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Police ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships in police organizations.^[1] The rank system defines authority and responsibility in a police organization,^[2] and affects the culture within the police force.^[3] Police ranks, dependent on country, are similar to military ranks^[4]^[5] in function and design due to policing in many countries developing from military organizations and operations,^[6] such as in Western Europe,^[7]^[8] former Soviet countries,^[9] and English-speaking countries.^[10]^[11] Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms.^[12]^[5]

Rank is not only used to designate leadership, but to establish pay-grade as well.^[13] As rank increases, pay-grade follows, but so does the amount of responsibility.^[14]

Algeria

Rank group	Director		Sergeant			Inspectors			Constables
Algerian police
Algerian police	Contrôleur général de police	Contrôleur de police	Commissaire divisionnaire de police	Commissaire principal de police	Commissaire de police	Lieutenant de police	Inspecteur principal de police	Inspecteur de police	Brigadier-chef	Brigadier de police	Agent de l'ordre public

Australia

Example

	Commissioners			Senior officers			Sergeants		Constables				Recruits
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)^[15]^[16]
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)^[15]^[16]	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Commander	Superintendent	Inspector	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Leading senior constable	Senior constable	Constable first class	Constable	Police recruit

Azerbaijan

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Police of Azerbaijan^[17]
Police of Azerbaijan^[17]					Police colonel general Polis general-polkovniki		Police lieutenant general Polis general-leytenantı		Police major general Polis general-mayoru		Police colonel Polis polkovniki		Police lieutenant colonel Polis polkovnik-leytenantı		Police major Polis mayoru		Police captain Polis kapitanı		Police senior lieutenant Polis baş leytenantı		Police lieutenant Polis leytenantı		Police sub-lieutenant Polis kiçik leytenantı		Police cadet Polis kursantı

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Azerbaijan^[17]
Police of Azerbaijan^[17]															Police senior sergeant Polis baş serjantı		Police sergeant Polis serjantı						Police junior sergeant Polis kiçik serjantı						Police private Polis sıravi

Bangladesh

Superior officers

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers
Bangladesh Police^[18] v t e
Bangladesh Police^[18] v t e	Inspector General of Police	Additional Inspector General of Police	Deputy Inspector General of Police	Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police	Superintendent of Police^{[note 1]}	Additional Superintendent of Police	Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police	Assistant Superintendent of Police
Metropolitan branch		Commissioner of police^{[note 2]}	Commissioner of police Additional police commissioner^{[note 3]}	Additional police commissioner Joint commissioner of police^{[note 4]}	Deputy commissioner of police	Additional deputy commissioner of police	Senior assistant commissioner of police	Assistant commissioner of police
Industrial police			Director general	Additional director general	Director	Deputy director	Senior assistant director	Assistant director

Subordinate officers

Rank group				Junior NCOs			Enlisted
Bangladesh Police^[18] v t e
Bangladesh Police^[18] v t e	Inspector of police	Sub-inspector of police	Police sergeant		Assistant sub-inspector of police	Police nayek		Constable
Armed branch	Armed inspector of police			Armed sub-inspector	Armed assistant sub-inspector		Naik	Constable
Industrial police	Deputy assistant director			Circle commander	Assistant sub-inspector		Naik	Constable
Traffic division	Traffic inspector	Sergeant		Town sub-inspector	Assistant town sub-inspector			Traffic constable

Botswana

Ranks of the Botswana Police Service:

Commissioner of police
Deputy commissioner of police
Senior assistant commissioner
Assistant commissioner
Senior superintendent
Superintendent
Assistant superintendent
Inspector
Sub-inspector
Sergeant
Constable
Special constable

Brunei

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Brunei Police Force^[19]
Royal Brunei Police Force^[19]	Inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector	Cadet inspector

Non gazetted officers

	Sergeant			Other
Royal Brunei Police Force^[19]						No insignia
Royal Brunei Police Force^[19]	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Constable

Chad

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e							Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e									Sergent major		Sergent-chef						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat

China

People's Police

Chinese police officers use rank insignia on both side of shoulders on the duty uniform. Senior officers ranking at commissioner general and commissioner levels wear these on the white collar uniforms, and for supervisor level and below, officers wear them on the sky blue collar uniforms.^{[citation needed]}

Officers

	Commissioners general		Commissioners			Supervisors
People's Police
People's Police	Commissioner general Chinese: 总警监 pinyin: zǒng jǐngjiān	Deputy commissioner general Chinese: 副总警监 pinyin: fù zǒng jǐngjiān	Commissioner 1st class Chinese: 一级警监 pinyin: yījí jǐngjiān	Commissioner 2nd class Chinese: 二级警监 pinyin: èrjí jǐngjiān	Commissioner 3rd class Chinese: 三级警监 pinyin: sānjí jǐngjiān	Supervisor 1st class Chinese: 一级警督 pinyin: yījí jǐngdū	Supervisor 2nd class Chinese: 二级警督 pinyin: èrjí jǐngdū	Supervisor 3rd class Chinese: 三级警督 pinyin: sānjí jǐngdū

Others

	Superintendents			Constables		Trainees
People's Police
People's Police	Superintendent 1st class Chinese: 一级警司 pinyin: yījí jǐngsī	Superintendent 2nd class Chinese: 二级警司 pinyin: èrjí jǐngsī	Superintendent 3rd class Chinese: 三级警司 pinyin: sānjí jǐngsī	Constable 1st class Chinese: 一级警员 pinyin: yījí jǐngyuán	Constable 2nd class Chinese: 二级警员 pinyin: èrjí jǐngyuán	Probationary constable Chinese: 见习警员 pinyin: jiànxí jǐngyuán	Cadet Chinese: 学员 pinyin: xuéyuán

In China, ranks can be separate from position, and according to Article 8 of the "People's Republic of China's Law on People's Police Ranks", the following positions require an officer with the following ranks:

