Wiltshire Police

Wiltshire Police
Wiltshire Police
Agency overview
Formed	13 November, 1839
Preceding agencies	Salisbury City Police;
Employees	2,068 (in 2019)
Volunteers	396 (236 specials and 160 PSVs)
Annual budget	£127.8 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
	Map of police area
Size	1,346 square miles (3,490 km2)
Population	722,000
Legal jurisdiction	England & 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	Devizes
Police officers	1019
Police community support officers	132
Police and crime commissioner responsible	Philip Wilkinson;
Agency executive	Catherine Roper, chief constable;
Website
	www.wiltshire.police.uk

Wiltshire Police, formerly known as Wiltshire Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Wiltshire (including the Borough of Swindon) in South West England.

The force serves 722,000 people over an area of 1,346 square miles (3,490 km²).^[3] In terms of officer numbers, it is the second smallest force in the United Kingdom (after the City of London Police).^[4]

Since July 2022, the force has been under enhanced scrutiny ("special measures") by His Majesty's Inspectorate, after it was rated 'inadequate' in three areas: responding to the public, protecting vulnerable people and making use of its resources.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Force Management Statement 2019" (PDF). Wiltshire Police. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ "Factsheet: Police Funding Settlement 2020-21". Home Office Media. Home Office. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Overview: Wiltshire Police". HMICFRS. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2020: data tables" (ODS). Gov.uk. Home Office. 1 February 2021. pp. Table 1. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[Wilt_FMS-1] "Force Management Statement 2019" (PDF). Wiltshire Police. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[20-21_Funding-2] "Factsheet: Police Funding Settlement 2020-21". Home Office Media. Home Office. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.

[hmicfrsoverview-3] "Overview: Wiltshire Police". HMICFRS. Retrieved 10 June 2021.

[Police_Workforce-4] "Police workforce, England and Wales, 30 September 2020: data tables" (ODS). Gov.uk. Home Office. 1 February 2021. pp. Table 1. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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