Police rank

Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations. The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization. Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations, such as in western Europe, former Soviet countries, and English-speaking countries. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.
Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well. As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does amount of responsibility.
Brazil.
Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Highway Police () and the Federal Railroad Police (). At a state level, there are the Military Police (, a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the Army Police) and the Civil Police (). At a city level, there is the Municipal Guards ().
Military Police.
The following details the ranks of the Military Police, which are also used by the National Public Security Force.
The ranks are valid for the state military police agencies (such as the Military Police of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and others) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:
Canada.
While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have a standard set of operational ranks based on either of the two systems shown here:
Chile.
These are the ranks used by Chilean police services.
"Investigations Police of Chile" ("PDI")
"Officers"
China.
People's Police.
Chinese police officers under the Ministry of Public Security use rank insignia on both side of shoulders on the duty uniform. Senior officers ranking at commissioner and superintendent levels wear these on the white collar uniforms, and for inspector level and below, officers wear them on the sky blue collar uniforms.
People's Armed Police.
The People's Armed Police, as part of the People's Liberation Army, uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself, save for the China Coast Guard (which is under the PAP) which uses navy-style ranks and uniform plus the China Maritime Safety Administration.
Hong Kong.
Junior police officers (JPOs).
"Non-commissioned officers (NCOs)"
"Rank and file"
Iceland.
Source:
India.
Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service officers and all state [police services officers of and above the rank of assistant superintendent of police (ASP) or deputy superintendent of police (Dy.SP) in the Indian Police Service and State Police Service forces respectively.
Iraq.
The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, these being the Iraqi Police Service which tasked with general patrol of Iraq's cities, the Federal Police (earlier was called National Police) which are a paramilitary organisation which deals with incidents that are beyond the control of the Iraqi Police, but are not so serious the Iraqi Army are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.
Iraqi Police officers ranks are the same that of Iraqi army ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:
Italy.
Carabinieri.
Officers
Others
Kenya.
The Kenya Police wear badges of rank on the shoulders (inspector-general – inspector) and sleeve (senior sergeant – constable) of their uniform to denote their rank. In line with the ongoing reforms, the uniforms committee is also working on new insignia for the revised rank structure, which will have to be approved by the National Police Service Commission. The order of Kenya Police ranks is as follows:
South Korea.
Ranks:
Luxembourg.
The Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg has the following ranks (from top to bottom):
Macau.
The Public Security Police Force of Macau (CPSP) includes the following categories, ranks and respective main functions :
Mexico.
According to the General Law for the National System for Public Security, the federal, state and municipal police forces are mandated to have the same hierarchical organization. In addition, the national guard uses its own rank system.
National guard.
The national guard was formed by absorbing units and officers from the federal police, military police, and naval police.
Netherlands.
Royal Marechaussee.
Officers
Others
Pakistan.
The following ranks are observed in the various police organisations across Pakistan (lowest to highest ranks)
Portugal.
The public security police (PSP) of Portugal includes the following categories, ranks, insignia and respective main functions:
Russia.
Main Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of the Interior.
Ministry of Interior criminal investigators have jurisdiction over cases concerning harm to health, crimes against property, economic crimes, drug trafficking, banditry and other such cases.
Investigative Committee of Russia.
The Investigative Committee of Russia has jurisdiction over cases concerning murder, rape, kidnapping, encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer and other such cases.
Federal Security Service.
The Federal Security Service has jurisdiction over cases of treason, espionage, terrorism, hostage-taking and other crimes against national security.
Singapore.
Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force.
Latest changes made to the ranks of the SPF were made in 2016. Officers with ranks that were made obsolete would continue to carry their ranks until their next promotion.
Ukraine.
The ranks used by the National Guard of Ukraine are the same as the ones used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
United States.
The United States law enforcement ranking model is generally quasi-military in structure. Each level of law enforcement (federal, state, and local) has different ranks and vary considerably from agency to agency. There is no nationally set law enforcement rank structure, but they tend to follow similar patterns, because of that, this is not an exhaustive list.
Federal.
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contain multiple law enforcement agencies and are the largest federal departments responsible for law enforcement; however, other governmental departments and agencies have law enforcement bodies. Each federal law enforcement agency has a unique rank structure. Many federal law enforcement agencies rank structures resemble Military rank structure but have different cogitations regarding responsibilities and duties. In general, all law enforcement groups in United States follow a similar pattern shown below:
State.
Note: Ranks can be skipped or omitted and structure is often determined by individual states. Structure is usually pseudo-military.
County.
Note: Ranks can be skipped or omitted and structure is often determined by individual counties. The structure is usually pseudo-military.
Municipal/city.
Officers.
Note: Ranks can be omitted or added as needed and the structure is often determined by individual municipalities. The structure is usually pseudo-military.