Southampton City Police

[3] In 1835 parliament passed the Municipal Corporation Act which along with broader reorganizations of local government required that the town set up a Watch committee which would recruit a sufficient number of fit men to police the town.

[5] The members of the existing watch were offered positions as constables with 8 of them declining or leaving prior to the swearing in of the new force.

[5] In the first year turnover was high with 14 mean leaving the force largely due to resignations.

[7] A series of robberies in 1851 resulted in the town requesting advice from the Metropolitan police.

[9] Southampton appointed its first woman police officer in June 1915.