| Agencyname: | Karnataka State Police |
| Nativenamea: | Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ |
| Nativenamer: | Karnātaka Rājya Polīs |
| Abbreviation: | KSP |
| Logocaption: | ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ |
| Motto: | Satyameva Jayate |
| Mottotranslated: | "Truth alone triumphs" |
| Formedyear: | 1965 |
| Formedmonthday: | April 2 |
| Preceding1: | Mysuru State Police |
| Employees: | 80000 |
| Country: | India |
| Countryabbr: | IN |
| Divtype: | State |
| Divname: | Karnataka |
| Map: | IN-KA.svg |
| Sizearea: | 191,791 km2 |
| Sizepopulation: | 61,130,704 |
| Legaljuris: | State of Karnataka |
| Governingbody: | Home Department, Government of Karnataka |
| Police: | Yes |
| Local: | Yes |
| Headquarters: | Karnataka State Police, Bengaluru – 560001 |
| Sworntype: | xf |
| Minister1name: | G. Parameshwara |
| Minister1pfo: | Minister for Home |
| Chief1name: | Alok Mohan, IPS[1] |
| Chief1position: | Director General and Inspector General of Police, Karnataka State |
| Parentagency: | Department of Home, Government of Karnataka |
| Child1agency: | Bangalore City Police |
| Unittype: | Units |
| Uniformedas: | Khaki |
| Stations: | 923(2013–2014) |
| Vehicle1type: | Patrol Vehicle |
| Vehicles1: | Mahindra Bolero, Suzuki Ertiga, Chevrolet Tavera, Toyota Innova |
The Karnataka State Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established in 1965 and is headquartered in Bengaluru, the capital city of Karnataka. The KSP is a state police force that works under the purview of the Department of Home Affairs, Government of Karnataka. The department is headed by the Director General and Inspector General of Police.
The Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP) is the head of the State police department, and under him are Director General of Police and Additional Director General of Police. Each Additional Director General of Police is in charge of a particular function: law and order, crime and technical services, administration, intelligence, the Karnataka State Reserve Police, recruitment and training.
The District Police administration is headed by a Superintendent of Police. A group of districts comprise a Police Range, led by an Inspector General of Police. Big cities have Police Commissionerate led by Commissioner of Police. Bengaluru is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADG). Mysuru is headed by an officer with the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP). Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Mangaluru is headed by an officer with the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). There are 7 police ranges and 32 police districts in the state.
| Southern Range, Mysuru | Chamarajanagara, Hassana, Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru[2] [3] | |
| Western Range, Mangaluru | Chikkamagaluru, Dakshina Kannada,[4] Udupi and Uttara Kannada[5] | |
| Eastern Range, Davangere | Chitradurga, Davanagere, Haveri and Shivamogga | |
| Central Range, Bengaluru | Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Ramanagara and Tumakuru | |
| Northern Range, Belagavi | Bagalkote, Belagavi, Dharwada, Gadaga and Vijayapura | |
| North Eastern Range, Kalaburagi | BIdar, Kalaburgi and Yadagiri | |
| Ballari Range, Ballari | Ballari, Koppala, Raichuru and Vijayanagara |
The police stations are the lowest units of the police department. There are 906 police stations, 230 circle offices, 91 SDPOs and 31 DPOs (including railway police) in Karnataka state. Police stations are headed by Inspector in towns and cities. There may be two to four Sub-Inspectors (S.I.) in addition to assistant sub-inspectors (A.S.I), Head Constables (H.C.) and police constables (P.C.). Rural police stations are headed by a sub-inspector or two sub-inspectors covering law and order and crime, depending on the station's importance and sensitivity. They are grouped into circles, comprising a sub-division. Sub-divisions are headed by Deputy Superintendents of Police and circles by Police Inspectors. Additional superintendent of police's (ASP's) are also there in some districts.
Sub-ordinates
This wing is headed by an officer with the rank of Additional Director General of Police, Law and Order.
The Intelligence Department is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by two Deputy Inspector General of Police and five Superintendents of Police at headquarters. The five Superintendents of Police in the Intelligence Divisions are in Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Belagavi, Davanagere and Ballery.
This wing is headed by the Additional Director General of Police, Crime and Technical Services. It includes the Fingerprint Bureau, Forensic Scientific Laboratory, Police Computer Wing and State Crime Record Bureau.
In the state, the police trace their origins to the former Mysore State Imperial Service. They consist of:
The Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) is headed by an Additional Director General of Police, assisted by an Inspector General and one Deputy Inspectors General of Police at headquarters. The Karnataka State Reserve Police consists of 12 battalions: four in Bengaluru and one each in Mysuru, Belagavi, Kalaburagi, Mangaluru, Shivamogga, Shiggaon, Hassana and Tumakuru 2 IRB battalions are situated in Munirabad (Koppala) and Vijayapura. Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) is a specially formed reserved force. They are well trained striking force.
In 1951 the horses in the maharaja's bodyguard were used for the Karnataka Armed Reserve Mounted Police, headquartered in Mysuru. The stables, fields and office buildings date to the maharajas' time. Mounted police are used for traffic duty, night patrol, officer training and the Mysuru Dasara. The force is made up of 90 horses and 150 officers and men.
Mounted-police riders still practice tent pegging, and are also known for games, ceremonial parades and showmanship. Its riders have won a number of prizes in national and international equestrian competitions. The mounted police is headed by S. G. Mariba Shetti, who has won gold medals at the 1995 World Police Games in Australia (1995) and in 2001 in Indianapolis (2001) and has commanded the Dasara procession since 1977.
Karnataka state has coastline along Arabian sea. The Coastal Security Police, established in 1999, is headed by Superintendent of Police and other staff. Coastal security police stations have been setup along the coastline.[8] The CSP has jurisdiction over Karnataka's coastal waters from Talapady in Dakshina Kannada to Sadashivgada in Uttara Kannada, about . and CSP Comes under Internal Security Division Headed By Additional Director General of Police in Richmond road, Bengaluru.
The Forest Cell assists the Karnataka Forest Department with their operations.
This wing is headed by the Director General of Police, Training, assisted by an Inspector General of Police (Training) and Deputy Inspector General of Police (Training). Karnataka has so many training institutions:
State-level units perform specialized police functions and assist civil-police units:
