Police rank

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Lists of the ranks of various police agencies and forces all around the world:

Australia

Generally, all police forces of Australia follow this rank structure with some individual state police forces have ranks differing slightly.

Insignia of rank displayed on epaulette in italics and brackets

For an overview of all distinct state and federal rank structures, see Australian police ranks.

  • Commissioned Ranks
    • Deputy Commissioner (two crossed batons below a pip)
    • Assistant Commissioner (two crossed batons)
    • Commander (three pips in a triangular pattern below a crown)
    • Superintendent (one pip below a crown)
    • Inspector (three pips)
  • Senior Non-Commissioned Ranks
    • Senior Sergeant (three chevrons, crown and surmounted by a laurel wreath)
    • Sergeant (three chevrons)
  • Non-Commissioned Ranks
    • Leading Senior Constable (two bars above two chevrons)
    • Senior Constable (two chevrons)
    • Constable (one chevron)
    • Probationary Constable (blank epaulette)
  • Recruit
  • Each state has its own distinct rank structure
    • Australian Capital Territory
    • Australian Federal Police
    • New South Wales
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Tasmania
    • Victoria
    • Western Australia

Belgium

  • Highest commissioned rank
    • Hoofdcommissaris / commissaire divisionnaire (Chief Commissioner)
  • Commissioned rank
    • Commissaris / Commissaire (Commissioner)
  • Senior non commissioned rank
    • Hoofdinspecteur / Inspecteur principal (Chief Inspector/Superintendent)
  • Non commissioned rank
    • Inspecteur / Inspecteur (Inspector, equivalent to Constable or Officer)
  • Auxiliary rank
    • Agent van Politie / Agent de Police (Auxiliary Officer)ba

Brazil

Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (Policia Federal, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Road Police (Policia Rodoviaria Federal) and the Train Network Police (Policia Ferroviaria Federal). At a state level, there are the Military Police (Policia Militar, not to be confused to the Army police, which has a purely internal function) and the Civil Police (Policia Civil). At a city level, there are the City Guard (Guarda Municipal). In terms of staff, the Military Police and the Civil Police are the most important one, although in terms of headlines and prestige, the Federal Police is the one that concentrates most of the media attention.[1]

The Civil Police is responsible for investigating crimes whilst the Military Police is responsible for preventing them to take place, although it is not rare to see their functions clashing and ever so often they actually have open confronts.

The Civil Police is organized accordingly to functions. 'Escrivao' is the low rank position responsible for the internal work inside the police premises (e.g., collecting witness statements). 'Detetive' or 'investigador' (detectives) is the position responsible for actions outside the premises (e.g., investigating the circumstances of a crime), and 'delegado' (similar to Captain in USA) are senior officials (required to have law degrees) responsible for the lower ranks and for coordinating the whole work (investigations) of the Civil Police. The Civil Police also have the assistance of 'peritos', which are the technical body. The Federal Police follows a very similar structure to the Civil Police.

The ranks listed below are valid for the state military police agencies (such as PMMG, PMESP, PMERJ and others) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:

  • coronel (colonel)
  • tenente-coronel (lieutenant-colonel)
  • major (major)
  • capitão (captain)
  • 1º tenente (1st lieutenant)
  • 2º tenente (2nd lieutenant)
  • aspirante-a-oficial (cadet, student rank)
  • subtenente (under-lieutenant)
  • 1º sargento (1st sergeant)
  • 2º sargento (2nd sergeant)
  • 3º sargento (3rd sergeant)
  • cabo (corporal)
  • soldado de 1ª classe (1st class soldier)
  • soldado de 2ª classe (2nd class soldier, student rank)

The 2nd class soldier and the cadet are considered to be students in the formation courses and have no street policing duties (except in a very few cases, as probationary tours). Despite closely resembling the rank structure within the Brazilian army, there are no rank of general in the military police forces, as the Military Police is slotted under the Army control in case of war, with is colonels slotting under the Army generals.

Canada

Ranks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police[2]:

  • Commissioner
  • Deputy Commissioner
  • Assistant Commissioner
  • Chief Superintendent
  • Superintendent
  • Inspector
  • Corps Sergeant Major
  • Sergeant Major
  • Staff Sergeant Major
  • Staff Sergeant
  • Sergeant
  • Corporal
  • Police Constable 1st Class (Gendarme)
  • Police Constable 2nd Class (Gendarme)
  • Police Constable 3rd Class (Gendarme)
  • Police Constable 4th Class (Gendarme)
  • Cadet

Police Ranks for Provincial (With the exception of the Sûreté du Québec and Alberta Sheriffs) and the majority of Municipal Police Services as follows[3][4][5]:

  • Chief of Police / Commissioner / Chief Constable
  • Deputy Chief of Police / Deputy Chief Constable
  • Staff Superintendent
  • Superintendent
  • Staff Inspector
  • Inspector
  • Sergeant Major
  • Staff Sergeant
  • Sergeant / Detective
  • Police Constable 1st Class / Detective Constable
  • Police Constable 2nd Class
  • Police Constable 3rd Class
  • Police Constable 4th Class
  • Cadet

Police Ranks for the Alberta Sheriffs[6]:

Ranks of the Sûreté du Québec[7]:

