Greater Mumbai Police
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The Greater Mumbai Police (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: Brihanmumbaī Pulīs, formerly Bombay City Police) is the police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a city police commissionerate under the Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement in the city of Mumbai and its surrounding areas. The force's motto is Sadrakṣaṇāya Khalanigrahaṇāya (Sanskrit: सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय, English: "To protect Good and to destroy Evil").[1]
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Abbreviation | मुं.पो. (M. P.) |
Motto | To protect Good and to destroy Evil |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 14 December 1864; 159 years ago (1864-12-14) |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN |
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Greater Mumbai Police operational area | |
Size | 603.4 km2 (233.0 sq mi) |
Population | 13,662,885 |
Legal jurisdiction | Mumbai City and Mumbai Suburban District, MH, IN |
Governing body | Government of Maharashtra |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | Mumbai Police Headquarters, Fort District, Mumbai, India |
Police officers | 50676 |
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Parent agency | Maharashtra Police |
Facilities | |
Stations | 94 (Police Stations) 102 (Traffic Police Stations) |
Patrol vehicles | 3,500 |
Speedboats | 32 |
Helicopters | 5 |
Dogs | 52 |
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It is headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP), an officer of the Indian Police Service. The force is divided into 12 police districts, called zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), further subdivided into 94 police stations.