List of police ranks

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

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

Albania

	Director				Commissioner
Albanian Police[15][16]
	Drejtues madhor Chief director	Drejtues i lartë Senior director	Drejtues i parë First director	Drejtues Director	Kryekomisar Chief commissioner	Komisar Commissioner	Nënkomisar Sub-commissioner	Inspektor Inspector	Kursantë Cadet

Algeria

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

Andorra

	Superior level		Executive level		Intermediate level			Basic level
Police Corps of Andorra[17]
	Commissari major	Commisari	Oficial de 1a classe	Oficial de 2a classe	Sotsoficial major	Sotsoficial de 1a classe	Sotsoficial de 2a classe	Agent major	Agent

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Police ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Argentina

Argentine Federal Police

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Argentine Federal Police[18]
			Comisario general Jefe de la policía federal		Comisario general		Comisario mayor		Comisario inspector		Comisario		Subcomisario		Oficial principal		Oficial inspector		Oficial subinspector			Oficial subayudante			Oficial ayudante

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Argentine Federal Police[18]
	Suboficial mayor						Subofical auxiliar		Suboficial escrebiente		Sargento primero						Sargento						Cabo primero				Cabo		Agente

Buenos Aires Provincial Police

Insignia	Name	English
Command
	Comisario general	Commissioner general
	Comisario mayor	Commissioner major
	Comisario inspector	Commissioner inspector
	Comisario	Commissioner
	Subcomisario	Deputy commissioner
	Oficial principal	Chief officer
	Oficial inspector	Inspector officer
	Oficial subinspector	Deputy inspector officer
	Oficial ayudante	Assistant officer
	Oficial subayudante	Deputy assistant officer
General
	Mayor	Major
	Capitán	Captain
	Teniente 1º	First lieutenant
	Teniente	Lieutenant
	Subteniente	Second lieutenant
	Sargento	Sergeant
	Oficial	Official

Armenia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Police of Armenia[19]
					Police colonel general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Senior police lieutenant			Police lieutenant			Police cadet

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Armenia[19]																																			No insignia
	Senior police warrant officer			Police warrant officer			Police Starshina		Police senior sergeant		Police sergeant						Police junior sergeant										Police private								Cadet

Australia

Example

	Commissioners			Senior officers			Sergeants		Constables				Recruits
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)[20][21]
	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Commander	Superintendent	Inspector	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Leading senior constable	Senior constable	Constable first class	Constable	Police recruit

Austria

Commissioners

Austrian Federal Police[22]
	Generaldirektor für die öffentliche Sicherheit	Landespolizei- Direktor	Landespolizei- Direktor-Stellvertreter	Abteilungsleiter Landespolizei- direktion	Stadthauptmann
	Commissioner general of public security	State commissioner	Deputy state commissioner	Assistant state commissioner	City police commissioner

Leading officers

	General officers						Senior officers						Junior officers
Austrian Federal Police[23]
	General Inspector general		Generalmajor Deputy inspector general		Brigadier Assistant inspector general		Oberst Chief superintendent		Oberstleutnant Superintendent		Major Deputy superintendent		Hauptmann Assistant superintendent		Oberleutnant Divisional superintendent			Leutnant Divisional assistant superintendent

Supervising officers and police officers

	Supervising officers																						Police officers
Austrian Federal Police[23]
	Chefinspektor (Fgrp 7) Senior chief inspector			Chefinspektor (Fgrp 6) Chief inspector			Kontrollinspektor Divisional inspector		Abteilungs- inspektor Sub-divisional inspector		Bezirksinspektor' Station sergeant						Gruppeninspektor Sergeant						Gruppeninspektor Sergeant Not in line of promotion				Revierinspektor Senior constable		Inspektor Constable						Inspektor GFP Border guard constable	Aspirant Probationary constable

