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[[File:Kattoor police station B3, coimbatore.jpg|thumb|250px|Kattoor Police Station]]
The '''Coimbatore City Police''' (or '''CCP''') is the law enforcement agency in the city of [[Coimbatore]], [[India]]. The CCP works under the [[jurisdiction]] of the [[Tamil Nadu Police]].

The CCP has three wings: [[Traffic#Rules of the road|traffic]], [[law and order (politics)|law and order]], and [[crime]]. Each of these wings comes under four zones: Central, South, east and West.<ref name="onemoresought">{{cite news|title=One more All Women Police Station sought in Coimbatore |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/one-more-all-women-police-station-sought-in-coimbatore/article5446845.ece |first=Sairam |last=R |date= 11 December 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref> In 2012, a [[Cyber Crime|Cyber Crime cell]] was set up to crack cases such as fraudulent emails and [[419 scams|Nigerian scams]].<ref name="cybercell">{{cite news|title=City police take steps to curb cyber crime |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/city-police-take-steps-to-curb-cyber-crime/article3588225.ece |first=Palaniappan |last=VS |date=20 June 2012|agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore|access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref> It also has an Anti-Human Trafficking unit that was established in 2013 to help combat trafficking of women and children.<ref name="trafficking">{{cite news|title=Anti-Human Trafficking unit of Coimbatore City Police launched |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/antihuman-trafficking-unit-of-coimbatore-city-police-launched/article4342993.ece |date=25 January 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref>

== History ==
The Coimbatore City Police was formed in 1972 after the bifurcation of the existing Coimbatore Police Force into the ''Coimbatore Urban Police'' and the ''Coimbatore Rural Police''.<ref name="history70">{{Cite web |title=History of Coimbatore City Police [1970s] |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121220343/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history.php |archive-date=2014-01-21 }}</ref> In 1982–1983, the Police Commissionerate of Coimbatore city was mooted in order to help combat crime. A law was enacted in 1987 to empower the commissionerate with the same powers as the [[Chennai Metropolitan Police|Madras Police]].<ref name="history80">{{Cite web |title=History of Coimbatore City Police [1980s] |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history-80s.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140128003237/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/ccp-history-80s.php |archive-date=2014-01-28 }}</ref> Coimbatore was fully upgraded into a police commissionerate in 1990.<ref name="settoexpand">{{cite news|title=City police jurisdiction set to expand |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/city-police-jurisdiction-set-to-expand/article1456765.ece |first=Palaniappan |last=VS |date= 15 February 2011 |agency=[[The Hindu]]|location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref>

== Jurisdiction ==
The jurisdiction of the Commissionerate of Police extends to the jurisdictional limits of the [[Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="history80" /> In 2011, when the limits of the Municipal Corporation were increased, the jurisdiction of the police was also increased to include newly added areas.<ref name="settoexpand" />
The police issues [[arms licence]]s to residents of the city. These licences expire at the end of the Calendar year and must be renewed.<ref name="renewarms">{{cite news|title=Notice to arms licence holders |url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/03/stories/2009120358980300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207074054/http://www.hindu.com/2009/12/03/stories/2009120358980300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 December 2009 |date= 3 December 2009 |location=Coimbatore |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+Social Media Contacts
!Social Media
!Links
|-
|Facebook
|https://facebook.com/covaidistrictpolice
|-
|Insta
|https://instagram.com/coimbatore_district_police
|-
|Twitter
|https://twitter.com/cbedtpolice
|}
The Police stations affiliated to each zone are:

*West Zone
#B1 - Big Bazaar Street
#B2 - R. S. Puram
#B3 - Variety Hall Road
#B4 - Ukkadam

*Central Zone
#C1 - Katoor
#C2 - Race Course
#C3 - Saibaba Colony
#C4 - Rathinapuri

*South Zone
#D1 - Ramanathapuram
#D2 - Selvapuram
#D3 - Podanur
#D4 - Kuniyamuthur

*East Zone
#E1 - Singanallur
#E2 - Peelamedu
#E3 - Saravanampatti

== Infrastructure ==
In 2010, all the police stations across the city were given an advanced scientific investigation kit to help collect medical and forensic evidence without disturbing evidence.<ref name="modernkit">{{cite news|title=City police stations get modern investigation kits |url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/14/stories/2010121459890300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204032528/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/14/stories/2010121459890300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2014 |date=14 December 2010 |location=Coimbatore |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-01-29}}</ref>

The Coimbatore City Traffic Police is one of the many police divisions in India that uses [[handheld]] [[general packet radio service|GPRS]]-enabled devices to catch offenders and criminals.<ref name="newtechtrial">{{cite news|title=In Coimbatore, new technology on trial to curb traffic violations |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/in-coimbatore-new-technology-on-trial-to-curb-traffic-violations/article961401.ece |first=Soundariya |last=Preetha |date=18 December 2010 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref>

Coimbatore is the second city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai to be link to the State Government's ''Crime and Criminal Tracking Networking System''.<ref name="website">{{cite news|title=Coimbatore Police to add more features to its website |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-police-to-add-more-features-to-its-website/article5224505.ece |first=Palaniappan |last=VS |date= 11 October 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref>

Coimbatore, along with Chennai and Madurai are the police forces under the Tamil Nadu police that have replaced the existing VHF-based communication with [[Terrestrial Trunked Radio]] (TETRA).<ref name="TETRA">{{cite news|title=Coimbatore, Madurai police to be equipped with Tetra communication system |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/coimbatore-madurai-police-to-be-equipped-with-tetra-communication-system/article5216781.ece |first=Palaniappan |last=VS |date=9 October 2013 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |access-date=2014-01-28}}</ref>

There are 18 police stations in Coimbatore City, numbered B-1 to B-15<ref name="neighbourhoodsearch">{{Cite web |title=Neighbourhood Police Details |url=http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/neighbourhoodsearch.php |publisher=Coimbatore City Police |access-date=2014-01-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216104059/http://www.coimbatorecitypolice.com/neighbourhoodsearch.php |archive-date=2014-02-16 }}</ref> along with three "All-Women" Police stations.<ref name="onemoresought" /><ref name="modernkit" />

Currently, the following units are functioning under the administrative/operation control of the Coimbatore City commissioner of police: city police office, intelligence section, sub-division offices, police stations, all women police stations, traffic police stations, armed reserve, armed reserve motor transport, armoury, city crime records bureau, city crime branch, social justice and human rights unit, police radio branch, prohibition enforcement wing, detective dog squad, mobile forensic science lab, police photo section, short hand beaureu, home guard, traffic wardens, friends of police, and city vigilance committee.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Right to Information Act, Coimbatore City | url = http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/PDFS/cbecity.pdf | access-date = 3 February 2014 }}</ref>

== External links ==
{{commons category|Police in Coimbatore}}
* [http://www.tnpolice.gov.in/CCTNSNICSDC/Index?0 Tamil nadu police]

== References ==
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[[Category:Government of Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Tamil Nadu Police]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1972]]

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