Uttar Pradesh Police

The Uttar Pradesh Police (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस, IAST:Uttara Pradeśha Pulisa), colloquially known as the U.P. Police, is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was 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, having been previously located in the state's judicial capital: 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).