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{{Infobox law enforcement agency
|agencyname = Thiruvananthapuram City Police
|nativename = തിരുവനന്തപുരം സിറ്റി പോലീസ്‌
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|commonname = '''[[Trivandrum]] [[City]] [[Police Department]]'''
|abbreviation = '''TCPD'''
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|logo = Thiruvananthapuram City Police Logo.png
|logocaption = Logo of the Trivandrum City Police
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|motto = "Citizens First"
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|formedyear = 1881
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|preceding1 = [[Travancore]] [[Princely state|State]] [[Police Force]]
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|country = India
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|divtype = city
|divname = [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
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|sizearea = 316.00 km²
|sizepopulation = 1,067,861
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|overviewbody = [[Government of Kerala]]
|headquarters = The Office of Commissioner of Police, Trivandrum
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|minister1name = [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] (Chief Minister)
|chief1name = IG balaram kumar upadhya ips<ref>{{cite news|title=P.Praksh IPS is new commissioner|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Sparjan-Kumar-is-new-commissioner/articleshow/50319115.cms|access-date=24 January 2016|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
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|website = [http://www.tvmcitypolice.gov.in Official website]
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The '''Thiruvananthapuram City Police''' is the [[police]] force of the city of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the limits of [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It is headed by the Commissioner of Thiruvananthapuram, who is generally an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer holding the IG rank.<ref>{{cite web|title=Law and Order|url=http://www.tvm.kerala.gov.in/law_order.htm|publisher=Government of Kerala|access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref> There are nine circles in the city. There is currently 17 police stations in the city. White Patrol and mobile units are in operation and their movements are supervised by marshal units.

[[Thiruvananthapuram City Police Mobile App]], also known as TCP app, or iSafe, is the official mobile application for the citizens and public by the Thiruvananthapuram City Police.

==Units==
The City Police consists of following units:<ref>{{cite web|title=Units |url=http://www.tvmcitypolice.gov.in/about%20us.html|work=ABOUT CITY POLICE|publisher=Thiruvananthapuram City Police|access-date=25 July 2010}}</ref>
* '''Law and order unit'''
This unit consists of 4 police subdivisions and 24 police stations. This unit is responsible for [[Law and order (politics)|law and order]] maintenance as well as prevention and detection of [[crimes]].
* '''Traffic unit'''
This unit consists of two subdivisions. This unit manages the traffic in the city.
* '''Control Room'''
* '''District Armed Reserve'''
This is the reserve force of Thiruvananthapuram City Police to assist the [[Law enforcement in India|Local Police]].
* '''Narcotics cell'''
This unit is responsible for the controlling of [[narcotics]] and [[drugs]].
* '''Crime Detachment'''
This unit investigates some special cases.
* '''City Special Branch'''
This unit provides intelligence inputs to City Police.
* '''Dog Squad'''
This unit is responsible for the training of [[police dogs]] and their fitness.
* '''Mounted Police'''
This unit is responsible for the training of horses and their fitness.
* '''District Crime Records Bureau'''
This unit keeps the records of the [[criminals]].
* '''Foreigners Registration Office'''
This unit is keeps records of foreigners.
* '''Tourist Police'''
Provides help to the tourists visiting the place and to maintain law and order at tourist spots.
* '''Women Police (Vanitha Cell)'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tvmcitypolice.gov.in/ Official website of the Thiruvananthapuram City Police]

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{{Law enforcement in India}}

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[[Category:Metropolitan law enforcement agencies of India]]
[[Category:Kerala Police]]
[[Category:Government agencies established in 1881]]
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