About us
We are a approximately 42,149 strong police force of the state of Kerala in the Republic of India. We serve a population of over 31.8 million residing in five cities, 53 municipal towns, and 1452 villages spread over an area of 38,863 square kilometers with an average population density of 819 per square kilometer. Of this, about 8.2 million people live in urban areas and 23.6 million live in rural areas. We investigate about 175,000 cases per year.
Organisation
The Kerala Police, like other state police forces in India, is headed by an officer of the rank of Director General of Police (DGP). Most of the senior officers of the force belong to the Indian Police Service (IPS). The IPS is a direct descendant of the Imperial Police of the colonial days. Officers for the IPS are selected through a nation-wide public examination and the annual intake is less than 100 in a nation of over a billion. IPS officers wear the same badges of rank as in the Indian Army. The DGP (and Additional DGPs) are equivalent in rank to a Lt. Gen. in the army, the Inspector General to a Maj. Gen., the Deputy Inspector General to a Brigadier, and so on.
Various wings of the Police department
- Hi-tech Crime Enquiry Cell
- Special Branch CID
- Crime Branch CID
- Armed Police Battalions
- Kerala Police Academy
- State Crime Records Bureau
- Forensic Science Laboratory
- Assistance to NRIs/NRKs
- Motor Transport Wing
- Highway Police & Highway Alert
- Coastal Police
- Mounted Police
- Dog Squad
- Police band
Best Practices in Kerala Police
- Tourist Alert
- Police Station Security System
- Reception Counters in Police Stations
- Women desks in Police Stations
- Women Cell
- Crime Stopper Cell
- e-Governance initiatives in Kerala Police
- Railway Courier Service
- GeoKams
- Recruitments in Police Department