Kerala Police information

Kerala State Police
കേരള പോലീസ്
Kerala State Police; കേരള പോലീസ്
	Emblem
	Flag
Abbreviation	KP
Motto	മൃദു ഭാവെ ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye"; "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" മൃദുവായ പെരുമാറ്റം, ദൃഢമായ കർമ്മങ്ങൾ (Malayalam)
Agency overview
Formed	November 1, 1956
Annual budget	₹4,406 crore (US$550 million) (2021–22 est.)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kerala, IN
	Jurisdiction of Kerala Police
Size	15,008.13 sq mi (38,870.88 km2)
Population	34,630,192
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Kerala
Constituting instrument	Kerala Police Act, 2011;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Department of Home, Government of Kerala
Headquarters	Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695010
	; Map of Kerala Police Department's jurisdiction. The map on left shows Kerala in India and on right shows the State with Thiruvananthapuram district in red.
Sworn members	62,618 (Sanctioned) ; 57,819 (Actual)
Minister responsible	Pinarayi Vijayan, ; Chief Minister of Kerala & Minister of Home Affairs; ;
Agency executive	Sheikh Darvesh Saheb, IPS, ; State Police Chief;
Units	List of units Law and Order ; Crime Branch ; State Special Branch ; Training ; Armed Battalion ; Coastal Security ; State Crime Records Bureau ; Protection of Civil Rights ; Administration (HQ);
Specialized Units	List of units Highway Police ; Tourism Police ; Traffic Enforcement Units ; Railway Police ; Mounted Police ; Coastal Police ; Forensic Division ; Women Cell ; Pink Patrol ; K9 Squad ; High-Tech Crime Cell ; Anti-Terrorism Squad ; Special Operation Group ; Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad ; DANSAF;
Facilities
Police Stations	564 (as of 2021)
Police vehicles	Force Gurkha; Mahindra Bolero; Tata Sumo; Mahindra TUV300; Toyota Innova; Chevrolet Tavera; Mahindra Thar; Swift Dzire
Dogs	82 (41 Sniffer Dogs)
Horses	25
Notables
Programme	List of key Projects Student Police Cadet Project ; Janamaithri Suraksha Project ; Kerala Police Cyberdome; ;
Significant Operation	Operation P-Hunt;
Website
	keralapolice.gov.in

The Kerala Police^[3]^[4] is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala.^[5] Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in Sanskrit.^[6] It operates under the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Kerala. The force is headed by the State Police Chief, and the incumbent chief is Shaikh Darvesh Sahib, IPS.^[7]

Kerala Police has a reputation for being one of the best-managed state police forces in the nation, and the state ranks among the top states for maintaining law and order. One of the first police forces in South Asia to put community policing into practise is Kerala Police, which was one of the first to do so through legislation. The term "Janamaithri" Policing, which means "people-friendly Policing," is used to refer to it.

According to the data from Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), there are a total of 564 police stations in Kerala.^[8] Among them, 484 police stations deal with local law enforcement, while the remaining 80 are specialised for specific purposes.^[9]^[10] Out of these, 382 police stations are located in rural areas, while 102 police stations are located in urban areas.^[11]

The rural police stations account for the majority of police stations in Kerala, comprising approximately 68% of the total. The urban police stations account for about 18% of the total, while the special purpose police stations account for about 14% of the total.

^ "Kerala Budget Analysis 2021-2022" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Data on police organizations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-05. ^{[bare URL PDF]}
^ "Kerala police see a top deck shuffle". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Police roll out 'e-challan'". The Hindu. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ "Spl squad to tackle goonda menace". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^ "Soft skills training to make police 'polite and firm'". The New Indian Express. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Kerala gets a new police chief in Shaik Darvesh Saheb". The New Indian Express. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
^ "Data on Police Organizations:Bureau Of Police Research And Development, Government of India". bprd.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
^ "15 cyber cells in Kerala to be converted into police stations". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.
^ Women In Police - A Police Repository (BPRD)
^ "Data on Police Organisations 2021, BPRD" (PDF). Bureau of Police Research and Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

[1] "Kerala Budget Analysis 2021-2022" (PDF). prsindia.org. 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

[auto10-2] "Data on police organizations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-05. ^{[bare URL PDF]}

[:0-3] "Kerala police see a top deck shuffle". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[:2-4] "Police roll out 'e-challan'". The Hindu. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[5] "Spl squad to tackle goonda menace". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

[6] "Soft skills training to make police 'polite and firm'". The New Indian Express. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[7] "Kerala gets a new police chief in Shaik Darvesh Saheb". The New Indian Express. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-19.

[8] "Data on Police Organizations:Bureau Of Police Research And Development, Government of India". bprd.nic.in. Archived from the original on 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

[9] "15 cyber cells in Kerala to be converted into police stations". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2023-12-03.

[10] Women In Police - A Police Repository (BPRD)

[11] "Data on Police Organisations 2021, BPRD" (PDF). Bureau of Police Research and Development. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-03-05. Retrieved 2023-03-05.

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