Gambia Constabulary

Gambia Constabulary
Cap badge, pre-independence.
Common name	Gambia Police
Agency overview
Formed	1866
Preceding agency	Gambia River Police
Dissolved	1965
Superseding agency	Gambia Police Force
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	The Gambia
Operational structure
Headquarters	Bathurst, The Gambia
Police constables	40–1000

The Gambia Constabulary, also known as the Gambia Police, was the colonial police force of The Gambia, in existence from 1866 to 1965. The constabulary has been described as paramilitary, and the colonial authorities themselves described it as "semi-military".^[1] The constabulary for a period also had responsibility for firefighting during the colonial reign.