lethal electroshock weapon used to incapacitate targets via shocks of 50,000   volts. As of 2021, there were 374 officers trained in using TASER. Firearms officers carry rifles and a pistol as their sidearm. Some officers are trained in the use of 'stinger' (also known as a spike strip ), that slowly releases air from tyres of

3600-845: The UK from 42 to 24. This would have seen Dorset Police merge with Gloucestershire Constabulary , Devon and Cornwall Police , Avon and Somerset Constabulary and Wiltshire Police . The plans were publicly criticised by all the involved forces, stating that it would lead to poor quality service and a reduction in local policing. The merger plans were abandoned in August 2006 by the then Home Secretary, John Reid. Devon and Cornwall Police and Dorset Police announced in December 2013 that their Chief Constables and PCCs were exploring opportunities for greater collaboration; to save costs without reducing service, and share assets, resources, expertise and best practice. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) defines

3672-404: The United Kingdom – either England and Wales , Scotland or Northern Ireland . A police officer of one of the three legal systems has all the powers of a constable throughout their own legal system but limited powers in the other two legal systems. Certain exceptions where full police powers cross the border with the officer are when officers are providing planned support to another force such as

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3744-606: The armed forces. In the Romanian Police , inspector is a rank senior to subinspector and junior to inspector principal and corresponds to the former rank of police lieutenant ( see Romanian Police § Ranks ). In the Singapore Police Force , there are several ranks that have the title of inspector in it. In the junior police officer category, there is the rank of station inspector, senior station inspector and senior station inspector (2). The title of inspector

3816-533: The federal level), Stadtinspektor / Stadtverwaltungsinspektor (city administration inspector), Kreisinspektor / Kreisverwaltungsinspektor (county administration inspector) that serve in supervision of the department. In some regions Inspektor is a colloquial name for any police officer, just like in Austria. In the Hong Kong Police Force , inspector (including probationary inspector, ( senior inspector )

3888-570: The foundation of the Metropolitan Police , formed in 1829 , when it was used to designate the rank immediately below that of superintendent , and many Commonwealth police forces also use the term. Plainclothes detective inspectors are equal in rank to their uniformed counterparts, the prefix " detective " identifying them as having been trained in criminal investigation and being part of or attached to their force's Criminal Investigation Department (CID). The epaulettes of uniformed inspectors, unlike those of constables and sergeants, do not show

3960-471: The model for Inspector Lew Erskine, the fictional character played by Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in the 1965–1974 ABC TV series The FBI . Samuel P. Cowley was an FBI inspector in the late 1920s and 1930s who assisted in bringing down notorious gangsters such as John Dillinger in the early 1930s, before his death in November 1934 in a gun battle with Baby Face Nelson . The United States Marshals Service and

4032-586: The prefix "detective" identifying them as having been trained in criminal investigation and being part of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) or Organised Crime Triad Bureau (OCTB). Several of the HKP's past and current commissioner of chiefs joined the force as a probationary inspector. The Customs and Excise Department also has an inspector rank but with bronze stars and bars rank badges instead. In addition, there are health inspectors from

4104-476: The presence of a commissioner; when this happens, the officer is named Ispettore Superiore – Sostituto Commissario (special inspector – substitute commissioner). Inspectors can serve either in uniformed patrol duties, plainclothed patrol duties, or as detectives. The inspector ranks are the highest that an Italian police officer can reach without having a university degree. In the Royal Malaysia Police ,

4176-658: The provincial police service in every province except for Ontario , and Quebec , which operate provincial police services, as well as Newfoundland and Labrador , which is served by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary . The RCMP is also contracted to act as the territorial police force in Nunavut , Yukon and the Northwest Territories in addition to being the federal police force in those Canadian territories. A separate Sahrawi indigenous unit serving

4248-637: The rank of Brigadir Polisi Kepala (chief police brigadier). In the Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland , inspectors ( Irish : cigire ) are senior to sergeants and junior to superintendents . Inspectors may be either detectives or in uniform. There is no rank of chief inspector in the Garda . In the Polizia di Stato , the position of Ispettore (inspector) replaced the rank of Maresciallo (marshal) after

4320-457: The rank of inspector is one level above sub-inspector and one level below assistant superintendent. There are two stages: probation inspector (probation lasts within three years) and inspector. Inspectors are recruited differently from normal police constables, requiring at least a degree, and their training is longer. In the Police of Montenegro , the title of police inspector ( policijski inspektor )

4392-485: The rank of inspector is the first officer/commissioned officer rank, above that of staff sergeant . It is usually immediately below the rank of superintendent . Depending on the police force, an inspector may be considered senior management. The rank insignia of an inspector in Canada is usually a crown on the epaulettes, the insignia of a major in the army. In some police services such as the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary or

