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

Rank group	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
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

Main article: 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
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		Junior police lieutenant	Police Kursant
NATO				OF-8			OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1					OF-D

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

Main article: Australian police ranks

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
	Director general of public security	State police director	Deputy state police director	Department chief of the state police	City police captain

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
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
Bangladesh Police[25] 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[25] 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
Militsiya of the Republic of Belarus
					Colonel general		Lieutenant general		Major general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		Senior lieutenant		Lieutenant		Junior lieutenant	Kursant
NATO				OF-8			OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1					OF-D

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				Младший cержа́нт Junior sergeant								Ефре́йтор Yefreytor						Рядово́й Private
NATO	OR-9								OR-8				OR-7					OR-6				OR-5								OR-2						OR-1

Belgium

Group	Officer level					Middle-level			Base-level
Federal Police[26]
Local police[26]
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[26]
Local police[26]	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
	Generales										Jefes						Oficiales
Bolivia[27]
			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[27]
	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[28]
	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[28]
	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

Rank group	Chief of police (with the COA of the canton)			Inspector
Bosnian police[29]
	Glavni Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Generalni Inspektor DGS-a	Glavni Inspektor	Samostalni Inspektor	Visi Inspektor	Inspektor	Mladi Inspektor

Rank group	Police officer
Bosnian police[29]
	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), the Federal Railroad Police (Portuguese: Polícia Ferroviária Federal) and the Federal Penal Police (Portuguese: Polícia Penal Federal). At a state level, there are the Military Police (Polícia Militar, ostensive/preventive, a gendarmerie type force unlike the military police of many other countries, the Brazilian equivalent of which is the army police), the Civil Police (Polícia Civil, investigative) and the State Penal Police (Portuguese: Polícia Penal Estadual). At city level, there is the Municipal Guards (Guarda Civil Municipal/Guarda Civil Metropolitana).

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:^[30]

Commanders

Rank	Colonel					Lieutenant colonel		Major
Brazilian Military Police[30]
	Comandante geral	Governor military cabinet chief	Deputy general commander/ Chief of Staff	Chief of Staff Or Deputy Chief of Staff	Colonel in the role of military court judge	Governor military cabinet chief/ Interim		Governor military cabinet chief

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Brazilian Military Police[31] v t e
											Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Primeiro tenente			Segundo tenente

Student Officers

Rank group	Junior officer	Student officer/Cadets
		5th year		4th year	3rd year	2nd year	1st year
Brazilian Military Police
	Aspirante a oficial			Aluno-oficial 4° ano (APMBB)	Aluno-oficial 3° ano (APMBB)	Aluno-oficial 2° ano (APMBB)	Aluno-oficial 1° ano (APMBB)

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Brazilian Military Police[31] v t e
	Subtenente										Primeiro-sargento						Segundo-sargento			Terceiro-sargento			Cabo						Soldado primeira classe						Soldado segunda classe

Student NCOs

Rank group	Sargeants candidates				Corporal candidates		Soldier candidates
Brazilian Military Police
	Aluno-Sargento (Essgt) (SP)	Aluno-Sargento[32] (ES)	{{Aluno-Sargento{{lang|pt-BR|[33] (SC)		Aluno-Cabo[33] (SC)

Brunei

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Brunei Police Force[34]
	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[34]						No insignia
	Sergeant major	Staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Lance corporal	Police

Bulgaria

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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
NATO		OF-8			OF-7		OF-6		OF-5				OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1

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

Main article: Police ranks of 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

Main article: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Officers

	Commissioner										Superintendent				Inspector
Royal Canadian Mounted Police[35] v t e
			Commissioner Commissaire		Deputy commissioner Sous-commissaire				Assistant commissioner Commissaire adjoint		Chief superintendent Surintendant principal		Superintendent Surintendant		Inspector Inspecteur

Others

	Non-commissioned officers																												Constables							Depot
Royal Canadian Mounted Police[35] 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

Main article: 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

Main article: Sûreté du Québec

Ranks of Sûreté du Québec[36]
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

Main article: Chadian National Gendarmerie

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
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						Sergent										Caporal		Soldat première						Soldat

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.^[37]

Carabineros de Chile

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Carabineros de Chile v t e
			General director		General inspector		General				Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente		Subteniente
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: xuéyuán

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

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

Auxiliary police (Sichuan)

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

People's Armed Police

The People's Armed Police, as part of the People's Liberation Army, uses the same ranks and uniform as the PLA itself.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
People's Armed Police			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Colonel commandant		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
			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

Main article: Ranks of the Colombian National Police

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
National Police of Colombia[38]
			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[38]																																				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

Main article: Law enforcement in 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

Main article: Cyprus Police

Insignia	Name	English
	Αρχηγός	Chief of police
	Υπαρχηγός	Deputy chief of police
	Βοηθός Αρχηγός	Assistant chief of police
	Ανώτερος Αστυνόμος	Chief superintendent
	Αστυνόμος Α'	Superintendent A'
	Αστυνόμος Β'	Superintendent B'
	Ανώτερος Υπαστυνόμος	Chief inspector
	Υπαστυνόμος	Inspector
	Αρχιλοχίας	Senior sergeant
	Λοχίας	Sergeant
	Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας Αρχιαστυφύλακας	Acting sergeant senior constable
	Αναπληρωτής Λοχίας	Acting sergeant
	Αρχιαστυφύλακας	Senior constable
	Αστυφύλακας	Constable
	Ειδικός Αστυφύλακας	Special constable
Source:[39]

Czech Republic

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Czech Republic[40]
					Generálporučík		Generálmajor		Brigádní generál		Plukovník		Podplukovník		Major		Kapitán		Nadporučík		Poručík		Podporučík
NATO					OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1a, OF-.1b, and OF-1c

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Czech Republic[40]
							Nadpraporčík					Praporčík					Podpraporčík						Nadstrážmistr			Strážmistr			Rotný

Denmark

Main article: Police of Denmark § Ranks and insignia

Danish National Police rank insignia

Police of Denmark[41] v t e
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[42][43]
	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)
NATO	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1a, OF-1b , and OF-1 c

Others

	Constables
Police and Border Guard Board[42][43]
	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
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:^[44]

• 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

Main article: Police of Finland

Police ranks of Finland ^[45]

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

Main article: Police ranks of 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:	[46]

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:	[46]

National Police of France	Command corps
Rank insignia
Grade	Commandant divisionnaire fonctionnel de la police nationale (Divisional commandant of police, in functional position)	Commandant divisionnaire (Divisional commandant of police)	Commandant de police (Commandant 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-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
Source:	[46]

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)	Gardien de la paix (Police officer)	Gardien de la paix - Stagiaire (Probationary police officer)	Gardien de la paix - Élève (Police officer candidate)
Equivalent NATO code	N/A		OR-9		OR-5		N/A
Source:	[46]

National Police of France	Auxiliaries
Rank insignia
Grade	Policier Adjoint (Auxiliary Police)
Equivalent NATO code	N/A
Source:	[46]

Gendarmerie

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
French Gendarmerie[47] 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

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[47] 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

Main article: Law enforcement in Germany

Higher Police Service

Bundespolizei[48][49]
	Präsident des Bundespolizeipräsidiums President of the Federal Police Headquarters	Vizepräsident des Bundespolizeipräsidiums Vice president of the Federal Police Headquarters	Präsident einer Bundespolizeidirektion der Bundespolizei President of a Federal Police directorate	Vizepräsident in einer Bundespolizeidirektion der Bundespolizei Vice Department Chief of a Federal Police directorate	Leitender Polizeidirektor Senior chief superintendent	Polizeidirektor Chief superintendent	Polizeioberrat Senior superintendent	Polizeirat Superintendent	Polizeireferendar Trainee superintendent
NATO code equivalent	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5a	OF-5b	OF-4	OF-3	N/A