Azerbaijan

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Police of Azerbaijan[24]
					Police colonel general Polis general-polkovniki		Police lieutenant general Polis general-leytenantı		Police major general Polis general-mayoru		Police colonel Polis polkovniki		Police lieutenant colonel Polis polkovnik-leytenantı		Police major Polis mayoru		Police captain Polis kapitanı		Police senior lieutenant Polis baş leytenantı		Police lieutenant Polis leytenantı		Police sub-lieutenant Polis kiçik leytenantı		Police cadet Polis kursantı

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Azerbaijan[24]
															Police senior sergeant Polis baş serjantı		Police sergeant Polis serjantı						Police junior sergeant Polis kiçik serjantı						Police private Polis sıravi

Bangladesh

Superior officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Bangladesh Police v t e
					Inspector general of police		Additional inspector general of police[note 1]		Deputy inspector general of police		Additional deputy inspector general of police		Superintendent of police[note 2]		Additional superintendent of police		Senior assistant superintendent of police		Assistant superintendent of police
Metropolitan branch							Commissioner of police[note 3]		Commissioner of police Additional police commissioner[note 4]		Additional police commissioner Joint commissioner of police[note 5]		Deputy commissioner of police		Additional deputy commissioner of police		Senior assistant commissioner of police		Assistant commissioner of police
Industrial police									Director general		Additional director general		Director		Deputy director		Senior assistant director		Assistant director

Subordinate officers

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

Belarus

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus
					Colonel general		Lieutenant general		Major general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant		Lieutenant		Junior lieutenant

Other

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus
	Ста́рший пра́порщик Senior warrant officer			Пра́порщик Warrant officer			Старшина́ Starshina		Ста́рший сержа́нт Senior sergeant		Сержа́нт Sergeant												Ефре́йтор Yefreytor												Рядово́й Private

Belgium

Group	Officer level					Middle-level			Base-level
Federal Police[25]
Local police[25]
Title	First chief commissioner Eerste Hoofdcommissaris Premier commissaire divisionnaire Erste chefkomissar	Chief commissioner Hoofdcommissaris Commissaire divisionnaire Chefkomissar	First commissioner Eerste commissaris Premier commissaire Erste komissar	Commissioner Commissaris Commissaire Komissar	Candidate commissioner Aspirant-commissaris Aspirant-commissaire Aufstrebender komissar	First chief inspector Eerste hoofdinspecteur Premier inspecteur principal Erste chefinspektor	Chief inspector Hoofdinspecteur Inspecteur principal Chefinspektor	Candidate chief inspector Aspirant-hoofdinspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur principal Aufstrebender chefinspektor	First inspector Eerste inspecteur Premier inspecteur Erste inspektor	Inspector Inspecteur Inspecteur Inspektor	Candidate inspector Aspirant-inspecteur Aspirant-inspecteur Aufstrebender inspektor
Group	Security-level								Auxiliary-level
Federal Police[25]
Local police[25]	N/A
Title	First security coordinator Eerste beveiligingscoördinator Premier coordinateur de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungskoordinator der Polizei	Security coordinator Beveiligingscoördinator Coordinateur de sécurisation de police Sicherungskoordinator der Polizei	First security assistant Eerste beveiligingsassistent Premier assistant de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungsassistent der Polizei	Security assistant Beveiligingsassistent Assistant de sécurisation de police Sicherungsassistent der Polizei	Candidate security assistant Aspirant-beveiligingsassistent Aspirant assistant de sécurisation de police Sicherungsassistent-Anwärter der Polizei	First security officer Eerste beveiligingsagent Premier agent de sécurisation de police Erster Sicherungsbediensteter der Polizei	Security officer Beveiligingsagent Agent de sécurisation de police Sicherungsbediensteter der Polizei	Candidate security officer Aspirant-beveiligingsagent Aspirant agent de sécurisation de police Sicherungsbediensteter-Anwärter der Polizei	First (auxiliary) officer Eerste agent Premier agent Erste agent	(Auxiliary) officer Agent Agent Agent	Candidate (auxiliary) officer Aspirant-agent Aspirant-agent Aufstrebender agent