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4464-624: The rank of inspector. The rank insignia of probationary inspector and inspector is two pips, with the letters NPCC below it, so as to differentiate NPCC inspectors from Singapore Police Force personnel. In Spain , the rank of inspector exists in the National Police Force of Spain ( Cuerpo Nacional de Policía ), the Catalan Police Force , and several municipal police forces. In the Sri Lanka Police , inspector of police (IP)

4536-457: The ranks ranging from junior sergeant to second lieutenant . A fifth position, called Ispettore Superiore S.U.P.S. , where the acronym stands for Sostituto Ufficiale di Pubblica Sicurezza (special inspector – substitute public safety commissioned officer), is used to designate those inspectors which can act as substitutes for commissioners in the chain of command under certain situations, or in police detachments that are too small to require

4608-598: The road network within Dorset. The Tactical Firearms Unit responds to major and serious crimes where firearms are involved. The force headquarters is at Winfrith . Police stations open to the public are located at Blandford , Bournemouth Central , Bridport , Gillingham , Poole , Sherborne , Swanage and Weymouth . Stations without a public front desk are Boscombe , Dorchester , Ferndown , Shaftesbury , Sturminster Newton , Verwood , Wareham , Wimborne and Winton . There are two custody suites at Bournemouth Central and Weymouth Police station. In September 2017,

4680-416: The same period during 2008, showed a 9.9% drop in burglary, an 8.5% drop in criminal damage, a 3.5% fall in vehicle crime, a 3% drop in total violent crime, and a 17.8% fall in the most serious violent crime. Criminal damage fell by 5.8%, violence against the person without injury by 9.3%, violence against the person by 5.2%, drug offences by 5.1% and there was a 2.8% fall in total recorded crime. According to

4752-508: The same role in Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary . She is the third female chief constable of Dorset Police, after Jane Stichbury and Debbie Simpson. Pearson started her policing career in 1993 and has worked at Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary, Hertfordshire Constabulary , the City of London Police and Thames Valley Police , before joining the Metropolitan Police , where she worked as

4824-597: The title for internal affairs investigators within a police or sheriff's department, including in Florida's Alachua County Sheriff's Office . In the Wisconsin State Patrol , and others, inspectors are state troopers assigned to the motor carrier safety inspection unit where they enforce trucking laws and regulations. The Michigan State Police recognizes inspector as a formal rank. Unlike municipal or county police/sheriffs' inspectors, Michigan State Police inspectors are

4896-455: The total police personnel in India. In the Indonesian National Police , there are four levels of inspector, which are Inspektur Polisi Satu (first police inspector), Inspektur Polisi Dua (senior police inspector), Ajun Inspektur Polisi Satu (first police inspector adjutant ), and Ajun Inspektur Polisi Dua (second police inspector adjutant). Those ranks are below the rank of Ajun Komisaris Polisi (police commissioner adjutant) and above

4968-507: The vehicle makes and models that Dorset Police have used or currently use include vehicles made by Vauxhall , Ford and Mercedes . The British Crime Survey for 2010 found that there was an overall fall in crime in Dorset by 2.5%, and the largest fall in crime was robbery, which fell by 20%, making Dorset Police the eighth best performing force out of 43 in England and Wales, and first in forces similar to Dorset. The performance figures from Dorset Police comparing April to December 2009 with

5040-830: Was a big problem with drugs while 18.8% of people in Dorset said there was a big problem with drunk and rowdy behaviour. 51.6% of people in Dorset agreed that the police and local councils were dealing with issues, making Dorset the twelfth best performing force in England and Wales. In 2010, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary ( Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services since 2017) (HMICFRS) graded Dorset Police overall as 'fair' on local crime and policing, protection from serious harm, confidence and satisfaction. In detail they were graded as 'fair' at neighbourhood policing , neighbourhood presence and solving crime. They were rated as 'good' at reducing crime. They were graded 'excellent' at suppressing gun crime, suppressing knife crime , comparative satisfaction of

5112-409: Was formerly responsible to the Dorset Police Authority, which was replaced in 2012 by the elected Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). The first PCC was independent Martyn Underhill , who served between 22 November 2012 and 12 May 2021. As of May 2021, the PCC is David Sidwick , who represents the Conservative Party. The force covers an area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km) with

5184-447: Was founded on 4 July 1995 as independent charity that today has 60 members, that perform regularly throughout Dorset. The choir has performed throughout England and also France, Guernsey, Ireland and the USA. The choir has so far raised over £250,000 for charity. Territorial police force The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP/GRC) is the federal-level police service. It also acts as

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