Name all the ranks in the (US) Police force in order from lowest to highest?

Question

eg, Officer, detective, seargent. Who has the lowest ranking, is there such a rank as 'Detective'? Please be as detailed as possible.

Answer 1

My department has the following ranks:

Officer: lowest rank. Officers fulfill all manner of duties depending on assignment, from patrol to investigations (i.e. being a detective/investigator though there is no established detective rank as there used to be years ago).

Sergeant: first line supervisor. Supervises a squad of officers that varies in size depending on the assignment.

Lieutenant: middle-management. Shift supervisor that is more office oriented than street duty oriented.

Captain: station commander. Administrative position responsible for all shifts assigned to his/her command. Each division has its own.

Assistant Chief: upper-management. Each one oversees a larger command (i.e. All North Patrol Divisions, all South Patrol Divisions, all Investigation Divisions).

Executive Assistant Chief: newly created a couple of years ago. Nobody is really sure why they exist except to justify a higher pay rate.

Chief: top rank. Does what he does.

Answer 2

The ranks would be different based on the rank structure and the size of an individual department. I will list the rank structure for my department.
Officer/Patrolman
Corporal/ Senior Patrol Officer
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Police Chief

Investigators / Detectives are lateral positions

Answer 3

Director
Superintendent
Inspector
Detective
Master Sergeant
Staff Sergeant
Sergeant
Corporal

Answer 4

It is impossible to answer your question with 100% accuracy without knowing exactly what department you are inquiring about. I will give you the list of the State rankings.

Trooper
Senior Trooper
Master Trooper
Line Sergeant
First Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel
Colonel
Governor

Answer 5

Since they're all different, I'll give you the list for my department.

Police Officer
Corporal / Detective (They are the same rank)
Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Lieutenant Colonel / Asst. Chief (There are two)
Colonel / Chief (There's only one Col., & he's the Chief)

Answer 6

Every department has it's own rank structure. There are thousands of police departments across the US. It's not possible to answer your question with anything less than a fairly thick book.

Answer 7

It depends..

Answer 8

Uh, street head basher to
plush office head basher