Elevated Police Service

Bundespolizei[48][49]
	Erster Polizeihauptkommissar First chief inspector		Polizeihauptkommissar Chief inspector		Polizeioberkommissar Senior inspector	Polizeikommissar Inspector	Polizeikommissaranwärter Trainee inspector
NATO code equivalent	OF-2				OF-1a	OF-1b	OF (D)

Middle Police Service

Bundespolizei[48][49]
	Polizeihauptmeister (mit Zulage) Staff sergeant (with extra salary)	Polizeihauptmeister Sergeant	Polizeiobermeister Senior officer	Polizeimeister Officer	Polizeimeisteranwärter Trainee officer
NATO code equivalent	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7/8	OR-6	N/A

Police support employees

Bundespolizei
	Unterstützungskraft der Deutschen 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
Hellenic Police[50]
					Police Lieutenant General		Police Major General		Police Brigadier General		Police Director		Police Deputy Director		Police Captain I/Police major		Police Captain II		Police Lieutenant I			Police Lieutenant II
					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[50]																																			No insignia
	Police Deputy Lieutenant/Warrant officer						Police Sergeant (Investigative Duties - With Promotional Exams)		Police Sergeant (Investigative Duties)		Police Sergeant												Police Deputy Sergeant (Investigative Duties)				Police Deputy Sergeant								Police Constable
	Ανθυπαστυνόμος						Αρχιφύλακας (Ανακριτικός Υπάλληλος - Με εξετάσεις)		Αρχιφύλακας (Ανακριτικός Υπάλληλος)		Αρχιφύλακας												Υπαρχιφύλακας (Ανακριτικός Υπάλληλος)				Υπαρχιφύλακας								Αστυφύλακας

Guatemala

	Directors			Senior officers
Policía Nacional Civil[51]
	Director general	Director general adjunto	Subdirector	Comisario general	Comisario	Subcomisario

	Junior officers			Basic policemen
Policía Nacional Civil[51]
	Oficial I	Oficial II	Oficial III	Inspector	Subinspector	Agente

Hong Kong

Main article: Hong Kong Police Force § Ranks and insignia

Rank group	Gazetted							Inspectorate
Hong Kong Police Force[52]
	警務處處長	警務處副處長	警務處高級助理處長	警務處助理處長	警務處總警司	警務處高級警司	警務處警司	警務處總督察	警務處高級督察	警務處督察	警務處見習督察
	Commissioner of Police	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Senior inspector	Inspector	Probationary inspector

Rank group	Non-commissioned officer		Rank and file
Hong Kong Police Force[52]
	警務處警署警長	警務處警長	警務處高級警員	警務處警員
	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Senior police constable	Police constable

Hungary

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Rendőrség[53]																									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[53]
	Főtörzszászlós Chief warrant officer						Törzszászlós Master warrant officer	Zászlós Warrant officer	Főtörzsőrmester Sergeant first class		Törzsőrmester Staff sergeant						Őrmester Sergeant

Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police

Insignia[54][55]
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:^[56]

India

Main articles: Police ranks and insignia of India and Indian Police Service

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^[57][58][59]

Insignia

Rank

Director general of police

Additional director general of police[a]

Inspector general of police

Deputy inspector general of police

Superintendent of police (Selection Grade) [b]

Superintendent of police

Additional superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for two years)

Assistant superintendent of police (probationary for one year)

Abbreviation

DGP

ADGP

IGP

DIG

SP (SG)

SP

Addl.SP

ASP

ASP

ASP

Note 1: The equivalent rank to the ASP in State Police Services is the deputy superintendent of police (DSP/DySP). Note 2: The commissioner of police is a post typically held by DIG and above rank officers.

State Police Services rank insignia^[60]

Insignia

Rank

Superintendent of police[c]

Additional superintendent of police[d]

Deputy superintendent of police[e]

Abbreviation

SP

Addl.SP

DSP/Dy.SP

Note: Gazetted officers in State Police Services (SPS) begins from DSP and above.[61] In the Indian Police Service (IPS), rank starts from Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), which is equivalent to DSP in state services.

Indian Police non-gazetted officers rank insignia ^[62][63]

Insignia

No insignia

Rank

Inspector[f]

Assistant inspector[g]

Sub-inspector

Assistant sub-inspector

Head constable[h]

Senior Constable[i]

Police constable

Abbreviation

INSP/PI

API

SI

ASI

HC

SC

PC

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

1. Rank insignia of DGP is similar to additional DGP.
2. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) The SSP is a post, not a rank, typically held by an SP (selection grade or junior grade) in states like Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.
3. In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is "Commandant.
4. In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Deputy Commandant
5. In an armed police battalion, the equivalent rank is Assistant Commandant.
6. One-star rank insignia only used in the West Bengal Police. All other police forces use the three-star with red and blue band rank insignia.
7. This rank exists only in the Maharashtra Police.
8. Shoulder insignia rank only used in the Maharashtra Police.
9. This rank is also known as senior constable, constable grade-I, and exists only in some state police forces.

Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs)

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

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Assam Rifles[64][65] 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[66][67] 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[68][69] v t e					Director-general - Special director-general - Additional director-general -
							Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -		Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
Indo-Tibetan Border Police[70] v t e
					Director-general -	Additional director-general -	Inspector general -		Deputy inspector-general -	Additional deputy inspector-general -	Commandant -		Second-in-command -		Deputy commandant -		Assistant commandant -
National Security Guard[71] 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[72] 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

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Assam Rifles[73] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार		Warrant officer -						Havildar[note 15] हवलदार												Rifleman[note 16] -
Border Security Force v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार																		Constable -
Central Industrial Security Force[66][67][74] v t e																													No insignia
							Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार																		Constable -
Central Reserve Police Force[68][69] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार																		Constable -
Indo-Tibetan Border Police[70] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Subedar/Inspector सूबेदार/निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक			Head constable हवलदार												Naik नायक				Lance naik लांस नायक		Constable -
National Security Guard[71] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Assistant commander-1 -	Assistant commander-2 -	Assistant commander-3 -		Ranger grade I -												Ranger grade II -						Combatised tradesmen -
Sashastra Seema Bal[72] v t e																													No insignia
	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर						Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार												Naik नायक				Lance naik लांस नायक		Constable -

1. Split into Grades 1 and 2
2. Assistant inspector general if in police HQ. Special superintendent if in special branch or Criminal Investigation Department. Superintendent of railway police if in railway police.
3. In Dhaka Metropolitan Police
4. In Dhaka Metropolitan Police
5. Only in Dhaka Metropolitan Police
6. Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
7. Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
8. Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
9. Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)
10. Equivalent to the rank brigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
11. Equivalent to the rank colonel (कर्नल)
12. Equivalent to the rank lieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
13. Equivalent to the rank major (मेजर)
14. Equivalent to the rank captain (कप्तान)
15. Equivalent to the rank head constable (-)
16. Equivalent to the rank constable (-)

Indonesia

Main article: Indonesian National Police § Rank structure

Officers

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

Others

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

Iran

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Iranian Law Enforcement Command v t e
			ارتشبد Arteshbod		سپهبد Sepahbod		سرلشکر Sarlashkar		سرتیپ Sartip	سرتیپ دوم Sartip dovom	سرهنگ Sarhang		سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom		سرگرد Sargord		سروان Sarvān		ستوان یکم Sotvān yekom		ستوان دوم Sotvān dovom		ستوان سوم Sotvān sevom

