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Revision as of 11:36, 10 March 2005 by Huaiwei (talk | contribs) (→See also: link)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Republic of Singapore Police Force, as the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state, has consistently managed to keep Singapore's crime rate low.
History
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Manpower
As at 31st of March 2004, the total strength of the force stands at 36,786, broken down into the following categories:
- 8035 Regular Officers
- 1238 Civilian Officers
- 4104 Police National Service full-time (PNSF)
- 22311 Police National Servicemen (PNSmen)
- 1098 Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) Officers
Commissioners and Inspector-Generals of Police
Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force, Straits Settlements Police
Inspector-General of Police, Straits Settlements Police
- C B Plunket (1871-1876)
- Samuel Dunlop (1876-1890)
- R W Maxwell (1891-1895)
- E G Pennefather (1895-1906)
- W A Cuscaden (1906-1914)
- A R Chandellor (1914-1923)
- G C Denham (1923-1925)
- H Fairburn (1925-1935)
- Rene H de S Onraet (1935-1939)
- A H Dickinson (1939-1942)
Commissioner of Police, Singapore Police Force
- R E Foulger (1946-1951)
- J P Pennefather-Evans (1951-1952)
- N G Morris (1952-1957)
- A E G Blades (1957-1963)
- John Le Cain (1963-1967)
- Cheam Kim Seang (1967-1971)
- Tan Teck Khim (1971-1979)
- Goh Yong Hong (1979-1992)
- Tee Tua Ba (1992-1997)
- Khoo Boon Hui (1997 to date)
Uniforms
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Ranks
A standard rank structure is used throughout the police force, although some ranks may be unique to specific organisations. These ranks are denoted where applicable in the following list, which lists them in ascending seniority:
Police officers
Rank | Abbreviation | Trainee | Regular | NSF | VSC | Gurkha |
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Constable | PC | T/PC | NA | NA | NA | PC |
Special Constable | SC | T/SC | NA | SC | NA | NA |
Lance Corporal | LCP | T/LCP | NA | NA | NA | LCP |
Corporal | CPL | T/CPL | CPL | SC/CPL | CPL (V) | CPL |
Sergeant | SGT | T/SCT | SGT | SC/SGT | SGT (V) | SGT |
Staff Sergeant | SSGT | NA | SSGT | SC/SSGT | SSGT (V) | SSGT |
Senior Staff Sergeant | SSSGT | NA | SSSGT | NA | SSSGT (V) | SSSGT |
Station Inspector | SI | NA | SI | NA | SI (V) | SI |
Senior Station Inspector | SSI | NA | SSI | NA | SSI (V) | SSI |
Senior Station Inspector (2) | SSI (2) | NA | SSI (2) | NA | NA | SSI (2) |
Senior police officers
Rank | Abbreviation | Trainee | Regular | NSF | VSC | Gurkha |
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Inspector | INSP | OCT(NSF),
T/INSP |
INSP | NSPI / NSI | INSP (V) | INSP |
Chief Inspector | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | C/INSP |
Assistant Superintendent | ASP | T/ASP | ASP | NA | ASP (V) | ASP |
Deputy Superintendent | DSP | NA | DSP | NA | DSP (V) | DSP |
Superintendent | SUPT | NA | SUPT | NA | NA | NA |
Deputy Assistant Commissioner | SAC | NA | SAC | NA | NA | NA |
Deputy Commissioner | NTH | NA | DC | NA | NA | NA |
Commissioner | CA | NA | CP | NA | NA | NA |
Weapons and Equipments
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Firearms
Taurus Model 85 ( .38 calibre revolver )
Organisation
Staff departments
- Administration and Finance Department (A&F)
- Commercial Affairs Department (CAD)
- Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
- Manpower Department (MPD)
- Operations Department
- Planning and Organisation Department (P&O)
- Police Intelligence Department (PID)
- Police Logistics Department (PLD)
- Police National Service Department (PNSD)
- Police Technology Department (PTD)
- Public Affairs Department (PAD)
- Security Command (SecCom)
- Service Development and Inspectorate Department (SDI)
- Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC)
Line units
- Ang Mo Kio Police Division ('F' Division) 'F'警区 'F' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Ang Mo Kio Police Divisional Headquaters 红茂桥警署 ஆங் மோ கியோ போலிஸ் பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Ang Mo Kio North Neighbourhood Police Centre 红茂桥北邻里警局 ஆங் மோ கியோ நார்த் என்பிசி
- Kebun Baru Neighbourhood Police Post
- Ang Mo Kio South Neighbourhood Police Centre 红茂桥南邻里警局 ஆங் மோ கியோ சவுத் என்பிசி
- Teck Ghee Neighbourhood Police Post
- Hougang Neighbourhood Police Centre 后港邻里警局 ஹவ்காங் என்பிசி
- Hougang Neighbourhood Police Post
- Paya Lebar Neighbourhood Police Post
- Sembawang Neighbourhood Police Centre 三巴旺邻里警局 செம்பாவாங் என்பிசி
- Serangoon Neighbourhood Police Centre 实龙岗邻里警局 சிராங்௯ன் என்பிசி
- Serangoon Gardens Neighbourhood Police Post
- Serangoon North Neighbourhood Police Post
- Sengkang Neighbourhood Police Centre 深港邻里警局
- Yishun North Neighbourhood Police Centre 义顺北邻里警局 யீஷூன் நார்த் என்பிசி
- Chong Pang Neighbourhood Police Post
- Yishun South Neighbourhood Police Centre 义顺南邻里警局 யீஷூன் சவுத் என்பிசி
- Nee Soon South Neighbourhood Police Post
- Ang Mo Kio North Neighbourhood Police Centre 红茂桥北邻里警局 ஆங் மோ கியோ நார்த் என்பிசி
- Ang Mo Kio Police Divisional Headquaters 红茂桥警署 ஆங் மோ கியோ போலிஸ் பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Bedok Police Division ('G' Division) 'G'警区 'G' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Central Police Division ('A' Division) 'A'警区 'A' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Clementi Police Division ('D' Division) 'D'警区 'D' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Jurong Police Division ('J' Division) 'J'警区 'J' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Tanglin Police Division ('E' Division) 'E'警区 'E' பிரிவு தலைமையகம்
- Airport Police division (APD)
- Police Coast Guard (PCG)
- Special Operations Command (SOC)
- Traffic Police Department
- Training Command (TRACOM)
External auxiliary police organisations
- Aetos Security Management Private Limited Auxiliary Police Force (CIAS / PSA / ST Kinetics)
- Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO) Auxiliary Police Force
- Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) Auxiliary Police Force
Singapore Police Force in the media
- Books
- Novels
- Periodicals
- Singapore Police Magazine
- Police Life, 1971 to present
- Police Life Annual
- Fictional television programs
- CID '83, 1983
- Patrol (铁警雄风), 1989
- Triple Nine, 1995-1998
- Heartlanders, 2002-2004
- City of Heroes (城市英雄), 2003
- Movies
- The Last Blood (驚天十二小時), 1991
- 2000AD (公元2000), 1999
See also
- Awards and decorations of the Singapore Police Force
- Major crimes in Singapore
- List of Singapore police officers killed in the line of duty
- National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore)