Transit police (also known as transport police, railway police, railroad police and several other terms) are specialized

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest a ...

agencies employed either by a

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railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

railroad Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

, bus line, or any other

mass transit Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

provider) or a

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, district, or

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. Transit law enforcement services may also be provided by a specialized unit within a larger local law enforcement agency. Their mandate is to prevent and investigate all

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Ca ...

committed against the carrier or its passengers, as well as crime incidentally committed onand sometimes aroundthe carrier's property.

Type

Autonomous agencies

A transit police force may consist of officers employed directly by a transit system or by a government agency dedicated to providing specialized law enforcement services. There are numerous instances of both within

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, given the decentralized nature of US law enforcement; Examples of larger, stand-alone agencies within the US include the MBTA Police, BART Police, and the

New Jersey Transit Police Department The New Jersey Transit Police Department (NJTPD) is a transit police agency of the New Jersey Transit Corporation in the state of New Jersey. As provided by NJS Title 27:25-15.1, New Jersey Transit Police Officers have "general authority, witho ...

. In the

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, transit law enforcement is provided by a single, nation-wide agency, the

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, although other law enforcement agencies may assist with this task. Within

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, many transit policing services are conducted by the Government Railway Police.

Specialized units of local law enforcement agencies

Other forces may exist as a specialized unit of a local law enforcement agency, such as the United States' Transit Police Services Bureau of the

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Sheriff's Department (which serves the

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) or the Transit Enforcement Unit of the Phoenix Police Department (assigned to the Phoenix Public Transit Department). Some formerly independent transit police agencies have also been absorbed into (or had their duties assumed by) a larger, local law enforcement agency; Examples include the

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Police's duties being assumed by the

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Transit Services Division and the New York City Transit Police being integrated into the NYPD Transit Bureau.

Railroad police

Patch of the Metro Transit Police Department

Where the term "transit police" is used for a law enforcement agency or unit working for a railroad/railway, it usually refers to a railroad providing urban

(such as a city-elevated system or

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) as opposed to long-distance rail carriage. Law enforcement agencies of both cargo railroads and long-haul rail carriers are usually referred to as "

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" or "railway police". There is often considerable overlap in transit police and railroad police agencies’ duties. Railroad police agencies, however, have a long history, and were established separate from and prior to most modern transit police agencies. Transit police and railroad police powers may also be legally defined separately; For example, in the United States, many states have separate laws concerning both types of agencies. However, in modern times, with increasing overlap in duties and the proliferation of extensive mass transit systems, some jurisdictions have opted for a hybrid model of railroad and transit policing. For instance, in the

, most of the rail systems, including the

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, are policed by the

(BTP). The BTP is a full-service, national law enforcement agency, which essentially combined the duties of dozens of now-defunct transit and railway police agencies into a single entity (the BTP has no authority in

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, except in emergencies).

Powers

Some transit police forces have full policing powers, such as the US' BART Police,

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, Utah Transit Authority Police Department or the MBTA Police. The UK's

, also has full police powers within

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. In some areas, transit police agencies have limited or specific powers, and may be classed as special police or special constables, or peace officers with limited powers, such as

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Transit Peace Officers. Regardless, transit police services nearly always hold more authority than un-sworn, security guard-only services.

Crimes

Do Not Trespass on the Railway sign - 20071209

Some of the crimes transit police and railroad police investigate include

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ing on the

right-of-way Right of way is the legal right, established by grant from a landowner or long usage (i.e. by prescription), to pass along a specific route through property belonging to another. A similar ''right of access'' also exists on land held by a gov ...

of a railroad,

assault An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in cri ...

s against passengers, tagging of

graffiti Graffiti (plural; singular ''graffiti'' or ''graffito'', the latter rarely used except in archeology) is art that is written, painted or drawn on a wall or other surface, usually without permission and within public view. Graffiti ranges from s ...

on railroad

rolling stock The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can ...

and

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

es or bus stops,

pickpocketing Pickpocketing is a form of larceny that involves the stealing of money or other valuables from the person or a victim's pocket without them noticing the theft at the time. It may involve considerable dexterity and a knack for misdirection. A th ...

