Hertfordshire Constabulary | |
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Motto | Creating A Safer Hertfordshire[1] |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1841 |
Preceding agencies |
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Employees | 4045[2] |
Volunteers | 266[3] |
Annual budget | £294.2 million[4] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | Hertfordshire, England, UK |
Map of police area | |
Size | 634 square miles (1,640 km2) |
Population | 1.5 million |
Legal jurisdiction | England & Wales |
Constituting instrument | |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Overseen by | |
Headquarters | Welwyn Garden City |
Constables | 1,953 (of which 410 are special constables)[5] |
Police Community Support Officers | 246[3] |
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible | |
Agency executive | |
Stations | 21 |
Website | |
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Hertfordshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Hertfordshire in England. Its headquarters is in Welwyn Garden City. The current chief constable is Andy Prophet. As of March 2019, the force consists of over 1,900 police officers, 235 PCSOs, and over 1500 police staff, as well as being supported by more than 410 special constables.[6][dead link ]