About the Service Chain of Command

A uniform member’s rank is worn on the epaulets on the top of their shoulders:

Epaulets for the different Ranks

CHIEF OF POLICE:	Three pips surmounted by a crown; no badge number
DEPUTY CHIEF:	Two pips surmounted by a crown; no badge number
SUPERINTENDENT:	One pip surmounted by a crown; no badge number
INPECTOR:	One crown; no badge number
STAFF SERGEANT:	Four inverted chevrons above badge number
SERGEANT:	Three chevrons surmounted by a crown above badge number
PATROL SERGEANT:	Three chevrons above badge number
DETECTIVE SERGEANT:	Plainclothes (Equivalent to Patrol Sergeant)
SENIOR CONSTABLE:	One chevron above badge number
CONSTABLE:	Badge number
CIVILIAN MEMBERS:	Seniority may be determined by an employee’s staff number