There are 15 districts of Delhi Police, the agency responsible for maintaining law & order in the
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
. A Police district in Delhi is headed by an
IPS officer of the rank of
Deputy Commissioner of Police/ DCP (equivalent to
Senior Superintendent of Police/ SSP). As of January 2019,
Delhi Police has 178 'territorial' police stations.
Apart from these, there are 8 Metro Rail, 5 Railways, 2 Airport and 5
Police station
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s for the specialized crime units namely Crime Branch, Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), Special Cell, Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) and Vigilance.
The new headquarters of Delhi Police is situated at Jai Singh Marg,
Connaught Place, New Delhi
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. The Districts of Delhi Police are different from the 11 administrative or revenue
Districts of Delhi
There are eleven administrative or revenue districts in Delhi. Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM) also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi. These 11 districts are div ...
, which are headed by an
IAS officer
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of the rank of
Deputy Commissioner (DC).
Organization
The
NCT of Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
is divided into six Police Ranges, each headed by a
Joint Commissioner of Police (equivalent to Inspector-General of Police). The DCPs of all 15 Police Districts reports to these 6 Joint CPs, who further reports to the
Commissioner of Delhi Police
The Commissioner of Police, Delhi or Delhi Police Commissioner is the head of the Delhi Police, the Law enforcement agency of the 15 police districts (as of January 2019) of National Capital of India, Delhi.
Origins
In the year 1966, the Gover ...
. The six ranges of Delhi Police are Central, Eastern, New Delhi, Northern, South-Eastern and South-Western range.
At the police district level, a
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is assisted by Additional DCP and ACP. Below ACP, there are
station house officers (SHO) who are in-charge of a police station in India.
List of districts of Delhi Police
List of 15 Districts of
Delhi Police with effect from January 2019.
(P.S. stands for
Police Station
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).
Note: A police district is headed by an
IPS
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officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (
DCP), while a police sub-division is headed by a Sub-divisional police officer (
SDPO) of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (
ACP).
See also
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List of districts of Delhi
There are eleven administrative or revenue districts in Delhi. Each of these district is headed by a District Magistrate (DM) also called Deputy Commissioner (DC), who reports to the Divisional Commissioner of Delhi. These 11 districts are div ...
*
Neighbourhoods of Delhi
Delhi is a vast city and a union territory, and is home to a population of more than 16 million people. It is a microcosm of India and its residents belong to varied ethnic, religious and linguistic groups. As the second-largest city, and the c ...
References
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Delhi Police
Delhi-related lists
Geography of Delhi