Australia

Generally, all police forces of Australia follow this rank structure with some individual state police forces have ranks differing slightly.

Insignia of rank displayed on epaulette in italics and brackets

For an overview of all distinct state and federal rank structures, see Australian police ranks

Australian police ranks

Australian police ranks are loosely based on the ranks of the United Kingdom police forces and differ between state and territory forces. Ranks listed here ascend in seniority from left to right....

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• Commissioned Ranks
  • Deputy Commissioner (two crossed batons below a pip)
  • Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant Commissioner
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     (two crossed batons)
  • Commander
    Commander
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     (three pips in a triangular pattern below a crown)
  • Superintendent
    Superintendent (police)
    Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
    
     (one pip below a crown)
  • Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     (three pips)
• Senior Non-Commissioned Ranks
  • Senior Sergeant (three chevrons and laurel wreath)
  • Sergeant
    Sergeant
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     (three chevrons)
• Non-Commissioned Ranks
  • Senior Constable (two chevrons)
  • Constable
    Constable
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     (one chevron)
  • Probationary Constable (blank epaulette)
• Recruit
• Each state has their own distinct rank structure
  • Australian Capital Territory
  • Australian Federal Police
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia

Belgium

• Highest commissioned rank
  • Hoofdcommallieissaris / commissaire divisionnaire (Chief Commissioner)
• Commissioned rank
  • Commissaris / Commissaire (Commissioner)
• Senior non commissioned rank
  • Hoofdinspecteur / Inspecteur principal (Chief Inspector/Superintendent)
• Non commissioned rank
  • Inspecteur / Inspecteur (Inspector, equivalent to Constable or Officer)
• Auxiliary rank
  • Agent van Politie / Agent de Police (Auxiliary Officer)ba

Brazil

Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (Policia Federal, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Road Police (Policia Rodoviaria Federal) and the Train Network Police (Policia Ferroviaria Federal). At a state level, there are the Military Police (Policia Militar, not to be confused to the Army police, which has a purely internal function) and the Civil Police (Policia Civil). At a city level, there are the City Guard (Guarda Municipal). In terms of staff, the Military Police and the Civil Police are the most important one, although in terms of headlines and prestige, the Federal Police is the one that concentrates most of the media attention.

In theory, the Civil Police is responsible for investigating crimes whilst the Military Police is responsible for preventing them to take place, although it is not rare to see their functions clashing and ever so often they actually have open confronts.

The Civil Police is organized accordingly to functions. Escrivao is the low rank position responsible for the internal work inside the police premises (e.g., collecting witness statements). Detetives (detectives) is the low rank position responsible for actions outside the premises (e.g., investigating the circumstances of a crime). Inspetor is a senior detective. And delegados are senior officials (generally required to have law degrees) responsible for the lower ranks and for coordinating the whole work (investigations) of the Civil Police. The delegados also have the assistance of peritos, which are the technical body (CSI-like). The Federal Police follows a very similar structure to the Civil Police.

The ranks listed below are valid for the state military police agencies (such as PMMG, PMESP, PMERJ and others) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:

• coronel (colonel)
• tenente-coronel (lieutenant-colonel)
• major (major)
• capitão (captain)
• 1º tenente (1st lieutenant)
• 2º tenente (2nd lieutenant)
• aspirante-a-oficial (cadet, student rank)
• subtenente (under-lieutenant)
• 1º sargento (1st sergeant)
• 2º sargento (2nd sergeant)
• 3º sargento (3rd sergeant)
• cabo (corporal)
• soldado de 1ª classe (1st class soldier)
• soldado de 2ª classe (2nd class soldier, student rank)

The 2nd class soldier and the cadet are considered to be students in the formation courses and have no street policing duties (except in a very few cases, as probationary tours). Despite closely resembling the rank structure within the Brazilian army, there are no rank of general in the military police forces, as the Military Police is slotted under the Army control in case of war, with is colonels slotting under the Army generals.

Canada

Ranks of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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:

• Commissioner
  Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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• Deputy Commissioner
• Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
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• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
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• Inspector
  Inspector
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• Corps Sergeant Major
• Sergeant Major
  Sergeant Major
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• Staff Sergeant Major
• Staff Sergeant
  Staff Sergeant
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• Sergeant
  Sergeant
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• Corporal
  Corporal
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• Police Constable 1st Class (Gendarme)
• Police Constable 2nd Class (Gendarme)
• Police Constable 3rd Class (Gendarme)
• Police Constable 4th Class (Gendarme)
• Cadet
  Cadet
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Police Ranks for Provincial (With the exception of the Sûreté du Québec

Sûreté du Québec

Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...

 and Alberta Sheriffs) and the majority of Municipal Police Services as follows :

• Chief of Police / Commissioner
  Police commissioner
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    / Chief Constable
  Chief Constable
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• Deputy Chief of Police / Deputy Chief Constable
• Staff Superintendent
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
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• Staff Inspector
• Inspector
  Inspector
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• Sergeant Major
  Sergeant Major
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• Staff Sergeant
  Staff Sergeant
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• Sergeant
  Sergeant
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   / Detective
  Detective
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• Police Constable 1st Class / Detective Constable
• Police Constable 2nd Class
• Police Constable 3rd Class
• Police Constable 4th Class
• Cadet
  Cadet
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Police Ranks for the Alberta Sheriffs :

• Chief
• Deputy Chief of Police
• Superintendent
  Superintendent
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• Inspector
  Inspector
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• Sergeant
  Sergeant
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• Sheriff
  Sheriff
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   III
• Sheriff
  Sheriff
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    II
• Sheriff
  Sheriff
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   Sheriff I

Ranks of the Sûreté du Québec

Sûreté du Québec

Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...

:

• Director General of the QPP (Directeur général)
• Deputy Director (Directeur adjoint)
• Chief Inspector (Inspecteur chef)
• Inspector (Inspecteur)
• Captain (Capitaine)
• Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
• Sergeant (5 classes of sergeants: Detective sgt, Staff sgt, specialist sgt)
• Agent (3 classes of Agents)

Ranks of the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal

Service de police de la Ville de Montréal

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal is the police force for the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With about 4,400 officers and 1,600 civilian staff, it is the second largest municipal police agency in Canada after the Toronto Police Service and second largest in the province behind the...

 :

• Directeur (Director)
• Associate Director
• Assistant Director
• Chief Inspector
• Inspector
• Commander
• Lieutenant / Detective Lieutenant
• Sergeant / Detective Sergeant
• Constable

Canadian Auxiliary Police Ranks as follows:

• Auxiliary Staff Superintendent
  Auxiliary Constable
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• Auxiliary Superintendent
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  
• Auxiliary Staff Inspector
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  
• Auxiliary Inspector
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  
• Auxiliary Sergeant Major
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  
• Auxiliary Staff Sergeant
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  
• Auxiliary Sergeant
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
   - a senior ranking auxiliary constable promote to be responsible for an auxiliary unit or team in a specific area
• Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constable
  Auxiliary Constables or Reserve Constables are unpaid citizens who volunteer their time and skills to a police force. They are uniformed, unarmed members who performs a similar role to their UK counterpart in the Special Constabulary...
  