Bermuda

Bermuda Police Service ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Bolivia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
	Generales										Jefes						Oficiales
Bolivia[26]
			General comandante Commandant general		General supervisor Supervisor general		General superior Superior general		General director Director general		Coronel Colonel		Teniente coronel Lieutenant colonel		Mayor Major		Capitan Captain		Teniente Lieutenant			Subteniente Second lieutenant			Cadete

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Bolivia[26]
	Suboficial supervisor Supervisor warrant officer			Suboficial mayor Warrant officer major			Suboficial primero Warrant officer 1st class		Suboficial segundo Warrant officer 2nd class								Sargento primero Sergeant 1st class						Sargento segundo Sergeant 2nd class				Cabo Corporal								Policia egresado Graduate policeman

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Republika Srpska

	Chief inspector			Inspector
Police of Republika Srpska[27]
	Chief general inspector of police Главни генерални инспектор полиције	General inspector of police Генерални инспектор полиције	Chief inspector Главни инспектор	Independent inspector Самостални инспектор	Senior inspector Виши инспектор	Inspector Инспектор	Junior inspector Млађи инспектор

	Police officer
Police of Republika Srpska[27]
	Chief police officer Главни полицајац	Independent police officer Самостални полицајац	Senior police officer Виши полицајац	Police officer Полицајац	Junior police officer Млађи полицајац

Bosnia and Herzegovina

	Chief of police (with the COA of the canton)			Inspector
Bosnian police[28]
	Glavni Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Glavni Inspektor	Samostalni Inspektor	Visi Inspektor	Inspektor	Mladi Inspektor

	Police officer
Bosnian police[28]
	Stariji Narednik	Narednik	Stariji Policajac	Policajac

Botswana

Ranks of the Botswana Police Service:

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

Brazil

Brazil has several different police forces, each with its own ranks. At a federal level, there are the Federal Police (Portuguese: Polícia Federal, the equivalent to the FBI), the Federal Highway Police (Polícia Rodoviária Federal) and the Federal Railroad Police (Portuguese: Polícia Ferroviária Federal). At a state level, there are the military police (polícia militar, a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the army police) and the civil police (polícia civil). At city level, there is the Municipal Guards (Guarda Municipal).

Civil police

The Brazilian Civil Police rank follows, from higher to lower, as:

• Comissário/Delegado (Commissioner/Delegate)
• Escrivão (Clerk)
• Agente/Investigador/Inspetor/Especialista (Agent/Investigator/Inspector/Specialist)
• Perito criminal (Forensics expert)

Military police

The following details the ranks of the military police, which are also used by the National Public Security Force.

The ranks are valid for the state military police agencies (such as the Military Police of Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro) and are listed, respectively, from higher to lower ranks:^[29]

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Brazilian Military Police[30] v t e
							Comandante geral		Comandante adjunto		Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Brazilian Military Police[30] v t e
	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Aluno sargento		Cabo				Soldado primeira classe						Soldado segunda classe

Brunei

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Brunei Police Force[31]
	Inspector general of police	Deputy Inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Deputy superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector	Cadet inspector

Non gazetted officers

	Sergeant			Other
Royal Brunei Police Force[31]						No insignia
	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Police

Bulgaria

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
National Police Service
			Secretary general		Chief commissioner		Senior commissioner				Commissioner of police		Chief inspector		Senior inspector		Inspector 1st grade		Inspector 2nd grade			Inspector 3rd grade
			Главен секретар		Главен комисар		Старши комисар				Комисар		Главен инспектор		Старши инспектор		Инспектор I-ва степен		Инспектор II-ра степен			Инспектор III-та степен

