| Royal Anguilla Police Force | |
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 Shoulder patch of the Royal Anguilla Police Force | |
 The crest of the Royal Anguilla Police Force | |
 Flag of Anguilla | |
| Abbreviation | RAPF |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 28 January 1972 |
| Employees | ~100 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| National agency | Anguilla |
| Operations jurisdiction | Anguilla |
| Size | 91 square kilometres (35 sq mi) |
| Population | 15,753 (2021 est.) |
| Primary governing body | Government of Anguilla |
| Secondary governing body | Governor of Anguilla |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Constables | ~100 |
| Agency executive |
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| Website | |
| Official WebsiteFacebook Page | |
TheRoyal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF), known as theAnguilla Police Force until 1990, is the police force ofAnguilla, aBritish Overseas Territory in theCaribbean.
The Anguilla Police Force was formed on 28 January 1990,[1] after Anguillaseparated fromSaint Christopher and Nevis. It received the "Royal" prefix fromQueen Elizabeth II in 1990.
The Royal Anguilla Police Force is headquartered inThe Valley, Anguilla.
The majority of RAPF officers are recruited from Anguilla or the widerCaribbean region. Specialist officers from theUnited Kingdom including criminalinvestigators andfirearms officers are also embedded in the RAPF, funded by the UKForeign, Commonwealth & Development Office.[2][3] This support was increased in May 2025.[4]
The Commissioner of Police is often recruited from aforce in the United Kingdom: from 2015 the force was led by Commissioner Paul Morrison who transferred fromSussex Police in England, and from January 2021 by David Lynch, also from Sussex Police.[5] Since May 2023, it has been led by Robert Muir Clark, who came from thePolice Service of Northern Ireland.[6]
Recruits to the RAPF carry out internal training at the Anguilla Recruit Training Centre, which includes physical training,foot drill, and training on motor vehicle collisions. The recruits wear a uniform similar to RAPF constables, but they wear a baseball cap until they pass the training when they receive standard headdress.[7]
Specialist training for RAPF officers is also provided by theUnited Kingdom and otherBritish Overseas Territories; in June 2025, RAPF firearms instructors attended regional training delivered by UK police inBermuda.[8]
The formal uniform is for ceremonial, public duties and formal occasions (such as the arrival/departure of the Governor).[9] This consists of:
Male officers with the rank ofinspector and above, wear the tunic open at the collar, with a white shirt and black tie underneath. ASam Browne belt in black is worn over the top and aswagger stick is carried underneath the arm. Peaked caps are worn by senior officers and may replace the pith helmet for junior officers.
All ranks wear rank insignia on their tunics and medal ribbons are worn on the left of the tunic, withfull-sized medals for parades.
When on certain parades,[10]No.4 Lee Enfield rifles are carried by junior ranks, with senior officers carrying a police sword.[11]
The everyday uniform is worn for when the formal or operations uniform is not suitable. It consists of:
Following the British policing model, most RAPF officers arenot routinely armed.
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