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Kannur City Police

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Kannur City Police (KCPD) (Malayalam: കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്), a division of the Kerala Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Kannur, Thalassery and Kuthuparamba. The Kannur city police force is headed by District Police Chief, also known as Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Home Department of Kerala.[1]

Kannur City Police
കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്
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AbbreviationKCPD
Mottoമൃദു ഭാവെ ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye"
Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action
Agency overview
Formed2018
Preceding agency
  • Kannur District Police
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionKannur City, India
Legal jurisdictionKannur City, Thalassery, Kuthuparamba
Governing bodyDepartment of Home, Government of Kerala
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersKannur, Kerala
Elected officer responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyKerala Police
SDPOs3
Facilities
Police Stations22
Website
https://kannurcity.keralapolice.gov.in

The Kannur City Police District came into existence vide GO(MS)No.32/2011 dated 05/02/2011, on 3/March/2011. After the bifrication, erstwhile Kannur District Police has been divided into Kannur city and Kannur Rural. There are 3 Subdivisions and 24 Police stations in Kannur City Police District.

Units

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  • District Special Branch
  • C - Branch
  • Narcotic Cell
  • Command and control center
  • Traffic Enforcement Unit
  • Highway Police
  • Pink Police Patrol
  • District Crime Records Bureau
  • Armed Reserve (AR)
  • Cyber Crime PS

Police stations under Kannur City

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Kannur City Police district have jurisdiction over 22 police stations and 2 police control rooms. Kannur and Thalassery sub-divisions consist of eight police stations and one control rooms each and Kuthuparamba sub-division has six police stations under its jurisdiction limits.[2]

Kannur Sub-division

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  • Kannur Town
  • Kannur Traffic PS
  • Kannur City
  • Edakkad
  • Chakkarakal
  • Valapattanam
  • Kannapuram
  • Mayyil

Thalassery Sub-division

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  • Thalassery
  • Thalassery Traffic PS
  • Thalassery Coastal PS
  • Dharmadom
  • New Mahe
  • Chockli
  • Kathirur
  • Pinarayi

Kuthuparamba Sub-division

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  • Kuthuparamba
  • Mattanur
  • Mattanur Airport
  • Kolavelloor
  • Panoor
  • Kannavam

References

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  1. ^ "Kannur police district to be divided into city, rural". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. ^ "Kannur city - home". keralapolice gov.in.