Greater Mumbai Police

Greater Mumbai Police
Brihanmumbaī Pulīs
बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस
Current badge of the Greater Mumbai Police
Current badge of the Greater Mumbai Police
Abbreviationमुं.पो. (M. P.)
MottoTo protect Good and to destroy Evil
Agency overview
Formed14 December 1864; 159 years ago (1864-12-14)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMumbai, Maharashtra, IN
Greater Mumbai Police operational area
Size603.4 km2 (233.0 sq mi)
Population13,662,885
Legal jurisdictionMumbai City and Mumbai Suburban District, MH, IN
Governing bodyGovernment of Maharashtra
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersMumbai Police Headquarters, Fort District, Mumbai, India
Police officers50676
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyMaharashtra Police
Facilities
Stations94 (Police Stations)
102 (Traffic Police Stations)
Patrol vehicles3,500
Speedboats32
Helicopters5
Dogs52
Website
mumbaipolice.gov.in

The Greater Mumbai Police (Marathi: बृहन्मुंबई पोलीस, IAST: Brihanmumbaī Pulīs, formerly Bombay City Police) is the police department of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a city police commissionerate under the Maharashtra Police and has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement in the city of Mumbai and its surrounding areas. The force's motto is Sadrakṣaṇāya Khalanigrahaṇāya (Sanskrit: सद्रक्षणाय खलनिग्रहणाय, English: "To protect Good and to destroy Evil").[1]

It is headed by a Commissioner of Police (CP), an officer of the Indian Police Service. The force is divided into 12 police districts, called zones, each headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), further subdivided into 94 police stations.

  1. ^ "Say hello to the crorepati police constable from Thane". No. Mid-day.com. Mid-Day. Retrieved 31 January 2015.