  

Chile

POLICIA DE INVESTIGACIONES DE CHILE (PDI)

• Director General
• Prefecto General
• Prefecto Inspector
• Prefecto
• Subprefecto
• Comisario
• Subcomisario
• Inspector
• Subinspector
• Detective

CARABINEROS DE CHILE

• General Director
• General Inspector
• General
• Coronel
• Teniente Coronel
• Mayor
• Capitán
• Teniente
• Subteniente

Sub-Oficiales

• Suboficial Mayor
• Suboficial
• Sargento 1º
• Sargento 2º
• Cabo 1º
• Cabo 2º
• Carabinero

China

• Commissioner General
  High Commissioner
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   (Chinese: )
• Deputy Commissioner General 
• Commissioner 1st Class
  Police commissioner
  Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
  
   
• Commissioner 2nd Class
  Police commissioner
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• Commissioner 3rd Class
  Police commissioner
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• Supervisor
  Supervisor
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   1st Class
• Supervisor
  Supervisor
  A supervisor, foreperson, team leader, overseer, cell coach, facilitator, or area coordinator is a manager in a position of trust in business...
  
   2nd Class
• Supervisor
  Supervisor
  A supervisor, foreperson, team leader, overseer, cell coach, facilitator, or area coordinator is a manager in a position of trust in business...
  
   3rd Class
• Superintendent 1st Class
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   
• Superintendent 2nd Class
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   
• Superintendent 3rd Class
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   
• Constable
  Constable
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   1st Class
• Constable
  Constable
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   2nd Class

Regular Police ranks

• Police Director (Ravnatelj policije)
• Deputy Police Director (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije)
• Major Police advisor (Glavni policijski savjetnik)
• Police advisor (Policijski savjetnik)
• Major Police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor)
• Independent Police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor)
• Upper Police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor)
• Police inspector (Policijski inspektor)
• Upper Police sergeant (Viši policijski narednik)
• Police sergeant (Policijski narednik)
• Upper Police officer (Viši policajac)
• Police officer (Policajac)
• Probationer with college (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme)
• Probationer with secondary school (Vježbenik Srednje Stručne Spreme)

Special Intervention Police ranks

• Commander of intervention Police (Zapovjednik interventne policije)
• Deputy of commander of intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika interventne policije)
• Instructor in headquarters of intervention Police (Instruktor u zapovjedništvu interventne policije)
• Commander of intervention Police unit (Zapovjednik jedinice interventne policije)
• Deputy of commander of intervention Police unit (Zamjenik zapovjednika jedinice interventne policije)
• Commander of troop in intervention Police (Zapovjednik satnije)
• Deputy of commander of troop in intervention Police (Pomoćnik zapovjednika satnije)
• Commander of platoon in intervention Police - instructor (Zapovjednik voda- instruktor)
• Commander of section in intervention Police(Zapovjednik odjeljenja)
• Leader of intervention group (Vođa interventne grupe)
• Police officer in intervention group (Interventni policajac)

France

CORPS DE CONCEPTION ET DE DIRECTION

• Services Director (Directeur des Services Actifs)
• Inspector General
  Inspector General
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   (Inspecteur Général)
• Controller General (Contrôleur Général)
• Divisional Commissioner (Commissaire Divisionnaire)
• Commissioner
  Commissioner
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   (Commissaire de Police)

CORPS DE COMMANDEMENT

• Major (Commandant de Police)
• Captain (Capitaine de Police)
• Lieutenant de Police
• Lieutenant de Police stagiaire
• élève Lieutenant de Police

CORPS D'ENCADREMENT ET D'APPLICATION

• Major
• Brigadier-chef de Police
• Brigadier de Police
• Sous-Brigadier de Police
• Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix)
• First year Peace Guard (Gardien de la Paix Stagiaire)
• Studying Peace Guard (élève Gardien de la Paix)

EMPLOI JEUNE (5 ans / 5 years)

• Adjoint de Sécurité

Germany

The following ranks are in use by state police

Landespolizei

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 forces. Detective Ranks follow the same scheme, replacing the word Polizei with Kriminal, for example a plainclothed detective lieutenant is called Kriminalkommissar. The Federal Police of Germany basically follows the scheme, but deviates in the flag ranks.

Politically appointed

They are comparable to military flag (General

General

A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

) officers, and are appointed by the state Minister of Interior (Senators of Interior in City-States). For federal agencies the federal Minister of Interior is responsible. They are usually specialists in public administration and have a master-level law degree. Since they are outside of the career system, they receive payment according to the B-scale of public officer payment grades.

• Inspector of (stand-by) police (Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspolizei
  Bereitschaftspolizei
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  , this rank is named differently in some states. The officer commands the stand-by police forces of the state.
• President of Police (Polizeipräsident), commands an independent regional authority of state police (Polizeipräsidium, Landespolizeidirektion, or similar), directly subordinated to the corresponding state ministry of interior.

Higher echelon

Comparable to military staff officers, Major

Major

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 and above. The ranks are available for applicants who completed master level university studies, usually in law. It is possible for officers from the elevated echelon to obtain a master degree from the Deutsche Hochschule der Polizei, so they can enter higher ranks.

• Police Chief Director (Leitender Polizeidirektor) acts as lieutenant to the President of Police or heading a branch service of state police. As a career position it corresponds to grade A16. Four gold stars on shoulder patch.
• Police Director (Polizeidirektor), commands a subdivision of a regional authority of state police, either territorial (encompassing roughly one or two Districts of Germany
  Districts of Germany
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   districts) or by branches (traffic, crime). Grade A15. 3 gold stars.
• Police Senior Councillor (Polizeioberrat), grade A14. 2 gold stars.
• Police Councillor (Polizeirat), commands a local police division (Polizeiinspektion) or special branch; grade A13. 1 gold star.

Elevated echelon

Comparable to military officers, Lieutenant

Lieutenant

A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...

 and above. The ranks are obtained after receiving a bachelor level degree of a state college of public administration. In several states of Germany this is the lowest echelon for service entry, the medium service echelon is being abolished.

• First Police Chief Inspector (Erster Polizeihauptkommissar), may serve in lieu of an Police Councillor, grade A13. 4 silver stars (in some states 5).
• Police Chief Inspector (Polizeihauptkommissar), grades A11 and A12. 3 silver stars, in some states 4 stars when in grade A12.
• Police Senior Inspector (Polizeioberkommissar), grade A10, 2 silver stars.
• Police Inspector (Polizeikommissar), grade A9, 1 silver star.