  • Director General of the QPP (Directeur général)
  • Deputy Director (Directeur adjoint)
  • Chief Inspector (Inspecteur chef)
  • Inspector (Inspecteur)
  • Captain (Capitaine)
  • Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
  • Sergeant (5 classes of sergeants: Detective sgt, Staff sgt, specialist sgt)
  • Agent (3 classes of Agents)

Ranks of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal[8]:

  • Directeur (Director)
  • Associate Director
  • Assistant Director
  • Chief Inspector
  • Inspector
  • Commander
  • Lieutenant / Detective Lieutenant
  • Sergeant / Detective Sergeant
  • Constable

Canadian Auxiliary Police Ranks as follows:

  • Auxiliary Staff Superintendent
  • Auxiliary Superintendent
  • Auxiliary Staff Inspector
  • Auxiliary Inspector
  • Auxiliary Sergeant Major
  • Auxiliary Staff Sergeant
  • Auxiliary Sergeant
  • Auxiliary Constable

Chile

These are the ranks used by Chilean police services.
POLICIA DE INVESTIGACIONES DE CHILE (PDI)

  • Director General
  • Prefecto General
  • Prefecto Inspector
  • Prefecto
  • Subprefecto
  • Comisario
  • Subcomisario
  • Inspector
  • Subinspector
  • Detective
  • Aspirante

CARABINEROS DE CHILE
'Officers

  • General Director
  • General Inspector
  • General
  • Coronel
  • Teniente Coronel
  • Mayor
  • Capitán
  • Teniente
  • Subteniente

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

  • Suboficial Mayor
  • Suboficial
  • Sargento 1º
  • Sargento 2º
  • Cabo 1º
  • Cabo 2º
  • Carabinero

China

Croatia

Regular Police ranks

  • Police Director (Ravnatelj policije)
  • Deputy Police Director (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije)
  • Major Police advisor (Glavni policijski savjetnik)
  • Police advisor (Policijski savjetnik)
  • Major Police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor)
  • Independent Police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor)
  • Upper Police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor)
  • Police inspector (Policijski inspektor)
  • Upper Police sergeant (Viši policijski narednik)
  • Police sergeant (Policijski narednik)
  • Upper Police officer (Viši policajac)
  • Police officer (Policajac)
  • Probationer with college (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme)
  • Probationer with secondary school (Vježbenik Srednje Stručne Spreme)

Special Intervention Police ranks

  • Commander of intervention Police (Zapovjednik interventne policije)
  • Deputy of commander of intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika interventne policije)
  • Instructor in headquarters of intervention Police (Instruktor u zapovjedništvu interventne policije)
  • Commander of intervention Police unit (Zapovjednik jedinice interventne policije)
  • Deputy of commander of intervention Police unit (Zamjenik zapovjednika jedinice interventne policije)
  • Commander of troop in intervention Police (Zapovjednik satnije)
  • Deputy of commander of troop in intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika satnije)
  • Commander of platoon in intervention Police - instructor (Zapovjednik voda- instruktor)
  • Commander of section in intervention Police(Zapovjednik odjeljenja)
  • Leader of intervention group (Vođa interventne grupe)
  • Police officer in intervention group (Interventni policajac)

Cyprus

Title Title in Greek
Chief of Police Αρχηγός
Deputy Chief of Police Υπαρχηγός
Assistant Chief of Police Βοηθός Αρχηγός
Chief Superintendent Ανώτερος Αστυνόμος
Superintendent A' Αστυνόμος Α'
Superintendent B' Αστυνόμος Β'
Chief Inspector Ανώτερος Υπαστυνόμος
Inspector Υπαστυνόμος
Senior Sergeant Αρχιλοχίας
Sergeant Λοχίας
Acting Sergeant
Senior Constable		 Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας
Αρχιαστυφύλακας
Acting Sergeant Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας
Senior Constable Αρχιαστυφύλακας
Constable Αστυφύλακας
Special Constable Ειδικός Αστυφύλακας

Denmark

Estonia

  • General (Politseikindral)
  • Inspector-General (Politseikindralinspektor)
  • Colonel (Politseikolonel)
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Politseikolonelleitnant)
  • Major (Politseimajor)
  • Captain (Politseikapten)
  • Lieutenant (Politseileitnant)
  • Senior Comissar (Vanemkomissar)
  • Comissar (Komissar)
  • Chief Constable, Chief Inspector (Ülemkonstaabel, üleminspektor)
  • Senior Constable, Senior Inspector (Vanemkonstaabel, vaneminspektor)
  • Constable, Inspector (Konstaabel, inspektor)
  • Junior Constable, Junior Inspector (Nooremkonstaabel, nooreminspektor)

Finland

  • National Police Commissioner (poliisiylijohtaja)
  • Deputy National Police Commissioner (poliisijohtaja)
  • Chief Superintendent (poliisiylitarkastaja)
  • Superintendent (poliisitarkastaja)
  • Police chief (poliisipäällikkö)
  • Deputy Police Chief (apulaispoliisipäällikkö)
  • Chief inspector (ylikomisario)
  • Inspector (komisario)
  • Sergeant (ylikonstaapeli)
  • Senior Constable (vanhempi konstaapeli)
  • Constable (nuorempi konstaapeli)

