Police_rank

List of police ranks

Element of hierarchy in law enforcement

Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations.^[1] The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization,^[2] and affects the culture within the police force.^[3] Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks^[4]^[5] in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations,^[6] such as in western Europe,^[7]^[8] former Soviet countries,^[9] and English-speaking countries.^[10]^[11] Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.^[12]^[5]

Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well.^[13] As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does the amount of responsibility.^[14]

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[60] Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.

[61] Also known as Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade)

[64] This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.

[65] Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.

[66] This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

[Turkey_Student-120] Student officer insignia designates school grade rather than military seniority.

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Split into Grades 1 and 2

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Assistant inspector general if in police HQ. Special superintendent if in special branch or Criminal Investigation Department. Superintendent of railway police if in railway police.

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In Dhaka Metropolitan Police

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In Dhaka Metropolitan Police

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Only in Dhaka Metropolitan Police

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The rank has been unused since 1994. A civilian Chief Medical Officer has fulfilled the role since 2000.^[59]

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	Director				Commissioner
Albanian Police^[15]^[16]
Albanian Police^[15]^[16]	Drejtues madhor Chief director	Drejtues i lartë Senior director	Drejtues i parë First director	Drejtues Director	Kryekomisar Chief commissioner	Komisar Commissioner	Nënkomisar Sub-commissioner	Inspektor Inspector	Kursantë Cadet

	Director		Commissioner			Inspectors			Constables
Algerian police
Algerian police	Contrôleur général de police	Contrôleur de police	Commissaire divisionnaire de police	Commissaire principal de police	Commissaire de police	Lieutenant de police	Inspecteur principal de police	Inspecteur de police	Brigadier-chef	Brigadier de police	Agent de l'ordre public


	Superior level		Executive level		Intermediate level			Basic level
Police Corps of Andorra^[17]
Police Corps of Andorra^[17]	Commissari major	Commisari	Oficial de 1a classe	Oficial de 2a classe	Sotsoficial major	Sotsoficial de 1a classe	Sotsoficial de 2a classe	Agent major	Agent

Antigua and Barbuda Police ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Argentine Federal Police^[18]
Argentine Federal Police^[18]			Comisario general Jefe de la policía federal		Comisario general		Comisario mayor		Comisario inspector		Comisario		Subcomisario		Oficial principal		Oficial inspector		Oficial subinspector			Oficial subayudante			Oficial ayudante

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Argentine Federal Police^[18]
Argentine Federal Police^[18]	Suboficial mayor						Subofical auxiliar		Suboficial escrebiente		Sargento primero						Sargento						Cabo primero				Cabo		Agente

Insignia	Name	English
Command
	Comisario general	Commissioner general
	Comisario mayor	Commissioner major
	Comisario inspector	Commissioner inspector
	Comisario	Commissioner
	Subcomisario	Deputy commissioner
	Oficial principal	Chief officer
	Oficial inspector	Inspector officer
	Oficial subinspector	Deputy inspector officer
	Oficial ayudante	Assistant officer
	Oficial subayudante	Deputy assistant officer
General
	Mayor	Major
	Capitán	Captain
	Teniente 1º	First lieutenant
	Teniente	Lieutenant
	Subteniente	Second lieutenant
	Sargento	Sergeant
	Oficial	Official

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Police of Armenia^[19]
Police of Armenia^[19]					Police colonel general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Senior police lieutenant			Police lieutenant			Police cadet

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Armenia^[19]																																			No insignia
Police of Armenia^[19]	Senior police warrant officer			Police warrant officer			Police Starshina		Police senior sergeant		Police sergeant						Police junior sergeant										Police private								Cadet

	Commissioners			Senior officers			Sergeants		Constables				Recruits
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)^[20]^[21]
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)^[20]^[21]	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Commander	Superintendent	Inspector	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Leading senior constable	Senior constable	Constable first class	Constable	Police recruit