Medium echelon

Comparable to military non-commissioned officers.
Those ranks are usually obtained during or after two years service in training companies (Ausbildungshundertschaften) of the Bereitschaftspolizei

Bereitschaftspolizei

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.
The ranks are indicated by light blue (with blue uniform) or light green (with green-brown uniform) stars.

• Police Chief Master (upgraded pay) (Polizeihauptmeister mit Amtszulage), may serve in lieu of an Police Commissioner, grade A9 with upgrade, 4 or 5 stars.
• Police Chief Master (Polizeihauptmeister), grade A9, 4 stars.
• Police Senior Master (Polizeiobermeister), grade A8, 3 stars.
• Police Master (Polizeimeister), grade A7, 2 stars.
• Chief Constable (Hauptwachtmeister), grade A6, 1 star (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei).
• Senior Constable (Oberwachtmeister) (only in a few states, usually during service in the Bereitschaftspolizei), grade A5.

There have been lower ranks in use in earlier times, with the abolishment of the basic echelon, they have been out of use since the 1980s.

Pre-commission

• Candidates (Anwärter), usually the word is appended to the rank, to which the person is going to be commissioned, e.g. Polizeikommissaranwärter. Pay is a reduced amount of the corresponding rank.

Greece

The ranks of the Greek police; 1. the Greek name; 2. the old military name; 3. the new ranks (police style).

• Αντιστράτηγος -Police Lieutenant General -Commissioner
• Υποστράτηγος -Police Major General -Deputy-Commissioner
• Ταξίαρχος -Police Brigadier General -Assistant Commissioner (AC)
• Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής -Police Colonel -Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC)
• Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής -Police Lieutenant Colonel -Commander (Cmdr)
• Αστυνόμος Α' -Police Major -Chief Superintendent (Ch Supt)
• Αστυνόμος Β' -Police Captain -Superintendent
• Υπαστυνόμος Α' -Police Lieutenant -Chief Inspector (Ch Insp)
• Υπαστυνόμος Β' -Police Second Lieutenant -Inspector (Insp)
• Ανθυπαστυνόμος -Police Warrant Officer -Sergeant (Sgt or PS)
• Αρχιφύλακας -Police Sergeant -Acting Sergeant
• Αστυφύλακας -Police Constable -Police Constable (PC)

Hong Kong

• Commissioner
  Commissioner of Police (Hong Kong)
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   [CP] (Traditional Chinese
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  : )
• Deputy Commissioner [DCP]
• Senior Assistant Commissioner
  Senior Assistant Commissioner
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   [SACP]
• Assistant Commissioner
  Assistant Commissioner
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   [ACP]
• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
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   of Police [CSP]
• Senior Superintendent of Police [SSP]
• Superintendent of Police
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   [SP]
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   of Police [CIP]
• Senior Inspector of Police [SIP]
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   of Police [IP]
• Probationary Inspector of Police [PI]
• Station Sergeant
  Station sergeant
  Station sergeant was a rank in the London Metropolitan Police and continues as a rank in the Hong Kong Police Force, and Royal Barbados Police Force...
  
   [SSGT]
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   [SGT]
• Senior Police Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   [SPC]
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   [PC]

Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

1. National Commissioner
2. Vice National Commissioner, Police chief
   Chief of police
   A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
   
   , Headmaster of the National Police School
3. Vice Police Chief of Reykjavík, Deputy Police Chief
4. Chief Constable
   Chief Constable
   Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
   
   
5. Vice Chief Constable
6. Chief Sergeant, Assistance Chief Constable
7. Sergeant, Inquisitor
8. Policeman
9. Police Intern, Temporary Replacement Officer, District Police Officer

India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

Main Articles : List of Police Ranks in India and Indian Police Service (I.P.S.)

Gazetted officers include all the Indian Police Service

Indian Police Service

The Indian Police Service , simply known as Indian Police or IPS, is one of the three All India Services of the Government of India...

officers and all State Police Services

State Police Services (India)

The State Police Services , simply known as State Police or SPS are police services under the control of respective state governments of the States and territories of India....

officers of and above the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) or Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in State Police and Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan police

Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...

 forces respectively.

Ranks of Gazetted Officers

• Director Intelligence Bureau
  Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)
  The director of Intelligence Bureau simply known as DIB is the senior most post in Intelligence Bureau and the only four-star Indian Police Service rank in the country. The current director of Intelligence Bureau is Mr...
  
   (post held by senior most Indian Police Service officer; not a rank)
• Commissioner of Police (State
  States and territories of India
  India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
  
  ) or Director General of Police
  Director General of Police
  In India the director general of police or inspector general of police is a three-star rank and the highest ranking police officer in Indian States & Union Territories. All DGPs/IGPs are Indian Police Service officers. The DGP/IGP is usually the head of the state police force in every Indian state...
  
  
• Special Commissioner of Police or Additional Director General of Police
• Joint Commissioner of Police  or Inspector General of Police
• Additional Commissioner of Police  or Deputy Inspector General of Police
  Deputy Inspector General of Police
  A deputy inspector general of police is a high ranking senior police officer in several countries.- India :Deputy inspector general of police or additional commissioner of police is a one-star rank in the Indian Police Service...
  
  
• Deputy Commissioner of Police  or Senior Superintendent of Police or Senior Commandant
• Deputy Commissioner of Police or Superintendent of Police or Commandant
• Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police or Additional Superintendent of Police or Deputy Commandant
• Assistant Commissioner of Police  or Deputy Superintendent of Police or Assistant Commandant
• Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS Probationary Rank: 2 years of service)
• Assistant Superintendent of Police (IPS Probationary Rank: 1 year of service)

Ranks of Non-Gazetted Officers

• Inspector of Police
• Sub-Inspector of Police
• Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
  Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police
  - India :In the police forces of India, an assistant sub-inspector is a non-gazetted police officer ranking above a police head constable and below a sub-inspector. The rank insignia for an ASI is one star, and a red and blue striped ribbon at the outer edge of the shoulder straps....
  
  
• Police Head Constable
• Senior Police Constable
• Police Constable

Insignia of Gazetted and Non-Gazetted Officers

Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

• High rank officers
  • Police General
    General
    A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
    
     / Jenderal Polisi (Jend. Pol.) - equivalent General in the army
  • Police Commissioner General / Komisaris Jenderal Polisi (Komjen Pol.) - equivalent Lieutenant General
  • Police Inspector General
    Inspector-General of Police
    An inspector-general of police is a high-ranking police officer.-Ghana:In Ghana, inspector general of police is the title of the head of the Ghana Police Service.-India:...
    
