Uttar Pradesh Police

Uttar Pradesh Police
उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस
Uttar Pradesh Police; उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस
	Emblem of the Uttar Pradesh Police
	Flag of the Uttar Pradesh Police
Abbreviation	UP Police
Motto	"सुरक्षा आपकी, संकल्प हमारा" ; (Hindi); "Your protection, our pledge"
Agency overview
Formed	1863; at Prayagraj erstwhile Allahabad
Annual budget	₹37,398 crore (US$4.4 billion) (2024–25 est.)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Uttar Pradesh, IN
	Jurisdiction of Uttar Pradesh Police force
Size	243,286 km2 (93,933.25 sq mi)
Population	199,812,341 (est. 2011)
Legal jurisdiction	Uttar Pradesh
Governing body	Home Department
Constituting instrument	Police Act, 1861;
General nature	Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters, Sector-7, Gomti Nagar Extension, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Gazetted Officers	1,369 (406 IPS officers and 963 PPS officers)
Non-Gazetted officers and Constables	231,443
Minister responsible	Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister and Minister of Home and Confidential;
Agency executive	Rajeev Krishna,(acting) IPS, Director General of Police;
Child agencies	Lucknow Police Commissionerate; Kanpur Nagar Police Commissionerate; Agra Police Commissionerate; Gautam Buddh Nagar Police Commissionerate; Ghaziabad Police Commissionerate; Prayagraj Police Commissionerate; Varanasi Police Commissionerate;
Facilities
Stations	2,015 ; (as of September 2021)
Helicopters	1
Dogs	78
Website
	uppolice.gov.in

The Uttar Pradesh Police (UP Police) (IAST: Uttara Pradeśha Pulisa), is the primary law enforcement agency within the Uttar Pradesh state of India. Established in 1863 as the Office of the Inspector General of Police, United Provinces under the Police Act, 1861.

Uttar Pradesh Police is one of the oldest police departments in the Republic of India, and is the largest police force in the world, having about 68 district police department (excluding 7 commissionerates) in it.

The Uttar Pradesh Police is headquartered at Signature Building, Gomti Nagar Extension in Lucknow which was earlier located in city of Prayagraj.

The Uttar Pradesh Police employ around 1,368 gazetted officers, and 231,443 non gazetted uniformed officers. Uttar Pradesh Police is governed by the Department of Home and Confidential of Uttar Pradesh. The Uttar Pradesh Police is headed by the Director General of Police (DGP) for the state of Uttar Pradesh, who is the highest-ranking (DG) IPS officer of the state cadre. UP Police is the first Indian state police agency to have a highway patrol Unit, the UP-Highway Police (UPHP).