Kolkata Police
| Kolkata Police Force কলকাতা আরক্ষা বাহিনী | |
|---|---|
Crest of Kolkata Police | |
Flag of Kolkata Police | |
| Abbreviation | KP/KPF; ক: পু |
| Motto | "With You – Always" (Bengali: তোমার সহিত – সর্বদা) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1856 |
| Annual budget | ₹4,390.722 crore (US$519.3 million) (2025–26) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Kolkata Police Jurisdiction Area | |
| Size | 204.77 sq mi (530.4 km2) |
| Population | 62,80,544 (within 200.71 km²) |
| Legal jurisdiction | As per operations jurisdiction |
| Governing body | Department of Home and Hill Affairs, Government of West Bengal |
| Constituting instrument | |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 18, Lalbazar Street, Kolkata: 700001 |
| Police officers | 37,400 |
| Police Commissioner responsible |
|
| Divisions | 10
|
| Facilities | |
| Police Stations | 91 |
| Cars & Bikes | 4000+ |
| Dogs | 54 |
| Horses | 65 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Kolkata Police (Bengali: কলকাতা পুলিশ), formerly Calcutta Police (1856–2001) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and crime prevention within the metropolitan area of the city of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of the two primary police forces in West Bengal, the other being the West Bengal Police.
Established in its current form by the legislature of British India in 1856, the main operational area covered by the Kolkata Police is the Kolkata Metropolitan Region, excluding the neighbouring cities of Howrah (covered by the Howrah City Police), Barrackpore (covered by the Barrackpore City Police), Chandannagar (covered by the Chandannagar City Police) and the neighbouring locality of New Town (covered by the Bidhannagar City Police)
The primary functions of the Kolkata Police Force are maintaining law and order in the city, traffic management, prevention and detection of crime and co-ordinating various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata. As of 2024, Kolkata Police has ten divisions covering 91 police stations. It has a strength of approximately 37,400 and a territorial jurisdiction of c. 530.34 km2 (204.77 sq mi). In addition to general policing, the Kolkata Police has several specialist branches and nine battalions of the Armed Police.