The person(s) responsible for a Ministry level agency/unit of the People's Police has to be ranked Commissioner General
The person(s) responsible for a deputy ministry level agency/unit of the People's Police has to be ranked Deputy Commissioner General
The person(s) responsible for a Department level agency/unit of the People's police can be either ranked Commissioner First Class or Commissioner Second Class
The person(s) responsible for a deputy department level agency/unit of the People's Police can either be a Commissioner Second Class or Commissioner Third Class
The person(s) responsible for a division level agency/unit of the People's Police can be ranked between commissioner third class to supervisor second class
The person(s) responsible for a deputy division level agency/unit can be ranked between Supervisor first class to supervisor third class
The person(s) responsible for an office level agency/unit can be ranked between Supervisor 1st class to superintendent 1st class
The person(s) responsible for a deputy office level agency/unit can be ranked between Supervisor 2nd class to Superintendent 2nd class
Police sergeants can be ranked between Supervisor 3rd class to Superintendent 3rd class
Police officers can be ranked between Superintendent 1st class to Constable 2nd class

Auxiliary police (Sichuan)

Insignia
Rank (Chinese)	一级辅警长	二级辅警长	三级辅警长	一级辅员	二级辅员	三级辅员	实习辅警
Rank (English)	Auxiliary Sergeant 1st Class	Auxiliary Sergeant 2nd Class	Auxiliary Sergeant 3rd Class	Auxiliary Officer 1st Class	Auxiliary Officer 2nd Class	Auxiliary Officer 3rd Class	Probationary Auxiliary Officer

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.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
People's Armed Police v t e
People's Armed Police v t e			武警上将 Wǔjǐng Shàngjiàng		武警中将 Wǔjǐng Zhōngjiàng		武警少将 Wǔjǐng Shàojiàng				武警大校 Wǔjǐng Dàxiào	武警上校 Wǔjǐng Shàngxiào	武警中校 Wǔjǐng Zhōngxiào		武警少校 Wǔjǐng Shàoxiào		武警上尉 Wǔjǐng Shàngwèi		武警中尉 Wǔjǐng Zhōngwèi			武警少尉 Wǔjǐng Shàowèi

Non-commissioned officers and men

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
People's Armed Police v t e
People's Armed Police v t e	武警一级警士长 Wǔjǐng Yījí jǐngshìzhǎng			武警二级警士长 Wǔjǐng Èrjí jǐngshìzhǎng			武警三级警士长 Wǔjǐng Sānjí jǐngshìzhǎng		武警四级警士长 Wǔjǐng Sìjí jǐngshìzhǎng		武警上士 Wǔjǐng Shàngshì						武警中士 Wǔjǐng Zhōngshì						武警下士 Wǔjǐng Xiàshì						武警上等兵 Wǔjǐng Shàngděngbīng						武警列兵 Wǔjǐng Lièbīng

Units of the China Coast Guard wear identical insignia as a part of the PAP.

Colombia

Officers

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers
National Police of Colombia^[20]
National Police of Colombia^[20]	General	Mayor General	Brigadier General	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente	Subteniente
Abbreviation	GEN	MG	BG	COL	LTC	MAJ	CPT	LT	SLT
Abbreviation in Spanish	GN	MG	BG	CR	TC	MY	CT	TE	ST

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Rank group					Junior NCOs
National Police of Colombia^[20]								No insignia
	Sargento Mayor	Sargento Primero	Sargento Vice Primero	Sargento Segundo	Cabo Primero	Cabo Segundo	Dragoneante	Agente
								No insignia
	Comisario	Subcomisario	Intendente Jefe	Intendente	Subintendente	Patrullero	Dragoneante	Agente

Egypt

Officers

Rank group			Senior officers			Junior officers
Egyptian National Police
	Liwaa' (لواء)	'amid (عميد)	'aqid (عقيد)	Moqaddim (مقدم)	Ra'id (رائد)	Naqib (نقيب)	Molazim awwal (ملازم أول)	Molazim (ملازم)
	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Lieutenant

Others

	Policemen
Egyptian National Police
	Master sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private

Ethiopia

The rank structure of the Ethiopian Federal Police is as follows:^[21]

Commissioner general
Deputy commissioner general
Commissioner
Deputy commissioner
Assistant commissioner
Commander
Deputy commander
Chief inspector
Inspector
Deputy inspector
Assistant inspector
Chief sergeant
Sergeant
Deputy sergeant
Assistant sergeant
Constable

Fiji

Fiji Police ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent		Inspector		Sergeant major	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Hong Kong

Rank group	Gazetted							Inspectorate
Hong Kong Police Force^[22]
	警務處處長	警務處副處長	警務處高級助理處長	警務處助理處長	總警司	高級警司	警司	總督察	高級督察	督察	見習督察
	Commissioner of Police	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector

Rank group	Non-commissioned officer		Rank and file
Hong Kong Police Force^[22]
	警署警長	警長	高級警員	警員
	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Senior police constable	Police constable

India

State/union territory police forces

The Indian police hierarchy is structured into three distinct categories: the Indian Police Service (IPS), State Police Service (SPS), and State Police Subordinate Service. Both the IPS and SPS are classified under the gazetted officer category, while the State Police Subordinate service falls under the non-gazetted category. Service forces respectively.

**Indian Police Service cadre officers rank insignia**^[23]^[24]^[25]
Insignia
Rank	Director General of Police	Additional Director General of Police^[a]	Inspector General of Police	Deputy Inspector General of Police	Superintendent of Police (Selection Grade)^[b]	Superintendent of Police	Additional superintendent of police	Assistant Superintendent of Police	Assistant superintendent of police (Probationary for two years)	Assistant Superintendent of Police (Probationary for one year)
Abbreviation	DGP	ADGP	IGP	DIGP	SP (SG)	SP	Addl.SP	ASP	ASP	ASP

Note 1: The rank insignia of DGP, Spl.DGP, Addl.DGP is the same. Note 2: The equivalent rank to the ASP (Asst.SP) in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 3: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by DIG and above rank officers.

