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Greater Chennai Police
Logo of the Greater Chennai Police
Logo of the Greater Chennai Police
Common nameChennai Police
MottoTruth alone triumphs
Agency overview
Formed1659
Preceding agency
  • Chennai Suburban Police
    Chennai City Police
Employees23625
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing bodyDepartment of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersChennai Police Commissionerate
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyTamil Nadu Police
Units
List
  • Law & Order
  • Central Crime Branch
  • Intelligence Section
  • Traffic Police
  • Crime Against Women and Children
  • Headquarters
  • Motor Transport
  • Armed Reserve
  • Cyber Crime Cell
Facilities
Stations132
Website
tnpolice.gov.in
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match.

The Greater Chennai Police, a division of the Tamil Nadu Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Chennai in India and the surrounding area. The city police force is headed by a Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Tamil Nadu Home Department.[1] There are four sub-divisions of the Greater Chennai Police, and 104 police stations. The city's traffic is managed by the Greater Chennai Traffic Police. Chennai is the first city in India to introduce e-Beat system used to measure the daily routine and performance of the police personnel.[2][3]

History

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In 1659, when Chennai (then called Madras) was just a group of fishing villages, Pedda Naik formed a group of peons to guard the town. By 1780 the post of Superintendent of Police was created to manage the markets. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Raj in India formed the modern Madras Police as part of its reforms.[4]

The Chennai City Traffic Police is a branch of the Greater Chennai Police, with the mission of regulating traffic in the city of Chennai. It was established in 1929 when the Police department was split into 3, namely, Law & Order, Crime and Traffic. As of 2011, the government merged Chennai Suburban Police with Chennai city police to form The Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate.[5]

Organisation

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Structure

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  • Commissioner of Police, Greater Chennai
    • Additional Commissioner of Police, Headquarters
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Headquarters
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Headquarters
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Admin
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Welfare and Estate
    • Additional Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (North)
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (North Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Flower Bazaar
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Washermenpet
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, High Court
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (West Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Koyambedu
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Pulianthope
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kolathur
    • Additional Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (South)
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (South Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Adyar
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, T. Nagar
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, St. Thomas Mount
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order (East Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mylapore
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kilpauk
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Triplicane
    • Additional Commissioner of Police, Traffic
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic (North Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic North
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic West
      • Joint Commissioner of Police, Traffic (South Zone)
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic South
        • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Traffic East
    • Additional Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch
      • Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCB - I
      • Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCB - II
      • Deputy Commissioner of Police, CCB - III
    • Joint Commissioner of Police, Intelligence Section
      • Deputy Commissioner of Police - I, Intelligence Section
      • Deputy Commissioner of Police - II, Intelligence Section
    • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Security
    • Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime Against Women and Children

Ranks

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Category Designation Abbreviation Equivalent Rank Rank insignia
Officers Commissioner of Police CP ADGP
Additional Commissioner of Police Addl. CP IG
Joint Commissioner of Police Jt. CP DIG
Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP SP
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police ADC ADSP
Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP Assistant SP / DSP
Subordinates Inspector of Police Insp. Same as in district police.
Sub-Inspector of Police SI
Special Sub-Inspector of Police SSI
Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police ASI
Head Constable HC
(Shirt sleeve insignia)
Police Constable Grade I PC Gr I –
Police Constable PC —

Achievements

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Police women in Chennai, India in 2010
Chennai Police Hyundai Accent patrol car
Chennai City Police's Yellow Brigade

Additional Yellow Brigades & Blue Brigades motorcycles and patrol vehicles have been introduced in Greater Chennai. Each Yellow Brigade covers a distance of 2 km2 approximately during daytime from 6 am to 9 pm. The Blue Brigade covers the same distance of 2 km2 during nighttime from 11 pm to 6.30 am. The patrol vehicles cover an approximate distance of 3.2 km2 each day. For patrol duty, 40 Jeeps have been provided equipped with police sirens, revolving lights, public address system, fire extinguisher, top search light, police display light and wireless communication system. The response time to control room calls has been brought down to 3–4 minutes. The Tamil Nadu Police claim that the crime rate in the Greater Chennai City has come down considerably after these initiatives.

The police force include 100 Hyundai Accent patrol cars that were donated by the Hyundai Motor Company, whose factory is located in Sriperumbudur, on the outskirts of the city. The cars are fitted with digital cameras, wireless communication devices and loudspeakers,[6] making this the only police force in the country to use sedan patrol cars. Patrol cars have been provided to Greater Chennai Police. Hyundai donated Accent cars to Chennai Police, of which 75 were given to Law & Order, 21 to traffic department. The remaining 4 cars were incorporated into the Chief Minister's convoy.

