Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, established on 20 January 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Barrackpore subdivision, and is located within the northern part of Kolkata metropolitan area.

[7] Sanjoy Mukherjee was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.

[8] The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into three zones – North, Central and South.

[9] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 269.5 square kilometres (104.1 sq mi) area[10] with 25 police stations under it.

[12] Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police.