Kannur City Police

Kannur City Police
കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്
Kannur City Police; കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്
Abbreviation	KCPD
Motto	മൃദു ഭാവെ ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye"; Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action
Agency overview
Formed	2018
Preceding agency	Kannur District Police;
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kannur City, India
Legal jurisdiction	Kannur City, Thalassery, Kuthuparamba
Governing body	Department of Home, Government of Kerala
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Kannur, Kerala
Elected officer responsible	Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala and Minister of Home;
Agency executive	Nidhinraj P IPS, Commissioner of Police;
Parent agency	Kerala Police
SDPOs	3
Facilities
Police Stations	22
Website
	https://kannurcity.keralapolice.gov.in

Kannur City Police (KCPD) (Malayalam: കണ്ണൂർ സിറ്റി പോലീസ്), a division of the Kerala Police, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Kannur, Thalassery and Kuthuparamba. The Kannur city police force is headed by District Police Chief, also known as Commissioner of Police and the administrative control vests with the Home Department of Kerala.^[1]

The Kannur City Police District came into existence vide GO(MS)No.32/2011 dated 05/02/2011, on 3/March/2011. After the bifurcation, erstwhile Kannur District Police has been divided into Kannur city and Kannur Rural. There are 3 Subdivisions and 24 Police stations in Kannur City Police District.

The Kannur City Police Commissioner is an officer from the IPS cadre and holds the rank of Superintendent of Police (SP).^[2]^[3]

Units

District Special Branch
C - Branch
Narcotic Cell
Command and control center
Traffic Enforcement Unit
Highway Police
Pink Police Patrol
District Crime Records Bureau
Armed Reserve (AR)
Cyber Crime PS

Special units such as District Special Branch, C-Branch (Dist. Crime Branch), Narcotics Cell, District Crime Records Bureau, District Headquarters (DHQ) are headed by Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACs).

Police stations under Kannur City

Kannur City Police district have jurisdiction over 22 police(ACs) stations and 2 police control rooms. Kannur and Thalassery sub-divisions consist of eight police stations and one control rooms each and Kuthuparamba sub-division has six police stations under its jurisdiction limits.^[4]

Kannur Sub-division

Kannur Town
Kannur Traffic PS
Kannur City
Edakkad
Chakkarakal
Valapattanam
Kannapuram
Mayyil

Thalassery Sub-division

Thalassery
Thalassery Traffic PS
Thalassery Coastal PS
Dharmadom
New Mahe
Chockli
Kathirur
Pinarayi

Kuthuparamba Sub-division

Kuthuparamba
Mattanur
Mattanur Airport
Kolavelloor
Panoor
Kannavam

References

↑ "Kannur police district to be divided into city, rural". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
↑ InfoTech, S. R. V. "About Kannur city Police". kannurcity.keralapolice.gov.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2026-06-22.
↑ "Kerala government effects reshuffle of IPS officers". The Hindu. 2024-12-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
↑ "Kannur city - home". keralapolice gov.in.

[1] "Kannur police district to be divided into city, rural". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2022-09-01.

[2] InfoTech, S. R. V. "About Kannur city Police". kannurcity.keralapolice.gov.in (in Malayalam). Retrieved 2026-06-22.

[3] "Kerala government effects reshuffle of IPS officers". The Hindu. 2024-12-31. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2026-06-22.

[4] "Kannur city - home". keralapolice gov.in.

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