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Lincolnshire Police

In terms of geographic area, Lincolnshire Police is one of the largest forces in the United Kingdom covering 2,284 square miles. The population of the area we cover is approximately 646,000.

We employ just under 1150 police officers and just under 430 police staff.

Policing Plan for Lincolnshire

Departments

Local Policing

Local Policing Department

Local Policing is the delivery of policing services across our 11 neighbourhood areas. Chief Superintendent Lee Freeman is the Head of the Local Policing department across Lincolnshire. Local Policing comprises both Neighbourhood Policing and Neighbourhood Response teams.

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Operational Policing

Operations Support Department

The Operations Support department is led by Chief Superintendent Russ Hardy and Superintendent Maria Staniland. This department provides force-wide functions and the force’s resilience and capability to provide certain aspects of our protective services.

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Crime Command

Crime Department

The Crime department consists of two main themes; protective services and volume crime. Protective services is the umbrella term used to describe the police response to the most serious crimes and the potential threats from which the public must be protected.

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