Sussex Police

Sussex Police
Sussex Police
Agency overview
Formed	1 January, 1968
Employees	5,477
Volunteers	199
Annual budget	£328.9 million (2021/22)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	East and West Sussex, United Kingdom
	Map of Sussex Police area
Size	3,783 km2 (1,461 sq mi)
Population	1.7 million
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	Lewes, East Sussex
Constables	3,017 (including 106 special constables) (March 2022)
Police Community Support Officers	268 (March 2022)
Police and Crime Commissioner responsible	Katy Bourne (C);
Agency executive	Jo Shiner, Chief Constable;
Divisions	3
Facilities
Stations	40 (6 of which contain custody suites)
Website
	www.sussex.police.uk

Sussex Police are the territorial police force responsible for policing in the whole of Sussex. Their jurisdiction covers the ceremonial counties of East Sussex and West Sussex. Their headquarters are in Malling House, Lewes, East Sussex.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Police Performance 2007/2008 | Home Office". Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
^ "Approval of the Council Tax Precept, Revenue and Capital Budgets 2021/22" (PDF). Sussex Police. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^ "Tables for 'Police workforce, England and Wales". HM Government. Office for National Statistics. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
^ "Non-emergency enquiries." (Archive) Sussex Police. Retrieved on 13 February 2011. "Sussex Police Headquarters Church Lane, Lewes East Sussex, BN7 2DZ."