Kent Police

Kent Police
Motto	Protecting and serving the people of Kent
Agency overview
Formed	14 January 1857; 167 years ago (1857-01-14) (as Kent County Constabulary)
Employees	6,971[1]
Volunteers	232[1]
Annual budget	£495.4 million (2024/25)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kent (including Medway), England, UK
Map of Kent Police's jurisdiction
Size	1,433 square miles (3,710 km2)
Population	1.8 million
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters	Maidstone, Kent
Constables	4,269 (including 302 special constables) (March 2022)[1]
Police Community Support Officers	287 (March 2022)[1]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Matthew Scott
Agency executives	Tim Smith, Chief Constable Peter Ayling, Deputy Chief Constable
Areas	3
Facilities
Stations	20 police stations and offices with public access (7 of which contain custody suites). Plus two special stations.
Notables
Programme	Street Wars; Coppers; 999 Emergency Call Out; This Cop Life
Website
www.kent.police.uk

Kent Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the 1,433 sq mi (3,710 km²) and approximately 1.8 million inhabitants of Kent, a county in South East England.