Northamptonshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Northamptonshire in the East Midlands of England.
The Force area covers 914 square miles (2,370 km2) and has a resident population of 642,708.
The Force is divided into two Commands each headed by a Chief Superintendent:
- Territorial (which includes uniformed policing) and
- Crime and Justice Command (which includes CID, Major Crime and Public Protection)
The Force responds to incidents 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week and receives more than a million phone calls a year. More than 120,000 of these are emergency 999 calls requesting immediate police attention.
As of 31 January 2012, Force strength stands at 1,239 police officers, 1093 police staff and 162 Police Community Support Officers.
The Force vision is Putting Communities First.
The Chief Constable is Adrian Lee, appointed in October 2009. The Chief Constable holds the national ACPO leads for police ethics, executive development and protocol. The Deputy Chief Constable is Suzette Davenport. The Deputy Chief Constable holds the national ACPO portfolios for roads policing and code list management. The Force Command Team is completed by two Assistant Chief Constables Andy Frost (Operations), Martin Jelley (Territorial) and an Assistant Staff Officer Linda Charker (Resources)
The Northamptonshire Police Authority is formed of 17 members: 9 councillors, 2 justices of the peace, and 6 independent members.
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