Dorset Police
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| Dorset Police | |
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| Logo of the Dorset Police. | |
| Agency Overview | |
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| Formed | 1964 |
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| Employees | 2,681[1] |
| Volunteers | 295[1] |
| Annual Budget | £107.8 million[1] |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional Structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | Police area of Dorset in the country of England, UK |
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| Map of Dorset Police's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 1,024 square miles |
| Population | 687,000 |
| Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Governing body | Dorset Police Authority |
| Constituting instrument | Police Act 1996 |
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| Operational Structure | |
| Headquarters | Winfrith |
| Constables | 1,813 (of which 295 are special constables)[1] |
| Police Community Support Officers | 151[1] |
| Agency executive | Martin Baker, Chief Constable |
| Divisions | Bournemouth & Poole County |
| Stations | 24 |
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| http://www.dorset.police.uk | |
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| * Police area agency: Prescribed geographic area in the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
Dorset Police is the Home Office police force with the responsibility of policing the English county of Dorset.
51% of Dorset's 687,000 Population reside in 5% of the area, which is the conurbations of Poole and Bournemouth. Within the tourist season this number rises by another 300,000.
As of April 2008, the force was divided into two Divisions: Bournemouth and Poole (sometimes known as the Conurbation) Division and Dorset County Division (consisting of the rest of Dorset, stretching from Lyme Regis in the west, to Gillingham in the north and Walkford in the east of the county). This restructuring is in line with force policy of recreating a "Neighbourhood led police force" and matches up with the local council's wards, to monitor local statistics.
Dorset Police "Neighbourhood Beat Teams" are made up of a small team, usually 3 - 6 officers (consisting of a Sergeant (PS), Police Constable (PC), Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and sometimes a Special Constable (SC). They are led by "Policing Priorities", which are usually made up from concerns raised by their residents, from Street Corner Meetings or Neighbourhood Watch meetings. These are regularly updated on the website.
The Chief Constable is Martin Baker.
In a typical day Dorset Police face (based on December 2006 figures):
- 533 calls for assistance from the public
- 260 - 999 calls
- 56 cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service
- 172 Crimes Recorded
- 46 Crimes Detected
- 101 Anti-social behaviour incidents recorded
- 33 people arrested for notifiable offences
- 20 People and Vehicle searches
- 3 Drug offence arrests
- 19 Road traffic collisions attended
- 23 breath tests administered
- 17,516 miles travelled in Police vehicles
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[edit] History
Dorset County Constabulary was formed in 1855. On 1 October 1967 it merged with Bournemouth Borough Police to form Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary. On 1 April 1974 this force took over some areas (mainly Christchurch and its hinterland) from Hampshire Constabulary and acquired its present name.
In 1965, Dorset County Constabulary had an establishment of 544 and an actual strength of 466.[2]
Dorset Police have a department for LGBT issues and has trained Laglo's.
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[edit] See also
- Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom
- Table of police forces in the United Kingdom
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