State Police Services rank insignia^[26]
Insignia

Rank Superintendent of police^[c] Additional superintendent of police^[d] Deputy superintendent of police^[e]

Abbreviation SP Addl.SP DSP/Dy.SP

Note: Gazetted officers in State Police Services (SPS) begins from DSP and above.^[27]

In the Indian Police Service (IPS), rank starts from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), which is equivalent to DSP in state services.

**Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia**^[28]^[29]
Insignia									No insignia
Rank	Inspector of Police	Inspector / Circle Inspector^[f]	Assistant Police Inspector^[g]	Sub-Inspector	Sergeant (Kolkata Police)	Assistant Sub-Inspector	Head Constable^[h]	Senior Constable^[i]	Police constable
Abbreviation	INSP	INSP / CO	API	SI	Sgt	ASI	HC	SC	PC

The rank of Sergeant is used in India only in the Bihar Police and the Kolkata Police The One Five Pointed Star for the rank of Inspector is used by Police forces of 7 states viz. West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, Nagaland and Tripura. This is because Inspectors of Police in these 7 states are Gazetted Officers. However, the Kolkata Police uses the Four Pointed Star of the Order of Bath for the ranks of Inspector and Assistant Commissioner of Police instead of Five Pointed Star. For the ranks of ASI, SI/Sergeant and Deputy Commissioner of Police, the usual Five Pointed Star is used Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

↑ Rank insignia of DGP is similar to Additional DGP.
↑ The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) is a post, not a rank, typically held by an SP (selection grade or junior grade) in states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.
↑ In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is "Commandant.
↑ In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Deputy Commandant
↑ In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Assistant Commandant.
↑ Inspector or Circle Inspector with One Five-Pointed Star insignia exists in West Bengal Police.
↑ This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
↑ Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
↑ This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

Central Armed Police Forces include the BSF, ITBP, SSB, CRPF, CISF, NSG, and AR. They function under the Ministry of Home Affairs, government of India.

Officers

Rank group

General / flag officers

Senior officers

Junior officers

Assam Rifles^[30]^[31]


Director-general^{[note 5]} -	Special director-general^{[note 6]} -	Additional director-general^{[note 7]} -

Inspector general^{[note 8]}
-

Deputy inspector-general^{[note 9]}
-

Commandant^{[note 10]}
-

Second-in-command^{[note 11]}
-

Deputy commandant^{[note 12]}
-

Assistant commandant^{[note 13]}
-

Border Security Force


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Central Industrial Security Force^[32]^[33]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Senior commandant
-

Commandant
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Central Reserve Police Force^[34]^[35]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[36]

Director-general
-

Additional director-general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Additional deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

National Security Guard^[37]

Director general
-

Additional director general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector general
-

Group commander
-

Second in command
-

Squadron commander
-

Team commander
-

Sashastra Seema Bal^[38]

Director-general
-

Additional director-general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Police equivalent

Director general

Additional
Director general of police

Inspector general

Deputy inspector general

Senior superintendent

Superintendent

Additional superintendent

Deputy superintendent

Assistant superintendent

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Assam Rifles^[39] v t e									No insignia
Assam Rifles^[39] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार	Warrant officer -	Havildar^{[note 14]} हवलदार			Rifleman^{[note 15]} -
Border Security Force v t e									No insignia
Border Security Force v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Central Industrial Security Force^[32]^[33]^[40] v t e									No insignia
Central Industrial Security Force^[32]^[33]^[40] v t e		Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Central Reserve Police Force^[34]^[35] v t e									No insignia
Central Reserve Police Force^[34]^[35] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[36] v t e									No insignia
Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[36] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar/Inspector सूबेदार/निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार		Naik नायक	Lance naik लांस नायक	Constable कनिष्ठबल
National Security Guard^[37] v t e									No insignia
National Security Guard^[37] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Assistant commander-1 -	Assistant commander-2 -	Assistant commander-3 -	Ranger grade I -		Ranger grade II -		Combatised tradesmen -
Sashastra Seema Bal^[38] v t e									No insignia
Sashastra Seema Bal^[38] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार		Naik नायक	Lance naik लांस नायक	Constable कनिष्ठबल

↑ Assistant Inspector General of Police if in Police HQ. Special Superintendent if in Special Branch or Criminal Investigation Department. Superintendent of Railway Police if in Railway Police.
↑ In Dhaka Metropolitan Police
↑ In Dhaka Metropolitan Police
↑ Only in Dhaka Metropolitan Police
↑ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
↑ Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
↑ Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)
↑ Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)
↑ Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)
↑ Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

Indonesia

Officers

Rank group					Senior officers			Junior officers
	General officers				Field officers			Subaltern officers
Indonesia
	Jenderal Polisi (Jenderal Pol.)	Komisaris Jenderal Polisi (Komjen Pol.)	Inspektur Jenderal Polisi (Irjen Pol.)	Brigadir Jenderal Polisi (Brigjen Pol.)	Komisaris Besar Polisi (Kombes Pol.)	Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi (AKBP)	Komisaris Polisi (Kompol)	Ajun Komisaris Polisi (AKP)	Inspektur Polisi Satu (Iptu)	Inspektur Polisi Dua (Ipda)
	Police general	Police commissioner general	Police inspector general	Police brigadier general	Police chief commissioner	Police adjunct chief commissioner	Police commissioner	Police adjunct commissioner	Police 1st inspector	Police 2nd inspector