Others

	Policemen
National Police Service
	Chief policeman	Policeman 1st grade	Policeman 2nd grade	Policeman 3rd grade
	Главен полицай	Полицай I-ва степен	Полицай II степен	Полицай III степен

Canada

While some smaller or area specific police forces (ports, docks, tunnels etc.) may use variations on, or fewer of, these ranks, most territorial police forces and special police forces have a standard set of operational ranks based on either of the two systems shown here:

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Officers

	Commissioner										Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Canadian Mounted Police[32] v t e
			Commissioner		Deputy commissioner				Assistant commissioner		Chief superintendent		Superintendent		Inspector
			Commissaire		Sous-commissaire				Commissaire adjoint		Surintendant principal		Surintendant		Inspecteur

Others

	Non-commissioned officers																												Constables							Depot
Royal Canadian Mounted Police[32] v t e																																			No insignia
	Corps sergeant major		Sergeant major				Staff sergeant major		Staff sergeant		Sergeant																Corporal								Constable	Cadet
	Sergent-major du corps		Sergent-major				Sergent-major d'état major		Sergent d'état-major		Sergent																Caporal								Gendarme	Cadet

Royal Newfoundland Constabulary

Commanding officers		Senior officers		Police officers			Officers in training
Chief constable	Deputy chief	Superintendent	Inspector	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Constable	Cadet

Sûreté du Québec

Ranks of Sûreté du Québec<[33]
General staff officers		Officers				Sub-officers	Agents
Directeur general	Directeur adjoint	Inspecteur chef	Inspecteur	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sergent	Chef d'equip	Agent
Director general of the SQ	Associate director	Chief inspector	Inspector	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Team leader	Constable
								No insignia

Chad

Officers

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

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Chadian National Gendarmerie v t e
									Sergent-major		Sergent-chef						Sergeant										Corporal		Private first class						Private (rank)

Chile

These are the ranks used by Chilean police services.

Investigations Police of Chile (PDI)Officers

• Director general
• Prefecto general
• Prefecto inspector
• Prefecto
• Subprefecto
• Comisario
• Subcomisario
• Inspector
• Subinspector
• Detective
• Aspirante

Since 2017 this agency has rank insignia.^[34]

Carabineros de Chile

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Carabineros de Chile v t e
			General director		General inspector		General				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente				Aspirante a oficial
Abbr.			GNRL DIR		GNRL INS		GNRL				CRNL		TTE CRNL		MAY		CAP		TTE			SUB TTE

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
	Warrant officers						NCOs										Enlisted																			Students
Carabineros de Chile v t e																																				No insignia
	Suboficial mayor						Suboficial		Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Carabinero	Carabinero alumno
Abbr.	SOM						SuboF		SG1								SG2						CBO1				CBO2								Carab

China

People's Police

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

Officers

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

Others

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

People's Armed Police

The People's Armed Police, as part of the People's Liberation Army, uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself, while the China Maritime Safety Administration uses a different system.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
People's Armed Police
			General 上将		Lieutenant general 中将		Major general 少将		Colonel commandant 大校		Colonel 上校		Lieutenant colonel 中校		Major 少校		Captain 上尉		First lieutenant 中尉			Second lieutenant 少尉			Officer cadet 学员

Non-commissioned officers and men

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
People's Armed Police
	Chief sergeant 1st class (一级军士长)						Chief sergeant 2nd class (二级军士长)		Chief sergeant 3rd class (三级军士长)		Chief sergeant 4th class (四级军士长)						Staff Sergeant (上士)						Sergeant (中士)				Corporal (下士)		Private 1st class (上等兵)						Private (列兵)

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

Colombia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
National Police of Colombia[35]
			General				Mayor General		Brigadier General		Coronel		Teniente Coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente
Abbreviation			GEN				MG		BG		COL		LTC		MAJ		CPT		LT			SLT
Abbreviation in Spanish			GN				MG		BG		CR		TC		MY		CT		TE			ST