France

Corps de Conception et de Direction

  • Services Director (Directeur des Services Actifs)
  • Inspector General (Inspecteur Général)
  • Controller General (Contrôleur Général)
  • Divisional Commissioner (Commissaire Divisionnaire)
  • Commissioner (Commissaire de Police)

Corps de Commandement

  • Major (Commandant de Police)
  • Captain (Capitaine de Police)
  • Police Lieutenant (Lieutenant de Police)
  • Probationary Police Lieutenant (Lieutenant de Police stagiaire)
  • Lieutenant [in-training/student] (élève Lieutenant de Police)

Corps d'Encadrement et d'Application

  • Major
  • Brigadier-chef de Police
  • Brigadier de Police
  • Sous-Brigadier de Police
  • Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix)
  • First year Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix Stagiaire)
  • Studying Peace Guard (élève Gardien de la Paix)

Emploi Jeune (6 years)

  • Adjoint de Sécurité

Germany

The following ranks are in use by state police forces. Detective Ranks follow the same scheme, replacing the word Polizei with Kriminal, for example a plainclothed detective lieutenant is called Kriminalkommissar. The Federal Police of Germany basically follows the scheme, but deviates in the flag ranks.

Politically appointed

They are comparable to military flag (General) officers, and are appointed by the state Minister of Interior (Senators of Interior in City-States). For federal agencies the federal Minister of Interior is responsible. They are usually specialists in public administration and have a master-level law degree. Since they are outside of the career system, they receive payment according to the B-scale of public officer payment grades.

  • Inspector of (stand-by) police (Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspolizei), this rank is named differently in some states. The officer commands the stand-by police forces of the state.
  • President of Police (Polizeipräsident), commands an independent regional authority of state police (Polizeipräsidium, Landespolizeidirektion, or similar), directly subordinated to the corresponding state ministry of interior.

Higher echelon

Comparable to military staff officers, Major and above. The ranks are available for applicants who completed master level university studies, usually in law. It is possible for officers from the elevated echelon to obtain a master degree from the Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei, so they can enter higher ranks.

  • Police Chief Director (Leitender Polizeidirektor) acts as lieutenant to the President of Police or heading a branch service of state police. As a career position it corresponds to grade A16. Four gold stars on shoulder patch.
  • Police Director (Polizeidirektor), commands a subdivision of a regional authority of state police, either territorial (encompassing roughly one or two Districts of Germany districts) or by branches (traffic, crime). Grade A15. 3 gold stars.
  • Police Senior Councillor (Polizeioberrat), grade A14. 2 gold stars.
  • Police Councillor (Polizeirat), commands a local police division (Polizeiinspektion) or special branch; grade A13. 1 gold star.

Elevated echelon

Comparable to military officers, Lieutenant and above. The ranks are obtained after receiving a bachelor level degree of a state college of public administration. In several states of Germany this is the lowest echelon for service entry, the medium service echelon is being abolished.

  • First Police Chief Inspector (Erster Polizeihauptkommissar), may serve in lieu of an Police Councillor, grade A13. 4 silver stars (in some states 5).
  • Police Chief Inspector (Polizeihauptkommissar), grades A11 and A12. 3 silver stars, in some states 4 stars when in grade A12.
  • Police Senior Inspector (Polizeioberkommissar), grade A10, 2 silver stars.
  • Police Inspector (Polizeikommissar), grade A9, 1 silver star.

Medium echelon

Comparable to military non-commissioned officers. Those ranks are usually obtained during or after two years service in training companies (Ausbildungshundertschaften) of the Bereitschaftspolizei. The ranks are indicated by light blue (with blue uniform) or light green (with green-brown uniform) stars.

  • Police Chief Master (upgraded pay) (Polizeihauptmeister mit Amtszulage), may serve in lieu of an Police Inspector, grade A9 with upgrade, 4 or 5 stars.
  • Police Chief Master (Polizeihauptmeister), grade A9, 4 stars.
  • Police Senior Master (Polizeiobermeister), grade A8, 3 stars.
  • Police Master (Polizeimeister), grade A7, 2 stars.
  • Chief Constable (Hauptwachtmeister), grade A6, 1 star (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei).
  • Senior Constable (Oberwachtmeister) (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei), grade A5.

There have been lower ranks in use in earlier times, with the abolishment of the basic echelon, they have been out of use since the 1980s. The most well-known of these is Wachtmeister (Constable) which still is considered the standard address for a policeman of unknown rank, even though it may now be considered libellous on occasion, given the policeman has a higher rank than mere Wachtmeister.

Pre-commission

  • Candidates (Anwärter), usually the word is appended to the rank, to which the person is going to be commissioned, e.g. Polizeikommissaranwärter. Pay is a reduced amount of the corresponding rank.

Greece

The ranks of the Greek police; 1. the Greek name; 2. the old military name; 3. the new ranks (police style).

