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 Essex Police area |
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| Area | Essex |
| Size | 1,415 square miles |
| Population | 1.6 million |
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| Formed | 1840 |
| HQ | Springfield (Nr. Chelmsford) |
| Budget | {{{budget}}} |
| Officers | 3,230 |
| Divisions | 9 |
| Stations | 47 |
| Chief Constable | Roger Baker |
| Website | http://www.essex.police.uk |
Essex Police is a Home Office (territorial) police force with responsibility for policing the county of Essex in the East of England.
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Organisation
The force area covers 1,400 square miles and has a population of 1,600,000. In late 2005 it had an establishment of 3,230 police officers and 1,968 police staff. The Chief Constable is Roger Baker. On the Essex Police website, Baker delivers his own personal message: "If you are planning on committing crime in Essex, bring a toothbrush"[1] Since he was put in charge of the county police force in July 2005, Baker has banned police officers from sending emails on Wednesdays to encourage face-to-face communication.[2] The force is divided into six territorial divisions, these being South-Eastern, South-Western, Western, Central, Eastern, and Stansted Airport. There are also non territorial divisions for instance, communications, crime and mobile support. Communications covers such areas as call handling and central control room (FIR) functions whilst Crime covers such departments as the Intelligence bureau and Serious Organised Crime Directorate whilst Mobile Support features such departments as Road Policing, Air Support, ANPR, Dogs, Mounted and firearms. All non territorial divisions (BCU's) provide services to the whole force.
History
Essex Constabulary was formed in 1840. In 1965, the force had an establishment of 1,862 and an actual strength of 1,305, making it the most understrength county force in England and Wales.[3] In 1969 it amalgamated with Southend-on-Sea Borough Police to form Essex and Southend-on-Sea Joint Constabulary, which was renamed Essex Police in 1974.
References
- ^ Essex Police About Us: Chief Constable Roger Baker
- ^ BBC News - Police chief's plea over e-mails
- ^ The Thin Blue Line, Police Council for Great Britain Staff Side Claim for Undermanning Supplements, 1965
Bibliography
- The Essex Police by John Woodgate. Includes black and white plates and an appendix section that gives details of the smaller forces that went to make up Essex Police. Detail from a copy published by Terence Dalton in 1985 with an ISBN 0861380347.
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