Non-commissioned officers and enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
National Police of Colombia[35]																																				No insignia
							Sargento Mayor		Sargento Primero		Sargento Vice Primero						Sargento Segundo						Cabo Primero				Cabo Segundo								Dragoneante	Agente
																																				No insignia
							Comisario		Subcomisario		Intendente Jefe						Intendente						Subintendente				Patrullero								Dragoneante	Agente

Croatia

Regular police ranks

Insignia
Rank title	Police director general (Ravnatelj policije)	Deputy police director general (Zamjenik ravnatelja policije)	Police chaplain (Policijski kapelan)	Police superintendent general (Načelnik policijske uprave)	Assistant director general of police (Pomoćnik glavnog ravnatelja policije)	Police commander (Glavni ravnatelj policije)	Police senior commissioner (Glavni policijski savjetnik)	Police commissioner (Policijski savjetnik)	Chief police inspector (Glavni policijski inspektor)	Leading police inspector (Samostalni policijski inspektor)	Senior police inspector (Viši policijski inspektor)	Police inspector (Policijski inspektor)	Police sergeant major (Samostalni policijski narednik)	Police staff sergeant (Viši policijski narednik)	Police sergeant (Policijski narednik)	Leading police officer (Samostalni policajac)	Senior police officer (Viši policajac)	Police officer (Policajac)	Police college cadet (Vježbenik više i visoke stručne spreme)	Police basic recruit (Polaznik srednje stručne)	Police recruit with secondary school credentials (Vježbenik srednje stručne spreme)

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Czech Republic[37]
					Generálporučík		Generálmajor		Brigádní generál		Plukovník		Podplukovník		Major		Kapitán		Nadporučík		Poručík		Podporučík

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Czech Republic[37]
							Nadpraporčík		Praporčík	Podpraporčík	Nadstrážmistr						Strážmistr						Rotný

Denmark

Danish National Police rank insignia

Denmark (Edit)
Rank	Rigspolitichefen	Politidirektør Vicepolitidirektør Vicerigspolitichef Politimester	Chefpolitiinspektør Chefanklager	Vicepolitimester Chefanklager Politiinspektør Chefpolitiinspektør	Vicepolitiinspektør	Politikommissær	Politiassistent af 1. grad	Politiassistent af 2. grad	Politibetjent	Politikadet
EN Rank	National police commissioner	Chief of police	Chief inspector / chief prosecutor	Deputy chief of police / chief inspector / inspector	Deputy inspector	Commissioner	Police constable first class	Police constable	Police officer	Police cadet

Estonia

Officers

	General officers		Senior officers			Junior officers
Police and Border Guard Board[38][39]
	Police general (Politseikindral)	Inspector general of police (Politseikindralinspektor)	Police colonel (Politseikolonel)	Police lieutenant colonel (Politseikolonelleitnant)	Police major (Politseimajor)	Police captain (Politseikapten)	Police lieutenant (Politseileitnant)	Senior superintendent (Vanemkomissar)	Superintendent (Komissar)

Others

	Constables
Police and Border Guard Board[38][39]
	Chief constable, chief inspector (Ülemkonstaabel, üleminspektor)	Senior constable, senior inspector (Vanemkonstaabel, vaneminspektor)	Constable, inspector (Konstaabel, inspektor)	Junior constable, junior inspector (Nooremkonstaabel, nooreminspektor)
Internal Security Service ranks	Chief assistant (Ülemassistent)	Senior assistant (Vanemassistent)	Assistant (Assistent)	Junior assistant (Nooremassistent)

Egypt

Officers

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

Others

	Policemen
Egyptian National Police
	Master sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Private

Ethiopia

The rank structure of the Ethiopian Federal Police is as follows:^[40]

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

Fiji

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

Finland

Police ranks of Finland ^[41]