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs			Enlisted
	Sub-inspectors		Constables				High-rank enlisted			Junior enlisted
Indonesia
	Ajun Inspektur Polisi Satu (Aiptu)	Ajun Inspektur Polisi Dua (Aipda)	Brigadir Polisi Kepala (Bripka)	Brigadir Polisi (Brigpol)	Brigadir Polisi Satu (Briptu)	Brigadir Polisi Dua (Bripda)	Ajun Brigadir Polisi (Abrigpol)	Ajun Brigadir Polisi Satu (Abriptu)	Ajun Brigadir Polisi Dua (Abripda)	Bhayangkara Kepala (Bharaka)	Bhayangkara Satu (Bharatu)	Bhayangkara Dua (Bharada)
	Police 1st sub-inspector	Police 2nd sub-inspector	Police chief brigadier	Police brigadier	Police 1st brigadier	Police 2nd brigadier	Police sub brigadier	Police 1st sub-brigadier	Police 2nd sub-brigadier	Senior patrolman	1st patrolman	2nd patrolman

Iran

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran^[41] v t e
	سپهبد Sepahbod		سرلشکر Sarlashkar		سرتیپ Sartip	سرتیپ دوم Sartip dovom	سرهنگ Sarhang		سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom		سرگرد Sargord		سروان Sarvān		ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom		ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom		ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom

Student officer ranks

Rank group	4th year	3rd year	2nd year	1st year
Iranian Law Enforcement Command Amin Police Academy

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran v t e
Police Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran v t e	استوار یکم Ostovar yekom						استوار دوم Ostovar dovom		گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom		گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom						گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom						سرجوخه Sarjukheh				سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom		سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom						سرباز Sarbaz

Iraq

The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the 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 is a gendarmerie service which deals with incidents that are beyond the control of the Iraqi Police Service, but are not so serious the Iraqi Army are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.^[42]

The Iraqi Police commissioned officers ranks are the same that of the Iraqi Armed Forces, ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette however the difference is that the Police ranks have silver insignia whereas the Armed Forces ranks have golden insignia.

Furthermore, there is a category of ranks in between the commissioned ranks and other ranks that is simply translated as "warrant officer" rank category.

Insignia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Iraqi Police
	General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major			Captain			First lieutenant			Second lieutenant

Warrant officers

	Warrant officer
Iraqi Police
	Warrant officer (1st class)	Warrant officer (2nd class)	Warrant officer (3rd class)	Warrant officer (4th class)	Warrant officer (5th class)	Warrant officer (6th class)	Warrant officer (7th class)

Other ranks

	Constabulary ranks
Iraqi Police
	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Policeman 1st class	Policeman

Israel

Officers

Rank group				Senior officers			Junior officers
Israel Police ^[43]
Israel Police ^[43]	רב ניצב Rav nitzav	ניצב Nitzav	תת ניצב Tat nitzav	ניצב משנה Nitzav mishneh	סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav	רב פקד Rav pakad	פקד Pakad	מפקח Mefake'ah	מפקח משנה Mefake'ah mishneh	צוער Tzoar
Israel Border Police v t e
Israel Border Police v t e		ניצב Nitzav	תת ניצב Tat nitzav	ניצב משנה Nitzav mishneh	סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav	רב פקד Rav pakad	פקד Pakad	מפקח Mefake'ah	מפקח משנה Mefake'ah mishneh

English	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Commander	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector	Sub-inspector	Officer cadet

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs							Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Israel Police ^[43]
Israel Police ^[43]	רב נגד Rav nagad	רב סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhir	רב סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב סמל Rav samal	סמל ראשון Samal rishon	סמל שני Samal sheni	רב שוטר Rav shoter	שוטר Shoter
Israel Border Police v t e
Israel Border Police v t e	רב נגד Rav nagad	רב סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhir	רב סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב סמל Rav samal	סמל ראשון Samal rishon	סמל שני Samal sheni	רב שוטר Rav shoter	שוטר Shoter

English	Station sergeant major	Sergeant major	First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable

Japan

Insignia	Name	English	Notes
	警察庁長官 (Keisatsu-chō Chōkan)	Commissioner general	The chief of the National Police Agency. The rank outside. Single capacity.
	警視総監 (Keishi-sōkan)	Superintendent general	The chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Single capacity.
	警視監 (Keishi-kan)	Senior commissioner	Deputy commissioner general, deputy superintendent general, chief of the regional police bureau, chief of the prefectural police headquarters, others.
	警視長 (Keishi-chō)	Commissioner	The chief of the prefectural police headquarters
	警視正 (Keishi-sei)	Assistant commissioner	The chief of a police station (large). National police agency officers occupy the ranks above it.
	警視 (Keishi)	Superintendent	The chief of a police station (small or middle), vice commanding officer of a police station, commander of a riot unit.
	警部 (Keibu)	Police chief inspector	Squad commander of a police station, leader of a riot company
	警部補 (Keibu-ho)	Inspector	Squad sub-commander of a police station, leader of a riot platoon. national police officers 1st class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査部長 (Junsa-buchō)	Sergeant	Field supervisor, leader of police box. National police officers 2nd class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査長 (Junsa-chō)	Senior police officer	Honorary rank of police officer
	巡査 (Junsa)	Police officer	Prefectural police officers' careers start from this rank
Source:^[44]

Kenya

Rank group	Inspectors general				Commissioner	Superintendent
Administration Police^[45]
Administration Police^[45]	Inspector general	Deputy inspector general	Senior assistant inspector general	Assistant inspector general	Commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent

Rank group	Inspectors
Administration Police^[45]						No insignia
Administration Police^[45]	Chief inspector	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable

South Korea

Ranks:^[46]

Insignia	Name	English
	치안총감, 治安總監	Commissioner general*
	치안정감, 治安正監	Chief superintendent general**
	치안감, 治安監	Senior superintendent general
	경무관, 警務官	Superintendent general
	총경, 總警	Senior superintendent
	경정, 警正	Superintendent
	경감, 警監	Senior inspector
	경위, 警衛	Inspector
	경사, 警査	Assistant inspector
	경장, 警長	Senior police officer
	순경, 巡警	Police officer
*At most one may be appointed at a time
**At most five may be appointed at a time

