Nottinghamshire Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the shire county of Nottinghamshire and the unitary authority of Nottingham in the East Midlands of England. The area has a population of just over 1 million. The force headquarters are found at Arnold. As of April 2022 the force had an establishment of 2,238 police officers,1,465 police staff, including PCSOs, around 163 special constables, 113 police support volunteers, 19 student placement volunteers and 131 police cadets . The chief constable is Craig Guildford, who has held the position since February 2017.