Tayside Police
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Tayside Police | |
Tayside Police area |
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Coverage | |
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Area | Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross |
Size | 7,497 |
Population | 388,000 |
Operations | |
Formed | 1975 (merger) |
HQ | Dundee |
Officers | 1173 |
Divisions | 3 |
Stations | 71 |
Chief Constable | John Vine QPM |
Website | http://www.tayside.police.uk/ |
Tayside Police is the police force covering the Scottish council areas of Angus, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross (the former Tayside region). The total area covered by the force is 2,896 square miles with a population of 388,000.
The force has an establishment of 1173 police officers, 159 special constables and 683 support staff.
It was formed on May 16, 1975, with the region of Tayside, as an amalgamation of the Perth and Kinross Constabulary, Angus Constabulary and City of Dundee Police. [1]
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