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{{Short description|English territorial police force}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Use British English|date=March 2013}} {{More citations needed|date=October 2009}} {{Infobox law enforcement agency | agencyname = Devon and Cornwall Police | nativename = | nativenamea = | nativenamer = | commonname = | abbreviation = | fictional = | patch = | patchcaption = | logo = Devon and Cornwall Police coa.svg | logocaption = Coat of arms | badge = | badgecaption = | flag = | flagcaption = | imagesize = | motto = In Auxilium Omnium | mottotranslated = To the assistance of everybody | formed = {{start date and age|1967|4|1|df=yes}} | preceding1 = [[Devon and Exeter Police]] | preceding2 = [[Cornwall County Constabulary]] | preceding3 = [[Plymouth City Police]] | dissolved = | superseding = | employees = | volunteers = | budget = Β£372 million (2022{{ndash}}2023)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://devonandcornwall.s3.amazonaws.com/Documents/Our%20information/Key%20document/CTleafletDC%20(002).pdf | title = Devon and Cornwall Police funding 2022/23 | publisher = Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner | access-date = 1 May 2022}}</ref> | legalpersonality = | country = | countryabbr = | national = | federal = | international = | divtype = country | divname = | divdab = | subdivtype = Police area | subdivname = [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]] | subdivdab = | map = England Police Forces (Devon and Cornwall).svg | mapcaption = Map of [[police area]] | sizearea = {{convert|3967|sqmi}}<ref name = hmicfrsoverview /> | sizepopulation = 1.79{{nbsp}}million<ref name = hmicfrsoverview /> | legaljuris = [[England and Wales]] | governingbody = | governingbodyscnd = | constitution1 = [[Police Act 1996]] | police = yes | local = yes | military = | provost = | gendarmerie = | religious = | speciality1 = | secret = | oversighttype = | oversightbody = [[His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary]]/[[Independent Office for Police Conduct]] | headquarters = Middlemoor, [[Exeter]], Devon | hqlocmap = | hqlocmapwidth = | hqlocmapheight = | hqlocmapborder = | hqlocleft = | hqloctop = | hqlocmappoptitle = | sworntype = [[Police officer]]s | sworn = {{Plainlist| *3,593 (March 2021)<ref name = hostats /> *549 [[special constable]]s (March 2021)<ref name = hostats /> }} | unsworntype = [[Police community support officer|PCSO]] | unsworn = 320 (March 2021)<ref name = hostats /> | multinational = | electeetype = [[Police and crime commissioner]] | minister1name = [[Alison Hernandez]] [[Conservative Party (UK)|(Conservative)]] | chief1name = James Vaughan (interim) | chief1position = [[Chief constable]] | parentagency = | child1agency = | unittype = [[Basic Command Unit|BCU]]s | unitname = 4 | officetype = | officename = | provideragency = | uniformedas = | stationtype = [[Police station|Station]]s | stations = | airbases = | lockuptype = | lockups = | vehicle1type = | vehicles1 = | boat1type = | boats1 = | aircraft1type = [[Police helicopter|Helicopter]]s | aircraft1 = | animal1type = | animals1 = | person1name = | person1reason = | person1type = | person2name = | person2reason = | person2type = | person3name = | person3reason = | person3type = | person4name = | person4reason = | person4type = | programme1 = | activity1name = | activitytype = | anniversary1 = | award1 = | website = {{Official URL}} | footnotes = | reference = }} '''Devon and Cornwall Police''' is the [[territorial police force]] responsible for policing the [[Ceremonial counties of England|ceremonial counties]] of [[Devon]] and [[Cornwall]] (including the [[Isles of Scilly]]) in [[South West England]]. The force serves approximately 1.8 million people over an area of {{convert|3967|sqmi|km2}}.<ref name = hmicfrsoverview >{{cite web | url = https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/police-forces/devon-and-cornwall/ | publisher = HMICFRS | title = Overview: Devon and Cornwall Police | access-date = 1 May 2022}}</ref>
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