Overview
The post of first Superintendent of Police in the erstwhile Travancore State was created in 1881. Sir. Cliver. H. Benseley was the first Superintendent of Police. The entire Travancore Police was headed by the Superintendent of Police. In 1919 the post of Commissioner of Police, Travancore State was formed and Travancore State was divided into three Police districts namely Trivandrum, Quilon and Alleppey each under a Superintendent of Police. The Commissioner of Police was the Head of the Travancore State Police Force till 1938.

In 1938 the post of Inspector General of Police as the head of the Travancore State Police Force was created. Sri. Khan Abdul Kharim Khan Suharawarthy was appointed as the first Inspector General of Police. The post of Commissioner of Police was redesignated as the head of Trivandrum District Police and other two Police Districts were headed by Superintendents of Police.

At the time of the formation of Kerala State on 1st November 1956 Travancore was divided into four districts viz. Trivandrum, Quilon, Alleppey and Kottayam. Sri. Bhaskara Marar IPS was the Superintendent of Police, Trivandrum District and Commissioner of Police, Trivandrum City from 01.11.1956 to 14.01.1957.

The area comprising the city of Trivandrum within the Revenue District of Trivandrum was constituted as a separate Police District under the Commissioner of Police vide G.O.(MS)No.570/Home/dated 07.11.1962.

About Thiruvananthapuram City Police 
About Thiruvananthapuram City Police does the overall Policing in the capital city. The Commissioner of Police heads City Police. It strives to provide excellent service to the general public. City Police encourages community participation in crime prevention. Thiruvananthapuram City Police was awarded best Police unit Award in the year 1993 and 1998.

Units of Thiruvanathapuram City Police

Law and Order Unit 
This unit consists of three police subdivisions, ten circles and seventeen police stations. This unit is mainly responsible for law and order maintenance as well as prevention and detection of crimes.

Traffic Unit 
This unit consists of two subdivisions. This unit is responsible for the regulation and enforcement of traffic.

Control Room 
This unit is the nerve center of City Police and conducts round the clock patrolling through the mobiles attached to it.

District Armed Reserve
This is the reserve force of Thiruvananthapuram City Police to assist the Local Police.Whenever need for additional force is required, district armed reserve provides for the need.

Narcotic Cell 
This unit is responsible for the controlling of narcotics and drugs.

Crime Detachment 
This unit conducts investigation of 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 all criminals.

Foreigners Registration Office (FRO)
This unit is responsible for keeping records on foreigners.

Tourist Police 
Provides help to the tourists visiting the state.

Women Police 
Provides help to City Police in law and order and crime prevention and detection.

The policing in the capital city is quite critical as any incident in this place has ramification all over the state and any incident in any part of the state will have a reflection here. City Police strives to provide excellent service to the general public.

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