The Kolkata Police Force is one of the six police forces of the Indian state of West Bengal. The Kolkata Police has a task of patrolling the metropolitan area of the Kolkata region (formerly Calcutta), India. The central function of the force is to maintain the law and order in the city, also the traffic management, plus the prevention & detection of crimes and coordination of the various citizen-centric services for the people of Kolkata.
As of 2014, Kolkata Police Force has 8 divisions covering 69 Police Stations. It has a potency of approximately 27,000 personnel and a territorial jurisdiction of 243 km2 (approx). There are 8 battalions of the armed forces as well as the specialised branches. The force also uses various modern technologies for the effective handling of all the unconventional crimes, terrorism including other related activities.