Wiltshire Constabulary
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Wiltshire Constabulary area |
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Area | Wiltshire |
Size | 3,485 |
Population | Approx 625,000 |
Operations | |
Formed | 1839 |
HQ | Devizes |
Officers | 1,227 |
Divisions | 3 |
Stations | 24 |
Chief Constable | Martin Richards |
Website | Wiltshire Police |
Wiltshire Constabulary is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Wiltshire and Swindon in south-west England.
Wiltshire Police Authority has 9 councillors (from both Wiltshire County Council and Swindon Borough Council), 3 justices of the peace, and 5 independent members.
The force was established in 1839 under the County Police Act 1839, and was the first county police force to be formed.
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