Student officer ranks

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

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Iranian Law Enforcement Command v t e
	استوار یکم Ostovar yekom						استوار دوم Ostovar dovom		گروهبان یکم Goruhban yekom		گروهبان دوم Goruhban dovom						گروهبان سوم Goruhban sevom						سرجوخه Sarjukheh				سرباز یکم Sarbaz yekom		سرباز دوم Sarbaz dovom						سرباز Sarbaz

Iraq

Main article: Iraqi Police

The Iraqi Police is made up of three branches, under the command of the Ministry of Interior, these being the Iraqi Police Service which tasked with general patrol of Iraq's cities, the Federal Police (earlier was called National Police) which is a gendarmerie service which deals with incidents that are beyond the control of the Iraqi Police Service, but are not so serious the Iraqi Army are involved, and the supporting force that is made up of the Department of Border Enforcement.^[75]

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

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

Insignia

Officers

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

Warrant officers

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

Other ranks

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

Republic of Ireland

Main article: Garda Síochána

Ranks of the Garda Síochána

Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Sergeant	Garda	Garda reserve	Student	Student reserve
Irish name	Coimisinéir	Leas Choimisinéir	Cúntóir- Choimisinéir	Ard-Cheannfort	Ceannfort	Cigire	Sáirsint		Garda Ionaid	Mac Léinn Gharda	Mac Léinn Ionaid
Max number[76]	1	3	12	53	191	500	2,460	12,500
Number as of 28 February 2025[77]	1	2	7	46	166	482	2,208	11,234	318
Insignia[78]

Israel

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Israel Police [79]
					רב ניצב Rav nitzav		ניצב Nitzav		תת ניצב Tat nitzav		ניצב משנה Nitzav mishneh		סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav		רב פקד Rav pakad		פקד Pakad		מפקח Mefake'ah			מפקח משנה Mefake'ah mishneh			צוער Tzoar
Israel Border Police v t e
							ניצב Nitzav		תת ניצב Tat nitzav		ניצב משנה Nitzav mishneh		סגן ניצב Sgan nitzav		רב פקד Rav pakad		פקד Pakad		מפקח Mefake'ah			מפקח משנה Mefake'ah mishneh
English					Commissioner		Deputy commissioner		Assistant commissioner		Commander		Chief superintendent		Superintendent		Chief inspector		Inspector			Sub-inspector			Officer cadet

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Israel Police [79]
	רב נגד Rav nagad			רב סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhir			רב סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב סמל Rav samal		סמל ראשון Samal rishon						סמל שני Samal sheni						רב שוטר Rav shoter						שוטר Shoter
Israel Border Police v t e
	רב נגד Rav nagad			רב סמל בכיר Rav samal bakhir			רב סמל מתקדם Rav samal mitkadem	רב סמל ראשון Rav samal rishon	רב סמל Rav samal		סמל ראשון Samal rishon						סמל שני Samal sheni						רב שוטר Rav shoter						שוטר Shoter
English	Station sergeant major			Sergeant major			First sergeant	Master sergeant	Sergeant first class		Staff sergeant						Sergeant						Corporal						Constable

Italy

Main articles: Police ranks of Italy and Law enforcement in Italy

Polizia di Stato

Police commissioners			Police superintendents					Police inspectors
Dirigente generale di pubblica sicurezza	Dirigente superiore	Primo dirigente	Vice questore	Vice questore aggiunto	Commissario capo	Commissario	Vice commissario	Sostituto commissario coordinatore	Sostituto commissario	Ispettore superiore	Ispettore capo	Ispettore	Vice ispettore

Police sergeants				Police constables
Sovrintendente capo coordinatore	Sovrintendente capo	Sovrintendente	Vice sovrintendente	Assistente capo coordinatore	Assistente capo	Assistente	Agente scelto	Agente

Carabinieri

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Italian Carabinieri[80] v t e
			Comandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri		Vicecomandante generale dell'arma dei carabinieri	Generale di corpo d'armata	Generale di divisione		Generale di brigata		Colonnello		Tenente colonnello		Maggiore		Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente			Sottotenente

Others

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Italian Carabinieri[81][82][83] v t e																							Appuntato scelto q.s. Appuntato scelto Appuntato Carabiniere scelto Carabiniere
	Primo luogotenente c.s. s.u.p.s	Luogotenente s.u.p.s.	Primo Maresciallo		Maresciallo Capo		Maresciallo Ordinario	Maresciallo	Brigadiere capo q.s.		Brigadiere capo						Vicebrigadiere

Guardia di Finanza

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Italy
			Comandante generale della Guardia di finanza1		Vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza2	Generale di corpo d'armata	Generale di divisione		Generale di brigata		Colonnello		Tenente colonnello		Maggiore		Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente			Sottotenente
			Corps commanding general		Deputy corps commanding general	Corps general	Divisional general		Brigade general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		First captain	Captain	Lieutenant			Sub-lieutenant
Notes:
1 The duty of "comandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general).
2 The duty of "vicecomandante generale della Guardia di finanza" (deputy corps commanding general) is assigned to a single "generale di corpo d'armata" (corps general).

Non-commissioned officers

NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8				OR-7			OR-6			OR-5			OR-4
epaulette
Italian rank name English rank name translation	luogotenente1 s.u.p.s. sub-lieutenant s.o.p.s.		maresciallo aiutante s.u.p.s.2 marshal adjutant s.o.p.s.		maresciallo capo chief marshal		maresciallo ordinario ordinary marshal		maresciallo marshal		brigadiere capo chief brigadier			brigadiere brigadier			vice brigadiere vice-brigadier			appuntato scelto chosen appointee	appuntato appointee	finanziere scelto chosen financier	finanziere3 financier
Notes: 1 The duty of a sostituto ufficiale di pubblica sicurezza luogotenente (substitute officer of public security sub-lieutenant) is not a rank but a position (or function) attributed only to NCOs with the rank of "maresciallo aiutante" (marshal adjutant) with at least 15 years of experience in the rank. 2 The title of "sostituto ufficiale di pubblica sicurezza" or "s.u.p.s." (substitute officer of public security – s.o.p.s.) is not a rank but a position attributed only to NCOs with the rank of "maresciallo aiutante". 3 A simple financier does not wear rank insignia

Japan

Main article: National Police Agency (Japan)

Insignia	Name	English	Notes
	警察庁長官 (Keisatsu-chō Chōkan)	Commissioner general	The chief of the National Police Agency. The rank outside. Single capacity.
	警視総監 (Keishi-sōkan)	Superintendent general	The chief of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Single capacity.
	警視監 (Keishi-kan)	Senior commissioner	Deputy commissioner general, deputy superintendent general, chief of the regional police bureau, chief of the prefectural police headquarters, others.
	警視長 (Keishi-chō)	Commissioner	The chief of the prefectural police headquarters
	警視正 (Keishi-sei)	Assistant commissioner	The chief of a police station (large). National police agency officers occupy the ranks above it.
	警視 (Keishi)	Superintendent	The chief of a police station (small or middle), vice commanding officer of a police station, commander of a riot unit.
	警部 (Keibu)	Police chief inspector	Squad commander of a police station, leader of a riot company
	警部補 (Keibu-ho)	Inspector	Squad sub-commander of a police station, leader of a riot platoon. national police officers 1st class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査部長 (Junsa-buchō)	Sergeant	Field supervisor, leader of police box. National police officers 2nd class's careers start from this rank.
	巡査長 (Junsa-chō)	Senior police officer	Honorary rank of police officer
	巡査 (Junsa)	Police officer	Prefectural police officers' careers start from this rank
Source:[84]

