Districts of Delhi Police

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There are 15 districts of Delhi Police, the agency responsible for maintaining law & order in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. A Police district in Delhi is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police/ DCP (equivalent to Senior Superintendent of Police/ SSP). As of January 2019, Delhi Police has 178 'territorial' police stations.[1]

Apart from these, there are 8 Metro Rail, 5 Railways, 2 Airport and 5 Police stations for the specialized crime units namely Crime Branch, Economic Offenses Wing (EOW), Special Cell, Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) and Vigilance.

The new headquarters of Delhi Police is situated at Jai Singh Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi.[2] The Districts of Delhi Police are different from the 11 administrative or revenue Districts of Delhi, which are headed by an IAS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner (DC).

Organization

The NCT of Delhi is divided into six Police Ranges, each headed by a Joint Commissioner of Police (equivalent to Inspector-General of Police). The DCPs of all 15 Police Districts reports to these 6 Joint CPs, who further reports to the Commissioner of Delhi Police. The six ranges of Delhi Police are Central, Eastern, New Delhi, Northern, South-Eastern and South-Western range.

At the police district level, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) is assisted by Additional DCP and ACP. Below ACP, there are station house officers (SHO) who are in-charge of a police station in India.

List of districts of Delhi Police

List of 15 Districts of Delhi Police with effect from January 2019.[3] (P.S. stands for Police Station).

Sl No. Police District HQ (Office of the DCP) Sub-divisions (each headed by an ACP)
1 New Delhi district P.S. Parliament Street Parliament Street, Connaught Place, BK Road & Chanakya Puri
2 Central district P.S. Daryaganj Daryaganj, Kamla Market, Pahar Ganj, Karol Bagh & Patel Nagar
3 Dwarka district Sector-19, Dwarka Dabri, Dwarka, Chhawala & Najafgarh
4 East district IP Extension, Patparganj Preet Vihar, Kalyan Puri, Mayur Vihar & Madhu Vihar
5 North district P. S. Civil Lines Civil Lines, Timarpur & Sarai Rohilla
6 North-East district Dilshad Garden Seelam Pur, Gokul Puri, Nand Nagri & Khajuri Khas
7 North-West district P.S. Ashok Vihar Ashok Vihar, Model Town & Shalimar Bagh
8 Outer district Pushpanjali Enclave, Pitampura Paschim Vihar, Mangol Puri, Nangloi & Sultan Puri
9 Outer-North district P.S. Samaypur Badli Narela, Samaypur Badli, Bawana & Swaroop Nagar
10 Rohini district P.S. Begumpur Rohini, Begumpur & Aman Vihar
11 Shahdara district Shalimar Park, Shahdara Shahdara, Seema Puri, Vivek Vihar & Gandhi Nagar
12 South district P.S. Hauz Khas Defence Colony, Hauz Khas, Mehrauli & Ambedkar Nagar
13 South-East district P.S. Sarita Vihar New Friends Colony, Lajpat Nagar, Kalkaji, Sarita Vihar & Badarpur
14 South-West district P.S. Vasant Vihar Delhi Cantt., Vasant Vihar, Vasant Kunj & Safdarjung Enclave
15 West district P.S. Rajouri Garden Tilak Nagar, Mayapuri & Rajouri Garden

Note: A police district is headed by an IPS officer of the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), while a police sub-division is headed by a Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).

See also

References
  1. "Delhi gets 15 new police stations, one new police district from January 1, 2019".
  2. "Delhi Police HQ has new address: Jai Singh Road in central Delhi".
  3. "Outer-North police district created". The Hindu. 1 January 2019.
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