Kent Police
| Kent Police | |
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 14 January 1857 (as Kent County Constabulary) |
| Employees | 6,971 |
| Volunteers | 232 |
| Annual budget | £495.4 million (2024/25) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kent |
| Map of Kent Police's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 1,433 square miles (3,710 km2) |
| Population | 1.8 million |
| Legal jurisdiction | England and Wales |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Overseen by | |
| Headquarters | Maidstone, Kent, England |
| Constables | 4,269 (including 302 special constables) (March 2022) |
| Police Community Support Officers | 287 (March 2022) |
| Police and Crime Commissioner responsible |
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| Agency executives |
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| Areas | 3 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | 20 police stations and offices with public access (7 of which contain custody suites). Plus two special stations. |
| Website | |
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Kent Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the 1,433 sq mi (3,710 km2) and approximately 1.8 million inhabitants of Kent, a county in South East England.