Police officer (순경, 巡警)
- Newly commissioned officers are appointed as policeman assistant (순경시보, 巡警試補) for a one-year probationary period. The uniform and insignia of an assistant are identical to those of a policeman.
Auxiliary policeman (의경, 義警)
- Sergeant constable (수경, 首警)
- Corporal constable (상경, 上警)
- Private constable first class (일경, 一警)
- Private constable (이경, 二警)

Laos

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Laos Police v t e
Laos Police v t e			ພົນເອກ Phonoek		ພົນໂທ Phonoth		ພົນຕີ Phon ti		ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa		ພັນເອກ Phanoek		ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phan ti		ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek		ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth			ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Laos Police v t e
Laos Police v t e							ວາທີ Va thi				ສິບເອກ Sib ek						ສິບໂທ Sib oth						ສິບຕີ Sib ti						ຊັ້ນຫນຶ່ງ Sannung						ຊັ້ນສອງ Sansong

Lesotho

Rank and insignia
Insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable

Macau

The Public Security Police Force of Macau (CPSP) includes the following categories, ranks and respective main functions:^[47]

Command and Management (Cargos de Comando e Direcção)

Superintendent general (superintendente-geral): commander of the CPSP, represent CPSP in public events

Superintendent (superintendente): deputy commander of the CPSP

Officials (Oficiais)
Intendent (intendente): commanding officer of level I units

Sub-Intendent (subintendente): commanding officer of level II units

Commissioner (comissário): commanding officer of level III units

Sub-commissioner (subcomissário): commanding officer of level IV units

Chief (chefe): commanding officer of level V units
Agents (Agentes)
Sub-chief (subchefe): coordinator of complex tasks

Principal constable (guarda principal): coordinator of simple tasks

Constable first class (guarda de primeira): executor of operational, technical or administrative tasks

Constable (guarda): executor of operational, technical or administrative tasks

Malaysia

Gazetted officers

Rank group	General / flag officers						Senior officers			Junior officers
	Commissioners							Superintendents			Inspectors
Royal Malaysia Police
Royal Malaysia Police		Inspector-general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner of police	Senior assistant commissioner of police	Assistant commissioner of police	Superintendent of police	Deputy superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Inspector	Probationary inspector

Non-gazetted officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs			Junior NCOs
	Non-commissioned officers				Constables
Royal Malaysia Police
Royal Malaysia Police	Sub-inspector	Sergeant major	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Constable

Maldives

	Commissioner			Superintendent		Inspector
Maldives Police Service^[48]
Maldives Police Service^[48]	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent of police	Chief inspector of police	Inspector of police	Sub inspector of Police

	Station inspector		Sergeant		Other
Maldives Police Service^[48]							No insignia
Maldives Police Service^[48]	Police chief station inspector	Police station inspector	Police staff sergeant	Sergeant	Police corporal	Police lance corporal	Police constable

Myanmar

Commissioned officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Myanmar Police Force v t e
Myanmar Police Force v t e			ရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး raaibauilaʻ khayupaʻ krīʺ		ဒုတိယရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး dautaiya raaibauilaʻ khayupaʻ krīʺ		ရဲဗိုလ်ချုပ် raaibauilaʻ khayupaʻ		ရဲမှူးချုပ် raaimahūʺ khayupaʻ		ရဲမှူးကြီး raaimahūʺ karī		ဒုတိယရဲမှူးကြီး dautaiya raaimahūʺ karī		ရဲမှူး raaimahūʺ		ဒုတိယရဲမှူး dautaiya raaimahūʺ		ရဲအုပ် raai ’aupaʻ			ဒုတိယရဲအုပ် dautaiya raai ’aupaʻ			ဒုတိယရဲအုပ်လောင်း dautaiya raai ’aupaʻ laoṅaʻʺ

Enlisted ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Myanmar Police Force v t e																																			No insignia	No insignia
Myanmar Police Force v t e							ရဲအရာခံဗိုလ် Raai ’araā khaṃ bauilaʻ				ရဲတပ်ကြပ်ကြီး Raai tapaʻ karpaʻ krīʺ												ရဲတပ်ကြပ် Raai tapaʻ karpaʻ				ဒုတိယရဲတပ်ကြပ် Dautaiya tapaʻ karpaʻ								ရဲတပ်သား Raai tapaʻ saāʺ	ရဲတပ်သားသစ် Raai tapaʻ saāʺ sacaʻ

Namibia

Namibian Police Force ranks
Rank	Inspector general	Deputy inspector general	Assistant inspector general	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief inspector	Assistant chief inspector	Inspector	Assistant inspector	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Sergeant class 1	Sergeant class 2	Constable
Insignia

Nepal

The Nepal Police has fourteen ranks. Three new ranks, Senior Sub Inspector (SSI), Senior Head Constable (SHC), and Assistant Head Constable (AHC), were recently added to the Nepal Police.^[49]

प्रहरी महानिरीक्षक

Prahārī Mahānirīkr̥ṣak

प्रहरी अतिरिक्त महानिरीक्षक

Prahārī Atirikt Mahānirīkr̥ṣak

प्रहरी नायव महानिरीक्षक

Prahārī Nāyava Mahānirīkr̥ṣak

प्रहरी वरिष्ठ उपरीक्षक

Prahārī Varishṭ Uparīkṣak

प्रहरी उपरीक्षक

Prahārī Uparīkṣak

प्रहरी नायव उपरीक्षक

Prahārī Nāyava Uparīkṣak

प्रहरी निरीक्षक

Prahārī Nirīkṣak

Two-star pips, crossed Khukuri and police baton within a wreath of Lotus leaves

One-star pip, crossed Khukuri and police baton within a wreath of Lotus leaves

Crossed Khukuri and police baton within a wreath of Lotus leaves

Three stars pips with crossed Khukuri and police baton

Two stars pips with crossed Khukuri and police baton

One-star pip, crossed Khukuri and police baton

Crossed Khukuri and police baton

Inspector General (IGP)

Additional Inspector General (AIG)

Deputy Inspector General (DIG)

