| Dorset Police |
 Dorset Police area | | Coverage | | Area | Dorset | | Size | 1,024 square miles | | Population | 687,000 | | Operations | | Formed | 1974 | | HQ | Winfrith | | Officers | {{{officers}}} | | Divisions | 4 | | Stations | 24 | | Chief Constable | Martin Baker | | | Website | Dorset Police | Dorset Police is the Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the English county of Dorset. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2165x2670, 87 KB) Map showing Dorset Police area. ...
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The modern concept of Small Office and Home Office or SoHo , or Small or Home Office deals with the category of business which can be from 1 to 10 workers. ...
Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ...
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For other uses, see Dorset (disambiguation). ...
As of the 31st December 2003 the force had an estabishment of 1437 police officers, 250 Special Constables and 1133 civilian staff, 83 Volunteers, 60 PCSO's (Rising to 220 by 2008). December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
For the band, see The Police. ...
The Special Constabulary is a volunteer section of the British police. ...
51% of Dorsets 687,000 Population reside in 5% of the area which is the conurbations of Poole and Bournemouth. Within the tourist season this number rises by another 300,000. The force is divided into four Divisions: Western Division covers the Western half of the county, Eastern Division covers the Eastern part of the county, and a separate division for each of Poole and Bournemouth, the two main urban conurbations of the county. Poole is a coastal town, port and tourist destination, situated on the shores of the English Channel, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in southern England. ...
Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. ...
The Chief Constable is Martin Baker. Chief Constable is the title given to the commanding officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except the two responsible for Greater London. ...
December 2006 - In a typical day Dorset Police face, > 533 calls for assistance from the public > 260 - 999 calls > 56 cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service > 172 Crimes Recorded > 46 Crimes Detected > 101 Anti-social behaviour incidents recorded > 33 people arrested for notifiable offences > 20 People and Vehicle searches > 3 Drug offence arrests > 19 Road traffic collisions attended > 23 breath tests administered > 17,516 miles travelled in Police vehicles
The force took its present form on April 1, 1974 when the previous Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary took in areas (that is, Christchurch and hinterland) previously covered by Hampshire Constabulary under the Local Government Act 1972. The establishment of Dorset and Bournemouth police dates from October 1, 1967 when the Dorset Constabulary merged with the Bournemouth Borough Police, covering the county borough of Bournemouth which was itself until 1974 considered part of Hampshire.[1] April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Christchurch is a town in Dorset, England on the English Channel coast. ...
Hampshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England. ...
The Local Government Act 1972 (1972 c. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ...
Bournemouth is a large resort town on the south coast of England. ...
Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ...
See also
A Police Constable of West Yorkshire Police on patrol The United Kingdom is a unitary (as opposed to federal) state, and police forces, generally speaking, are organised at the level of administrative districts. ...
There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ...
External links England: Avon and Somerset • Bedfordshire • Cambridgeshire • Cheshire • City of London • Cleveland • Cumbria • Derbyshire • Devon and Cornwall • Dorset • Durham • Essex • Gloucestershire • Greater Manchester • Hampshire • Hertfordshire • Humberside • Kent • Lancashire • Leicestershire • Lincolnshire • Merseyside • Metropolitan • Norfolk • North Yorkshire • Northamptonshire • Northumbria • Nottinghamshire • South Yorkshire • Staffordshire • Suffolk • Surrey • Sussex • Thames Valley • Warwickshire • West Mercia • West Midlands • West Yorkshire • Wiltshire • Wales: Dyfed-Powys • Gwent • North Wales • South Wales • Scotland: Central • Dumfries and Galloway • Fife • Grampian • Lothian and Borders • Northern • SDEA • Strathclyde • Tayside • Northern Ireland: Police Service of Northern Ireland • Non-Territorial: British Transport • Civil Nuclear • Ministry of Defence • SOCA There are a number of policing agencies in the United Kingdom. ...
Avon & Somerset Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Somerset and the districts of South Gloucestershire, Bristol, North Somerset and Bath and North East Somerset; these districts were the now defunct county of Avon hence the forces name. ...
Bedfordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Bedfordshire and the district of Luton in England. ...
Cambridgeshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire. ...
Cheshire Constabulary are the police force covering the English county of Cheshire and the independent areas of Runcorn , Widnes and Warrington. ...
