Each state and territory has a state police force and its own distinct State Police Service, headed by the Commissioner of Police (State) or Director General of Police (DGP) who is an Indian Police Service officer. The IPS is not a law enforcement agency in its own right; rather it is the body to which all senior police officers of all states belong regardless of the agency for whom they work. The state police is responsible for maintaining law and order in townships of the state and the rural areas.

In addition to the state police, major cities have their own police force called Metropolitan Police which is quite similar to other normal police forces except their different rank designations; e.g., DGP is called as Commissioner of Police (State) in a state with Metropolitan Police.

Andaman and Nicobar Police Website: www.police.andaman.gov.in	Lakshadweep Police Website: www.lakshadweeppolice.nic.in
Andhra Pradesh Police Website: www.appolice.gov.in	Madhya Pradesh Police Website: www.mppolice.gov.in
Arunachal Pradesh Police Website: www.arunpol.nic.in	Maharashtra Police Website:  www.mahapolice.gov.in
Assam Police Website: www.assampolice.gov.in	Manipur Police Website:  www.manipurpolice.org
Bihar Police Website: www.biharpolice.bih.nic.in	Meghalaya Police   Website:  www.megpolice.gov.in
Chandigarh Police Website: www.chandigarhpolice.nic.in	Mizoram Police  Website:  www.police.mizoram.gov.in
Chhattisgarh Police Website: www.cgpolice.gov.in	Nagaland Police Website: www.nagapol.gov.in
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Police Website: www.dnhpolice.gov.in	Orissa Police Website:   www.odishapolice.gov.in
Daman and Diu Police Website: www.ddpolice.gov.in	Pondicherry Police Website: www.police.puducherry.gov.in
Goa Police Website: www.goapolice.org	Punjab Police Website:  www.punjabpolice.gov.in
Gujarat Police Website: www.police.gujarat.gov.in	Rajasthan Police Website: www.police.rajasthan.gov.in
Haryana Police Website: www.haryanapoliceonline.gov.in	Sikkim Police Website: www.sikkimpolice.nic.in
Himachal Pradesh Police Website: www.admis.hp.nic.in	Tamil Nadu Police Website: www.tnpolice.gov.in
Jammu and Kashmir Police Website: www.JKPolice.gov.in	Tripura Police Website:   www.tripurapolice.nic.in
Jharkhand Police  Website: www.jhpolice.gov.in	Uttar Pradesh Police Website:    www.uppolice.gov.in
Karnataka Police Website: www.ksp.gov.in	Uttarakhand Police Website: www.uttarakhandpolice.uk.gov.in
Kerala Police Website: www.keralapolice.gov.in	West Bengal Police Website: www.policewb.gov.in
Telangana Police Website: www.tslprb.in	Delhi Police Website: www.delhipolice.nic.in