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The Republic of Singapore Police Force, as the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state, has consistantly managed to keep Singapore's crime rate low.
Manpower
As at 31st of March 2004, the total strength of the force stands at 36,786, borken down into the following categories:
- 8035 Regular Officers
- 1238 Civilian Officers
- 4104 Police National Service full-time (PNSF)
- 22311 Police National Servicemen (PNSmen)
- 1200 Volunteer Special Constabulary (VSC) Officers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | DAC | NA | DAC | NA | NA | NA |
| Assistant Commissioner | AC | NA | AC | NA | NA | AC |
| Senior Assistant Commissioner | SAC | NA | SAC | NA | NA | NA |
| Deputy Commissioner | DC | NA | DC | NA | NA | NA |
| Commissioner | CP | NA | CP | NA | NA | NA |
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)
- Bedok Police Division ('G' Division)
- Central Police Division ('A' Division)
- Clementi Police Division ('D' Division)
- Jurong Police Division ('J' Division)
- Tanglin Police Division ('E' Division)
- 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 & Industrial Security Corporation (CISCO) Auxiliary Police Force
- Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) Auxiliary Police Force