Jamaica Constabulary Force

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Jamaica Constabulary Force
Insignia of the JCF
Abbreviation	JCF
Motto	Serve, Protect and Reassure
Agency overview
Formed	1867
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Jamaica
Size	10,990 sq mi (28,463.97 km2)
Population	2,726,667 (2018)
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kingston, Jamaica
Elected officer responsible	Horace Chang
Agency executive	Kevin Blake, Commissioner of Police
Facilities
Stations	5 area headquarters 19 divisional headquarters 190 stations 4 recruiting centres
Website
Official website

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the national police force of Jamaica. Founded in 1867, during the period of British colonialism, the JCF was intended as a civil body with a military structure. Since the late 1990s, the JCF has undergone modernisation.