Sussex Police | |
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Agency overview | |
Formed | 1 January 1968 |
Employees | 5,477[1] |
Volunteers | 199[1] |
Annual budget | £328.9 million (2021/22)[2] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | East and West Sussex, United Kingdom |
Map of Sussex Police area | |
Size | 3,783 km2 (1,461 sq mi) |
Population | 1.7 million |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
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General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | |
Headquarters | Lewes, East Sussex |
Constables | 3,017 (including 106 special constables) (March 2022)[3] |
Police Community Support Officers | 268 (March 2022) |
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Divisions | 3 |
Facilities | |
Stations | 40 (6 of which contain custody suites) |
Website | |
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Sussex Police are the territorial police force responsible for policing in the whole of Sussex. Their jurisdiction covers the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Their headquarters are in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex.[4]