List of police stations

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Following are the new list of delimitation police stations within the jurisdiction of Chennai Metropolitan Police.[7]

Sn Station code Station name
1 E4 Abhiramapuram
2 S8 Adambakkam
3 J2 Adyar
4 K3 Aminjikarai
5 K4 Anna Nagar
6 D2 Annasalai
7 D6 Anna Square
8 K8 Arumbakkam
9 R3 Ashok Nagar
10 K2 Ayanavaram
11 P4 Basin Bridge
12 S2 Chennai Airport
13 G7 Chetpet
14 F1 Chintadripet
15 F5 Choolaimedu
16 K11 CMBT
17 F2 Egmore
18 C2 Elephant Gate
19 B2 Esplanade
20 N4 Fishing Harbour
21 C1 Flower Bazaar
22 E5 Foreshore Estate
23 B3 Fort St. George
24 D7 Govt. Estate/M.G.R. Memorial
25 C4 Govt. Hospital
26 E6 Govt. Royapettah Hospital
27 J3 Guindy
28 B5 Harbour
29 B4 High Court
30 D3 Ice House
31 K7 I.C.F.
32 G4 Institute of Mental Health
33 V3 J.J. Nagar
34 N2 Kasimedu
35 D8 K.G. Hospital
36 G3 Kilpauk
37 R7 K.K. Nagar
38 G6 KMC Hospital
39 R2 Kodambakkam
40 P6 Kodungaiyur
41 V6 Kolathur
42 H4 Korukkupet
43 C5 Kothavalchavadi
44 J4 Kotturpuram
45 K10 Koyambedu
46 R6 Kumaran Nagar
47 M1 Madhavaram
48 S7 Madipakkam
49 T4 Maduravoyal
50 R1 Mambalam
51 D5 Marina
52 F7 Maternity Hospital
53 S3 Meenambakkam
54 R10 MGR Nagar
55 P5 MKB Nagar
56 F6 Museum
57 N3 Muthialpet
58 E1 Mylapore
59 S4 Nandambakkam
60 J8 Neelankarai
61 H5 New Washermenpet
62 B1 North Beach
63 V7 Nolambur
64 F3 Nungambakkam
65 P2 Otteri
66 S9 Palavanthangal
67 K5 Peravellore
68 G2 Periamet
69 H7 Peripheral Hospital
70 B6 Port Marine
71 P1 Pulianthope
72 M3 Puzhal
73 V4 Rajamangalam
74 H6 R.K Nagar
75 R11 Ramapuram (Royala Nagar)
76 E2 Royapettah
77 N1 Royapuram
78 N5 Rsrm Hospital
79 J1 Saidapet
80 J5 Sastri Nagar
81 G5 Secretariat Colony
82 K1 Sembium
83 C3 Seven Wells
84 R4 Soundarapandiyanar Angadi (Pondy Bazaar)
85 H2 Stanley Hospital
86 S1 St. Thomas Mount
87 J13 Taramani
88 E3 Teynampet
89 K9 Thiru Vi Ka Nagar
90 V5 Thirumangalam
91 J6 Thiruvanmiyur
92 H8 Thiruvotriyur
93 J9 Thoraipakkam
94 F4 Thousand Lights
95 H3 Tondiarpet
96 K6 TP Chathiram
97 D1 Triplicane
98 R8 Vadapalani
99 R9 Valasaravakkam
100 T5 Vanagaram
101 J7 Velachery
102 G1 Vepery
103 V1 Villivakkam
104 R5 Virugambakkam
105 P3 Vyasarpadi
106 H1 Washermanpet
107 D4 Zam Bazaar

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Home, Prohibition and Excise Department". Tamil Nadu Government. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ^ Vivek, Narayanan (22 August 2008). "E-beat project to monitor cops a dud". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  3. ^ P. Oppili (9 July 2005). "ISO team inspects Chennai police stations". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. ^ Klein, Ira (July 2000). "Materialism, Mutiny and Modernization in British India". Modern Asian Studies. 34. Cambridge University Press: 545–580. JSTOR 313141.
  5. ^ "Tamil Nadu Police History". Tamil Nadu Police. Archived from the original on 26 March 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ Rohini, Mohan (25 October 2006). "Hyundai patrol cars for Chennai police". IBNLive.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. ^ "LIST OF POLICE STATIONS IN CHENNAI". Retrieved 27 January 2016.
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