What is Suffolk Constabulary?
'''Suffolk Constabulary''' is the [[Police Force|police force]] responsible for [[Suffolk]]. It serves a population of 761,000 in a mostly [[rural area]] of 1,466 square miles (3,796&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), with 49 miles of [[coastline]]. The [[headquarters]] are in [[Martlesham]]. It is responsible for [[Ipswich]], [[Lowestoft]], [[Bury St Edmunds]] and [[Felixstowe]]. In September 2022, it had about 1,387 police [[constable]]s. In March 2022 it had 111 [[special constables]], 880 police staff/designated officers, 36 Police community support officers and 133 police support [[Volunteering|volunteers]]. West Suffolk Constabulary and East Suffolk Constabulary and [[Ipswich]] Borough Police were joined together in 1967.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/77b2a291-1ba4-4ac0-8f5f-d67b0e68cc7c#:~:text=Administrative%20/%20biographical%20background:,were%20amalgamated%20three%20years%20later.|title=WEST SUFFOLK POLICE FORCE|date=1966|others=|year=1966|language=English}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Police in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Organisations based in Suffolk]]