Kenya

Main article: Kenya Police

Rank group	Inspectors general				Commissioner	Superintendent
Administration Police[85]
	Inspector general	Deputy inspector general	Senior assistant inspector general	Assistant inspector general	Commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent

Rank group	Inspectors
Administration Police[85]						No insignia
	Chief inspector	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable

South Korea

Main article: National Police Agency (South Korea)

Ranks:^[86]

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

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

Laos

Officers

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

Enlisted

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

Latvia

The rank system of the Latvian State Police is as follows:^[87][88]

	Top level p. service	Higher police service			Elevated police service			Student	Middle police service			Simple p. service
	Policijas ģenerālis General of the police	Policijas pulkvedis Colonel of the police	Policijas pulkvežleitnants Lieutenant colonel of the police	Policijas majors Major of the police	Policijas kapteinis Captain of the police	Policijas virsleitnants First lieutenant of the police	Policijas leitnants Lieutenant of the police	Policijas kursants Cadet of the police	Policijas virsnieka vietnieks Warrant officer of the police	Policijas virsseržants First sergeant of the police	Policijas seržants Sergeant of the police	Policijas kaprālis Corporal of the police	Policijas ierindnieks Private of the police
NATO	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1a	OF-1b	OF-D	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-2

Lesotho

Main article: Lesotho Mounted Police Service

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

Lithuania

Rank group	Highest rank officer	Senior rank officers			Middle rank officers			First rank officers
Lithuanian Police[89][90]
	Generalinis komisaras Commissioner general	Vyriausiasis komisaras Chief commissioner	Vyresnysis komisaras Senior commissioner	Komisaras Commissioner	Komisaras inspektorius Commissioner inspector	Vyresnysis inspektorius Senior inspector	Inspektorius Inspector	Viršila Sergeant (police)	Vyresnysis policininkas Senior police office	Policininkas Police officer	Jaunesnysis policininkas Junior police officer
NATO	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4

Luxembourg

The Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg has the following ranks (from top to bottom):^[91]

Group	Executive functions			Divisional commissioner level
Insignia
Rank	Directeur général	Directeur général adjoint	Directeur central	1er commissaire divisionnaire	Commissaire divisionnaire	Commissaire divisionnaire adjoint	1er commissaire principal	Commissaire principal
English	Director general	Assistant director general	Central director	First division commissioner	Division commissioner	Assistant division commissioner	First senior commissioner	Senior commissioner

Group	Commissioner level				Inspector level
Insignia
Rank	Commissaire en chef	Premier commissaire	Commissaire	Commissaire adjoint	Inspecteur-chef	Premier inspecteur	Inspecteur	Inspecteur adjoint
English	Chief commissioner	First commissioner	Commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief inspector	First inspector	Inspector	Assistant inspector

Macau

The Public Security Police Force of Macau (CPSP) includes the following categories, ranks and respective main functions:^[92]

• Command and Management (Cargos de Comando e Direcção)

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

Superintendent (superintendente): deputy commander of the CPSP

• Officials (Oficiais)

  Intendent (intendente): commanding officer of level I units

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

  Commissioner (comissário): commanding officer of level III units

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

  Chief (chefe): commanding officer of level V units

• Agents (Agentes)

  Sub-chief (subchefe): coordinator of complex tasks

  Principal constable (guarda principal): coordinator of simple tasks

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

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

North Macedonia

Categories	Commissioners				Inspectors					Police officers
North Macedonia [93]
	Commissioner general Генерален полициски советник Generalen policiski sovetnik	Chief police commissioner Главен полициски советник Glaven policiski sovetnik	Senior police commissioner Виш полициски советник Viš policiski sovetnik	Police commissioner Полициски советник Policiski sovetnik	Chief inspector Главен инспектор Glaven inspektor	Assistant chief inspector Самостоен инспектор Samostoen inspektor	Senior inspector Виш инспектор Viš inspektor	Inspector Инспектор Inspektor	Sub-inspector Помлад инспектор Pomlad inspektor	Sergeant Главен полицаец Glaven policaec	Senior policeman Виш полицаец Viš policaec	Policeman Полицаец Policaec

Malaysia

Gazetted officers

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

Non-gazetted officers

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

Maldives

	Commissioner			Superintendent		Inspector
Maldives Police Service[94]
	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent of police	Chief inspector of police	Inspector of police	Sub inspector of Police

	Station inspector		Sergeant		Other
Maldives Police Service[94]							No insignia
	Police chief station inspector	Police station inspector	Police staff sergeant	Sergeant	Police corporal	Police lance corporal	Police constable

Malta

Main article: Malta Police Force

Insignia[95][96]	Name	English
	Kummisarju	Commissioner of police
	Deputat Kummisarju	Deputy commissioner
	Assistent Kummisarju	Assistant commissioner
	Supretendent	Superintendent
	Spettur	Inspector
	Surġent Maġġur I	Sergeant major I
	Surġent Maġġur II	Sergeant major II
	Surġent	Police sergeant
	Kuntisstabli	Police constable

Mexico

According to the General Law for the National System for Public Security, the federal, state and municipal police forces are mandated to have the same hierarchical organization. In addition, the national guard uses its own rank system.

National guard

The national guard was formed by absorbing units and officers from the federal police, military police, and naval police.^[97][98]

Commissioned officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Commissioners general								Inspectors						Officers
Mexican National Guard v t e
					Comisario General		Comisario Jefe		Comisario		Inspector General		Inspector Jefe		Inspector		Subinspector Primero	Subinspector Segundo	Oficial			Suboficial

Basic scale ladder

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Mexican National Guard v t e
									Agente Mayor								Agente										Subagente								Guardia Nacional

Yucatán State Police

	High-command			Inspectors			Officers			Basic ranks
Yucatán State Police[99]
	Secretary/chief	Undersecretary	Director	1st inspector	2nd inspector	Subinspector	1st officer	2nd officer	Subofficer	First police	Second police	Third police	Police

Montenegro

Officers

	Police executives		Police inspectors
Police of Montenegro
	Direktor policije	Pomoćnik direktora policije	Glavni policijski inspektor	Viši policijski inspektor I klase	Viši policijski inspektor	Samostalni policijski inspektor	Policijski inspektor I klase	Policijski inspektor	Mlađi policijski inspektor
	Police director	Deputy police director	Chief police inspector	Senior police inspector I class	Senior police inspector	Independent police inspector	Police inspector I class	Police inspector	Junior police inspector

Other

	Police sergeants			Police officers
Police of Montenegro
	Stariji policijski narednik I klase	Stariji policijski narednik	Policijski narednik	Stariji policajac I klase	Stariji policajac	Policajac
	Senior police sergeant I class	Senior police sergeant	Police sergeant	Senior police officer I class	Senior police officer	Police officer

Myanmar

Commissioned officers

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

Enlisted ranks

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

Namibia

Namibian Police Force ranks

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

Netherlands

Main article: Law enforcement in the Netherlands

National police ranks and rank insignia of the Netherlands

Rank / rank insignia	First Chief Commissioner (Eerste Hoofdcommissaris)	Chief Commissioner (Hoofdcommissaris)	Commissioner (Commissaris)	Chief Inspector (Hoofdinspecteur)	Inspector (Inspecteur)	Sergeant (Brigadier)
Epaulette
Slide-on
Rank / rank insignia	Senior Constable (Hoofdagent)	Constable (Agent)	Police Patrol Officer (Surveillant)	Police Trainee (Aspirant)	Employee with limited law enforcement authority (Niet-Executieve Medewerker)
Epaulette
Slide-on

Royal Marechaussee (gendarmerie)