, ticket

fraud In law, fraud is intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Fraud can violate civil law (e.g., a fraud victim may sue the fraud perpetrator to avoid the fraud or recover monetary compen ...

robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...

and theft of personal belongings,

baggage Baggage or luggage consists of bags, cases, and containers which hold a traveler's personal articles while the traveler is in transit. A modern traveler can be expected to have packages containing clothing, toiletries, small possessions, trip ...

freight Cargo consists of bulk goods conveyed by water, air, or land. In economics, freight is cargo that is transported at a freight rate for commercial gain. ''Cargo'' was originally a shipload but now covers all types of freight, including trans ...

, and

drug dealing The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global black market dedicated to the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and sale of prohibited drugs. Most jurisdictions prohibit trade, except under license, of many types of drugs throug ...

at transit stations. They may also engage in random ticket checking hoping to catch and fine ticketless travelers. These controls are usually more frequent in transit systems using an honor-based fare collecting approach.

Jurisdiction and authority

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like the

, or Australia, federal and state statutes determine the jurisdiction and authority of all police departments, including transit police. Most transit police services have the same police authority as any other national, state and local police agencies, such as the

MBTA Transit Police Department The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police (also known as the T Police or Transit Police and colloquially known as the "Subway Cops") is a police force which has primary jurisdiction on Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA ...

, MARTA (Atlanta) Transit Police,

, BART Police, Maryland Transit Administration Police,

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Police,

, Utah Transit Authority Police Department, and the Metro Vancouver Transit Police ( South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service). Some agencies have rather extensive jurisdictions, including traffic enforcement and arrest powers on and off property, for example, the

maintains the distinction of being the only transit police agency in the United States with statewide authority.

List of specialised transit/transport police agencies and departments

Australia

New South Wales *Commuter Crime Unit,

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*Police Transport Command

as of 2013. * Transit Officers, RailCorp Closed down as of October 2013. Queensland *Railway Squad,

Queensland Police The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto ...

*Authorised Officers,

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*TransLink Senior Network Officers, TransLink *Customer Service Officers, G:link South Australia *Transit Services Branch, South Australia Police (all public transport in

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). Private security also maintain a presence, especially during peak hours or events. Victoria *Transit Safety Division, Victoria Police members and Protective Services Officers (predominantly operate in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

) *Authorised Officers employed by Public Transport operator companies and by Public Transport Victoria (PTV). Western Australia *Police Rail Unit,

Western Australia Police The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction, with a population ...

(operating in

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) *Transit Officers, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia

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Police forces

* Metro Vancouver Transit Police * Canadian Pacific Police Service *

Canadian National Police Service The Canadian National Police Service (commonly referred to as the CN Police) is a private railroad police force protecting the property, personnel, and rail infrastructure of the Canadian National Railway in Canada and the United States. ...

* Via Rail Police Service

Special constables

Other large Canadian transit networks use security officers appointed as special constables or peace officers. As special constables, they typically have full police powers when working on transit property to enforce the Criminal Code of Canada, as well as respective

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. Whilst they carry some police equipment, such as a protective vest, baton, handcuffs and

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, they do not carry a firearm. These officers assist local jurisdiction's police officers in investigations of illegal activity on the transit system. *

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* Edmonton Transit Protective Services * GO Transit Special Constables * OC Transpo Special Constable Service * Société de Transport de Montréal Sûreté et Controle * Toronto Transit Commission Transit Enforcement Unit **

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also has a Transit Patrol Unit to assist TTC special constables and patrol the network. * YRT/Viva Special Constable Services

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Cities in China which have

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systems all have their transit police force associated to the local public security bureau. There are no non-governmental police forces, or police institutes under transit authority.

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used to have a police force under the Ministry of Railways, but such authority has since been transferred to local police agencies. However, the structure of institutions can be vary from city to city. For example, cities like

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and

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese provin ...

might have a joint public transportation force of division level, operates on all the taxis, bus routes, coaches, rapid transit and ferry lines as well as transportation hubs inside city limit; while

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and

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have tighter transit cop brigades focused exclusively on protecting the mass transit lines. Again, all these agencies are supervised by the PSBs of higher level.