  • Αντιστράτηγος -Police Lieutenant General -Commissioner
  • Υποστράτηγος -Police Major General -Deputy-Commissioner
  • Ταξίαρχος -Police Brigadier General -Assistant Commissioner (AC)
  • Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής -Police Colonel -Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC)
  • Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής -Police Lieutenant Colonel -Commander (Cmdr)
  • Αστυνόμος Α' -Police Major -Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt)
  • Αστυνόμος Β' -Police Captain -Superintendent
  • Υπαστυνόμος Α' -Police Lieutenant -Chief Inspector (Ch Insp)
  • Υπαστυνόμος Β' -Police Second Lieutenant -Inspector (Insp)
  • Ανθυπαστυνόμος -Police Warrant Officer -Sergeant (Sgt or PS)
  • Αρχιφύλακας -Police Sergeant -Acting Sergeant
  • Αστυφύλακας -Police Constable -Police Constable (PC)

Hong Kong

  • Commissioner of Police (CP)
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
  • Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (SACP)
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
  • Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP)
  • Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)
  • Superintendent of Police (SP)
  • Chief Inspector of Police (CIP)
  • Senior Inspector of Police (SIP)
  • Inspector of Police (IP)
  • Probationary Inspector of Police (PI)
  • Station Sergeant (SSGT)
  • Sergeant (SGT)
  • Senior Police Constable (SPC)
  • Constable (PC)

Iceland

Rank Title Icelandic title
1 National Commissioner Ríkislögreglustjóri
2 Deputy National Commissioner Vararíkislögreglustjóri
Police Commissioner Lögreglustjóri
Director of the Police College Skólastjóri Lögregluskóla ríkisins
3 Deputy Commissioner Varalögreglustjóri í Reykjavík
Staðgengill lögreglustjóra
4 Chief Superintendent/Detective Chief Superintendent Yfirlögregluþjónn
5 Superintendent/Detective Superintendent Aðstoðaryfirlögregluþjónn
6 Chief Inspector Aðalvarðstjóri
Detective Chief Inspector Lögreglufulltrúi
7 Inspector Varðstjóri
Detective Inspector Rannsóknarlögreglumaður
8 Brevet Inspector Staðgengill Varðstjóra
9 Policeman/Constable Lögreglumaður
10 Trainee Lögreglunemi
Temporarily Employed Policeman Afleysingamaður í lögreglu
Reservist Héraðslögreglumaður

India

Main Articles : List of Police Ranks in India and Indian Police Service (I.P.S.)

Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers and all State Police Services officers of and above the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in State Police and Metropolitan Police forces respectively.

Ranks of Gazetted Officers

  • Director Intelligence Bureau (post held by senior most Indian Police Service officer; not a rank)
  • Commissioner of Police (State) or Director General of Police
  • Special Commissioner of Police or Additional Director General of Police
  • Joint Commissioner of Police or Inspector General of Police
  • Additional Commissioner of Police or Deputy Inspector General of Police
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police or Senior Superintendent of Police or Senior Commandant
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police or Superintendent of Police or Commandant
  • Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police or Additional Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commandant
  • Assistant Commissioner of Police or Deputy Superintendent of Police or Assistant Commandant
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)
  • Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)

Ranks of non-Gazetted Officer

  • Circle-Inspector (C.I.)
  • Sub-Inspector (S.I.)
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector (A.S.I.)
  • Senior Head Constable
  • Head Constable
  • Constable

Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian National Police
  • High rank officers
    • Police General / Jenderal Polisi (Jend. Pol.) - equivalent General in the army
    • Police Commissioner General / Komisaris Jenderal Polisi (Komjen Pol.) - equivalent Lieutenant General
    • Police Inspector General / Inspektur Jenderal Polisi (Irjen Pol.) - equivalent Major General
    • Police Brigadier General / Brigadir Jenderal Polisi (Brigjen Pol.) - equivalent Brigadier General
  • Mid rank officers
  • First rank officers
  • Warrant officers
  • Non-commissioned officers
  • Enlisted
    • Police Adjunct Brigadier / Ajun Brigadir Polisi (Abrip) - equivalent Chief Corporal
    • First Police Adjunct Brigadier / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Satu (Abriptu) - equivalent First Corporal
    • Second Police Adjunct Brigadier / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Dua (Abripda) - equivalent Second Corporal
    • Chief Agent / Bhayangkara Kepala (Bharaka) - equivalent Chief Private
    • First Agent / Bhayangkara Satu (Bharatu) - equivalent Private First Class
    • Second Agent / Bhayangkara Dua (Bharada) - equivalent Private

Iraq

Main article: Iraqi Police

The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, these being the Iraqi Police Service which tasked with general patrol of Iraq's cities, the National Police which are a paramilitary organisation which deals with incidents that are beyond the control of the Iraqi Police, but are not so serious the Iraqi Army are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.[9]

Iraqi Police Service ranks, ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:[10]

  • Chief of Police/رئيس الشرطة - (single bar, Crossed wreath & Star)
  • Chief Superintendent/مشرفة رئيسيّة - (Crossed wreath & Star)
  • Superintendent/مشرفة - (Three stars)
  • Chief Inspector/[شف ينسبكتور] - (Bar, and two stars)
  • Inspector/مفتشة - (Bar, and one star)
  • Captain/نقيب - (Two stars)
  • Lieutenant/ملازم أوّل - (One star)
  • Sergeant/رقيب - (Four bars)
  • Patrolman/[بترولمن] - (One bar)

Italy

See Italian State Police Ranks

Ireland

Ranks of An Garda Síochána (Guardians of the Peace) the Police service in the Republic of Ireland.

