British Police ranks

Bobby is not a rank, but a general term in Great Britain for police officers on patrol, comparable to the German bobby .

The British Police Force use the following ranks, with members of the Criminal Police being prefixed with the term "Detective" instead of "Police". For example, the Police Constable (“PC”) has the same rank as the Detective Constable (“DC”) and the Police Inspector (“PI”) has the same rank as the Detective Inspector (“DI”). In particular (but not only) in oral use, the salutation is usually reduced to the appropriate abbreviation, e.g. B. Detective Inspector Miller → [ di aɪ mɪlləɹ ]; Police Constable Smith → [ piː siː smɪθ ].

Badges of rank are commonly worn as epaulettes, but constables and sergeants do not wear epaulets when wearing a collared uniform. Sergeants then wear their badge on their upper arm. Constables and sergeants wear their unit number as a collar tab.

Ranks and Rank Badges

Police department	Ranks
all Territorial Police Forces and National Special Police Forces		Constable	sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Assistant Chief Constable	Deputy Chief Constable	Chief constable
City of London Police	Police Community Support Officer	Constable	sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Commander	Assistant Commissioner			Commissioner
Isle of Man Constabulary		Constable	sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent			Deputy Chief Constable	Chief Constable
Metropolitan Police Service		Constable	sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Commander	Deputy Assistant Commissioner	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
Police Service of Northern Ireland		Constable	sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Assistant Chief Constable	Deputy Chief Constable	Chief Constable
Port of Dover Police		Constable	sergeant	Inspector		Chief officer

Rank comparison

Rank comparison

police	British Army	Public service (Civil Service)
Police Constable	Warrant Officer Class 2 Lieutenant	Executive officer
Police sergeant	Warrant Officer Class 1 Captain
Police inspector	major	Higher Executive Officer
Police Chief Inspector	Lieutenant Colonel	Senior Executive Officer

Individual evidence

1. ^ Office of Manpower Economics (2013). Comparison of Pay in the Armed Forces and the Civilian Sector. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.