Suffolk Constabulary
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| Suffolk Constabulary | |
| Image:EnglandPoliceSuffolk.png Suffolk Constabulary area | |
| Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Area | Suffolk |
| Size | 3,801 km² |
| Population | 678,000 |
| Operations | |
| Formed | 1974 |
| HQ | Ipswich |
| Officers | 1,323 |
| Areas | 3 |
| Stations | |
| Chief Constable | Alistair McWhirter |
| Website | http://www.suffolk.police.uk/ |
Suffolk Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Suffolk in the East of England, United Kingdom.
Suffolk Constabulary is responsible for policing an area of 939,510 acres, with a population of 678,074 and 288,473 households. The area covered is principally rural and coastal and the force has three territorial areas: Eastern, Western and Southern. The Eastern Area HQ is at Halesworth, the Western Area HQ at Bury St Edmunds and the Southern HQ at the principal conurbation of Ipswich. Each area is divided into sectors, with boundaries matching those of local district or borough councils. There are a total of 14 sectors across the county, each commanded by an inspector or chief inspector.
As of 1 July 2005, Suffolk Constabulary had 1305 police officers and 841 police staff, supplemented by 264 special constables, 15 traffic wardens and 34 community support officers (CSOs).
The force formed by the merger of West Suffolk Constabulary and East Suffolk Constabulary, which had split in 1899 (having previously been merged in 1869). The most recent merger took place in 1967, which also saw the Ipswich borough police merged. [1]
Proposals made by the Home Secretary on March 20, 2006 would see the force merge with neighbouring forces Norfolk Constabulary and Cambridgeshire Constabulary to form a strategic police force for East Anglia. [2]
Suffolk Police Authority has 9 councillors, 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.
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