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Royal Marechaussee[100] v t e
					Luitenant-generaal		Generaal-majoor		Brigade-generaal		Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel		Majoor		Kapitein		Eerste-luitenant			Tweede-luitenant

NCO/enlisted

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Royal Marechaussee[100] v t e
	Adjudant-onderofficier								Opperwachtmeester		Wachtmeester der 1e klasse						Wachtmeester						Marechaussee der 1e klasse				Marechaussee der 2e klasse		Marechaussee der 3e klasse						Marechaussee der 4e klasse

New Zealand

New Zealand Police ranks and insignia
Rank[101]	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Executive superintendent	Superintendent	Inspector	Senior sergeant	Sergeant	Senior constable	Constable	Recruit
Epaulette insignia

Nicaragua

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
	Oficiales generales										Oficiales superiores						Oficiales subalternos
National Police of Nicaragua[102]
							Primer comisionado		Comisionado general		Comisionado mayor		Comisionado		Sub-comisionado		Capitán		Teniente primero			Inspector

Others

	Ejecutivos
National Police of Nicaragua[102]
	Sub-inspector	Sub-oficial mayor	Sub-oficial	Policía

Nigeria

Ranks in the Nigeria Police Force in descending order:^[103]

• Inspector general
• Deputy inspector-general of police
• Assistant inspector-general of police
• Commissioner of police
• Deputy commissioner of police
• Assistant commissioner of police
• Chief superintendent of police
• Superintendent of police
• Deputy superintendent of police
• Assistant superintendent of police
• Assistant superintendent on probation
• Cadet assistant superintendent
• Chief inspector
• Principal inspector
• DPO
• Confirmed inspector
• Unconfirmed inspector
• Cadet inspector
• Sergeant major
• Sergeant
• Corporal
• Constable

Norway

Main article: Norwegian Police Service

Norwegian Police Service

Insignia[104]
Rank	Politidirektør	Assisterende politidirektør	Politimester [no]	Visepolitimester	Politiinspektør og Politiadvokat [no]	Politiadvokat [no]	Politifullmektig [no]
English	National police commissioner	Assistant national commissioner	Chief of police	Deputy chief of police	Assistant chief of police	Police prosecutor	Junior police prosecutor
Insignia[104]
Rank	Politistasjonssjef Lensmann	Politioverbetjent	Politiførstebetjent	Politibetjent 3	Politibetjent 2	Politibetjent 1	Politi reserven
English	Police chief superintendent	Police superintendent	Police chief inspector	Police inspector	Police sergeant	Police constable	Police reserve

Pakistan

Main article: Law enforcement in Pakistan

Commissioned and gazetted officer

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

Junior commissioned and enlisted officer

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

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

Panama

Main article: Panamanian National Police

Commissioned officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Panamanian National Police[105] v t e
							Comisionado Mayor		Subcomisionado Mayor		Comisionado		Subcomisionado		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Subteniente

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Panamanian National Police[105] v t e																																			No insignia
									Sargento primero								Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo								Agente

Paraguay

Main article: Law enforcement in Paraguay

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Superior officers								Chief officers						Junior officers
Paraguay[106]
			Comisario general comandante		Comisario director		Comisario general inspector				Comisario principal		Comisario		Subcomisario		Oficial inspector		Oficial primero			Oficial segundo			Oficial ayudante

Others

	Chief non-commissioned officers			Junior non-commissioned officers
Paraguay[106]
	Sub oficial superior	Sub oficial principal	Sub oficial mayor	Sub oficial inspector	Sub oficial primero	Sub oficial segundo	Sub oficial ayudante

Peru

Main article: National Police of Peru

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
National Police of Peru[107] v t e
			General de policía		Teniente general		General				Coronel		Comandante		Mayor		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5		WO-4		WO-3		WO-2		WO-1
National Police of Peru v t e
	Suboficial Técnico Superior		Suboficial Técnico Brigadier		Suboficial Técnico Primero		Suboficial Técnico Segundo		Suboficial Técnico Tercero

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
National Police of Peru[107] v t e
	Suboficial primero			Suboficial segundo			Suboficial tercero

Philippines

Main article: Police ranks of the Philippines

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Philippine National Police[108]
			Police general		Police lieutenant general		Police major general		Police brigadier general		Police colonel		Police lieutenant colonel		Police major		Police captain		Police lieutenant

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Philippine National Police[108]
	Police executive master sergeant		Police chief master sergeant		Police senior master sergeant		Police master sergeant				Police staff sergeant												Police corporal												Patrolman/ Patrolwoman

Poland

Main article: Police ranks of Poland

Polish State Police

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
							Generals				Senior officers						Junior officers
Policja[109]
							Generalny inspektor Policji		Nadinspektor		Inspektor		Młodszy inspektor		Podinspektor		Nadkomisarz		Komisarz			Podkomisarz
							Inspector general of police		Chief inspector		Inspector		Junior inspector		Deputy inspector		Chief commissioner		Commissioner			Deputy commissioner

Other

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
	Aspirants										Non-commissioned officers																		Constables
Policja[109]
	Aspirant sztabowy			Starszy aspirant			Aspirant		Młodszy aspirant		Sierżant sztabowy			Starszy sierżant			Sierżant												Starszy posterunkowy						Posterunkowy
	Staff aspirant			Senior aspirant			Aspirant		Junior aspirant		Staff sergeant			Senior sergeant			Sergeant												Senior constable						Constable

Portugal

The public security police (PSP) of Portugal includes the following categories, ranks, insignia and respective main functions:

• Officers
  • Chief superintendent: national director of the PSP,
  • Chief superintendent: deputy national director or inspector general of the PSP
  • Chief superintendent: commanding officer of a metropolitan or regional command
  • Superintendent: commanding officer of a district command or second-in-command of a metropolitan or regional command
  • Intendent: division commander in a metropolitan or regional command or second-in-command of a district command
  • Sub-intendent: division commander in a district command or second-in-command of a division commanded by an intendent
  • Commissioner: second-in-command of a division commanded by a sub-intendent
  • Sub-commissioner: commanding officer of a police squad (police station)
• Chiefs
  • Principal chief: auxiliary of a unit commanding officer
  • Chief: supervisor of staff and leader of police teams
• Agents
  • Principal agent: a senior principal agent who may perform the same functions as a chief, others perform the same functions as an agent
  • Agent: functions of police constable
• ISCPSI students:
  • Officer candidate: student of the fifth year of the training course for police officers (CFOP)
  • Cadet: student of the fourth year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the third year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the second year of the CFOP
  • Cadet: student of the first year of the CFOP

National Republican Guard

Officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
National Republican Guard[110] v t e
					Tenente-general Comandante-general	Tenente-general	Major-general				Coronel		Tenente-coronel		Major		Capitão		Tenente			Alferes

NCOs and constables

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
National Republican Guard[110] v t e
	Sargento-mor			Sargento-chefe			Sargento-ajudante		Primeiro-sargento		Segundo-sargento						Furriel						Cabo-mor		Cabo-chefe		Cabo-de-curso		Cabo			Guarda principal			Guarda

Romania

Romanian Police

Police officers' corps (Corpul ofiţerilor de poliţie)

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Group			Quaestors								Commissioners						Inspectors
Romanian Police[111]
			Chestor-general Quaestor-general		Chestor-șef Chief-quaestor		Chestor-principal Principal quaestor		Chestor Quaestor		Comisar-șef Chief-commissioner		Comisar Commissioner		Subcomisar Subcommissioner		Inspector-principal Principal inspector		Inspector Inspector			Subinspector Subinspector

Police agents' corps (Corpul agenţilor de poliţie)

