Police Rank

List of the ranks of various police agencies and forces all around the world.

United Kingdom
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: The standard Chief Officer ranks outside London are: Within London's Metropolitan Police Service the Chief Officer ranks are: The City of London use similar Chief Officer ranks to the Metropolitan Police Service but with fewer ranks: A police officer with investigative duties, up to and including the rank of Chief Superintendent, is a detective and the word Detective is prefixed to their rank except for the rank of Police Constable where the word Police is replaced, making them a Detective Constable. The Metropolitan Police Service announced that by Summer 2018 the ranks of Chief Super and Commander would be phased out.
 * Police Constable
 * Sergeant
 * Inspector
 * Chief Inspector
 * Superintendent
 * Chief Superintendent
 * Assistant Chief Constable
 * Deputy Chief Constable
 * Chief Constable
 * Commander
 * Deputy Assistant Commissioner
 * Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
 * Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
 * Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
 * Commander
 * Assistant Commissioner
 * Commissioner of the City of London Police