Senior Superintendent (SSP)

Superintendent (SP)

Deputy Superintendent (DSP)

Inspector (INSP)

प्रहरी वरिष्ठ नायव निरीक्षक

Prahārī Varishṭ Nāyava Nirīkṣak

प्रहरी नायव निरीक्षक

Prahārī Nāyava Nirīkṣak

प्रहरी सहायक निरीक्षक

Prahārī Sahāyak Nirīkṣak

प्रहरी वरिष्ठ हवल्दार

Prahārī Varishṭ Havaladār

प्रहरी हवल्दार

Prahārī Havaladār

प्रहरी सहायक हवल्दार

Prahārī Sahāyak Havaladār

प्रहरी जवान

Prahārī Jwān

Three star pips

Two star pips

One star pip

Three chevrons on the shoulder with a yellow shoulder strap

Three chevrons on shoulder

Two chevrons on shoulder

A red and yellow shoulder strap

Senior Sub Inspector (SSI)

Sub Inspector (SI)

Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI)

Police Senior Head Constable (SHC)

Police Head Constable (HC)

Police Assistant Head Constable (AHC)

Police Constable (PC)

New Zealand

New Zealand Police ranks and insignia
Rank^[50]	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Executive superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Senior constable	Constable	Recruit
Epaulette insignia

Nigeria

The ranks within the Nigeria Police Force are established by law, including the Police Act of 2020. The structure flows from the Inspector-General of Police as the highest rank to the Constable as the lowest.

The full hierarchy of the Nigeria Police Force ranks, from highest to lowest, is as follows:

Commissioned Officers (Superior Police Officers)

Inspector-General of Police (IGP): The head of the entire force, appointed by the President.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG): The second-in-command of the Force.
Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG).

Commissioner of Police (CP): In charge of police contingents in a state.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP).
Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP).
Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP).
Superintendent of Police (SP).
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP).
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP): This rank includes ASP I and ASP II (Cadet ASP).
Inspector of Police: Includes Inspector I and Inspector II (Cadet Inspector).

Non-Commissioned Officers (Rank-and-File)

Sergeant Major.
Sergeant.
Corporal.
Constable: The entry-level rank. This includes Police Constable (PC) I and II.
Police Recruit: The lowest entry point before full constable rank.

This rank structure is provided for in the Police Act and associated regulations. Promotions through these ranks are managed by the Police Service Commission on the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police Ranks in the Nigeria Police Force in descending order:^[51]

Niue

Niue Police ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner / Chief of Police	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Pakistan

Commissioned and gazetted officer

Rank group	General/flag officers			Senior officers			Junior officers
Pakistan Police
	Inspector general of police	Additional inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Assistant inspector general of police / Senior superintendent of police	Superintendent of police	Superintendent of police	Deputy superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police
	(IGP)	(Addl-IG)	(DIG)	(AIG/SSP)	(SP With 8 Year Service)	(SP)	(DSP)	(Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)	(Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)

Junior commissioned and enlisted officer

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers			Non commissioned officer		Enlisted
Pakistan Police						No insignia
	Inspector	Sub inspector	Assistant sub inspector	Head constable	Police naik	Constable
	انسپکٹر	سب انسپکٹر	اسسٹنٹ سب انسپکٹر	ہیڈ کانسٹیبل	پولیس نائک	سپاہی

Note: Khaki Black Shirt and Khaki Pant is used by all Provincial Police Forces in Pakistan with Exemption of Punjab and Federal Police.

Philippines

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Philippine National Police^[52]
Philippine National Police^[52]			Police general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police brigadier general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Police lieutenant

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Philippine National Police^[52]
Philippine National Police^[52]	Police executive master sergeant		Police chief master sergeant		Police senior master sergeant		Police master sergeant				Police staff sergeant												Police corporal												Patrolman/ Patrolwoman

Rwanda

Ranks of the Rwanda National Police:^[53]

Corporal
Sergeant
Senior sergeant
Chief sergeant
Assistant inspector of police
Inspector of police
Chief inspector of police
Superintendent of police
Senior superintendent of police
Chief superintendent of police
Assistant commissioner of police
Commissioner of police
Deputy commissioner general of police
Commissioner general of police

Saudi Arabia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
General Directorate of Public Security
General Directorate of Public Security			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq		لواء Liwa		عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id		نقيب Naqib		ملازم أول Mulazim awwal			ملازم Mulazim

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
General Directorate of Public Security																																			No insignia
General Directorate of Public Security	رئيس رقباء Rayiys ruqaba'						رقيب أول Raqib 'awal		رقيب Raqib		وكيل رقيب Wakil raqib												عريف Earif						جندي أول Jundiun awwal						جندي‎‎ Jundiun

Senegal

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t e
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t e					Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel		Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-lieutenant

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t e
Senegalese Gendarmerie v t e	Adjutant-major			Adjutant-chef			Adjutant				Maréchal des logis-chef						Maréchal des logis												Gendarme

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.

Senior police officers (commissioned)

	Commissioners					Superintendents			Inspectors	Officer Cadets
Singapore Police Force^[54]
Singapore Police Force^[54]	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner of police	Senior assistant commissioner of police	Assistant commissioner of police	Deputy assistant commissioner of police	Superintendent of police	Deputy superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Inspector	Officer cadet, senior term	Officer cadet, junior term

Police officers

	Sergeants			Others
Singapore Police Force^[54]
Singapore Police Force^[54]	Station inspector	Senior staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable	Trainee

Somaliland

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Somaliland Police v t e
Somaliland Police v t e							Sareeye gaas		Sareeye guuto		Gashaanle sare		Gashaanle dhexe		Gashaanle		Dhamme		Laba xídígle			Xídígle

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Somaliland Police v t e
Somaliland Police v t e	Chief warrant officer Musharax sarkaal			Warrant officer class 1 Sadex xarígle			Warrant officer class 2 Laba xarígle		Warrant officer class 3 Xarígle		Sergeant Sadex alífle												Corporal Laba alífle				Lance corporal Alífle		Constable Dable