     / Inspektur Jenderal Polisi (Irjen Pol.) - equivalent Major General
  • Police Brigadier General
    Brigadier General
    Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
    
     / Brigadir Jenderal Polisi (Brigjen Pol.) - equivalent Brigadier General
• Mid rank officers
  • Police Great Commissioner
    Police commissioner
    Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
    
     / Komisaris Besar Polisi (Kombespol) - equivalent Colonel
  • Police Great Commissioner Adjutant
    Police commissioner
    Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
    
     / Ajun Komisaris Besar Polisi (AKBP) - equivalent Lieutenant Colonel
  • Police Commissioner
    Police commissioner
    Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
    
     / Komisaris Polisi (Kompol) - equivalent Major
• Low rank officers
  • Police Commissioner Adjutant
    Police commissioner
    Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
    
     / Ajun Komisaris Polisi (AKP) - equivalent Captain
  • First Police Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     / Inspektur Polisi Satu (Iptu) - equivalent First Lieutenant
  • Second Police Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     / Inspektur Polisi Dua (Ipda) - equivalent Second Lieutenant
• Warrant officers
  • First Police Inspector Adjutant
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     / Ajun Inspektur Polisi Satu (Aiptu) - equivalent Chief Warrant Officer
  • Second Police Inspector Adjutant
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     / Ajun Inspektur Polisi Dua (Aipda) - equivalent Warrant Officer
• Non-commissioned officers
  • Chief Police Brigadier
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Brigadir Polisi Kepala (Bripka) - equivalent Sergeant Major
  • Police Brigadier
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Brigadir Polisi (Brigadir) - equivalent Chief Sergeant
  • First Police Brigadier
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Brigadir Polisi Satu (Briptu) - equivalent First Sergeant
  • Second Police Brigadier
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Brigadir Polisi Dua (Bripda) - equivalent Second Sergeant
• Enlisted
  • Police Brigadier Adjutant
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Ajun Brigadir Polisi (Abrip) - equivalent Chief Corporal
  • First Police Brigadier Adjutant
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Satu (Abriptu) - equivalent First Corporal
  • Second Police Brigadier Adjutant
    Brigadier
    Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....
    
     / Ajun Brigadir Polisi Dua (Abripda) - equivalent Second Corporal
  • Chief Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Kepala (Bharaka) - equivalent Chief Private
  • First Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Satu (Bharatu) - equivalent Private First Class
  • Second Bhayangkara / Bhayangkara Dua (Bharada) - equivalent Private

Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior

Ministry of Interior (Iraq)

The Ministry of Interior of Iraq handles policing and border control in Iraq. The MoI consists of several elements, including the Iraqi Police, Highway Patrol, Traffic Department, Emergency Response Unit, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit, and Department of Border Enforcement...

, these being the Iraqi Police Service which tasked with general patrol of Iraq's cities, the 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

Iraqi Army

The Iraqi Army is the land component of the Iraqi military, active in various forms since being formed by the British during their mandate over the country after World War I....

 are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.

Iraqi Police Service ranks, ordered lowest to highest with symbol on epaulette:

• Chief of Police
  Chief of police
  A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
  
  /رئيس الشرطة - (single bar, Crossed wreath & Star)
• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
  Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
  
  /مشرفة رئيسيّة - (Crossed wreath & Star)
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
  /مشرفة - (Three stars)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
  /[شف ينسبكتور] - (Bar, and two stars)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
  /مفتشة - (Bar, and one star)
• Captain
  Police captain
  - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
  
  /نقيب - (Two stars)
• Lieutenant
  Lieutenant
  A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
  
  /ملازم أوّل - (One star)
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
  /رقيب - (Four bars)
• Patrolman/[بترولمن] - (One bar)

Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

Ranks of An Garda Síochána (Guardians of the Peace) the Police service in the state of Ireland.

• Commissioner
• Deputy Commissioner
• Assistant Commissioner
• Chief Superintendent
• Superintendent
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
  
• Sergeant
• Garda (equivalent to constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   or police officer)
• Student Garda (a trainee who is not yet sworn)
• Reserve Garda (a sworn volunteer reservist with limited powers)

Japan

: The Chief of National Police Agency

National Police Agency (Japan)

The is an agency administered by the National Public Safety Commission of the Cabinet Office in the cabinet of Japan, and is the central coordinating agency of the Japanese police system....

. The rank outside. 1 capacity.: The Chief of Metropolitan Police Department

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo metropolis. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the prime minister.The Metropolitan Police, with a staff of more...

. 1 capacity.: Deputy Commissioner General, Deputy Superintendent General, The Chief of Regional Police Bureau, The Chief of Prefectural Police Headquarters, others. 38 capacity.: The Chief of Prefectural Police Headquarters.: The Chief of Police Station.: The Chief of Police Station.: Honorary rank.

South Korea

• Commissioner General
  High Commissioner
  High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
  
   : 1 capacity.
• Chief Superintendent General : 5 capacity.
• Senior Superintendent General 
• Superintendent General 
• Senior Superintendent 

• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   
• Senior Inspector 
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   
• Assistant Inspector 
• Senior Police Officer 
• Police Officer
  Police officer
  A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
  
   
  • Newly commissioned officer is appointed as Policeman Assistant  for two years in probationship. The uniform and insignia of an assistant is identical to those of Policeman.

Latvia

ierindnieks/Private

Kursants

Kaprālis/Corporal

Seržants/Sergeant

Virsseržants/First sergeant

Virsnieka vietnieks/Warrant Officer

Leitnants/ Lieutenant

Virsleitnants/First lieutenant

Kapteinis / Captain

Majors/ Major

Pulkvežleitnants/Lieutenant Colonel

Pulkvedis/ Colonel

Ģenerālis/ police general

A class officers

• Commissioner
• Senior commissioner
• The Chief Commissioner
• Commissioner-General

Macau

• Supterintendent General
• Supterintendent
• Intendent
• Sub-Intendent
• Commissioner
• Sub-Commissioner
• Chief
• Sub-Chief
• 1st Class Guard
• 2nd Class Guard
• Guard

Malaysia

Below shown are the rank structure of the Royal Malaysian Police

Royal Malaysian Police

The Royal Malaysia Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering. Its headquarters is located at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The police force is led by an...

.

• Inspector General Grade
  • Inspector General of Police [IGP]: National Chief Police.
  • Deputy Inspector General of Police
    Deputy Inspector General of Police
    A deputy inspector general of police is a high ranking senior police officer in several countries.- India :Deputy inspector general of police or additional commissioner of police is a one-star rank in the Indian Police Service...
    