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6
Group	Agents
Romanian Police[111]
	Agent-şef principal Principal chief agent	Agent-şef Chief agent	Agent-şef adjunct Deputy chief agent	Agent principal Principal agent	Agent Agent

Romanian Gendarmerie

Commissioned officers

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Romanian Gendarmerie v t e
	Mareșal		General		General-locotenent		General-maior		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent

Other ranks

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Romanian Gendarmerie v t e
	Plutonier adjutant șef			Plutonier adjutant			Plutonier-major		Plutonier		Sergent-major						Sergent						Caporal				Fruntaș		Jandarm

Russia

Main article: Military ranks, special ranks and class rates in Russia

Police of Russia

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Police of Russia
			Генерал полиции Российской Федерации General politsii Rossiyskoy Federatsii		Генерал-полковник полиции Generál-polkóvnik politsii		Генера́л-лейтена́нт полиции Generál-leytenánt politsii		Генера́л-майо́р полиции Generál-mayór politsii		Полко́вник полиции Polkóvnik politsii		Подполко́вник полиции Podpolkóvnik politsii		Майо́р полиции Majór politsii		Kапита́н полиции Kapitán politsii		Старший лейтена́нт полиции Stárshiy leytenánt politsii		Лейтенант полиции Leytenant politsii		Mла́дший лейтена́нт полиции Mládshiy leytenánt politsii		Курсант полиции Kursant politsii

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Police of Russia
	Старший прапорщик полиции Starshiy praporshchik politsii			Прапорщик полиции Praporshchik politsii			Старшина полиции Starshina politsii		Старший сержант полиции Starshiy serzhant politsii		Сержант полиции Serzhant politsii						Младший сержант полиции Mladshiy serzhant politsii										Рядовой полиции Ryadovoy politsii

Main Directorate for Criminal Investigation of the Ministry of the Interior

Ministry of Interior criminal investigators have jurisdiction over cases concerning harm to health, crimes against property, economic crimes, drug trafficking, banditry and other such cases.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Supreme command staff								Senior command staff						Medium command staff
Ministry of the Interior
					Colonel general of justice (Генера́л-полко́вник)		Lieutenant general of justice (Генера́л-лейтена́нт)		Major general of justice (Генера́л-майо́р)		Colonel of justice (Полко́вник)		Lieutenant colonel of justice (Подполко́вник)		Major of justice (Майо́р)		Captain of justice (Капита́н)		Senior lieutenant of justice (Старший лейтенант)		Lieutenant of justice (Лейтенант)		Junior lieutenant of justice (Младший лейтенант)		Justice cadet (Курсант юстиции)

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
	Junior supervising staff																										Private staff
Ministry of the Interior
	Starshy praporshchik of justice			Praporshchik of justice (Прапорщик)			Starshina of justice (Старшина)		Senior sergeant of justice		Sergeant of justice (Сержант)						Junior sergeant of justice (Младший сержант)										Private of justice (Рядовой)

Investigative Committee of Russia

The Investigative Committee of Russia has jurisdiction over cases concerning murder, rape, kidnapping, encroachment on the life of a law enforcement officer and other such cases.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Higher special grades								Senior special grades						Medium special grades
Investigative committee
			General of justice (Генерал юстиции Российской Федерации)		Colonel general of justice (Генера́л-полко́вник)		Lieutenant general of justice (Генера́л-лейтена́нт)		Major general of justice (Генера́л-майо́р)		Colonel of justice (Полко́вник)		Lieutenant colonel of justice (Подполко́вник)		Major of justice (Майо́р)		Captain of justice (Капита́н)		Senior lieutenant of justice (Старший лейтенант)		Lieutenant of justice (Лейтенант)		Junior lieutenant of justice (Младший лейтенант)

Federal Security Service

The Federal Security Service has jurisdiction over cases of treason, espionage, terrorism, hostage-taking and other crimes against national security.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Supreme command staff								Senior command staff						Medium command staff
Federal Security Service
			Army General (Генера́л а́рмии)		Colonel general (Генера́л-полко́вник)		Lieutenant general (Генера́л-лейтена́нт)		Major general (Генера́л-майо́р)		Colonel (Полко́вник)		Lieutenant colonel (Подполко́вник)		Major (Майо́р)		Captain (Капита́н)		Senior lieutenant (Старший лейтенант)		Lieutenant (Лейтенант)		Junior lieutenant (Младший лейтенант)		Cadet (Курсант)

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
	Junior supervising staff																										Private staff
Federal Security Service
	Starshy praporshchik			Praporshchik (Прапорщик)			Starshina (Старшина)		Senior sergeant		Sergeant (Сержант)						Junior sergeant (Младший сержант)						Gefreiter (Ефре́йтор)				Private (Рядовой)

Rwanda

Ranks of the Rwanda National Police:^[112]

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

San Marino

Main article: Military ranks of San Marino

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino v t e
									Generale Brigata		Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello		Maggiore		Capitano		Tenente			Sottotenente
Sammarinese Guard of the Rock v t e
											Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello		Maggiore		Capitano		Tenente			Sottotenente

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Corps of Gendarmerie of San Marino v t e
	Maresciallo										Brigadiere						Vice-brigadiere										Appuntato								Gendarme
Sammarinese Guard of the Rock v t e
	Sergente Maggiore aiutante										Sergente maggiore						Sergente										Caporale maggiore		Caporale						Guardia Milite

Saudi Arabia

Officers

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

Enlisted

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

Senegal

Main article: Armed Forces of Senegal § National Gendarmerie

Officers

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

Enlisted

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

Serbia

Main article: Police of Serbia

• Police general (General policije)
• Police colonel (Pukovnik policije)
• Police lieutenant colonel (Potpukovnik policije)
• Police major (Major policije)
• Police captain (Kapetan)
• Police lieutenant (Poručnik)
• Police second lieutenant (Potporučnik)
• Officer cadet (Pripravnik potporučnik)
• Chief warrant officer (Zastavnik 1 klase)
• Warrant officer class 1 (Zastavnik)
• Warrant officer class 2 (Mladji zastavnik)
• Sergeant major (Stariji vodnik 1 klase policije)
• Sergeant first class (Stariji vodnik policije)
• Staff sergeant (Vodnik 1 klase)
• Police sergeant (Vodnik)
• Constable 1st class (Mladji policajac 1 klase)
• Constable (Mladji policajac)
• Constable candidate (Pripravnik mlađi vodnik)

Singapore

Below shown are the rank structure of the Singapore Police Force. Latest changes made to the ranks of the SPF were made in 2016. Officers with ranks that were made obsolete would continue to carry their ranks until their next promotion.