Group	Officers
Insignia
Rank	Poliisiylijohtaja Polisöverdirektör	Poliisijohtaja Polisdirektör	Poliisipäällikkö Polischef	Poliisiylitarkastaja Polisöverinspektör	Apulais-poliisipäällikkö Biträdande polischef	Poliisitarkastaja Polisinspektör	Ylikomisario Överkommissarie	Komisario Kommissarie
English	National police commissioner	Deputy national police commissioners, Police chief of Helsinki, Director of the NBI, Director of the Supo	Police chief (Regional police departments)	Assistant police commissioners (chief), Deputy assistant police commissioners (expert)	Deputy police chiefs	Chief superintendents, police legal officers	Superintendents	Chief inspectors
Group	Non-commissioned officers	Policemen
Insignia
Rank	Ylikonstaapeli Överkonstapel	Vanhempi konstaapeli Äldre konstapel	Nuorempi konstaapeli Yngre konstapel
English	Police sergeants	Senior constables	Junior constables

France

Police Nationale

National Police of France	Director general	Prefectoral corps	Directors of active service
Rank insignia
Grade	Directeur général (Director general of the National Police)	Préfet de police de Paris/ Préfet de police des Bouches-du-Rhône (Police Prefect of Paris/ Police Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône)	Directeur des services actifs (Director of active services of the National Police)
Equivalent NATO code	OF-9	N/A	OF-8
Source:	[42]

National Police of France	Planning and management corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Inspecteur général des services actifs de la police nationale (Inspector general of the National Police)	Contrôleur général des services actifs de la police nationale (Comptroller general of the National Police)	Commissaire général de police (Commissioner general of police)	Commissaire divisionnaire de police (Divisional commissioner of police)	Commissaire de police (Commissioner of police)	Commissaire de police - Élève et stagiaire (Probationary commissioner of police/ Commissioner of police candidate
Equivalent NATO code	OF-7	OF-6		OF-5	OF-3/4	N/A
Source:	[42]

National Police of France	Command corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Commandant divisionnaire fonctionnel de la police nationale (Divisional major of police, in functional position)	Commandant divisionnaire (Divisional major of police)	Commandant de police (Major of police)	Capitaine de police (Captain of police)	Lieutenant de police (Lieutenant of police)	Lieutenant de police (stagiaire) (Probationary lieutenant of police)	Lieutenant de police - Élève (Police commander candidate)
Equivalent NATO code	OF-3	OF-3	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
Source:	[42]

National Police of France	Supervisory and field corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Major de police, responsable d’unité locale de police (Major of police, head of a local police unit)	Major de police à l’échelon exceptionnel (Major of police, in exceptional pay grade)	Major de police (Major of police)	Brigadier-chef de police (Chief brigadier of police)	Brigadier de police (Brigadier of police)	Sous-brigadier de police (Sub-Brigadier of police)	Gardien de la paix (Constable)	Gardien de la paix - Stagiaire (Probationary constable)	Gardien de la paix - Élève (Constable candidate)
Equivalent NATO code	N/A	OR-9			OR-8	OR-6	OR-5		N/A
Source:	[42]

National Police of France	Deputies/Reservists
Rank insignia
Grade	Policier Adjoint (Deputy Cop)	Réserve Civile de la Police Nationale (National Police civil reservists)
Equivalent NATO code	N/A
Source:	[42]

Gendarmerie

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D)						Student officer
French Gendarmerie v t e
			Général d'armée		Général de corps d'armée		Général de division		Général de brigade		Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel		Chef d'Escadron		Capitaine		Lieutenant			Sous-Lieutenant			Aspirant						Élève-officier

Non-commissioned offices and volunteer assistant gendarmes

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
French Gendarmerie v t e
	Major			Adjudant-chef			Adjudant				Maréchal-des-logis-chef						Gendarme				Gendarme sous contrat	Gendarme Adjoint Maréchal-des-logis	Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier Chef				Gendarme Adjoint Brigadier		Gendarme Adjoint première classe						Gendarme Adjoint