     [DIG]: Deputy National Chief Police.
  • Commissioner of Police
    Police commissioner
    Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
    
     [CP] Department Chief Police
  • Deputy Commissioner of Police [DCP] : State Chief Police Officer [CPO]
  • Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior assistant commissioner is a rank used in the Singapore Police Force and in the New South Wales Police Force of Australia.-Australia:The rank of senior assistant commissioner is only used in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of assistant commissioner and junior...
    
     of Police I [SAC I]
  • Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior assistant commissioner is a rank used in the Singapore Police Force and in the New South Wales Police Force of Australia.-Australia:The rank of senior assistant commissioner is only used in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of assistant commissioner and junior...
    
     of Police II [SAC II]: State Division Chief
  • Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...
    
     of Police [ACP]: District Chief Police.
• Superintendent Grade
  • Superintendent of Police
    Superintendent (police)
    Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
    
     [SUPT]
  • Deputy Superintendent
    Deputy Superintendent
    Deputy superintendent, or deputy superintendent of police , was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of police ....
    
     of Police [DSP]: District Division Chief
  • Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...
    
     of Police [ASP]: Station Chief Police.
• Inspector Grade
  • Chief Inspector
    Chief inspector
    Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
    
     [C/INSP]
  • Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     [INSP]
  • Probationary Inspector [P/INSP]
• Enlisted Grade
  • Sub-Inspector
    Sub-inspector
    Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
    
     [S/INSP]
  • Sergeant Major
    Sergeant Major
    Sergeants major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. In Commonwealth countries, Sergeants Major are usually appointments held by senior non-commissioned officers or warrant officers...
    
     [SM]
  • Sergeant
    Sergeant
    Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
    
     [SGT]
  • Corporal
    Corporal
    Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
    
     [CPL]
  • Lance Corporal
    Lance Corporal
    Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
    
     [L/CPL]
  • Constable
    Constable
    A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
    
    

Netherlands

• Chief Constable
  Chief Constable
  Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
  
   (Hoofdcommissaris)
• Commissioner
  Commissioner
  Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
  
   (Commissaris)
• Superintendent (Hoofdinspecteur)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Inspecteur)
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   (Brigadier)
• Constable First Class (Hoofdagent)
• Constable (Agent)
• Police Patrol Officer (Surveillant)
• Police Trainee (Aspirant)

Norway

Police ranks of Norway

Norwegian	Politidirektør	Assisterende politidirektør	Politimester	Visepolitimester	Politiinspektør og Politiadvokat	Politiadvokat	Politifullmektig
Rank	National Police Commissioner	Assistant National Commissioner	Chief of Police	Deputy Chief of Police	Assistant Chief of Police	Police Prosecutor	Junior Police Prosecutor
Insignia
Norwegian	Politistasjonssjef og Lensmann	Politioverbetjent	Politiførstebetjent	Politibetjent 3	Politibetjent 2	Politibetjent 1	Politi reserven
Rank	Police Chief Superintendent	Police Superintendent	Police Chief Inspector	Police Inspector	Police Sergeant	Police Constable	Police Reserve
Insignia

Source: Norwegian National Police

Pakistan - Rangers

The following ranks are observed in the top para-military force of Pakistan

Commissioned officers

• Director General (DG) - Equivalent to Major General
• Deputy Director General (DDG) - Equivalent to Brigadier
• Senior Superintendent Rangers(SSR) - Equivalent to Lieutenant Colonel
• Superintendent Rangers(SR) - Equivalent to Major
• Deputy Superintendent Rangers (DSR) - Equivalent to Captain

Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

The following ranks are observed in the PNP as of 2009 with the following:

Commissioned officers

• Director General (DGen.) - General Director
• Deputy Director General (DDG) - Lieutenant General
• Director (Dir.) - Major General
• Chief Superintendent (C/Supt.) - Brigadier General
• Senior Superintendent (S/Supt.) - Colonel
• Superintendent (Supt.) - Lieutenant Colonel
• Chief Inspector (C/Insp.) - Major
• Senior Inspector (S/Insp.) - Captain
• Inspector (Insp.) - Lieutenant

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Second Lieutenant rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Non-commissioned officers

• Senior Police Officer IV (SPO4) - Senior Master Sergeant / Chief Master Sergeant
• Senior Police Officer III (SPO3) - Master Sergeant
• Senior Police Officer II (SPO2) - Technical Sergeant
• Senior Police Officer I (SPO1) - Staff Sergeant
• Police Officer III (PO3) - Sergeant
• Police Officer II (PO2) - Corporal
• Police Officer I (PO1) - Private First Class

Note: Rank in Italics is the Army equivalent. There is no Private rank-equivalent in the PNP.

Poland

Police ranks of Poland

Group	Generals		Senior Officers			Junior Officers
Polish	inspektor generalny	nadinspektor	inspektor	młodszy inspektor	podinspektor	nadkomisarz	komisarz	podkomisarz
Rank	General Inspector	Chief Inspector	Inspector	Junior Inspector	Deputy Inspector	Chief Commissioner	Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner
Insignia
Group	Aspirants				Non-commissioned Officers			Constables
Polish	aspirant sztabowy	starszy aspirant	aspirant	młodszy aspirant	sierżant sztabowy	starszy sierżant	sierżant	starszy posterunkowy	posterunkowy
Rank	Staff Aspiring	Senior Aspirant	Aspirant	Junior Aspirant	Staff Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Sergeant	Senior Constable	Constable
Insignia

Romania

• Commissioned ranks (Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie, Police Officers Corps)
  • General-Commissioner (Chestor-general, Quaestor-General)
  • Chief-Commissioner (Chestor-şef, Chief-Quaestor)
  • Principal Commissioner (Chestor principal, Principal Quaestor)
  • Commissioner
    Commissioner
    Commissioner is in principle the title given to a member of a commission or to an individual who has been given a commission ....
    
     (Chestor, Quaestor)
  • Chief Superintendent
    Chief Superintendent
    Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
    
     (Comisar-şef, Chief Commissioner)
  • Superintendent
    Superintendent (police)
    Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
    
     (Comisar, Commissioner)
  • Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...
    
     (Subcomisar, Sub-Commissioner)
  • Chief Inspector
    Chief inspector
    Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
    
     (Inspector principal, Principal Inspector)
  • Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     (Inspector)
  • Sub-Inspector
    Sub-inspector
    Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
    
     (Subinspector)
• Non-commissioned ranks (Corpul agenţilor de poliţie, Police Agents Corps)
  • Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef principal, Principal Chief Agent)
  • Senior Sergeant (Agent-şef, Chief Agent)
  • Sergeant (Agent-şef adjunct, Deputy Chief Agent)
  • Senior Constable (Agent principal, Principal Agent)
  • Constable (Agent)

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force

Singapore Police Force

The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...

• Senior police officers
  • Commissioner of Police
    Commissioner of Police (Singapore)
    The Commissioner of Police is the top-ranking police officer of the Singapore Police Force. Assisted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, he reports to the Minister for Home Affairs....
    
     [CP]

• • Deputy Commissioner of Police
    Deputy Commissioner of Police (Singapore)
    The Deputy Commissioner of Police is the second most senior police rank of a senior officer in the Singapore Police Force above the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner and below that of the Commissioner of Police...
    
     [DCP]
  • Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior Assistant Commissioner
    Senior assistant commissioner is a rank used in the Singapore Police Force and in the New South Wales Police Force of Australia.-Australia:The rank of senior assistant commissioner is only used in the New South Wales Police Force, where it is senior to the rank of assistant commissioner and junior...
    