South Africa

Officers

Rank group					Senior officers		Junior officers
	Senior management				Commissioned officers
South African Police Service^[55]^[56]^[57]
South African Police Service^[55]^[56]^[57]	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Captain

Other

Equivalent NATO code^[58]	OR-9	OR-7	OR-3
South African Police Service^[55]
South African Police Service^[55]	Warrant officer	Sergeant	Constable

Sri Lanka

Gazetted officers

	Senior gazetted officers						Junior gazetted officers
Sri Lanka Police^[59]
Sri Lanka Police^[59]	Inspector general of police (IGP)	Senior deputy inspector general of police (SDIG)	Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)	Senior superintendent of police (SSP)	Superintendent of police (SP)	Assistant superintendent of police (ASP)	Chief inspector of police (CIP)	Inspector of police (IP)	Sub inspector of police (SI)

Non-gazetted officers

	Sergeants			Constables
Sri Lanka Police^[59]
Sri Lanka Police^[59]	Police sergeant major (PSM)	Police sergeant class 1 (PS)	Police sergeant class 2 (PS)	Police constable class 1 (PC)	Police constable class 2 (PC)	Police constable class 3 (PC)	Police constable class 4 (PC)

Republic of China (Taiwan)

National Police Agency

Insignia	Name	English
	警監特級	Police supervisor general
	警監一級	Police supervisor rank 1
	警監二級	Police supervisor rank 2
	警監三級	Police supervisor rank 3
	警監四級	Police supervisor rank 4
	警正一級	Police officer rank 1
	警正二級	Police officer rank 2
	警正三級	Police officer rank 3
	警正四級	Police officer rank 4
	警佐一級	Police rank 1
	警佐二級	Police rank 2
	警佐三級	Police rank 3
	警佐四級	Police rank 4

Republic of China Military Police

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Republic of China Military Police^[60] v t e
Republic of China Military Police^[60] v t e					中將 Zhōngjiàng		少將 Shàojiàng				上校 Shàngxiào		中校 Zhōngxiào		少校 Shàoxiào		上尉 Shàngwèi		中尉 Zhōngwèi			少尉 Shàowèi

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Republic of China Military Police^[60] v t e
Republic of China Military Police^[60] v t e	一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng						二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng		三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng		上士 Shàngshì						中士 Zhōngshì						下士 Xiàshì				上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		一等兵 Yīděngbīng						二等兵 Èrděngbīng

Tanzania

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent			Inspector
Police of Tanzania^[61]
Police of Tanzania^[61]	Inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Inspector	Assistant inspector

Non gazetted officers

	Sergeant			Other
Police of Tanzania^[61]
Police of Tanzania^[61]	Sergeant major	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal

Thailand

Commissioned officers

Rank group					Senior officers			Junior officers
Royal Thai Police v t e
Royal Thai Police v t e	พลตำรวจเอก Phon Tam Ruad Ek	พลตำรวจโท Phon Tam Ruad Tho	พลตำรวจตรี Phon Tam Ruad Tri		พันตำรวจเอก Phan Tam Ruad Ek	พันตำรวจโท Phan Tam Ruad Tho	พันตำรวจตรี Phan Tam Ruad Tri	ร้อยตำรวจเอก Roi Tam Ruad Ek	ร้อยตำรวจโท Roi Tam Ruad Tho	ร้อยตำรวจตรี Roi Tam Ruad Tri	นักเรียนนายร้อยตำรวจ Nak Rian Nai Roi Tam Ruad
English	Police general	Police lieutenant general	Police major general	Police Brigadier General (no longer used) (replaced by police senior colonel)	Police colonel	Police lieutenant colonel	Police major	Police captain	Police lieutenant	Police sub-lieutenant	Police cadet officer

Other

Rank group	Senior NCOs			Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Royal Thai Police v t e						No insignia
Royal Thai Police v t e	ดาบตำรวจ Dap Tamruat	จ่าสิบตำรวจ Cha Sip Tamruat	สิบตำรวจเอก Sip Tamruat Ek	สิบตำรวจโท Sip Tamruat Tho	สิบตำรวจตรี Sip Tamruat Tri	พลตำรวจ Phon Tamruat
English	Police sergeant major	Police staff sergeant	Police sergeant	Police corporal	Police lance corporal	Police constable

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Vanuatu

Commissioned officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Vanuatu Police Force^[62] v t e
Vanuatu Police Force^[62] v t e					Commissioner Komisna		Deputy commissioner Nambatu Komisna		Assistant commissioner						Superintendent		Chief inspector Jif Inspekta		Senior inspector Long Inspekta			Inspector Inspekta

Non-commissioned personnel

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Vanuatu Police Force^[63] v t e
Vanuatu Police Force^[63] v t e									Senior sergeant Long Sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kofol						Constable Polis						Recruit Rikrut

Vietnam

Students and officers

Rank group					Senior officers				Junior officers
	Highest officer rank			Middle officer rank					Lower officer rank				Student
Vietnam People's Public Security v t e
Vietnam People's Public Security v t e	General (Đại tướng)	Colonel general (Thượng tướng)	Lieutenant general (Trung tướng)	Major general (Thiếu tướng)	Senior colonel (Đại tá)	Colonel (Thượng tá)	Lieutenant colonel (Trung tá)	Major (Thiếu tá)	Captain (Đại úy)	Senior lieutenant (Thượng úy)	Lieutenant (Trung úy)	Second lieutenant (Thiếu úy)	University - college cadet (Học viên Đại học - Cao đẳng)	Intermediate - primary student (Học viên Trung cấp - Sơ cấp)

NCOs and enlisted

Rank group			Junior NCOs	Enlisted
	Non-commissioned officers			Policemen
Vietnam People's Public Security v t e
Vietnam People's Public Security v t e	Master sergeant (Thượng sĩ)	Sergeant (Trung sĩ)	Corporal (Hạ sĩ)	Constable 1st class (Chiến sĩ bậc 1)	Constable 2nd class (Chiến sĩ bậc 2)

Zimbabwe

Commissioned officers

	Commissioner				Superintendent		Inspector
Zimbabwe Republic Police^[64]
Zimbabwe Republic Police^[64]	Commissioner general	Deputy commissioner general	Commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector

Non-commissioned officers

	Inspector	Sergeant		Constable
Zimbabwe Republic Police^[64]
Zimbabwe Republic Police^[64]	Assistant inspector	Sergeant major	Sergeant	Constable

Notes

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1 2 "The ZRP Rank Structure". zrp.gov.zw. Zimbabwe Republic Police. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[30] Rank insignia of DGP is similar to Additional DGP.

