Apolice captain is apolice rank in some countries, such as theUnited States,France,Thailand, and thePhilippines.[1]
France uses the rank ofcapitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior tolieutenant and junior tocommandant. This rank was previously known asinspecteur principal for plain-clothed officers, andofficier de la paix principal for officers in uniform.
In the United Kingdom, the approximate equivalent rank of a police captain is that ofchief inspector.
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In most American police departments, the rank of captain is immediately above that oflieutenant. A police captain is often the officer in charge of aprecinct.
In some smaller police departments, a person holding the rank of police captain may be in charge of a division (patrol division, detective division, etc.) within that department. In larger police departments, a police captain may command only one section of a precinct which is commanded by either a police major, police inspector, or the next highest rank. A police captain is considered upper-level management in most large urban police departments.
In theNew York City Police Department, the rank of captain is immediately belowdeputy inspector. Captains are usually veterans with extensive experience.
In the Philippines, the rank of a police captain is equivalent to a senior inspector based on the originalPhilippine National Police rank under the Republic Act 6975. It has existed since 2019. It was higher than apolice lieutenant, and lower than a police major.