City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. ...
Cleveland Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the area of former county of Cleveland in North East England. ...
Cumbria Constabulary is the Home Office police force in England covering the county of Cumbria. ...
Derbyshire Constabulary is a police force in England covering the county of Derbyshire. ...
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly. ...
Durham Constabulary is a Home Office police force with the responsibilty of policing the county of Durham in the north east of England. ...
Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in south east England. ...
Gloucestershire Constabulary is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Gloucestershire in England. ...
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, in North West England. ...
Hampshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England. ...
Hertfordshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. ...
Humberside Police is the police force for Humberside in England. ...
Kent Police is the police force covering Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway. ...
Lancashire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the ceremonial county of Lancashire in the North West England. ...
Leicestershire Constabulary is a British police force that covers Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland in England. ...
Lincolnshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands of England. ...
Merseyside Merseyside Police is the police force covering Merseyside in North West England. ...
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the Home Office police force responsible for Greater London, with the exception of the square mile of the City of London. ...
The Norfolk Constabulary is the Home Office police force which covers the county of Norfolk in England. ...
North Yorkshire Police is the police force covering the non-metropolitan county of North Yorkshire and the unitary authority of York in northern England. ...
Northamptonshire Police is the police force covering Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England. ...
Northumbria Police is the police force for the north English counties of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. ...
Nottinghamshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. ...
South Yorkshire Police is the police force covering South Yorkshire in England. ...
Staffordshire Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent in the West Midlands of England. ...
Suffolk Constabulary is the police force covering Suffolk in East Anglia, England. ...
Surrey Police is the Home Office police force the county of Surrey in the south of England The force is lead by Chief Constable Bob Quick and has its headquarters at Mount Browne, Guildford, Surrey. ...
Sussex Police is the police force covering East Sussex, West Sussex and Brighton and Hove in southern England. ...
Thames Valley Police is one of the largest Home Office police services in England and the largest non-metropolitan one, covering 2200 sq mi (5,700 km²) and a population of 2. ...
Warwickshire Police is the police force which polices Warwickshire in England. ...
West Mercia Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the counties of Shropshire (including Telford and Wrekin), Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. ...
The West Midlands county The West Midlands Police is the police force covering the West Midlands county in England. ...
West Yorkshire Police is the police force covering West Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. ...
Wiltshire Constabulary is the police force covering Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England. ...
Dyfed-Powys Police (Welsh: Heddlu Dyfed Powys) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire (which make up Dyfed), and Powys in Wales. ...
Gwent Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gwent) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the local authority areas of Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen in southeast Wales. ...
North Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu Gogledd Cymru) is the Home Office police force responsible for policing the preserved counties of Clwyd and Gwynedd in north Wales. ...
South Wales Police (Welsh: Heddlu De Cymru) is one of the four Home Office police forces in Wales. ...
Map showing the council areas of Scotland with the ones in the police area highlighted. ...
Map showing the council areas of Scotland with Dumfries and Galloway highlighted. ...
Fife Police bike photographed at Kirkcaldy police station. ...
Grampian Police are a police force in north east of Scotland, covering the borough of the City of Aberdeen and the counties of Aberdeenshire and Moray. ...
Lothian and Borders Police are the police force for the Lothian and Borders regions of Scotland, including Edinburgh, Galashiels and Livingston. ...
Map showing the council areas of Scotland, with the ones in the police area highlighted. ...
The Scottish Drug Enforcement Agency (SDEA) is a national police agency in Scotland responsible for disrupting and dismantling serious organised crime groups; by taking the profit out of such crime and reducing the demand for such products. ...
Strathclyde Police is the police force for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire. ...
Map showing the council areas of Scotland with the ones in the police area highlighted. ...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is the police service that covers Northern Ireland. ...
The British Transport Police (BTP) is a non-Home Office national police service responsible for policing the railway system throughout Great Britain. ...
The Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC) is an armed non-Home Office police force that protects civil nuclear installations and substances in the United Kingdom. ...
The Ministry of Defence Police (or MOD Police; MDP) is a non-Home Office police force in the United Kingdom. ...
The SOCA logo;.[1] The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is a policing agency of the United Kingdom that acts against organised crime, including the illegal drugs trade, money laundering, and people smuggling. ...
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