  • Commissioner
  • Deputy Commissioner
  • Assistant Commissioner
  • Chief Superintendent
  • Superintendent
  • Inspector
  • Sergeant
  • Garda (equivalent to constable or police officer)

Japan

  • Commissioner General (Japanese: 警察庁長官 Keisatsu-chō Chōkan): The Chief of National Police Agency. The rank outside. 1 capacity.
  • Superintendent General (警視総監 Keishi-sōkan): The Chief of Metropolitan Police Department. 1 capacity.
  • Superintendent Supervisor (警視監 Keishi-kan): Deputy Commissioner General, Deputy Superintendent General, The Chief of Regional Police Bureau, The Chief of Prefectural Police Headquarters, others. 38 capacity.
  • Chief Superintendent (警視長 Keishi-chō): The Chief of Prefectural Police Headquarters.
  • Senior Superintendent (警視正 Keishi-sei): The Chief of Police Station(large). More than this rank, all police officer join to National Police Agency.
  • Superintendent (警視 Keishi): The Chief of Police Station(small or middle), The Vice Commanding Officer of Police Station, Commander of Riot Unit.
  • Police Inspector or Captain (警部 Keibu): Squad Commander of Police Station, Leader of Riot Company.
  • Assistant Police Inspector or Lieutenant (警部補 Keibu-ho):Squad Sub-Commander of Police Station, Leader of Riot Platoon. National Police Officer 1st class's career start from this rank.
  • Police Sergeant (巡査部長 Junsa-buchō):Field supervisor, Leader of Police box. National Police Officer 2nd class's career start from this rank.
  • Senior Police Officer or Corporal (巡査長 Junsa-chō): Honorary rank of Police Officer.
  • Police officer, old Patrolman (巡査 Junsa):Prefectural Police Officer's career start from this rank.

South Korea

  • Commissioner General (치안총감, 治安總監): at most one may be appointed at a time.
  • Chief Superintendent General (치안정감, 治安正監): at most five may be appointed at a time.
  • Senior Superintendent General (치안감, 治安監)
  • Superintendent General (경무관, 警務官)
  • Senior Superintendent (총경, 總警)
  • Superintendent (경정, 警正)
  • Senior Inspector (경감, 警監)
  • Inspector (경위, 警衛)
  • Assistant Inspector (경사, 警査)
  • Senior Police Officer (경장, 警長)
  • Police Officer (순경, 巡警)
    • Newly commissioned officers are appointed as Policeman Assistant (순경시보, 巡警試補) for a two year probationary period. The uniform and insignia of an assistant is identical to those of a Policeman.
  • Auxiliary Policeman (의경, 義警)
    • Sergeant Constable (수경, 首警)
    • Corporal Constable (상경, 上警)
    • Private Constable First Class (일경, 一警)
    • Private Constable (이경, 二警)

Latvia

  • Ģenerālis/Police general
  • Pulkvedis/Colonel
  • Pulkvežleitnants/Lieutenant Colonel
  • Majors/Major
  • Kapteinis/Captain
  • Virsleitnants/First lieutenant
  • Leitnants/Lieutenant
  • Virsnieka vietnieks/Warrant Officer
  • Virsseržants/First sergeant
  • Seržants/Sergeant
  • Kaprālis/Corporal
  • Kursants
  • Ierindnieks/Private

Lithuania

Generalinis komisaras/Comissionier-General

A class officers

  • Vyriausiasis komisaras/The Chief Commissioner
  • Vyresnysis komisaras/Senior commissioner
  • Komisaras/Commissioner

B class officers

  • Komisaras inspektorius/Comissionier inspector
  • Vyresnysis inspektorius/The Chief inspector
  • Inspektorius/Inspector

C class officers

  • Viršila/Sergeant
  • Vyresnysis policininkas/Police officer
  • Policininkas/Police officer
  • Jaunesnysis policininkas/Junior police officer

Macao

  • Supterintendent General
  • Supterintendent
  • Intendent
  • Sub-Intendent
  • Commissioner
  • Sub-Commissioner
  • Chief
  • Sub-Chief
  • 1st Class Guard
  • 2nd Class Guard
  • Guard

Malaysia

Below shown are the rank structure of the Royal Malaysian Police.

  • Inspector General Grade
    • Inspector General of Police [IGP]: National Chief Police.
    • Deputy Inspector General of Police [DIG]: Deputy National Chief Police.
    • Commissioner of Police [CP] Department Chief Police
    • Senior Deputy Commissioner of Police
    • Deputy Commissioner of Police [DCP] : State Chief Police Officer [CPO]
    • Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police
    • Assistant Commissioner of Police [ACP]: District Chief Police.
  • Superintendent Grade
    • Superintendent of Police [SUPT]
    • Deputy Superintendent of Police [DSP]: District Division Chief
    • Assistant Superintendent of Police [ASP]: Station Chief Police.

