Merseyside Police
Merseyside Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The service area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. As of September 2017 the service has 3,484 police officers, 1,619 police staff, 253 police community support officers, 155 designated officers and 208 special constables. The force is led by Chief Constable Serena Kennedy.
| Merseyside Police | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | Merpol |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Employees | 6,451 |
| Volunteers | 456 |
| Annual budget | £401.3 million |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Merseyside, England, UK |
| Map of Merseyside Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 250 square miles (650 km2) |
| Population | 1,423,065 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overviewed by | |
| Constables | 3,909 (of which 214 are special constables) |
| Police Community Support Officers | 237 |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Basic Command Units | 0 (Functional Structure) |
| Facilities | |
| Lockups | 5 |
| Website | |
| www | |
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