Greater Chennai Police

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]

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
Employees98862
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Governing bodyDepartment of Home, Government of Tamil Nadu
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersVepery, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyTamil Nadu Police
Units
List
  • Aviation
  • Emergency Service
  • Organized Crime Control Bureau
  • Scuba Team and Harbor
  • Special Victims
  • Major Case Squad
  • Taxi Squad
  • Movie and Television
  • School Safety
  • Real Time Crime
  • Auxillay Police
  • Crime Scene
  • Evidence Collection
  • Transit Bureau
  • Housing Bureau
  • Highway Patrol
  • Transportation Bureau
Facilities
Stations104
Website
tnpolice.gov.in
Chennai City Mounted Police officers patrolling in their khaki colored uniform during a cricket match.

History

In 1659 when Chennai (then called as Madraspatanam) 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; i.e. 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]

Achievements
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 covers 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 claims 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 was 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.

Hierarchy

Greater Chennai Police comes directly under Tamil Nadu Police. Greater Chennai Police is headed by one Additional Director General of Police(ADGP) of TN Police force, who is known as Commissioner. Hierarchy is as follows(from high to low level):

  1. Commissioner of Greater Chennai Police (CoP) / ADGP, Tamil Nadu Police.
  2. Additional Commissioner of Police (ACoP) {One of the Additional Commissioners head Greater Chennai Traffic Police}
  3. Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP)
  4. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)
  5. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP)
  6. Inspector
  7. Sub-Inspector
  8. Head Constable
  9. Constable II
  10. Constable I

List of police stations

Following are the list of few police stations within the jurisdiction of Chennai Metropolitan Police.[7] New Commissionerate are Avadi and Tambaram

SnStation codeStation name
1E4Abhiramapuram (C)
2S8Adambakkam (C)
3J2Adyar (C)
4S2Chennai Airport (C)
5T1Ambattur (A)
6T2Ambattur Estate (A)
7K3Aminjikarai (C)
8K4Anna Nagar (C)
9D2Annasalai (C)
10D6Anna Square (C)
11K8Arumbakkam (C)
12R3Ashok nagar (C)
13T6Avadi (A)
14T7Avadi Tank Factory (A)
15K2Ayanavaram (C)
16P4Basin Bridge (C)
17G7Chetpet (C)
18F1Chintadripet (C)
19S12Chitlapakkam (T)
20R5Choolaimedu (C)
21S13Chrompet (T)
22H6R.K Nagar (C)
23F2Egmore (C)
24C2Elephant Gate (C)
25M5Ennore (A)
26B2Esplanade (C)
27N4Fishing Harbour (C)
28C1Flower Bazaar (C)
29E5Foreshore Estate (C)
30B3Fort St. George (C)
31D7Govt. Estate/M.G.R. Memorial (C)
32C4Govt. Hospital (C)
33J3Guindy (C)
34B5Harbour (C)
35B4High Court (C)
36K7I.C.F. (C)
37D3Ice House (C)
38V3J.J. Nagar (C)
39R7K.K. Nagar (C)
40N2Kasimedu (C)
41G3Kilpauk (C)
42R2Kodambakkam (C)
43P6Kodungaiyur (C)
44V6Kolathur (C)
45T3Korattur (A)
46H4Korukkupet (C)
47C5Kothavalchavadi (C)
48J4Kotturpuram (C)
49K10Koyambedu (C)
50R6Kumaran Nagar (C)
51T13Kunrathur (T)
52R10MGR. Nagar (C)
53P5MKB Nagar (C)
54M2Madhavaram Milk Colony (A)
55M1Madhavaram (C)
56S7Madipakkam (C)
57T4Maduravoyal (C)
58R1Mambalam (C)
59M6Manali (A)
60M7Manali New Town (A)
61T14Mangadu (A)
62D5Marina (C)
63S3Meenambakkam (C)
64T8Muthapudupet (A)
65N3Muthialpet (C)
66E1Mylapore (C)
67S4Nandambakkam (C)
68J8Neelankarai (C)
69H5New Washermenpet (C)
70B1North Beach (C)
71F3Nungambakkam (C)
72P2Otteri (C)
73S9Palavanthangal (C)
74S5Pallavaram (T)
75S10Pallikaranai (T)
76T9Pattabiram (A)
77S14Peerkankaranai (T)
78K5Peravellore (C)
79G2Periamet (C)
80R4Soundarapandiyanar Angadi (C)
81T12Poonamallee (A)
82B6Port Marine (C)
83P1Pulianthope (C)
84M3Puzhal (C)
85V4Rajamangalam (C)
86M4Red Hills (A)
87E2Royapettah (C)
88N1Royapuram (C)
89J1Saidapet (C)
90J5Sastri Nagar (C)
91M8Sathangadu (A)
92G5Secretariat Colony (C)
93S15Selaiyur (T)
94K1Sembium (C)
95C3Seven Wells (C)
96S6Shankar Nagar (T)
97T15SRMC (A)
98S1St. Thomas Mount (C)
99K6TP Chathiram (C)
100E3Teynampet (C)
101S11Tambaram (T)
102K9Thiru Vi Ka Nagar (C)
103V5Thirumangalam (C)
104T10Thirumullaivoyal (A)
105T11Thiruninravur (A)
106J6Thiruvanmiyur (C)
107T5Thiruverkadu (A)
108H8Thiruvotriyur (C)
109J9Thoraipakkam (C)
110F4Thousand Lights (C)
111H3Tondiarpet (C)
112D1Triplicane (C)
113R8Vadapalani (C)
114R9Valasaravakkam (C)
115J7Velachery (C)
116G1Vepery (C)
117V1Villivakkam (C)
118R5Virugambakkam (C)
119P3Vyasarpadi (C)
120H1Washermanpet (C)
121D4Zam Bazaar (C)
122J10Semmanchery (T)
123S16Perumbakkam (T)
124J11Kannagi Nagar (T)
125T16Nazarethpet (A)
126J12Kannathur (T)
127F7Maternity Hospital (C)
128H2Stanley Hospital (C)
129H7Peripheral Hospital (C)
130V7Nolambur (C)
131K11CMBT (C)
132G6KMC Hospital (C)
133G4Institute of Mental Health (C)
134D8K.G. Hospital (C)
135E6Govt. Royapettah Hospital (C)
136J13Taramani (C)
137R11Royala Nagar (C)

References
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