[31] The Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) is a post, not a rank, typically held by an SP (selection grade or junior grade) in states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.

[33] In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is "Commandant.

[34] In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Deputy Commandant

[35] In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Assistant Commandant.

[39] Inspector or Circle Inspector with One Five-Pointed Star insignia exists in West Bengal Police.

[40] This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.

[41] Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.

[42] This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

[19] Assistant Inspector General of Police if in Police HQ. Special Superintendent if in Special Branch or Criminal Investigation Department. Superintendent of Railway Police if in Railway Police.

[20] In Dhaka Metropolitan Police

[21] In Dhaka Metropolitan Police

[22] Only in Dhaka Metropolitan Police

[45] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[46] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[47] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)

[48] Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)

[49] Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)

[50] Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)

[51] Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)

[52] Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)

[53] Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)

[62] Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)

[63] Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

[:1-1] Cowper, Thomas J. (September 2000). "The Myth of the "Military Model" of Leadership in Law Enforcement" (PDF). Police Quarterly. 3 (3): 228–246. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.184.9816. doi:10.1177/1098611100003003001. S2CID 14276039. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.

[2] Davis, Claire (December 2018). "Rank Matters: police leadership and the authority of rank" (PDF). Policing and Society. 30 (4): 446–461. doi:10.1080/10439463.2018.1555250. hdl:2381/43361. S2CID 149678971. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[3] Loftus, Bethan (2009). "Replaying the Classics". Police Culture in a Changing World. Oxford University Press. pp. 3–20. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199560905.003.0001. ISBN 9780199560905. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[4] Flavin, Brianna (28 August 2018). "Police Ranks: Breaking Down 8 Different Law Enforcement Positions". Rasmussen College. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[Bieler_2016-5] 1 2 Bieler, Sam (21 November 2016). "Police militarization in the USA: the state of the field". Policing. 39 (4): 589. doi:10.1108/PIJPSM-03-2016-0042. ISSN 1363-951X.

[6] Early police in the United States at the Encyclopædia Britannica

[Lioe-7] Lioe, Kim Eduard (3 December 2010). Armed Forces in Law Enforcement Operations? - The German and European Perspective (1989 ed.). Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 52–57. ISBN 978-3-642-15433-1.

[Emsley-8] Emsley, Clive (1999). Gendarmes and the State in Nineteenth-Century Europe (1999 ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 52–57. ISBN 978-0198207986.

[9] Glantz, David (1977). "The internal forces in the years of peaceful socialist construction, 1922-1941". Stumbling Colossus: The Red Army on the Eve of World War. Moscow: Iuridicheskaia Literatura. pp. 507–508.

[10] "History". New South Wales Police. Archived from the original on 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[Myers_2007-11] Myers, Richard W. (2007). "From pyramids to network: Police structure and leadership in 2020". In Schafer, Joseph Andrew (ed.). Policing 2020: Exploring the Future of Crime, Communities, and Policing. Police Futurists International. p. 488.

[12] "Badges of rank". British Transport Police. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[13] "Sworn Police Officer Class Titles and Job Descriptions". LAPD Online. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[14] "Ranks". GoArmy. 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2019.

[15] "AFP National Guidelines on Uniform and Standards of Dress". CiteSeerX 10.1.1.738.8340.

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[BangladeshPolice-18] 1 2 "Rank". Bangladesh Police. Retrieved 24 June 2025.

[Brunei-23] 1 2 "Royal Brunei Police Force". International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[Colombia-24] 1 2 "Grados". policia.gov.co (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.

[25] "Reg No. 86-2003 Federal Police Administration" (PDF). Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.

[Hong_Kong-26] 1 2 "Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF". Hong Kong Police Force. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2011.

[27] "Police Ranks and Badges". Odisha Police. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

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[mwEBA] "Governance of Kerala Police". Kerala Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

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[mwECI] "Kerala: Cops unhappy over promotion delay". The Times of India. January 6, 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[mwEC0] "Can SP be a non-IPS". sylendrababu.com. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[mwEDU] Kumar, S. Vijay (March 14, 2018). "Non-cadre postings irk IPS officers". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved May 4, 2023.

[36] "Nuh Police, Government of Haryana". mewat.haryanapolice.gov.in. Haryana Police. Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[37] "Police Ranks" (PDF). Maharashtra Police. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

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[Regulation_2016-43] "असम राइफल्स विनियमन 2016 - Assam Rifles Regulation 2016" (PDF). 18 November 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

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[CRPG_Regs-56] 1 2 "The Central Reserve Police Force Rules/Regulations/Scheme,1955" (PDF). 24 February 1955.

[CRPF_Website-57] 1 2 "Career Prospects". Central Reserve Police Force. Archived from the original on 23 March 2022.

[Sashastra_Seema_Bal_Rules,_1992-58] 1 2 "XI Miscellaneous - 153. Rank structure". The Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force Act, 1992 (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. 1 September 1992.

[NSG_ACT-59] 1 2 "The National Security Guard Act, 1986 (47 of 1986)" (PDF). Government of India. 22 September 1986. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

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[77] Insignia

[Singapore-78] 1 2 "Ranks and drill commands". cmpb.gov.sg. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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