     [SAC]
  • Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant Commissioner
    Assistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...
    
     [AC]
  • Deputy Assistant Commissioner
    Deputy Assistant Commissioner
    Deputy assistant commissioner is a rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service between assistant commissioner and commander. It is equivalent to deputy chief constable in other British police forces and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves within a wreath.The rank was introduced...
    
     [DAC]
  • Superintendent of Police
    Superintendent (police)
    Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
    
     [SUPT]
  • Deputy Superintendent
    Deputy Superintendent
    Deputy superintendent, or deputy superintendent of police , was a rank used by police forces of the British Empire. In some territories it was called Deputy District Superintendent of police ....
    
     of Police [DSP]
  • Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant Superintendent
    Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...
    
     of Police [ASP]
  • Inspector
    Inspector
    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
    
     of Police [INSP]
• Police officers
  • Senior Station Inspector (2)
    Senior Station Inspector (2)
    Senior station inspector is the highest non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Police Force, above that of senior station inspector. It was introduced in 1997 as part of a force-wide revamp of the junior officer ranks and employment terms....
    
     of Police [SSI2]
  • Senior Station Inspector
    Senior Station Inspector
    Senior station inspector is the second highest non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Police Force, below that of senior station inspector ....
    
     of Police [SSI]
  • Station Inspector
    Station Inspector
    Station Inspector is the third highest non-commissioned officer rank in the Singapore Police Force, below that of Senior Station Inspector....
    
     of Police [SI]
  • Senior Staff Sergeant
    Senior Staff Sergeant
    A senior staff sergeant in the Singapore Police Force ranks between staff sergeant and station inspector....
    
     [SSSGT]
  • Staff Sergeant
    Staff Sergeant
    Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
    
     [SSGT]
  • Sergeant
    Sergeant
    Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
    
     [SGT]
  • Corporal
    Corporal
    Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
    
     [CPL]
  • Lance Corporal
    Lance Corporal
    Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
    
     [LC]: Gurkha rank.
  • Special constable
    Special constable
    A Special Constable is a law enforcement officer who is not a regular member of a police force. Some like the Royal Canadian Mounted Police carry the same law enforcement powers as regular members, but are employed in specific roles, such as explosive disposal technicians, court security, campus...
    
     [SC]: non regulars.
  • Police Constable
    Constable
    A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
    
     [PC]: obsolete regular rank.

Sri Lanka

Gazetted Officers

• Inspector General of Police
  Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
  The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
  
   (IGP)
• Senior Deputy Inspector General of police (SDIG)
• Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG)
• Senior Superintendent of police (SSP)
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   of police (SP)
• Assistant Superintendent
  Assistant Superintendent
  Assistant commissioner, or assistant commissioner of police , was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank...
  
   of police (ASP)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   of police (CIP)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   of police (IP)
• Sub Inspector
  Sub-inspector
  Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
  
   of police (SI)

Non-Gazetted Officers

• Police Sergeant Major
  Sergeant Major
  Sergeants major is a senior non-commissioned rank or appointment in many militaries around the world. In Commonwealth countries, Sergeants Major are usually appointments held by senior non-commissioned officers or warrant officers...
  
   (PSM)
• Police Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   Class 1 (PS)
• Police Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   Class 2 (PS)
• Police Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   Class 1 (PC)
• Police Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   Class 2 (PC)
• Police Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   Class 3 (PC)
• Police Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   Class 4 (PC)

South Africa

The functional rank structure of the South African Police Service (SAPS).

In the SAPS, ranks indicate the seniority of police officials.
The most senior rank in the police service is that of National Commissioner.
The person who has this rank is the head of the organization.

As from 1 April 2010 the "new" functional rank structure is as follows:
Senior Management - Commissioned officers
• General (Gen)
• Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
• Lieutenant General (Lt Gen)
• Major General (Maj Gen)
• Brigadier
Commissioned Officers
• Colonel (Col)
• Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col)
• Major (Maj)
• Captain
• Lieutenant (Lt)
Non-commissioned officers
• Warrant Officer (W/O)
• Sergeant (Sgt)
• Constable (Const)

SOURCE:www.saps.gov.za

The pre- April 2010 rank structure

• National Commissioner
  Police commissioner
  Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
  
  
• Deputy National Commissioner
• Divisional Commissioner or Provincial Commissioner
• Assistant Commissioner
  Assistant Commissioner
  Assistant commissioner is a rank used in many police forces across the globe. It is also a rank used in revenue administrations in many countries.-Australia:...
  
  
• Director
• Senior Superintendent
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
  
• Captain
  Police captain
  - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
  
  
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
  
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
  
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Student
  Student
  A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
  
  

Spain

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
  Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
  
   
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   (Comisario)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   (Inspector Jefe)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
  
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   (Subinspector)
• Corporal
  Corporal
  Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
  
   (Official)
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   (Agente)

Guardia Civil - Civil Guard

Civil Guard (Spain)

The Civil Guard is the Spanish gendarmerie. It has foreign peace-keeping missions and maintains military status and is the equivalent of a federal military-status police force. As a police force, the Guardia Civil is comparable today to the French Gendarmerie, the Italian Carabinieri and the...

• Lieutenant General
  Lieutenant General
  Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
  
   (Teniente General)
• Division General
  Division General
  Division General was a military rank in the Bosnian army from 1992 to 1998.See also: Divisional General...
  
   (General de División)
• Brigade General
  Brigade General
  Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
  
   (General de Brigada)
• Colonel
  Colonel
  Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
  
   (Coronel)
• Lieutenant Colonel
  Lieutenant colonel
  Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
  
   (Teniente Coronel)
• Major
  Major
  Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
  
   (Comandante)
• Captain
  Police captain
  - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
  
   (Capitán)
• Lieutenant
  Lieutenant
  A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
  
   (Teniente)
• Second Lieutenant
  Second Lieutenant
  Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
  
   (Alférez)
• Senior Warrant Officer
  Senior Warrant Officer
  Senior Warrant Officer is a Warrant Officer rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. It is the highest Warrant Officer rank.The service and formation Regimental Sergeant Majors are mostly Senior Warrant Officers. Many Senior Warrant Officers remain in SAF Warrant Officer School to train and groom...
  
   (Suboficial Mayor)
• Junior Warrant Officer (Subteniente)
• Sergeant first class
  Sergeant First Class
  Sergeant First Class is the seventh enlisted rank in the U.S. Army, above Staff Sergeant and below Master Sergeant and First Sergeant, and is the first senior non-commissioned officer rank...
  
   (Brigada)
• Staff Sergeant
  Staff Sergeant
  Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company.-Australia:...
  
   (Sargento Primero)
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   (Sargento)
• Master Corporal
  Master Corporal
  Master Corporal , in the Canadian Forces and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets is an appointment of the rank of Corporal in the Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Airforce...
  
