Senior inspector

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Senior inspector, also police senior inspector or senior inspector of police or Police Captain, is a police rank. The rank or position varies in seniority depending on the organization that uses it.

Bosnia

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In Bosnia's Police of Republika Srpska, senior inspector is lower than an independent inspector but higher than a full inspector.[1]

Brunei

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Royal Brunei Police Force use this rank, and it was lower than an assistant superintendent and higher than a full inspector.[2]

Bulgaria

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In Bulgarian police, was higher than an inspector first grade while lower than a police

Estonia

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The Estonian Police and Border Guard Board use this rank, it was below a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector.[3][4]

Germany

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In Germany's Bundespolizei (Federal Police), it was lower than a chief inspector and higher than a full inspector.[5][6]

Hong Kong

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In Hong Kong, like in the Philippines, senior inspector is lower than a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector.[7]

Lesotho

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Lesotho Mounted Police Service's version of the rank, it was lower than an superintendent and higher than a full inspector.

Lithuania

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The senior inspector in Lithuanian police was lower than a commissioner inspector, and higher than a full inspector.[8][9]

North Macedonia

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Senior inspector in North Macedonian Police was higher than an inspector but lower than an assistant chief inspector.[10]

Philippines

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The rank of Senior Inspector in the Philippine National Police was higher than an inspector, but lower than a chief inspector. The rank was replaced by the rank of Police Captain in 2019[11][12]. However, the Bureau of Fire Protection and the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology still use it.

South Korea

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In South Korean police, the Senior inspector rank was lower than a superintendent, and higher than a full inspector.[13]

Vanuatu

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The senior inspector in Vanuatu Police is lower than a chief inspector, but higher than a full inspector.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. "Policijski činovi u MUP RS" [Police ranks in the RS Ministry of the Interior] (in Serbian). Republika Srpska. MUP. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  2. "Royal Brunei Police Force". International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  3. "Politseiametnike teenistusastme tunnused." Politsei- ja Piirivalvetamet. Archived 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  4. "Politseiametnike teenistusastme tunnused." Kaitsepolitseiameti politseiametniku vormiriietuse ja eraldusmärkide kirjeldus. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  5. "Zeig' mir deine Schulter!" Bundespolizei. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  6. "Bundesbesoldungsgesetz." Bundesministerium der Justiz und Verbraucherschutz. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. "Organization Structure: Organization Chart of HKPF | Hong Kong Police Force". www.police.gov.hk. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  8. Lietuvos Respublikos vidaus tarnybos statuto patvirtinimo įstatymas. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  9. Gintaras Paulaskas "Vidaus tarnybos pareigūnų laipsniai." Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  10. Уредба За Начинот На Стекнување На Звањата И Ознаките На Звањата На Полициските Службеници (PDF). Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia (in Macedonian) (140). 21 October 2007.
  11. "New PNP rank classification removes confusion in calling cops | Philippine News Agency". www.pna.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2024-12-10. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  12. Ranada, Pia (2019-02-21). "From SPO1 to sergeant: New law gives military rank names to police". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  13. "Death highlights cracks in system". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  14. "Vanuatu Consolidated Subsidiary Legislation". paclii.org. Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 19 February 2021.