Kent Police

Kent Police
Agency overview
Formed	14 January 1857; 168 years ago (1857-01-14) (as Kent County Constabulary)
Employees	6,971[1]
Volunteers	232[1]
Annual budget	£495.4 million (2024/25)[2]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kent
Map of Kent Police's jurisdiction
Size	1,433 square miles (3,710 km2)
Population	1.8 million
Legal jurisdiction	England and Wales
Constituting instrument	Police Act 1996
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Overseen by	His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services Independent Office for Police Conduct
Headquarters	Maidstone, Kent, England
Constables	4,269 (including 302 special constables) (March 2022)[1]
Police Community Support Officers	287 (March 2022)[1]
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Matthew Scott
Agency executives	Tim Smith, Chief Constable Peter Ayling, Deputy Chief Constable
Areas	3
Facilities
Stations	20 police stations and offices with public access (7 of which contain custody suites). Plus two special stations.
Website
www.kent.police.uk

Kent Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the 1,433 sq mi (3,710 km²) and approximately 1.8 million inhabitants of Kent, a county in South East England.