   (Cabo Mayor)
• Corporal
  Corporal
  Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
  
   (Cabo Primero)
• Lance Corporal
  Lance Corporal
  Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organizations. It is below the rank of corporal, and is typically the lowest non-commissioned officer, usually equivalent to the NATO Rank Grade OR-3.- Etymology :The presumed...
  
   (Cabo)
• Constable first class (Agente de 1ª)
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   (Agente)

Basque Country

Ertzaintza

Ertzaintza

The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...

 - Basque Police

• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   
• Intendent (Intendentea)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   (Inspektorea)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Inspektoreordea)
• Officer (Ofiziala)
• Noncommissioned Officer (Ofizialordea)
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   1st Class (1. Ertzaina)
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   (Ertzaina)

Catalonia

Mossos d'Esquadra

Mossos d'Esquadra

The Mossos d'Esquadra are the police force of Catalonia, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. It is the oldest civil police force in Europe, founded in the 18th century as the Esquadres de Catalunya to protect the people of Catalonia....

 - Catalonian Police

• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
  Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
  
   
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   (Comissari)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   (Intendent)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Inspector)
• Lieutenant
  Lieutenant
  A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
  
   (Sotsinspector)
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
   (Sergent)
• Corporal
  Corporal
  Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
  
   (Caporal)
• Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   (Mosso)

Ranks of the Mossos d'Esquadra

Rank	Mosso	Caporal	Sergent	Sotsinspector	Inspector	Intendent	Comissari	Major
Insignia

Navarre

Policía Foral

Policía Foral

The Chartered Police of Navarre is the regional police force for the chartered autonomous community of Navarre in Spain. It operates across the region, and was founded from a traffic police unit set up by the Provincial Council of Navarre in 1929....

 (Foruzaingoa in Basque) - Navarrese Police

• Foral Police Chief
  Chief of police
  A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
  
   (Spanish:
  Spanish language
  Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
  
   Jefe Policía Foral, Basque:
  Basque language
  Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories...
  
   Foruzaingo Nagusia)
• Chief Superintendent
  Chief Superintendent
  Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the British model.- United Kingdom :In the British police, a chief superintendent is senior to a superintendent and junior to an assistant chief constable .The highest rank below Chief Officer level, chief...
  
   (Comisario Principal, Komisario Nagusia)
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   (Comisario, Komisarioa)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Inspector, Inspektorea)
• Deputy Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Subinspector, Inspektoreordea)^
• Corporal
  Corporal
  Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
  
   (Cabo, Kaporala)
• Foral Constable
  Constable
  A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...
  
   (Agente Foral, Foruzaina)

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

 (The Republic of China)

• Police Supervisor General (警監特級)
• Police Supervisor Rank One (警監一級)
• Police Supervisor Rank Two (警監二級)
• Police Supervisor Rank Three (警監三級)
• Police Supervisor Rank Four (警監四級)
• Police Officer Rank One (警正一級)
• Police Officer Rank Two (警正二級)
• Police Officer Rank Three (警正三級)
• Police Officer Rank Four (警正四級)
• Police Rank One (警佐一級)
• Police Rank Two (警佐二級)
• Police Rank Three (警佐三級)
• Police Rank Four (警佐四級)

Thailand

สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ (samnak ngan tamruat haeng chat) - Royal Thai Police

Royal Thai Police

The Royal Thai Police are the national police of Thailand.-About:Primary responsibility for the maintenance of public order through enforcement of the kingdom's laws was exercised by the Thailand National Police Department , a subdivision of the Ministry of Interior...

Commissioned officers

• พลตำรวจเอก - Police General (phon tamruat ek)
• พลตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant General (phon tamruat tho)
• พลตำรวจตรี- Police Major General (phon tamruat tri)
• พลตำรวจจัตวา - Police Brigadier General (not in use now) (phon tamruat jattawa)
• พันตำรวจเอก (พิเศษ) - Police Senior Colonel (equivalent to Police Brigadier General) (phan tamruat ek phiset)
• พันตำรวจเอก - Police Colonel (phan tamruat ek)
• พันตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant Colonel (phan tamruat tho)
• พันตำรวจตรี - Police Major (phan tamruat tri)
• ร้อยตำรวจเอก - Police Captain (roi tamruat ek)
• ร้อยตำรวจโท - Police Lieutenant (roi tamruat tho)
• ร้อยตำรวจตรี - Police Sub-Lieutenant (roi tamruat tri)

Non-commissioned officers

• ดาบตำรวจ - Police Senior Sergeant Major (dap tamruat)
• จ่าสิบตำรวจ - Police Sergeant Major (ja sip tamruat)
• สิบตำรวจเอก - Police Sergeant (sip tamruat ek)
• สิบตำรวจโท - Police Corporal (sip tamruat tho)
• สิบตำรวจตรี - Police Lance Corporal (sip tamruat tri)
• พลตำรวจ - Policeman/Constable (phon tamruat)

Turkey

Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü - Turkish Police

• Director General (Emniyet Genel Muduru)
• 1st Degree Police Chief (1. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
• 2nd Degree Police Chief (2. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
• 3rd Degree Police Chief (3. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
• 4th Degree Police Chief (4. Sinif Emniyet Muduru)
• Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
   (Emniyet Amiri)
• Chief Inspector
  Chief inspector
  Chief inspector is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as chief inspector of police .-Australia:...
  
   (Baskomiser)
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
   (Komiser)
• Sub-Inspector
  Sub-inspector
  Sub-inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police, Pakistani Police and Sri Lankan Police, which is primarily based on the British model. It was formerly used in most British colonial police forces and in certain British police forces as well...
  
   (Komiser Yardimcisi)
• Kıdemli BaşPolis Memuru senior chief police officer
• BaşPolis Memuru chief police officer
• Police Officer
  Police officer
  A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
  
   (Turkish:
  Turkish language
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   Polis Memuru)

United Kingdom

The British police ranks that exist today were deliberately chosen so that they do not mirror British Military

British Armed Forces

The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...

 ranks, due to public concern about military intervention into civil disorder.

Each officer upon joining the police is sworn in legally as a Constable, which is also the title of the starting rank. While at the rank of Constable, each officer is required to undergo a two-year probationary period

Probation (workplace)

In a workplace setting, probation is a status given to new employees of a company or business.It is widely termed as Probation Period of an employee...

 and work in a uniformed policing role. After the two year period has passed, the individual officer may apply for promotion to the first supervisory rank of Sergeant or a specialised role.

The prefix 'detective

Detective

A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...

' is given to officers who are trained in criminal investigations, who are usually assigned to the Criminal Investigation Department

Criminal Investigation Department

The Crime Investigation Department is the branch of all Territorial police forces within the British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces, to which plain clothes detectives belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch.The Metropolitan Police Service CID,...

 or other investigative units. However, just because an officer has detective status it does not automatically mean they have seniority over non-detectives. For example, a uniformed Constable and a Detective Constable are equal in rank.

