Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police was the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, Glasgow City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire (The former Strathclyde local government region) between 1975 and 2013. The Police Authority contained members from each of these authorities.
| Strathclyde Police | |
|---|---|
| Motto | Keeping People Safe (2009 – 2013) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1975 (merger) |
| Dissolved | 1 April 2013 |
| Superseding agency | Police Scotland |
| Annual budget | £638.96 Million (2009–2010) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Argyll and Bute, Glasgow City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, West Dunbartonshire, UK |
| Map of Strathclyde Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 13,624 km² |
| Population | Approx 2.3 million |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
| Sworn members | 8110 full time police officers, 601 special constables (June 2011) |
| Unsworn members | 2474 civilian police staff (June 2011) |
| Divisions | 8 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 115 |
| Helicopters | 1 |
Strathclyde Police had the largest numbers of staff and served the largest population and the second largest area of the eight former Scottish police forces, after the Northern Constabulary.
An Act of the Scottish Parliament, the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012, created a single Police Service of Scotland—known as Police Scotland—with effect from 1 April 2013. This act merged the eight regional police forces in Scotland (including Strathclyde Police), together with the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency, into a single service covering the whole of Scotland.
The force was portrayed in the television series Taggart.