Visakhapatnam City Police

Visakhapatnam City Police
Motto	Vision Service Protection[1]
Agency overview
Formed	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam Police jurisdictional area
Legal jurisdiction	Visakhapatnam
Operational structure
Headquarters	Visakhapatnam City Police, Suryabagh, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - 530020
Agency executive	Shanka Brata Bagchi , IPS, Commissioner
Parent agency	Andhra Pradesh Police
Website
Official website

The Visakhapatnam City Police is the local law enforcement agency for the city of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh and is headed by the city police commissioner. Visakhpatnam City police are also informally called the Vizag City Police.^[2]

Organizational structure

The Visakhapatnam Police Commissionerate is headed by a commissioner of police and one joint commissioner of police^[3] there are 2 Divisions and 6 Sub-Divisions and each division consists of a Deputy commissioner of Police and Assistant Commissioner of Police with particular number of police stations.^[4]

Hierarchy

• Commissioner of Police (CP)
  (ADGP Rank)
• Joint Commissioner of Police (Jt.CP)
  (DIG Rank)
• Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
  (SP Rank)
• Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl.DCP)
  (Addl.SP Rank)
• Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
  (ASP/DSP Rank)
• Inspector of Police (Insp.)
• Sub-Inspector of Police (SI)
• Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police (ASI)
• Head Constable (HC)
• Police Constable (PC)

Current Structure

Currently the Visakhapatnam City Police has 2 Divisions and 6 Sub Divisions.

• Visakhapatnam 1
• Visakhapatnam 2

Sub Divisions

• East Sub Division
• West Sub Division
• South Sub Division
• North Sub Division
• Harbour Sub Division
• Dwaraka Sub Division.^[5]

Command Control Centre

Visakhapatnam Police have a command Control Centre with this, the city police can monitor whole city.^[6]

References

1. "Official Website of Visakhapatnam City Police". www.vizagcitypolice.gov.in.
2. "Police Commissioner takes charge". The Hindu. 20 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
3. "Khan takes over as Jt. Commissioner of Police". The Hindu. 13 May 2016 – via www.thehindu.com.
4. "Man arrested, fake notes seized". The Hindu. 15 July 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
5. "Focus on prevention of crime: new DCP". The Hindu. 11 January 2015 – via www.thehindu.com.
6. "Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Inaugurates Traffic Command Control Centre In Visakhapatnam". NDTV.com.