Police Service of Northern Ireland

Police Service of Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
	The Service Emblem
Abbreviation	PSNI
Motto	Keeping People Safe
Agency overview
Formed	4 November 2001
Preceding agency	Royal Ulster Constabulary;
Annual budget	£836.7M (FY 2014/15)
Legal personality	Police service
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Northern Ireland
Operations jurisdiction	Northern Ireland
	Police Service of Northern Ireland area
Size	14,130 km2 (5,460 sq mi)
Population	1,903,175
Governing body	Northern Ireland Executive
Constituting instrument	Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Overviewed by	Northern Ireland Policing Board
Headquarters	Belfast
Police officers	6,700
Police staffs	2,219
Agency executives	Jon Boutcher, Chief Constable; Mark Hamilton, Deputy Chief Constable; Pamela McCreedy, Chief Operating Officer;
Departments	12 Crime Operations Department ; Criminal Justice Department ; Human Resources Department ; Department of Media and Public Relations ; Professional Standards Department ; Search and Rescue Team ; Crime Support Department ; Finance and Support Services ; Legal Services Department ; Operational Support Department ; Rural Region ; Urban Region ;
Regions	8
Facilities
Stations	60
Watercrafts	Yes
Aircraft	3 helicopters; 1 fixed-wing
Dogs	28
Website
	www.psni.police.uk

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI; Irish: Seirbhís Póilíneachta Thuaisceart Éireann; Ulster-Scots: Polis Service o Norlin Airlan), officially the Police Service of Northern Ireland (incorporating the Royal Ulster Constabulary), is the police service responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime within Northern Ireland.

It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) after it was reformed and renamed in 2001 on the recommendation of the Patten Report.

The PSNI is the third largest police service in the United Kingdom in terms of officer numbers (after the Metropolitan Police and Police Scotland) and the second largest in terms of geographic area of responsibility, after Police Scotland. The PSNI is approximately half the size of Garda Síochána in terms of officer numbers.

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