Austrian Federal Police^[22]
	Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit	Landespolizei- Direktor	Landespolizei- Direktor-Stellvertreter	Abteilungsleiter Landespolizei- direktion	Stadthauptmann
	Commissioner general of public security	State commissioner	Deputy state commissioner	Assistant state commissioner	City police commissioner


	General officers			Senior officers			Junior officers
Austrian Federal Police^[23]

	General Inspector general	Generalmajor Deputy inspector general	Brigadier Assistant inspector general	Oberst Chief superintendent	Oberstleutnant Superintendent	Major Deputy superintendent	Hauptmann Assistant superintendent	Oberleutnant Divisional superintendent	Leutnant Divisional assistant superintendent


	Supervising officers						Police officers
Austrian Federal Police^[23]
Austrian Federal Police^[23]	Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector	Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector	Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector	Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector	Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant	Gruppeninspektor Sergeant	Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion	Revierinspektor Senior constable	Inspektor Constable	Inspektor GFP Border guard constable	Aspirant Probationary constable

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Police of Azerbaijan^[24]
Police of Azerbaijan^[24]					Police colonel general Polis general-polkovniki		Police lieutenant general Polis general-leytenantı		Police major general Polis general-mayoru		Police colonel Polis polkovniki		Police lieutenant colonel Polis polkovnik-leytenantı		Police major Polis mayoru		Police captain Polis kapitanı		Police senior lieutenant Polis baş leytenantı		Police lieutenant Polis leytenantı		Police sub-lieutenant Polis kiçik leytenantı		Police cadet Polis kursantı

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Azerbaijan^[24]
Police of Azerbaijan^[24]															Police senior sergeant Polis baş serjantı		Police sergeant Polis serjantı						Police junior sergeant Polis kiçik serjantı						Police private Polis sıravi

Rank group				Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Bangladesh Police v t e
Bangladesh Police v t e	Inspector of police	Sub-inspector	Sergeant		Assistant sub-inspector	Nayek	Constable
Armed branch	Armed inspector of police			Armed sub-inspector	Armed assistant sub-inspector	Naik	Constable
Industrial police	Deputy assistant director			Circle commander	Assistant sub-inspector	Naik	Constable
Traffic division	Traffic inspector	Sergeant		Town sub-inspector	Assistant town sub-inspector		Traffic constable

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus	Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer			Пра́порщик Warrant officer			Старшина́ Starshina		Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant		Сержа́нт Sergeant												Ефре́йтор Yefreytor												Рядово́й Private

Group	Officer level					Middle-level			Base-level
Federal Police^[25]
Local police^[25]
Title	First chief commissioner Eerste Hoofdcommissaris Premier commissaire divisionnaire Erste chefkomissar	Chief commissioner Hoofdcommissaris Commissaire divisionnaire Chefkomissar	First commissioner Eerste commissaris Premier commissaire Erste komissar	Commissioner Commissaris Commissaire Komissar	Candidate commissioner Aspirant-commissaris Aspirant-commissaire Aufstrebender komissar	First chief inspector Eerste hoofdinspecteur Premier inspecteur principal Erste chefinspektor	Chief inspector Hoofdinspecteur Inspecteur principal Chefinspektor	Candidate chief inspector Aspirant-hoofdinspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur principal Aufstrebender chefinspektor	First inspector Eerste inspecteur Premier inspecteur Erste inspektor	Inspector Inspecteur Inspecteur Inspektor	Candidate inspector Aspirant-inspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur Aufstrebender inspektor
Group	Security-level								Auxiliary-level
Federal Police^[25]
Local police^[25]	N/A
Title	First security coordinator Eerste beveiligingscoördinator Premier coordinateur de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungskoordinator der Polizei	Security coordinator Beveiligingscoördinator Coordinateur de sécurisation de police Sicherungskoordinator der Polizei	First security assistant Eerste beveiligingsassistent Premier assistant de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungsassistent der Polizei	Security assistant Beveiligingsassistent Assistant de sécurisation de police Sicherungsassistent der Polizei	Candidate security assistant Aspirant-beveiligingsassistent Aspirant assistant de sécurisation de police Sicherungsassistent-Anwärter der Polizei	First security officer Eerste beveiligingsagent Premier agent de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungsbediensteter der Polizei	Security officer Beveiligingsagent Agent de sécurisation de police Sicherungsbediensteter der Polizei	Candidate security officer Aspirant-beveiligingsagent Aspirant agent de sécurisation de police Sicherungsbediensteter-Anwärter der Polizei	First (auxiliary) officer Eerste agent Premier agent Erste agent	(Auxiliary) officer Agent Agent Agent	Candidate (auxiliary) officer Aspirant-agent Aspirant-agent Aufstrebender agent