Inspector Grade

  • Chief Inspector [CIP]
  • Inspector [INSP]
  • Probationary Inspector [P/INSP]
  • Enlisted Grade

Netherlands

  • First Chief Constable (Eerste Hoofdcommissaris)
  • Chief Constable (Hoofdcommissaris)
  • Commissioner (Commissaris)
  • Superintendent (Hoofdinspecteur)
  • Inspector (Inspecteur)
  • Sergeant (Brigadier)
  • Constable First Class (Hoofdagent)
  • Constable (Agent)
  • Police Patrol Officer (Surveillant)
  • Police Trainee (Aspirant)

Norway

Police ranks of Norway
Norwegian Politidirektør Assisterende
politidirektør		 Politimester Visepolitimester Politiinspektør
og
Politiadvokat		 Politiadvokat Politifullmektig
Rank National
Police
Commissioner		 Assistant
National
Commissioner		 Chief of Police Deputy
Chief of Police		 Assistant
Chief of Police		 Police
Prosecutor		 Junior Police
Prosecutor
Insignia
Norwegian Politistasjonssjef
og
Lensmann		 Politioverbetjent Politiførstebetjent Politibetjent 3 Politibetjent 2 Politibetjent 1 Politi
reserven
Rank Police Chief
Superintendent		 Police
Superintendent		 Police
Chief Inspector		 Police Inspector Police Sergeant Police Constable Police
Reserve
Insignia

Source: Norwegian National Police[11]

Pakistan Rangers

The following ranks are observed in the top para-military force of Pakistan

Commissioned officers

  • Director General (DG) - Equivalent to Major General
  • Deputy Director General (DDG) - Equivalent to Brigadier
  • Senior Superintendent Rangers(SSR) - Equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel
  • Superintendent Rangers(SR) - Equivalent to Major
  • Deputy Superintendent Rangers (DSR) - Equivalent to Captain

Philippines

The following ranks are observed in the PNP as of 2009 with the following:[12]

Commissioned officers

  • Director General (DGen.) - General Director
  • Deputy Director General (DDG) - Lieutenant General
  • Director (Dir.) - Major General
  • Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
  • Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
  • Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
  • Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
  • Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
  • Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Non-commissioned officers

  • Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) - Senior Master Sergeant / Chief Master Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer III (SPO3) - Master Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer II (SPO2) - Technical Sergeant
  • Senior Police Officer I (SPO1) - Staff Sergeant
  • Police Officer III (PO3) - Sergeant
  • Police Officer II (PO2) - Corporal
  • Police Officer I (PO1) - Private First Class

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Private rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Poland

Police ranks of Poland
Group Generals Senior Officers Junior Officers
Polish inspektor
generalny 		nadinspektor inspektor młodszy
inspektor		 podinspektor nadkomisarz komisarz podkomisarz
Rank General
Inspector		 Chief
Inspector		 Inspector Junior
Inspector		 Deputy
Inspector		 Chief
Commissioner		 Commissioner Deputy
Commissioner
Insignia
Group Aspirants Non-commissioned Officers Constables
Polish aspirant sztabowy starszy aspirant aspirant młodszy aspirant sierżant sztabowy starszy sierżant sierżant starszy posterunkowy posterunkowy
Rank Staff
Aspirant		 Senior
Aspirant		 Aspirant Junior
Aspirant		 Staff
Sergeant		 Senior
Sergeant		 Sergeant Senior Constable Constable
Insignia

Romania

Romanian Police ranks
Corps Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie (Police Officers' Corps)
Group Quaestors Commissioners Inspectors
Romanian chestor-general chestor-șef chestor-principal chestor comisar-șef comisar subcomisar inspector-principal inspector subinspector
Rank Quaestor-General Chief-Quaestor Principal Quaestor Quaestor Chief Commissioner Commissioner Subcommissioner Principal Inspector Inspector Subinspector
Insignia
Corps Corpul agenţilor de poliţie (Police Agents' Corps)
Group Agents
Romanian agent-şef principal agent-şef agent-şef adjunct agent principal agent
Rank Principal Chief Agent Chief Agent Deputy Chief Agent Principal Agent Agent
Insignia

Serbia

  • Mladji policajac.

  • Mladji policajac (1 klasa).

  • Policajac (1 klase).

  • Samostalni policajac.

  • Mladji policijski narednik.

  • Mladji policijski narednik (1 klasa).

  • Policijski narednik.

  • Mup pripravnik.

  • Mup policajac.

  • Viši policajac.

  • Zastavnik pripravnik.

  • Potporučnik pripravnik.

  • Policijski inspektor.

  • Samostalni policijski inspektor.

  • Glavni policijski inspektor.

  • Policijski savetnik.

  • Glavni policijski savetnik.

  • General policije.

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force

  • Police officers
    • Senior Station Inspector (2) of Police [SSI2]
    • Senior Station Inspector of Police [SSI]
    • Station Inspector of Police [SI]
    • Senior Staff Sergeant [SSSGT]
    • Staff Sergeant [SSGT]
    • Sergeant [SGT]
    • Corporal [CPL]
    • Lance Corporal [LC]: Obsolete for the regular force. Currently only available for the Gurkha Contingent.
    • Special constable [SC]: Full-time National Servicemen. Promoted FTNS officers will have the SC prefix to their rank, e.g. SC/Cpl, SC/Sgt.
    • Police Constable [PC]: This rank is no longer granted to regulars. However, officers below the rank of inspector being discharged from the police force on disciplinary grounds are first reduced to the rank of constable before their discharge.