Germany

Higher Police Service

Bundespolizei[43][44]
	President of the Federal Police Headquarters	Vice president of the Federal Police Headquarters President of a Federal Police directorate	President of a Federal Police directorate President of the Federal Police Academy	Vice president of a Federal Police directorate Director in the Federal Police	Senior chief superintendent	Chief superintendent	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Trainee superintendent
NATO code equivalent	OF-8	OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3	N/A

Elevated Police Service

Bundespolizei[43][44]
	First chief inspector		Chief inspector		Senior inspector	Inspector	Trainee inspector
NATO code equivalent	OF-2			OF-1			OF (D)

Middle Police Service

Bundespolizei[43][44]
	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Senior officer	Officer	Trainee officer
NATO code equivalent	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7/8	OR-6	N/A

Police support employees

Bundespolizei
	Border support officer Federal support officer Law enforcement support officer
NATO code equivalent	OR-5

Greece

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Hellenic Police[45]
					Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police brigadier general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Police first lieutenant			Police second lieutenant
					Αντιστράτηγος		Υποστράτηγος		Ταξίαρχος		Αστυνομικός Διευθυντής		Αστυνομικός Υποδιευθυντής		Αστυνόμος Α'		Αστυνόμος Β'		Υπαστυνόμος Α'			Υπαστυνόμος Β'

NCO and enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Hellenic Police[45]																																			No insignia
	Police warrant officer						Police chief sergeant		Police investigations sergeant		Police sergeant												Police corporal				Police warden								Police constable
	Ανθυπαστυνόμος						Αρχιφύλακας		Αρχιφύλακας		Λοχίας												Υπαρχιφύλακας				Υπαρχιφύλακας								Αστυφύλακας

Guatemala

	Directors			Senior officers
Policía Nacional Civil[46]
	Director general	Director general adjunto	Subdirector	Comisario general	Comisario	Subcomisario

	Junior officers			Basic policemen
Policía Nacional Civil[46]
	Oficial I	Oficial II	Oficial III	Inspector	Subinspector	Agente

Hong Kong

Gazetted

• Commissioner of police (CP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處處長): crest over pip over wreathed and crossed batons
• Deputy commissioner of police (DCP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處副處長): crest over wreathed and crossed batons
• Senior assistant commissioner of police (SACP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處高級助理處長): pip over wreathed and crossed batons
• Assistant commissioner of police (ACP) (Traditional Chinese: 警務處助理處長): wreathed and crossed batons
• Chief superintendent of police (CSP) (Traditional Chinese: 總警司): crest over two pips
• Senior superintendent of police (SSP) (Traditional Chinese: 高級警司): crest over pip
• Superintendent of police (SP) (Traditional Chinese: 警司): crest

Inspectorate

• Chief inspector of police (CIP) (Traditional Chinese: 總督察): three pips
• Senior inspector of police (SIP) (Traditional Chinese: 高級督察): two pips over bar
• Inspector of police (IP) (Traditional Chinese: 督察): two pips
• Probationary inspector of police (PI) (Traditional Chinese: 見習督察): pip

Junior police officers (JPOs)

Non-commissioned officers (NCOs)

• Station sergeant (SSGT) (Traditional Chinese: 警署警長): wreathed crest
• Sergeant (SGT) (Traditional Chinese: 警長): three downward-pointing chevrons

Rank and file

• Senior constable (SPC) (Traditional Chinese: 高級警員): downward-pointing chevron
• Police constable (PC) (Traditional Chinese: 警員): slide with ID number^[47]

Hungary

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Rendőrség[48]																									No insignia
					Altábornagy Lieutenant general		Vezérőrnagy Major general		Dandártábornok Brigadier general		Ezredes Colonel		Alezredes Lieutenant colonel		Őrnagy Major		Százados Captain		Főhadnagy First lieutenant			Hadnagy Second lieutenant			Honvéd­tisztje­lölt

