Covering a land area of 7,497 square kilometres and a population of approximately 388,000, the Tayside Police is the Territorial Police force of the Scottish counties of Angus, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross.
The force was created during the local government reorganisation in 1975 by the amalgamation of the three unitary authorities of Angus, City of Dundee and Perth and Kinross. Along with this, the Tayside Police Force is subdivided into three divisions that serve as the respective council areas. The East division is in charge of Angus while the West Division covers Perth and Kinross and the Central Division is responsible for the City of Dundee.
Today, the force has 1,078 officers and 27 stations scattered all over the three divisions. According to the Tayside Police Force, their main purpose is to:
- Uphold the law fairly and firmly
- Protect life and property
- Preserve order
- Prevent crime and detect offenders
- Reassure the public through the provision of a high quality service that offers advice, assistance and protection to everyone in the community
Policing and Campaigns
With a clear set of visions and values and standard of service, the Tayside Police Force offers dedicated service to everyone who resides and visits in their territorial force in Scotland. They aim to deliver superb public service that would exceed the public's expectations. A safe community makes a prosperous society. Living a life without the fear of the unknown and the harm that surrounds it isn't just a privilege but a right and the Tayside Police is obligated to give this to the community.
Aside from preventing crime and terrorism, the Tayside police force is prepared with its own specialist units whenever it's needed by the community. Because of the territory's diverse culture of mix urban and rural living, it has been quite a challenge for the force to maintain its service's quality. This is where the specialist units come in handy as it addresses to special public needs and concerns. Some of these specialist units include Dog section for skilled canines with expert trainers, the search and rescue team in times of calamities and destructions, road policing, child protection, professional standards for ensuring that all the members of the force are doing their jobs honourably well and last but not the least, the special branch that acquire advanced skills and technologies for serious national security matters.
Among all the police force's campaigns and major policing programs, the Tayside Police further promotes equality and diversity. With a mission to serve everyone fairly, the force is committed to serve justice according to the law. It shouldn't be ignored and shouldn't be abuse but it should be exercised.
