Law And Order in Thiruvananthapuram

Law and order in the city is supervised by the City Police Commissioner and he is assisted by a Deputy Police Commissioner. Rural area is under the supervision of a Police Superintendent (rural) There are three police sub-divisions each in the rural and city areas which are headed by DySPs and Assistant Commissioners respectively. There are fourteen circles in the rural area and nine in the city.

There are forty eight police stations in the district, of which 17 are in the city. White Patrol and mobile units are in operation round the clock and their movements are supervised by marshal units.

Two units, headed by Assistant Commissioners, supervise the traffic. Three Fire Force units operate from Chakkai, Neyyattinkara and Thiruvananthapuram. There are two Armed Police camps in Thiruvananthapuram; one in the city and the other at Neyyattinkara.

There is a Police Training College at Thycaud and a Police Computer Centre at Pattom. The Camps of the Special Armed Police and the KAP 3r d Battalion are located at Peroorkada. The CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) camp is at Pallipuram, 25 kms from the city.

A Women Cell of the Kerala Police has started functioning at Thiruvananthapuram, under the supervision of a police superintendent. There is also a Narcotic Cell headed by a DySP.