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*Railway District,

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* Police Régionale des Transports (Police Nationale) - operates on Paris' suburban trains, and

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*Service National de Police Ferroviaire (Police Nationale-Direction Centrale de la Police aux Frontières) - operates on mainline trains *Service Interdépartemental de Sécurité dans les Transports en Commun (SISTC) - Police Nationale - Direction Centrale de la Sécurité Publique *Surveillance Générale (Suge) - operates on SNCF railways. This private service, run by the SNCF, has restricted police powers *Groupe de Protection et de Sécurisation des Réseaux (GPSR) - operates on RATP railways. This private service, run by the RATP, has restricted police powers *Police des Transports de l'Agglo Orléans Val de Loire - operates on bus, tram and train service in the

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* former

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: Transportpolizei *

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: Bahnpolizei (merged into Federal Police)

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for "the better protection and security of railway property". It has the power to search, arrest, investigate and prosecute, though the ultimate power rests in the hands of the Government Railway Police. The force is under the authority of the Indian Ministry of Railways. * Commando for Railway Security (CORAS) * Government Railway Police The Government Railway Police ( IAST: ''Sarakārī Rēlvē Pulīs''), abbreviated as GRP, is the police force of the

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. It was established by the ''

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'', of the Parliament of India. Its duties correspond to those of the District Police in the areas under their jurisdiction, such as

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, but only on railway property. It is the parent agency of the

, and aids and provides assistance to it, whose primary duties are to protect and secure all railway property. The GRP's responsibility is to observe law and order on all railway property. Officers are recruited from the

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. The force is under joint-control of the Indian Ministry of Railways and the police departments of the various state police departments of India * State Highway Police

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*Railway Police (''

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''), ''

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Latvia Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...

*Port Police (Ostas Policija)

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

Railway police

* Railway Police Service (''Unit insfrastructuur, dienst spoor''), Dutch National Police (''Landelijke Politie eenheid'')

Transit enforcement

*In The Netherlands, all public transport companies providing public service have their own enforcement officers, these officers often have the BOA status (special investigation officer) and limited police powers (use of force, arrest and use of handcuffs) the main task of these officers is fare enforcement and securing the safety of the public and employees within the transport vehicles. *The city of Amsterdam, is the only municipality in the Netherlands which operates its own transit enforcement department. The "Veiligheidsteam openbaar vervoer" (Safety team public transport) cooperates with the Amsterdam police in maintaining public order within the public transport, stations an hubs within the city limits, prevent or stop crimes, public assistance, issuing transit information and spotting suspicious behavior. Their uniforms are similar to that of police officers (police style hat, yellow high-visibility jacket and trousers with side striping; the only difference with the uniform of a police officer is that the trouser and hat color are dark grey whereas the police uses navy blue. These enforcement officers are employed by the city, whereas the police officers are employed by the national police. Enforcement officers are equipped with handcuffs and a short police baton and have limited police powers like the use of force, making arrests, detaining people and issuing fines. The city of Amsterdam is currently looking into the possibility to equip the officers with a can of pepperspray; this will probably be in mid 2014.

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Railway Security Guard : Armed security forces protecting railway system in Poland https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stra%C5%BC_Ochrony_Kolei

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Main Directorate of the Transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. (Главное Управление на Транспорте Министерства Внутренних Дел.)

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Public Transport Security Command The Public Transport Security Command (TransCom) is a specialised transit police unit of the Singapore Police Force (SPF). It was first established as the Police MRT Unit (PMU) in 2005 as a component unit of the Special Operations Command in ...

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Sweden

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Stockholm metro The Stockholm metro ( sv, Stockholms tunnelbana) is a rapid transit system in Stockholm, Sweden. The first line opened in 1950, and today the system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are three colo ...

police ( sv, Tunnelbanepolisen)

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* National Police Agency, Railway Police:

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, MRT Police Taipei City Police Department Rapid Transit Division, Kaohsiung City Police Department Rapid Transit Division

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( national railways in Great Britain, the

Docklands Light Railway The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London, England and provides a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of L ...

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Tramlink London Trams, previously Tramlink and Croydon Tramlink, is a light rail tram system serving Croydon and surrounding areas in South London, England. It began operation in 2000, the first tram system in the London region since 1952. It is manage ...

, Tyne and Wear Metro - Sunderland extension,

Glasgow Subway The Glasgow Subway is an underground light metro system in Glasgow, Scotland. Opened on 14 December 1896, it is the fourth-oldest underground rail transit system in Europe after the London Underground, Liverpool's Mersey Railway and the Buda ...

) * Belfast Harbour Police — Belfast Harbour,

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingd ...

: HDPCA incorporated by section 5 of the

Belfast Harbour Act 1847 Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...

. *

Port of Bristol Police The Port of Bristol Police (PoBP) is a ports police force with responsibility to protect the port complexes and community situated at the mouth of the River Avon on the border between Bristol and Somerset. Officers are attested under powers i ...

— Port of Bristol,

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city i ...

