Districts of Delhi Police

28°36′36″N 77°13′48″E / 28.61000°N 77.23000°E / 28.61000; 77.23000 There are 15 districts of Delhi Police, the agency responsible for maintaining law & order in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. 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 66 police subdivisions and 178 'territorial' police stations.[1]

Apart from these, there are 8 Metro Rail, 5 Railways, 2 Airport and 5 Police stations 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.[2] The Districts of Delhi Police are different from the 11 administrative or revenue Districts of Delhi, which are headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC).

  1. ^ "Delhi gets 15 new police stations, one new police district from January 1, 2019".
  2. ^ "Delhi Police HQ has new address: Jai Singh Road in central Delhi".