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Rendőrség[48]
	Főtörzszászlós Chief warrant officer						Törzszászlós Master warrant officer	Zászlós Warrant officer	Főtörzsőrmester Sergeant first class		Törzsőrmester Staff sergeant						Őrmester Sergeant

Iceland

Insignia[49][50]
Title	Ríkislögreglustjóri		Lögreglustjóri	Aðstoðarríkislögreglustjóri	Aðstoðarlögreglustjóri	Yfirlögregluþjónn	Aðstoðaryfirlögregluþjónn	Aðalvarðstjóri	Lögreglufulltrúi
English translation	National Police commissioner		Police commissioner	Deputy National Police commissioner	Deputy police commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Detective chief inspector
Insignia
Title	Varðstjóri	Rannsóknarlögreglumaður	Lögreglumaður		Lögreglunemi	Afleysingamaður í lögreglu	Héraðslögreglumaður
English translation	Inspector	Detective inspector	Police constable		Police cadet	Temporary replacement police constable	Temporarily hired constable

Source:^[51]

India

State/union territory police forces

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

Indian Police Service gazetted officers rank insignia^[52][53][54]

Insignia

Rank

Director general of police

Additional director general of police[a]

Inspector general of police

Deputy inspector general of police

Senior superintendent of police[b]

Superintendent of police

Additional superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years)

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)

Abbreviation

DGP

ADGP

IGP

DIG

SSP

SP

Addl. SP

ASP

ASP

ASP

Note 1: The equivalent rank to the three-star ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP), which is not a gazetted rank and contains the respective state police service's acronym in insignia, such as OPS for Odisha Police Service. Note 2: Commissioner of police is a post is held by different rank officers in different places. For example, it is held by DG rank officers only in Delhi and Mumbai; by Addl. DG rank officers in Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Varanasi, Guwahati etc; by IG rank officers in Trivandrum, Gurgaon, Kochi, Coimbatore, Ludhiana, Madurai, Mysore etc; by DIG rank officers in Kozhikode, Howrah, Amravati, Mangaluru, Jalandhar, Warangal etc.

Indian State Police gazetted officer rank insignia^[55]

Insignia

Rank

Superintendent of police

Additional superintendent of police

Deputy superintendent of police

Abbreviation

SP

Addl.SP

DSP/Dy.SP

Note: Gazetted officers belonging to Indian State Police Services lie between ranks DSP and SP. Officers usually undergo training at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy are awarded IPS to attain assistant SP rank (1 year of service) but this varies from state to state.

Non-gazetted officers

Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia^[56][57]

Insignia

No insignia

Rank

Inspector

Assistant inspector[c]

Sub-inspector

Assistant sub-inspector

Head constable[d]

Police naik[e]

Police constable

Abbreviation

INSP/PI

API

SI

ASI

HC

SC

PC

Note: Colour pattern and size of chevrons may vary according to the different rules of several distinct Indian State Police services.

Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

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

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Assam Rifles[58][59] v t e					Director-general[note 6] - Special director-general[note 7] - Additional director-general[note 8] -
							Inspector general[note 9] -		Deputy inspector-general[note 10] -		Commandant[note 11] -		Second-in-command[note 12] -		Deputy commandant[note 13] -		Assistant commandant[note 14] -
Border Security Force v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Central Industrial Security Force[60][61] v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Senior commandant -		Commandant -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Central Reserve Police Force[62][63] v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
National Security Guard[64] v t e
					Director general -	Additional director general -	Inspector general -		Deputy inspector general -		Group commander -		Second in command -		Deputy commander -		Team commander -
Sashastra Seema Bal[65] v t e
					Director-general -	Additional director-general -	Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Police equivalent					Director general Director general Additional Director general of police		Inspector general		Deputy inspector general		Senior superintendent		Superintendent		Additional superintendent		Deputy superintendent		Assistant superintendent