Senior police officers (commissioned)

	Commissioners					Superintendents			Inspectors	Officer Cadets
Singapore Police Force[113]
	Commissioner of police	Deputy commissioner of police	Senior assistant commissioner of police	Assistant commissioner of police	Deputy assistant commissioner of police	Superintendent of police	Deputy superintendent of police	Assistant superintendent of police	Inspector	Officer cadet, senior term	Officer cadet, junior term

Police officers

	Sergeants			Others
Singapore Police Force[113]
	Station inspector	Senior staff sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal	Constable	Trainee

Slovenia

General –, and senior officers

Slovenian National Police Force[114]	Director general of police	Deputy director general of police	Police superintendent I	Police superintendent II	Police superintendent III	Police superintendent IV	Police inspector I	Police inspector II	Police inspector III	Police inspector IV
	Generalni direktor policije	Namestnik generalnega direktorja policije	Policijski svetnik I	Policijski svetnik II	Policijski svetnik III	Policijski svetnik IV	Policijski inšpektor I	Policijski inšpektor II	Policijski inšpektor III	Policijski inšpektor IV
NATO code equivalent	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5a	OF-5b	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1a	OF-1b	OF-1c

Junior officers

Slovenian National Police Force[114]	Police officer I	Police officer II	Police officer III	Police officer IV	Candidate police officer	Assistant police officer
	Policist I	Policist II	Policist III	Policist IV	Kandidat za policista	Pomožnik policista
NATO code equivalent	OR-8	RF-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-2	OR-1

Somaliland

Main article: Somaliland Police

Officers

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

Enlisted

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

South Africa

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
			Senior management								Commissioned officers
South African Police Service[115][116][117]
			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel				Captain

Other

Equivalent NATO code[118]	OR-9	OR-7	OR-3
South African Police Service[115]
	Warrant officer	Sergeant	Constable

Spain

Main article: Police ranks of Spain

Cuerpo Nacional de Policía

	Superior grades				Superior		Executive		Deputy inspector	Basic		Student
Spanish National Police Corps
	Director adjunto operativo	Subdirector general	Comisario general/ jefe de división	Jefe superior	Comisario principal	Comisario	Inspector jefe	Inspector	Subinspector	Oficial de policía	Policía	Inspector alumno en prácticas	Inspector alumno de 2º año	Inspector alumno de 1º año	Policía en prácticas	Policía alumno

Guardia civil – Civil guard

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Spanish Civil Guard v t e
					Teniente general		General de división		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Comandante		Capitán		Teniente			Alférez

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Spanish Civil Guard v t e
	Suboficial mayor			Subteniente			Brigada		Sargento primero		Sargento						Cabo mayor						Cabo primero				Cabo		Guardia Civil de Primera (Rank honorary, currently extinct)						Guardia Civil*

Sri Lanka

Gazetted officers

	Senior gazetted officers						Junior gazetted officers
Sri Lanka Police[119]
	Inspector general of police (IGP)	Senior deputy inspector general of police (SDIG)	Deputy inspector general of police (DIG)	Senior superintendent of police (SSP)	Superintendent of police (SP)	Assistant superintendent of police (ASP)	Chief inspector of police (CIP)	Inspector of police (IP)	Sub inspector of police (SI)

Non-gazetted officers

	Sergeants			Constables
Sri Lanka Police[119]
	Police sergeant major (PSM)	Police sergeant class 1 (PS)	Police sergeant class 2 (PS)	Police constable class 1 (PC)	Police constable class 2 (PC)	Police constable class 3 (PC)	Police constable class 4 (PC)

Sweden

Main articles: Swedish Police Authority and Police ranks of Sweden

Chief and senior officers

No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
[120]
	Rikspolischef Säkerhetspolischef	Biträdande säkerhetspolischef	Polisdirektör	Biträdande polisdirektör	Polismästare	Polismästare	Polisöverintendent	Polisintendent	Polissekreterare
	Commissioner of the Swedish Police Authority * Commissioner of the Swedish Security Service	Deputy commissioner of the Swedish Security Service	Assistant commissioner regional police chief and equivalent	Deputy assistant commissioner assistant regional police chief and equivalent	Commander manager level 5	Commander manager level 4	Chief superintendent district police chief and equivalent	Superintendent chief of local police area and equivalent	Assistant superintendent

Inspectors and sergeants

No.	10	11	12	13	14	15
[120]
	Poliskommissarie	Poliskommissarie	Poliskommissarie	Polisinspektör	Polisinspektör	Polisinspektör
	Chief inspector manager level 3 or 4	Chief inspector assistant manager level 3 or 4	Inspector	Sergeant sub-unit commander	Sergeant field supervisor	Sergeant

Constables and cadets

No.	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
[120]
	Polisassistent	Polisassistent	Polisassistent	Polisassistent	Polisassistent	Polisaspirant	Polisstuderande
	Constable employee level 5	Constable employee level 4	Constable employee level 3	Constable employee level 2 or <4 years of service	Constable employee level 1 or >4 years of service	Probationary constable police trainee	Cadet cadets at the police academies

Switzerland

Gendarmerie of Vaud

Rank group	Officiers supérieurs			Officiers subalternes			Sous-officiers supérieurs		Sous-officiers		Gendarmes
	Colonel	Lieutenant- colonel	Major	Capitaine	Premier- lieutenant	Lieutenant	Adjudant	Sergent- major	Sergent	Caporal	Appointé	Gendarme
	Source:[121]

Republic of China (Taiwan)

National Police Agency

Main article: National Police Agency (Republic of China) § Ranks

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

Republic of China Military Police

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Republic of China Military Police[122] v t e
					中將 Tiong-chiòng		少將 Siáu-chiòng				上校 Siōng-hāu		中校 Tiong-hāu		少校 Siáu-hāu		上尉 Siōng-ùi		中尉 Tiong-ùi			少尉 Siáu-ùi

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Republic of China Military Police[122] v t e
	一等士官長 Yīděng shìguānzhǎng						二等士官長 Èrděng shìguānzhǎng		三等士官長 Sānděng shìguānzhǎng		上士 Shàngshì						中士 Zhōngshì						下士 Xiàshì				上等兵 Shàngděngbīng		一等兵 Yīděngbīng						二等兵 Èrděngbīng

Tanzania

Gazetted officers

	Inspector general		Commissioner				Superintendent			Inspector
Police of Tanzania[123]
	Inspector general of police	Deputy inspector general of police	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Senior assistant commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Senior superintendent	Superintendent	Assistant superintendent	Inspector	Assistant inspector

Non gazetted officers

	Sergeant			Other
Police of Tanzania[123]
	Sergeant major	Station sergeant	Sergeant	Corporal

Thailand

Main article: Military ranks of the Thai armed forces

Commissioned officers

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

Other

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

Turkey

Police

	Directors					Inspectors				Constables
General Directorate of Security[124]
	Director general Emniyet Genel Müdürü	Director 1st grade 1. Sinif Emniyet Muduru	Director 2nd grade 2. Sinif Emniyet Muduru	Director 3rd grade 3. Sinif Emniyet Muduru	Director 4th grade '4. Sinif Emniyet Muduru	Superintendent Emniyet Amiri	Chief Inspector Başkomiser	Inspector Komiser	Deputy Inspector[125] Komiser Yardımcısı	Sergeant Kıdemli Başpolis Memuru	Corporal Başpolis Memur	Police officer Polis Memuru

Gendarmerie

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Turkish Gendarmerie v t e
			Orgeneral		Korgeneral		Tümgeneral		Tuğgeneral		Albay		Yarbay		Binbaşı		Yüzbaşı		Üsteğmen		Teğmen		Asteğmen

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Turkish Gendarmerie[126][127] v t e																									Uzman Çavuş IV Uzman Çavuş III Uzman Çavuş II Uzman Çavuş I
	Astsubay kıdemli başçavuş						Astsubay başçavuş		Astsubay kıdemli üstçavuş		Astsubay üstçavuş						Astsubay kıdemli çavuş			Astsubay çavuş			Uzman Jandarma Kademeli Çavuş				Uzman onbaşı

Ukraine

The ranks used by the National Guard of Ukraine are the same as the ones used by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
National Police of Ukraine[128]
					First division general Генерал поліції 1-го рангу		Second division general Генерал поліції 2-го рангу		Third division general Генерал поліції 3-го рангу		Colonel Полковник поліції		Lieutenant colonel Підполковник поліції		Major Майор поліції		Captain Капітан поліції		Senior lieutenant Старший лейтенант поліції		Lieutenant Лейтенант поліції		Junior lieutenant Молодший лейтенант поліції
NATO code equivalent					OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1a		OF-1b		OF-1c

