City of London Police

City of London Police
Mission statement	Policing the City 24 hours [1]
Agency Overview
Formed	1839
Annual Budget	£61.2m (2006/7)
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
The City of London area (red), within Greater London (pink)
Size	1.1 sq mi / 2.8 km²
Population	~8,000 (residential) ~300,000 (daily commuter)[2]
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales
Governing body	City of London Corporation
Constituting instrument	City of London Police Act 1839
General nature	Civilian police
Operational Structure
Headquarters	Wood Street police station, Bassishaw
Police Officers	813 [3]
Agency executive	Adrian Leppard, Commissioner
Divisions	2
Facilities
Stations	3
Website
http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/

The City of London Police is the police force responsible for law enforcement within the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple.

The service responsible for law enforcement within the rest of Greater London is the Metropolitan Police Service, a separate organisation.

Nationally, as a result of the Fraud Review 2008, the force was recognised as the lead police force for fraud and granted funding from government to further develop its capabilities nationally and internationally.^[4] The police authority is the Corporation of London.

The City of London area has a resident population of 8,043 with 4,421 households. These numbers are increased by the daily influx of approximately 300,000 commuters working in the City, and many tourists. 300,000 cars passing through the square mile a day.^[5]

The Force has 1,200 employees, including 813 police officers, 85 Special Constables, 48 Police Community Support Officers and three police stations (in Snow Hill, Wood Street and Bishopsgate). The City of London Police is the smallest territorial police force in England, both in terms of geographic area – the square mile centre of London – and the number of police officers.^[3]

1. ↑ "City of London Police - Force Priorities". Cityoflondon.police.uk. 2010-07-16. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
2. ↑ City of London Police - index Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine. Cityoflondon.police.uk (2008-06-19). Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "The police | Home Office". Police.homeoffice.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
4. ↑ "National Fraud Authority". Lslo.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
5. ↑ "City of London Police - index". Cityoflondon.police.uk. Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2009-06-08.