	Chief inspector			Inspector
Police of Republika Srpska^[27]
Police of Republika Srpska^[27]	Chief general inspector of police Главни генерални инспектор полиције	General inspector of police Генерални инспектор полиције	Chief inspector Главни инспектор	Independent inspector Самостални инспектор	Senior inspector Виши инспектор	Inspector Инспектор	Junior inspector Млађи инспектор

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers
Bangladesh Police v t e
Bangladesh Police v t e	Inspector general of police	Additional inspector general of police^{[note 1]}	Deputy inspector general of police	Additional deputy inspector general of police	Superintendent of police^{[note 2]}	Additional superintendent of police	Senior assistant superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police
Metropolitan branch		Commissioner of police^{[note 3]}	Commissioner of police Additional police commissioner^{[note 4]}	Additional police commissioner Joint commissioner of police^{[note 5]}	Deputy commissioner of police	Additional deputy commissioner of police	Senior assistant commissioner of police	Assistant commissioner of police
Industrial police			Director general	Additional director general	Director	Deputy director	Senior assistant director	Assistant director

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus					Colonel general		Lieutenant general		Major general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant		Lieutenant		Junior lieutenant

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers			Officer cadet
	Generales					Jefes			Oficiales
Bolivia^[26]
Bolivia^[26]		General comandante Commandant general	General supervisor Supervisor general	General superior Superior general	General director Director general	Coronel Colonel	Teniente coronel Lieutenant colonel	Mayor Major	Capitan Captain	Teniente Lieutenant	Subteniente Second lieutenant	Cadete

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Bolivia^[26]
Bolivia^[26]	Suboficial supervisor Supervisor warrant officer			Suboficial mayor Warrant officer major			Suboficial primero Warrant officer 1st class		Suboficial segundo Warrant officer 2nd class								Sargento primero Sergeant 1st class						Sargento segundo Sergeant 2nd class				Cabo Corporal								Policia egresado Graduate policeman

	Police officer
Police of Republika Srpska^[27]
Police of Republika Srpska^[27]	Chief police officer Главни полицајац	Independent police officer Самостални полицајац	Senior police officer Виши полицајац	Police officer Полицајац	Junior police officer Млађи полицајац

	Chief of police (with the COA of the canton)			Inspector

Bosnian police^[28]
Bosnian police^[28]	Glavni Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Glavni Inspektor	Samostalni Inspektor	Visi Inspektor	Inspektor	Mladi Inspektor

	Police officer

Bosnian police^[28]
Bosnian police^[28]	Stariji Narednik	Narednik	Stariji Policajac	Policajac

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Brazilian Military Police^[30] v t e
Brazilian Military Police^[30] v t e							Comandante geral		Comandante adjunto		Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Brazilian Military Police^[30] v t e
Brazilian Military Police^[30] v t e	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Aluno sargento		Cabo				Soldado primeira classe						Soldado segunda classe

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Brunei Police Force^[31]
Royal Brunei Police Force^[31]	Inspector general of police	Deputy Inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector	Cadet inspector

