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Senior inspector

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Senior inspector, also senior police 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.