Lists of the ranks of various police forces: Look up rank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Australia

• Queensland

The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. ...

Canada

• OPP (Ontario Provincial Police)
• Sûreté du Québec
• Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) is the provincial police force for the province of Ontario, Canada. ... The Sûreté du Québec or SQ. (French for Surety of Quebec, but usually transliterated as Quebec Provincial Police) is the provincial police force of Quebec. ... RNC crest RNC patch The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is the provincial police force of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. ... RCMP redirects here. ...

Denmark

• Dansk Politi Distinktioner

Hong Kong

Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

Senior Assistant Commissioner

Assistant Commissioner

Chief Superintendent of Police

Senior Superintendent of Police

Superintendent of Police

Chief Inspector of Police

Senior Inspector of Police

Inspector of Police

Probationary Inspector of Police

Station Sergeant

Sergeant

Senior Police Constable

Constable

Romania

• Romanian Police

The Romanian Police (Romanian: , IPA: ) is the national police force and main civil law enforcement agency in Romania. ...

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force The Jurong Police Division Headquarters at Jurong West Avenue 5. ... The Jurong Police Division Headquarters at Jurong West Avenue 5. ...

• Commissioner of Police [CP]
• Deputy Commissioner of Police [DCP]
• Senior Assistant Commissioner [SAC]
• Assistant Commissioner [AC]
• Deputy Assistant Commissioner [DAC]
• Superintendent of Police [SUPT]
• Deputy Superintendent of Police [DSP]
• Assistant Superintendent of Police [ASP]
• Inspector of Police [INSP]
• Senior Station Inspector (2) of Police [SSI2]
• Senior Station Inspector of Police [SSI]
• Station Inspector of Police [SI]
• Senior Staff Sergeant [SSSGT]
• Staff Sergeant [SSGT]
• Sergeant [SGT]
• Corporal [CPL]
• Police Constable [PC] (non regulars)

The Commissioner of Police (Abbreviation: CP, Chinese: 警察总监) is the top-ranking police officer of the Singapore Police Force. ... A Deputy Commissioner of Police (abbreviation: DCP or DC, Chinese: 副警察总监) is the second most senior police rank of a senior officer in the Singapore Police Force above the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner and below that of the Commissioner of Police Categories: | | ... A Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (abbreviation: SAC, Chinese: 高级助理警察总监) is a police rank of a senior officer in the Singapore Police Force above the rank of Assistant Commissioner and below that of a Deputy Commissioner of Police Categories: | | ... Senior Station Inspector (2) (SSI2) is the highest non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Police Force, above that of Senior Station Inspector. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... A Senior Staff Sergeant in the Singapore Police Force ranks between Staff Sergeant and Station Inspector. ...

South Africa

The functional rank structure of the South African Police Service (SAPS).

In the SAPS, ranks indicate the seniority of police officials. The most senior rank in the police service is that of National Commissioner. The person who has this rank is the head of the organization.

• National Commissioner

• Deputy National Commissioner

• Divisional Commissioner/Provincial Commissioner

• Assistant Commissioner

• Director

• Senior Superintendent

• Superintendent

• Captain

• Inspector

• Sergeant

• Constable

• Student

Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just called Assistant Commissioner (AC), is today the third highest rank in the London Metropolitan Police, ranking below Deputy Commissioner and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner. ... Executive director is a title given to a person who is the head of an executive branch of an organization or company. ... Superintendent may refer to: Superintendent (education), an education executive or administrator Superintendent (police), a police rank Superintendent (United States Air Force), a United States Air Force position In buildings, a manager, a maintenance or repair person, a custodian or janitor. ... Captain is a rank or title with various meanings. ... Inspector is a rank in many police forces. ... For other uses, see Sergeant (disambiguation). ... For the painter, see John Constable. ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ...

Spain

Policia Nacional

• Comisario Principal (Chief Superintendent)
• Comisario (Superintendent)
• Inspector Jefe (Chief Inspector)
• Inspector
• Subinspector (Sergeant)
• Oficial (Corporal)
• Agente (Constable)

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United Kingdom

See also: UK police ranks

Each regional force has a Head Quarters, that also houses specialist units and the management team. Most of the police forces of the United Kingdom use a standard set of ranks, shown here in descending seniority from left to right. ...

Chief Constable

Deputy Chief Constable

Assistant Chief Constable

Finance Director.

The region is then divided into policing areas. Each area has basic command units formally called police stations.

Rank Structure within the Metropolitan Police Service The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is the name currently used by the territorial police force which is responsible for Greater London other than the City of London (the responsibility of the City of London Police). ...

Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner

Assistant Commissioner

Deputy Assistant Commissioner

Commander

Detective Chief Superintendent

Chief Superintendent

Detective Superintendent

Superintendent

Detective Chief Inspector

Chief Inspector

Detective Inspector

Inspector

Detective Sergeant

Sergeant

Detective Constable

Constable

The prefix 'detective' is given to officers who have been assigned to investigative work after completing the appropriate selection and training. They are not senior in rank to uniformed colleagues with the same title.

United Kingdom police ranks (County police forces)

Rank	Police Constable	Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Assistant Chief Constable	Deputy Chief Constable	Chief Constable
Insignia

United Kingdom police ranks (London's Metropolitan police)

Rank	Police Constable	Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Commander	Deputy Assistant Commissioner	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
Insignia

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United States

The United States police rank model is generally paramilitary in structure. Although the large and varied number of Federal, state, and local police and sheriff's departments have different ranks, a general model, from lowest to highest rank, would be: Paramilitary designates forces whose function and organization are similar to those of a professional military force, but which are not regarded as having the same status. ...

Officer or Trooper: a recent graduate of a police academy, who wears no insignia of rank.
Some departments have a position of Officer or Trooper First Class, who wear an inverted (point-up) chevron, for police officers with sufficient time in grade who have not been promoted to corporal. This is not a supervisory position.
Corporal: the lowest supervisory position, who would supervise a section of six to eight other officers, who wears two inverted chevrons.
Sergeant: a police officer who supervises an entire watch, made of two to three sections, and wears three inverted chevrons.
Lieutenant: a single gold bar ("Butter bar"), who supervises two to three sergeants.
Captain: two silver bars ("Railroad tracks"), who supervises a precinct.
Inspector: either a gold or silver oak leaf, similar to majors and lieutenant colonels. (In the NYPD, an Inspector wears a gold eagle, similar to a colonel)
Deputy Chief of Police: Two or three stars, similar to a major or lieutenant general.
Chief of Police: Four stars, similar to a full general. Chevron may refer to: Chevron, a V-shaped pattern seen in military or police insigna, heraldry, flag design, and architectural frets Chevron, a series of bones on the underside of the tail of reptiles Chevron Corporation, a petrochemical company Chevron Cars, an advertising campaign of the Chevron Corporation including stylized... A typical suburban police station in the United States (this one is in San Bruno, California). ...

In many departments, officers from Lieutenant up wear a white shirt instead of the blue or brown uniform shirt common to lower-ranked police officers. Senior police officers may wear fretting ("Scrambled eggs") on their visors. Advancement from Officer to Captain is generally by appointment after successful completion of a series of examinations, and after the officer has sufficient time in grade and with successful conduct (with no legal or administrative difficulties). In addition, there must be vacancies for a higher rank.

States

• massachusett
• Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) is the state police force of Pennsylvania, responsible for statewide law enforcement. ...

Cities

• Los Angeles
• New York

LAPD and L.A.P.D. redirect here. ... The New York City Police Department (NYPD) , the largest police department in the United States, has primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City. ...

Singapore

See also

• Military rank
• United States law enforcement decorations