Rock Hill Police Department (South Carolina)

The Rock Hill Police Department is the municipal police department

Municipal police

.Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police...

of the City of Rock Hill

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Rock Hill is the largest city in York County, South Carolina and the fourth-largest city in the state. It is also the third-largest city of the Charlotte metropolitan area, behind Charlotte and Concord, North Carolina. The population was 71,459 as of . Rock Hill has undergone rapid growth between...

in South Carolina

South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...

. With over 180 sworn officers and civilians, The Rock Hill PD serves a city with a population of about 70,000 people.

Units

Beyond patrol unites, the Rock Hill Police Department provides the following services:

Full time units:
- Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
  - Street Crimes Unit
  - Detective Division
    - Crimes Against Property Unit
    - Crimes Against People Unit
  - Forensic Services Unit
  - Drug Enforcement Unit
  - Special Victims Unit
- Canine Unit
- Citizens On Patrol Unit
Special Situations Unit (duties in addition to patrol)
- SWAT Team
- Bomb Squad
- Crisis Negotiators
- Snipers

Rank Structure

Title	Insignia	Positions
Chief of Police Chief of police A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...		Department Head
Deputy Chief		Group CO
Major Major Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...		Bureau or Service Area
Captain Police captain - France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....		Division
Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....		Unit
Detective Detective A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
Patrol Officer

Units

Rank Structure

See also