Police_rank

Albania

Algeria

Andorra

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Argentine Federal Police

Buenos Aires Provincial Police

Armenia

Officers

Enlisted

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Belarus

Belgium

Bermuda

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Civil police

Military police

Brunei

Bulgaria

Canada

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Sûreté du Québec

Chad

Chile

Carabineros de Chile

China

People's Police

People's Armed Police

Colombia

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Egypt

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

Police Nationale

Gendarmerie

Germany

Greece

Guatemala

Hong Kong

Gazetted

Inspectorate

Junior police officers (JPOs)

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Commissioned officer ranks

Student officer ranks

Other ranks

Iraq

Officers

Enlisted

Republic of Ireland

Israel

Italy

Polizia di Stato

Carabinieri

Japan

Kenya

South Korea

Laos

Latvia

Lesotho

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers
National Police Service
	Secretary general	Chief commissioner	Senior commissioner	Commissioner of police	Chief inspector	Senior inspector	Inspector 1st grade	Inspector 2nd grade	Inspector 3rd grade
	Главен секретар	Главен комисар	Старши комисар	Комисар	Главен инспектор	Старши инспектор	Инспектор I-ва степен	Инспектор II-ра степен	Инспектор III-та степен

	Policemen
National Police Service
	Chief policeman	Policeman 1st grade	Policeman 2nd grade	Policeman 3rd grade
	Главен полицай	Полицай I-ва степен	Полицай II степен	Полицай III степен

				Superintendent		Inspector
Royal Canadian Mounted Police^[32] v t e
	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector
	Commissaire	Sous-commissaire	Commissaire adjoint	Surintendant principal	Surintendant	Inspecteur

	Non-commissioned officers							Depot
Royal Canadian Mounted Police^[32] v t e							No insignia
	Corps sergeant major	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable	Cadet
	Sergent-major du corps	Sergent-major	Sergent-major d'état major	Sergent d'état-major	Sergent	Caporal	Gendarme	Cadet

Commanding officers		Senior officers		Police officers			Officers in training
Chief constable	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable	Cadet

Ranks of Sûreté du Québec<^[33]
General staff officers		Officers				Sub-officers	Agents
Directeur general	Directeur adjoint	Inspecteur chef	Inspecteur	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sergent	Chef d'equip	Agent
Director general of the SQ	Associate director	Chief inspector	Inspector	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Team leader	Constable
								No insignia

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers				Officer cadet
Carabineros de Chile v t e
Carabineros de Chile v t e	General director	General inspector	General	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente		Aspirante a oficial
Abbr.	GNRL DIR	GNRL INS	GNRL	CRNL	TTE CRNL	MAY	CAP	TTE		SUB TTE

Rank group	Senior NCOs				Junior NCOs
	Warrant officers	NCOs		Enlisted				Students
Carabineros de Chile v t e								No insignia
Carabineros de Chile v t e	Suboficial mayor	Suboficial	Sargento primero	Sargento segundo	Cabo primero	Cabo segundo	Carabinero	Carabinero alumno
Abbr.	SOM	SuboF	SG1	SG2	CBO1	CBO2	Carab

	Commissioners general		Commissioners			Supervisors
People's Police
People's Police	Commissioner general Chinese: 总警监 pinyin: zǒng jǐngjiān	Deputy commissioner general Chinese: 副总警监 pinyin: fù zǒng jǐngjiān	Commissioner 1st class Chinese: 一级警监 pinyin: yījí jǐngjiān	Commissioner 2nd class Chinese: 二级警监 pinyin: èrjí jǐngjiān	Commissioner 3rd class Chinese: 三级警监 pinyin: sānjí jǐngjiān	Supervisor 1st class Chinese: 一级警督 pinyin: yījí jǐngdū	Supervisor 2nd class Chinese: 二级警督 pinyin: èrjí jǐngdū	Supervisor 3rd class Chinese: 三级警督 pinyin: sānjí jǐngdū