Junior officers

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
																	Junior officers
National Police of Ukraine[128]
																	Senior Sergeant Старший сержант поліції						Sergeant Сержант поліції				Corporal Капрал поліції								Constable police officer Рядовий поліції

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Main article: Abu Dhabi Police § Ranks

Abu Dhabi Police ranks - click to enlarge

United Kingdom

Main article: Police ranks of the United Kingdom

Great Britain police ranks and insignia
Rank	Chief constable	Deputy chief constable	Assistant chief constable	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Metropolitan Police Service ranks and insignia
Rank	Commissioner	Deputy commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Deputy assistant commissioner	Commander	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
Epaulette insignia

Police Service of Northern Ireland ranks and insignia
Rank	Chief constable	Deputy chief constable	Assistant chief constable	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector	Sergeant	Constable
Epaulette insignia

United States

Main article: Police ranks of the United States

The United States law enforcement ranking model is generally quasi-military in structure. Each level of law enforcement (federal, state, and local) has its own rank structure and insignia, and these vary considerably from agency to agency. There is no nationally set law enforcement rank and insignia structure but they tend to follow similar patterns. Because of that, this is not an exhaustive list. Some departments, particularly small ones, have very few ranks, while large ones have ranks as extensive as United States military rank structures.

Federal

The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contain multiple law enforcement agencies and are the largest federal departments responsible for law enforcement; however, other governmental departments and agencies have law enforcement bodies. Each federal law enforcement agency has a unique rank structure. Many federal law enforcement agencies rank structures resemble military rank structure but have different cogitations regarding responsibilities and duties. In general, all law enforcement groups in United States follow a similar pattern: director/chief, assistant/deputy director/chief, special agent in charge, assistant special agent in charge, supervisory special agent, special agent.

Examples of federal police ranks in the United States include:

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

(the principal federal law enforcement agency of the United States)

Rank	Director	Deputy Director	Chief of Staff and Special Counsel to the Director	Deputy Chief of Staff	Associate Deputy Director	Executive Assistant Director	Associate Executive Assistant Director	Assistant Director	Deputy Assistant Director	Special Agent-in-Charge	Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge	Supervisory Special Agent	Senior Special Agent	Special Agent	Agent In Training

UNITED STATES COAST GUARD

(the principal law enforcement agency of the United States responsible for maritime security)

Commissioned officer grade structure of the United States Coast Guard

See also: United States Coast Guard Warrant Officer Ranks, United States Coast Guard Enlisted Ranks, and United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Ranks

US DoD Pay Grade	O-10	O-9	O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1
NATO Code	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Insignia
Title	Admiral	Vice admiral	Rear admiral	Rear admiral (lower half)	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Ensign
Abbreviation	ADM	VADM	RADM	RDML	CAPT	CDR	LCDR	LT	LTJG	ENS

UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL

(a law enforcement agency responsible for continental security)

Rank	Chief of the Border Patrol	Deputy Chief of the Border Patrol	Chief Patrol Agent	Deputy Chief Patrol Agent	Assistant Chief Patrol Agent Patrol agent in charge	Deputy Patrol Agent in Charge Watch commander	Special Operations Supervisor	Supervisory Border Patrol Agent	Border Patrol Agent (sector programs)	Border Patrol Agent
Insignia										No insignia

FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL SERVICE

(a law enforcement agency responsible for aviation security)

Director

Deputy Director

Assistant Director

Deputy Assistant Director

Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge

Deputy Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge

Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge

Supervisory Federal Air Marshal

Senior Federal Air Marshal

Federal Air Marshal

State

State law enforcement agencies often have a pronounced paramilitary rank structure with rank titles such as: colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, lieutenant, staff sergeant, sergeant, corporal, trooper.

Example

Alabama Highway Patrol and Alabama Department of Public Safety

Rank	Director (colonel)	Assistant Director (lieutenant colonel)	Chief (major)	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Corporal	Senior Trooper	Trooper
Insignia								No insignia

County

County sheriffs are usually elected, chiefs of county police departments are appointed. In a sheriff's department common ranks are undersheriff, assistant sheriff (large departments), senior deputy sheriff, and deputy sheriff, while in a county police department paramilitary titles may be used, which also are to be found in large sheriff's departments.

Example of a sheriff's department

Santa Clara County, California

Rank	Sheriff	Undersheriff	Assistant Sheriff	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Deputy Sheriff
Insignia							No insignia

Example of a county police department

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Rank	Chief of police	Assistant Chief	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Corporal	Police Officer First Class	Police Officer
Insignia									No insignia

Municipal/city

Municipal or city police departments can use paramilitary ranks or more distinct police ranks, or a combination of both. Commissioners or chiefs are normally heading the departments, aided by commanders and inspectors or colonels or majors. Captain, lieutenant and sergeant are standard ranks. Below them are corporals, detectives, police officers.

Example of a city police department

Aurora Police Department, Colorado

Rank	Chief of Police	Deputy Chief	Division Chief	Commander	Captain	Lieutenant	Sergeant	Police Agent	Police Officer Specialist	Police Officer
Insignia										No insignia

Uruguay

National Police of Uruguay

Ranks to the left: Police; to the right: Regiment of Republican Guards.^[129]

Vanuatu

Main article: Military ranks of Vanuatu

Commissioned officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Vanuatu Police Force[130] v t e
					Commissioner Komisna		Deputy commissioner Nambatu Komisna		Assistant commissioner						Superintendent		Chief inspector Jif Inspekta		Senior inspector Long Inspekta			Inspector Inspekta

Non-commissioned personnel

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Vanuatu Police Force[131] v t e
									Senior sergeant Long Sajen		Sergeant Sajen												Corporal Kofol						Constable Polis						Recruit Rikrut

Vatican City State

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Gendarmerie of Vatican City v t e
					Ispettore generale		Dirigente generale		Dirigente superiore		Primo dirigente		Dirigente		Commissario		Vice commissario

Others

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Gendarmerie of Vatican City v t e
									Ispettore								Vice ispettore						Brigadiere		Vice brigadiere								Gendarme

Venezuela

	Nivel Alta Direccion		Nivel Estratégico				Nivel Táctico			Nivel Operativo
Venezuelan National Police[132]
	Comisario Superior	Comisario Mayor	Comisario General	Comisario Jefe	Primer Comisario	Comisario	Inspector Jefe	Primer Inspector	Inspector	Oficial Jefe	Primer Oficial	Oficial

Bolivarian National Guard of Venezuela

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Venezuelan Army[133][134][135] v t e
			General en jefe		Mayor general		General de division		General de brigada		Coronel		Teniente coronel		Mayor		Capitán		Primer teniente			Teniente

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Venezuelan National Guard v t e																																			No insignia
	Sargento supervisor			Sargento ayudante			Sargento mayor de primera		Sargento mayor de segunda		Sargento mayor de tercera			Sargento primero			Sargento segundo						Cabo primero				Cabo segundo		Distinguido						Guardia Nacional raso

Vietnam

Students and officers

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

NCOs and enlisted

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

Zimbabwe

Commissioned officers

	Commissioner				Superintendent		Inspector
Zimbabwe Republic Police[136]
	Commissioner general	Deputy commissioner general	Commissioner	Assistant commissioner	Chief superintendent	Superintendent	Chief inspector	Inspector

Non-commissioned officers

	Inspector	Sergeant		Constable
Zimbabwe Republic Police[136]
	Assistant inspector	Sergeant major	Sergeant	Constable

See also

• Military rank
• United States law enforcement decorations
• Fire department ranks by country
• Ranks of Gendarmeries

Notes