Many forces in the United Kingdom have several different branches, such as the road policing unit

Road Policing Unit

The Road Policing Unit is the term for the Highway patrol within the majority of British police forces.-Responsibilities:RPUs work with the National Roads Policing Strategy, which has five strands:* Casualty reduction.* Counter-terrorism....

 and support unit

Police Support Unit (UK)

A Police Support Unit or PSU is a unit of police officers who have undergone specialist training in public order policing.Police Support Unit training in the United Kingdom is voluntary tactical training undertaken by selected candidates that provides students with the skills required to safely and...

. In some, officers are uniformed due to the roles requiring such, others are staffed by plain-clothes detectives.

Most territorial police force

Territorial police force

The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of...

s and special police forces outside of London, have a standard set of ranks:

• (Detective/Uniformed) Constable
• (Detective/Uniformed) Sergeant
• (Detective/Uniformed) Inspector
• (Detective/Uniformed) Chief Inspector
• (Detective/Uniformed) Superintendent
• (Detective/Uniformed) Chief Superintendent
• Assistant Chief Constable
  Assistant Chief Constable
  Assistant chief constable is the third highest rank in all British territorial police forces , as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and...
  
  
• Deputy Chief Constable
  Deputy Chief Constable
  Deputy chief constable is the second highest rank in all territorial police forces in the United Kingdom , as well as the British Transport Police, Ministry of Defence Police and Civil Nuclear...
  
  
• Chief Constable
  Chief Constable
  Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police, as well as the chief officers of the three 'special' national police forces, the British Transport Police, Ministry...
  
  

Ranks up to Chief Superintendent can be held in either a uniformed or detective capacity, whereas after that the "Chief Officer"

Chief police officer

Chief police officer is a phrase used in the United Kingdom to describe the position held by the most senior police officer in a police force. It refers to either one of the 53 Chief Constables, the Commissioner of the City of London Police or the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. Such...

 ranks are concerned with the overall management and effective running of the force.

Within London

London

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's Metropolitan Police Service

Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...

 the ranks are identical to those outside London, until Chief Superintendent. In London, the chief officer ranks are:

• Commander
• Deputy Assistant Commissioner
  Deputy Assistant Commissioner
  Deputy assistant commissioner is a rank in London's Metropolitan Police Service between assistant commissioner and commander. It is equivalent to deputy chief constable in other British police forces and wears the same insignia: a pip above crossed tipstaves within a wreath.The rank was introduced...
  
  
• Assistant Commissioner
  Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
  Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, usually just Assistant Commissioner , is the third highest rank in London's Metropolitan Police, ranking below Deputy Commissioner and above Deputy Assistant Commissioner. There are usually four officers in the rank...
  
  
• Deputy Commissioner
  Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
  The Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, commonly referred to simply as the Deputy Commissioner, is the second-in-command of London's Metropolitan Police Service. The rank is senior to Assistant Commissioner, but junior by one rank to Commissioner...
  
  
• Commissioner
  Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
  The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service, classing the holder as a chief police officer...
  
  

The Special Constabulary

Special Constabulary

The Special Constabulary is the part-time volunteer section of a statutory police force in the United Kingdom or some Crown dependencies. Its officers are known as Special Constables or informally as Specials.Every United Kingdom territorial police force has a special constabulary except the...

, which is made up of volunteer police officers with identical powers to regular officers, maintains its own ranking structure (varies, but most common):

• Chief Officer
• Assistant Chief Officer
• Special Chief Inspector
• District Officer (Similar in role to an Inspector)
• Section Officer (Similar in role to a Sergeant)
• Special Constable

The Special Constabulary in Scottish police forces does not maintain any rank structure and all members of the Special Constabulary are Special Constables regardless of length of service/experience, etc. Special Constables are always subordinate to regular Constables.

Traffic warden

Traffic warden

A traffic warden is a non-warranted officer employed by a statutory authority in jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Ireland, to assist in regulating the flow of traffic.- Ireland :...

s and Police Community Support Officer

Police community support officer

A police community support officer , or community support officer is a uniformed non-warranted officer employed by a territorial police force or the British Transport Police in England and Wales. Police community support officers were introduced in September 2002 by the Police Reform Act 2002...

s do not have a rank structure.

United States

The United States police rank model is generally quasimilitary in structure. Although the large and varied number of federal, state, and local police departments and sheriff's office have different ranks, a general model, from highest to lowest rank, would be:

• Chief of Police
  Chief of police
  A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
  
  /Police Commissioner
  Police commissioner
  Commissioner is a senior rank used in many police forces and may be rendered Police Commissioner or Commissioner of Police. In some organizations, the commissioner is a political appointee, and may or may not actually be a professional police officer. In these circumstances, there is often a...
  
  /Superintendent
  Superintendent (police)
  Superintendent , often shortened to "super", is a rank in British police services and in most English-speaking Commonwealth nations. In many Commonwealth countries the full version is superintendent of police...
  
  /Sheriff
  Sheriff
  A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
  
  
• Deputy Chief of Police/Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Superintendent/Undersheriff
  Undersheriff
  An Undersheriff is an office derived from ancient British practice and still extant in, among other places, the United Kingdom and the United States, though somewhat different forms.-United States:...
  
  
• Inspector
  Inspector
  Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force.- Australia :...
  
  /Commander
  Commander
  Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
  
  /Colonel
  Colonel
  Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
  
  
• Major
  Major
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  /Deputy Inspector
• Captain
  Police captain
  - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
  
  
• Lieutenant
  Lieutenant
  A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
  
  
• Sergeant
  Sergeant
  Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
  
  
• Detective
  Detective
  A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
  
  /Inspector/Investigator
• Officer
  Police officer
  A police officer is a warranted employee of a police force...
  
  /Deputy Sheriff/Corporal
  Corporal
  Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries and by some police forces or other uniformed organizations. It is usually equivalent to NATO Rank Code OR-4....
  
  

Venezuela

• Comisarhkin ik .k
• Comisario
• Sub Comisario
• Inspector Jefe
• Inspector
• Sub Inspector
• Detective
• Agente
• Officre'
• Doctor

Highest Rank

• Đại tướng Công an - Police General sir
• Thượng tướng Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant General sir
• Trung tướng Công an - Police Lieutenant General
• Thiếu tướng Công an - Police Major General

Middle Rank

• Đại tá Công an - Police Colonel
• Thượng tá Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant Colonel
• Trung tá Công an - Police Lieutenant Colonel
• Thiếu tá Công an - Police Major

Low Rank

• Đại úy Công an - Police Captain
• Thượng úy Công an - Police Senior Lieutenant
• Trung úy Công an - Police Lieutenant
• Thiếu úy Công an - Police Sub-Lieutenant