Sri Lanka

Gazetted Officers
  • Inspector General of Police (IGP)
  • Senior Deputy Inspector General of police (SDIG)
  • Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG)
  • Senior Superintendent of police (SSP)
  • Superintendent of police (SP)
  • Assistant Superintendent of police (ASP)
  • Chief Inspector of police (CIP)
  • Inspector of police (IP)
  • Sub Inspector of police (SI)
Non-Gazetted Officers

South Africa

As from 1 April 2010 the functional rank structure in the South African Police Service (SAPS) is as follows:[13]

Senior Management - Commissioned officers
  • General (Gen)
  • Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
  • Major General (Maj Gen)
  • Brigadier
Commissioned Officers
Non-commissioned officers

Prior to April 2010, the rank structure was as follows:

Spain

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

Guardia Civil - Civil Guard

  • Lieutenant General (Teniente General)
  • Divisional General (General de División)
  • Brigade General (General de Brigada)
  • Colonel (Coronel)
  • Lieutenant Colonel (Teniente Coronel)
  • Major (Comandante)
  • Captain (Capitán)
  • Lieutenant (Teniente)
  • Second Lieutenant (Alférez)
  • Senior Warrant Officer (Suboficial Mayor)
  • Warrant Officer (Subteniente)
  • Sergeant first class (Brigada)
  • Staff Sergeant (Sargento Primero)
  • Sergeant (Sargento)
  • Master Corporal (Cabo Mayor)
  • Corporal (Cabo Primero)
  • Lance Corporal (Cabo)
  • Constable first class (Guardia Civil de 1ª)
  • Constable (Guardia Civil)

Basque Country

Ertzaintza - Basque Police

  • Superintendent (Basque: Superintendentea)
  • Intendent (Intendentea)
  • Chief Inspector (Inspektorea)
  • Inspector (Inspektoreordea)
  • Officer (Ofiziala)
  • Noncommissioned Officer (Ofizialordea)
  • Constable 1st Class (1. Ertzaina)
  • Constable (Ertzaina)

Catalonia

Mossos d'Esquadra - Catalonian Police

Ranks of the Mossos d'Esquadra
RankMossoCaporalSergentSotsinspectorInspectorIntendentComissariMajor
Insignia

Navarre

Policía Foral (Foruzaingoa in Basque) - Navarrese Police

Sweden

Order Rank Translation
1. Rikspolischef National Police Commissioner
2. Överdirektör
Chefen för polisavdelningen vid Rikspolisstyrelsen
Rikskriminalchef
Länspolismästare i Stockholms län, Västra Götaland respektive Skåne 		Deputy Director-General
Deputy National Police Commissioner, tentative translation
Head of National Criminal Police, tentative translation
Chief Commissioner, Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne County Police Departments respectively
3. Länspolismästare, övriga län
Biträdande länspolismästare i Stockholms län, Västra Götaland respektive Skåne
Chief Commissioner, all other County Police Departments
Deputy Chief Commissioner, Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne County Police Departments respectively
4. Biträdande länspolismästare, övriga län
Polismästare
Polisöverintendent
rektor på Polishögskolan
enhetschef vid Rikspolisstyrelsen 		Chief Commissioner, all other County Police Departments
District Police Commissioner
Deputy Police Commissioner
Director of Swedish National Police Academy, tentative translation
Director at the National Police Board, tentative translation
5. Polisintendent Chief Superintendent
6. Polissekreterare Assistant Police Commissioner
7. Poliskommissarie med särskild tjänsteställning
Kriminalkommissarie med särskild tjänsteställning 		Superintendent
Detective Superintendent
8. Poliskommissarie
Kriminalkommissarie 		Chief Inspector
Detective Chief Inspector
9. Polisinspektör med särskild tjänsteställning
Kriminalinspektör med särskild tjänsteställning 		Inspector
Detective Inspector
10. Polisinspektör
Kriminalinspektör 		Sergeant
Detective Sergeant
11. Polisassistent med minst 4 års anställning Senior Police Constable
12. Polisassistent Police Constable
13. Polisaspirant Police Trainee, tentative translation
14. Polisstuderande Student at the Swedish National Police Academy, tentative translation

[14] [15]

Taiwan

  • Police Supervisor General (警監特級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank One (警監一級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Two (警監二級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Three (警監三級)
  • Police Supervisor Rank Four (警監四級)
  • Police Officer Rank One (警正一級)
  • Police Officer Rank Two (警正二級)
  • Police Officer Rank Three (警正三級)
  • Police Officer Rank Four (警正四級)
  • Police Rank One (警佐一級)
  • Police Rank Two (警佐二級)
  • Police Rank Three (警佐三級)
  • Police Rank Four (警佐四級)

Thailand

สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ (samnak ngan tamruat haeng chat) - Royal Thai Police

Commissioned officers

  • พลตำรวจเอก - Police General (phon tamruat ek)
  • พลตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant General (phon tamruat tho)
  • พลตำรวจตรี- Police Major General (phon tamruat tri)
  • พลตำรวจจัตวา - Police Brigadier General (not in use now) (phon tamruat jattawa)
  • พันตำรวจเอก (พิเศษ) - Police Senior Colonel (equivalent to Police Brigadier General) (phan tamruat ek phiset)
  • พันตำรวจเอก - Police Colonel (phan tamruat ek)
  • พันตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant Colonel (phan tamruat tho)
  • พันตำรวจตรี - Police Major (phan tamruat tri)
  • ร้อยตำรวจเอก - Police Captain (roi tamruat ek)
  • ร้อยตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant (roi tamruat tho)
  • ร้อยตำรวจตรี - Police Sub-Lieutenant (roi tamruat tri)

