States of Jersey Police

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Coverage
States of Jersey Police
States of Jersey Police area
Area	Jersey
Size	116 km²
Population	Approx 91,000
Operations
Formed	1974
HQ	St Helier
Officers	240
Divisions
Stations	2
Chief Officer	Graham Power, QPM

Website	Jersey Police

The States of Jersey Police is the paid police service of Jersey. It was established in its current form by the Police Force (Jersey) Law, 1974 and consists of around 240 officers.

This was some 130 years after the need for a full time force was identified. A body of paid and uniformed town police was set up in Saint Helier in 1854, which became the nucleus of the Paid Police established to operate Islandwide in 1951 by the Paid Police Force (Jersey) Law. The Paid Police was renamed the States of Jersey Police in 1960.

The States police supports the system of elected Honorary Police in each parish that has been in place in the Island since 1204.

The States of Jersey Police uniquely remain lowest in rank amongst the officers of the Royal Court of Jersey; these honorary (unpaid) elected positions are Centenier, Vingtenier, Constable's Officer, Principal of the Roads Committee, Roads Inspector.

The fictional Bureau des Etrangers department of the States of Jersey Police featured in the British TV series Bergerac

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