. Includes

Avonmouth Dock Avonmouth is a port and outer suburb of Bristol, England, facing two rivers: the reinforced north bank of the final stage of the Avon which rises at sources in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset; and the eastern shore of the Severn Estuar ...

, Royal Portbury Dock,

North Somerset North Somerset is a unitary district in Somerset, South West England. Whilst its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset, it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the ...

, and 3 islands in the

Bristol Channel The Bristol Channel ( cy, Môr Hafren, literal translation: "Severn Sea") is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from Devon and Somerset in South West England. It extends from the lower estuary of the River S ...

Denny Island Denny Island ( cy, Ynys Denny; ) is a small uninhabited rocky island of , with scrub vegetation, in the Severn Estuary. Its rocky southern foreshore marks the boundary between England and Wales. Above high water mark, the island is reckoned adm ...

Flat Holme Flat Holm ( cy, Ynys Echni) is a Welsh island lying in the Bristol Channel approximately from Lavernock Point in the Vale of Glamorgan. It includes the most southerly point of Wales. The island has a long history of occupation, dating at lea ...

Steep Holme Steep Holm ( cy, Ynys Rhonech, ang, Ronech and later ) is an English island lying in the Bristol Channel. The island covers at high tide, expanding to at mean low water. At its highest point it is above mean sea level. Administratively it ...

. * Port of Felixstowe Police — Port of Felixstowe,

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...

: HDPCA incorporated by section 3(1)(e) of the Felixstowe Dock and Railway Act 1956. * Port of Portland Police —

Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its surface area made it the largest man-made harbour in the world, and remai ...

Isle of Portland An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms. Isle may refer to: Geography * ...

: HDPCA incorporated b
section 3
of the Portland Harbour Revision Order 1997. * Falmouth Docks Police —

Falmouth Docks Falmouth Docks are a deep-water docks of the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The docks are the southern shore of the Fal Estuary which is the third largest natural harbour in the world and the deepest in Europe. They ex ...

Falmouth, Cornwall Falmouth ( ; kw, Aberfala) is a town, civil parish and port on the River Fal on the south coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It has a total resident population of 21,797 (2011 census). Etymology The name Falmouth is of English ...

: HDPCA incorporated by section 3 of the

Falmouth Docks Act 1959 Falmouth may refer to: Places Antigua *Falmouth, Antigua and Barbuda *Falmouth Harbour, Antigua Australia *Falmouth, Tasmania, a locality in North-east Tasmania Canada *Falmouth, Nova Scotia, a community in Hants County * Upper Falmouth, Nova ...

. *

Port of Dover Police The Port of Dover Police (PoDP) is a non- Home Office ports police force which provides a 24-hour policing service to the Port of Dover, Kent, England. Organisation & Role The PoDP is established, funded and maintained by the owners of the Po ...

—

Port of Dover The Port of Dover is a cross-channel ferry, cruise terminal, maritime cargo and marina facility situated in Dover, Kent, south-east England. It is the nearest English port to France, at just away, and is one of the world's busiest maritime pa ...

Dover Dover () is a town and major ferry port in Kent, South East England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies south-east of Canterbury and east of Maidstone ...

: HDPCA incorporated by section 3 of th
Dover Harbour Consolidation Act 1954
and incorporation amended b
part 4
of the Dover Harbour Revision Order 2006. Given the large amount of property owned by the port, their jurisdiction effectively extends to all of Dover and now throughout Kent in order to be able to take arrested persons to Custody Suites. * Port of Liverpool Police —

Port of Liverpool The Port of Liverpool is the enclosed dock system that runs from Brunswick Dock in Liverpool to Seaforth Dock, Seaforth, on the east side of the River Mersey and the Birkenhead Docks between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the west side of th ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

: current authority derives from article 3 of th
Mersey Docks and Harbour (Police) Order 1975
Port of Liverpool police officers are Crown police officers and not special constables. * Port of Tilbury Police (formerly the

Port of London Authority Police The Port of Tilbury Police is a non- Home Office ports police force responsible for the Port of Tilbury, and Tilbury 2 owned by the Port of Tilbury London Ltd, a subsidiary of Forth Ports plc. The force consists of a Chief of Police, Police Inspe ...

) —

Port of Tilbury The Port of Tilbury is a port on the River Thames at Tilbury in Essex, England. It is the principal port for London, as well as being the main United Kingdom port for handling the importation of paper. There are extensive facilities for conta ...