Non-commissioned officers

  • ดาบตำรวจ - Police Senior Sergeant Major (dap tamruat)
  • จ่าสิบตำรวจ - Police Sergeant Major (ja sip tamruat)
  • สิบตำรวจเอก - Police Sergeant (sip tamruat ek)
  • สิบตำรวจโท - Police Corporal (sip tamruat tho)
  • สิบตำรวจตรี - Police Lance Corporal (sip tamruat tri)
  • พลตำรวจ - Policeman/Constable (phon tamruat)

Turkey

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü - Turkish Police

  • Director General (Emniyet Genel Muduru)
  • 1st Degree Police Chief (1. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
  • 2nd Degree Police Chief (2. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
  • 3rd Degree Police Chief (3. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
  • 4th Degree Police Chief (4. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
  • Superintendent (Emniyet Amiri)
  • Chief Inspector (Baskomiser)
  • Inspector (Komiser)
  • Sub-Inspector (Komiser Yardimcisi)
  • Kıdemli BaşPolis Memuru senior chief police officer
  • BaşPolis Memuru chief police officer
  • Police Officer (Turkish: Polis Memuru)

United Kingdom

Main article: Police ranks of the United Kingdom

While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have a standard set of 'operational' ranks:

  • Police Constable
  • Sergeant
  • Inspector
  • Chief Inspector
  • Superintendent
  • Chief Superintendent

The standard 'Chief Officer' ranks outside of London are:

  • Assistant Chief Constable
  • Deputy Chief Constable
  • Chief Constable

Within London's Metropolitan Police Service the Chief Officer ranks are:

The City of London Police use similar Chief Officer ranks to the Metropolitan Police Service but with fewer ranks:

  • Commander
  • Assistant Commissioner
  • Commissioner of the City of London Police

A police officer with investigative duties, up to and including the rank of Chief Superintendent, is a detective and the word 'Detective' is prefixed to their rank (e.g. Detective Chief Inspector), except for the rank of Police Constable where the word 'Police' is replaced, making them a Detective Constable.

United States

Main article: Police ranks of the United States

The United States police rank model is generally quasi-military in structure. Although the large and varied number of federal, state, and local police departments and sheriff's office have different ranks, a general model, from highest to lowest rank, would be:


Venezuela

  • Comisario General
  • Comisario Jefe
  • Comisario Agregado
  • Comisario
  • Subcomisario
  • Inspector Jefe
  • Inspector
  • Subinspector
  • Sargento Mayor Supervisor
  • Sargento Mayor
  • Sargento I
  • Sargento II
  • Cabo I
  • Cabo II
  • Distinguido
  • Agente[16]

Vietnam

Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam - People's Police of Vietnam

Commissioned officers

Highest Rank

  • Đại tướng Công an - Police General
  • Thượng tướng Công an - Police Colonel General
  • Trung tướng Công an - Police Lieutenant General
  • Thiếu tướng Công an - Police Major General

Middle Rank

  • Đại tá Công an - Police Brigadier
  • Thượng tá Công an - Police Colonel
  • Trung tá Công an - Police Lieutenant Colonel
  • Thiếu tá Công an - Police Major

Low Rank

  • Đại úy Công an - Police Captain
  • Thượng úy Công an - Police First Lieutenant
  • Trung úy Công an - Police Lieutenant
  • Thiếu úy Công an - Police Sub-Lieutenant

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.paraentenderdireito.org/livro.html
  2. ↑ http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/about-ausujet/organi-eng.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/rank/
  4. ↑ http://vancouver.ca/police/recruiting/police-officers/policing.html#Advancement
  5. ↑ http://www.edmontonpolice.ca//~/media/EPS%20External/Files/Reports/2008AnnualReport.ashx
  6. ↑ http://www.chr.alberta.ca/Practitioners/?file=staff/mrs/s/sheriff-security-transport&cf=4#level1
  7. ↑ http://www.sq.gouv.qc.ca/mission-et-services/publications/csp-information-guide-for-members.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.spvm.qc.ca/en/carrieres/5_1_1_3_grades.asp
  9. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iraq/ips.htm
  10. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/world/iraq/images/iraq-police-ranks.jpg
  11. ↑ "PNP ranks". Norwegian National Police. Retrieved 2010-03-29. 
  12. ↑ "PNP ranks". Philippine National Police. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
  13. ↑ http://www.saps.gov.za
  14. ↑ http://www.polisen.se/Global/www%20och%20Intrapolis/Informationsmaterial/01%20Polisen%20nationellt/gradbet0711.pdf
  15. ↑ http://www.polisen.se/Aktuellt/Rapporter-och-publikationer/Informationsmaterial/Publicerat/Rikspolisstyrelsen/Sprakvard/Svensk-engelsk-och-engelsk-svensk-ordlista/
  16. ↑ http://www.consejopolicia.gob.ve

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