EASTERN DIVISION

Eastern Division is located in the eastern part of the Republic of Zambia. It shares International borders with Malawi in the east and Mozambique in the south. It also shares provincial boundaries with Central, Muchinga and Lusaka Provinces.

Districts

The division comprises two (2) police districts which are Chipata and Lundazi. The Districts are run by Officers Commanding districts (OC) who report to the office of Provincial Commissioner.

Police Stations

Eastern Division has eight (8) police stations. These police stations are headed by Officers-in-Charge. The division also has 36 police posts. (A police post is the most important structure of the Zambia Police as it is the first contact point between police and members of the public. It is found at the grassroots, mostly within communities and business centres).

PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATION

Commissioner of Police

The division is headed by a Police Commissioner. This is an officer who oversees the running of the entire police in the division/province. The Provincial Commissioner communicates all matters related to police to the office of the Inspector General of Police. The Provincial Commissioner is deputised by the Deputy Commissioner who holds the rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Divisional Criminal Investigations Office

The Divisional Criminal Investigations office is headed by an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). This is an office that is in charge of all criminal investigations in the Province. All criminal Investigation Officers or detectives fall under this office.

Divisional Prosecutions Office

This is an office that is headed by the Divisional Prosecutions Officer who oversees the prosecution of all cases within the province. All Police prosecutors in this province fall under this office.

The province also has the operations office which handles all disturbances experienced within the province, the Community Services Division (CSD) which works in liaison with members of the public in creating safer communities and the Divisional Traffic Office which addresses all traffic issues within the province. This section is headed by the Divisional Traffic Officer.

All the sections mentioned above report to the office of the Provincial Commissioner.