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

: current authority derives fro
section 154
of the Port of London Act 1968 *

Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Harbour Police Tees and Hartlepool Harbour Police is a non- Home Office ports police force responsible for Teesport, which is the UK's third largest port and is owned by PD Ports, situated along the south bank of the River Tees in north east England. The harb ...

— Tees and

Hartlepool Hartlepool () is a seaside and port town in County Durham, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Borough of Hartlepool. With an estimated population of 90,123, it is the second-largest settlement in County ...

: current authority derives from section 103 of th
Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Act 1966
* Roads and Transport Policing Command Safer Transport Teams, Metropolitan Police – Transport for London

buses A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for ...

, bus stations/interchanges, taxis and roads. * Metro Unit, Northumbria Police * Metrolink Unit,

Greater Manchester Police Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester in North West England. , Greater Manchester Police employed 6,866 police officers, 3,524 mem ...

Belfast International Airport Constabulary The Belfast International Airport Constabulary (BIAC) is a small, specialised police force responsible for providing policing to the Belfast International Airport in Aldergrove, Northern Ireland. Officers employed by the force as empowered to ac ...

– attested unde
article 19(3) of the Airports (Northern Ireland) Order 1994
as constables for the airport, which employs them. *

Mersey Tunnels Police The Mersey Tunnels Police is a small, specialised, non-Home Office police force that provides policing services for the Mersey Tunnels in Merseyside, England. The force, which comprises fifty one officers from Constable to Chief Police Off ...

– attested under section 105 of the County of Merseyside Act 1980 as constables in and around the tunnels.

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

* Amtrak Police * BART Police *

BNSF Police Department The BNSF Police Department or the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Police Department (BNSFPD) is a private railroad police department and the law enforcement agency of the BNSF Railway, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. The BNSFPD ...

Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police Hollywood Burbank Airport, legally and formerly marketed as Bob Hope Airport after entertainer Bob Hope , is a public airport northwest of downtown Burbank, in Los Angeles County, California, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. eff ...

* Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Police Department * Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department * Delaware River Port Authority Police Department * Greater Cleveland Transit Police Department *

Long Beach Harbor Patrol The Long Beach Harbor Patrol is security force within the Port of Long Beach. Its officers are highly trained, armed public officers dedicated to the public safety and physical security of the Port. Appointed as Public Officers under California ...

* Los Angeles Airport Police * Los Angeles Port Police * Maryland Transit Administration Police * Maryland Transportation Authority Police * Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Transit Police Department * Metra Police Department (Chicago) *

King County Sheriff's Office The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is a local police agency in King County, Washington, United States. It is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of King County, as well as 12 cities and two transit agencies whic ...

* MetroLink Unit, St. Louis County Police Department * Airport Police Division, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department * Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Police Department * Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) Transit Police Department * Metro Transit - Minnesota Police Department * Napa Valley Railroad Police Department *

* New York City Police Department Transit Bureau ( New York City Subway) * New York City Transit Police - (Merged into the

NYPD The New York City Police Department (NYPD), officially the City of New York Police Department, established on May 23, 1845, is the primary municipal law enforcement agency within the City of New York, the largest and one of the oldest in ...

in 1995) * New York MTA Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police * New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Police Department * Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Transit Police Department * Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Transit Police Department (

South Shore Line The South Shore Line is an electrically powered interurban commuter rail line operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) between Millennium Station in downtown Chicago and the South Bend International Airport i ...

) * OCTA-Transit Police Services Bureau, Orange County Sheriff's Department * Port Authority of Allegheny County Police Department *

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, or Port Authority Police Department (PAPD), is a law enforcement agency in New York and New Jersey, the duties of which are to protect and to enforce state and city laws at all th ...

(responsible for PATH) * Port of Portland Police Department (Oregon) * Public Transportation Section,

Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second-largest municipal police department in the United States, behind ...

* Transit Services Bureau,

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States a ...

Union Pacific Police Department The Union Pacific Police Department (UPPD) is a private railroad police department and the law enforcement agency of the Union Pacific Railroad, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The UPPD is one of six American Class I railroad law enforcement a ...

* Utah Transit Authority Police Department *

Via Metropolitan Transit Police Department Via or VIA may refer to the following: Science and technology * MOS Technology 6522, Versatile Interface Adapter * ''Via'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae * Via (electronics), a through-connection * VIA Technologies, a Tai ...

* Washington Metro Transit Police Department

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