This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the

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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of t ...

. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 246 law enforcement agencies employing 12,069 sworn police officers, about 245 for each 100,000 residents.

State agencies

Colorado Bureau of Investigation Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a division of Colorado Department of Public Safety, is a law enforcement agency of the state of Colorado that performs forensic and laboratory services and criminal investigations at the request of local an ...

Colorado Department of Corrections The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Sp ...

Colorado Department of Natural Resources The Colorado Department of Natural Resources is the principal department of the Colorado state government responsible for the development, protection, and enhancement Colorado natural resources for the use and enjoyment of the state's present and ...

* Colorado Department of Public Safety *

Colorado Division of Youth Services The Colorado Division of Youth Services (formerly the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections) is a division of the Colorado Department of Human Services and is based in Denver. The division supervises and cares for youth the district courts commit ...

Colorado State Patrol The Colorado State Patrol (CSP) (originally known as the Colorado State Highway Courtesy Patrol), based in Lakewood, Colorado, is a division of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, and is one of the official state patrol agencies of Colorad ...

Colorado Rangers The Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve (known publicly as the Colorado Rangers) is a governmental police agency in the U.S. state of Colorado. Colorado Rangers are sworn, Colorado P.O.S.T. Certified police officers who serve as forc ...

County agencies

* Adams County Sheriff's Office * Alamosa County Sheriff's Office * Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office * Archuleta County Sheriff's Office * Baca County Sheriff's Office * Bent County Sheriff's Office * Boulder County Sheriff's Office *

Broomfield Police Department Broomfield may refer to: People * Broomfield (surname) Places In New Zealand: * Broomfield, New Zealand, Hurunui District * Broomfield, Christchurch In the United Kingdom: *Broomfield, Aberdeenshire * Broomfield, Cumbria *Broomfield, Essex, a ...

* Chaffee County Sheriff's Office * Cheyenne County Sheriff's Office * Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office * Conejos County Sheriff's Office * Costilla County Sheriff's Office * Crowley County Sheriff's Office * Custer County Sheriff's Office * Delta County Sheriff's Office *

Denver Sheriff Department The Denver Sheriff Department is a criminal justice agency based in Denver, Colorado, United States. The department is responsible for the care and custody of inmates within Denver's jail system, for the city's court services, and other respons ...

Summit County Sheriff's Office A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used only for a m ...

* Teller County District Attorney's Office - 4th Judicial District * Teller County Sheriff's Office * Washington County Sheriff's Office * Weld County Sheriff's Office * Yuma County Sheriff's Office

Municipality agencies

* Alamosa Police Department *

Arvada Police Department Arvada () is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams Cou ...

* Aspen Police Department * Ault Police Department *

Aurora Police Department The Aurora Police Department (APD) is a law enforcement agency serving the City of Aurora, Colorado, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are at East Alameda Parkway. APD is one of the largest municipal police departments in ...

* Avon Police Department * Basalt Police Department * Bayfield Marshal's Office * Black Hawk Police Department * Blanca Police Department * Boulder Police Department * Breckenridge Police Department * Brighton Police Department *

* Brush Police Department * Buena Vista Police Department *

Burlington Police Department Burlington may refer to: Places Canada Geography * Burlington, Newfoundland and Labrador * Burlington, Nova Scotia * Burlington, Ontario, the most populous city with the name "Burlington" * Burlington, Prince Edward Island * Burlington Bay, n ...

* Calhan Police Department * Cañon City Police Department * Castle Rock Police Department * Cedaredge Police Department * Center Police Department *

Colorado Springs Police Department The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) is the police department for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado. CSPD was involved in the capture and surrender of several members of the Texas Seven. Organization The CSPD is headed by the chie ...

* Columbine Valley Police Department * Commerce City Police Department * Cortez Police Department * Craig Police Department * Crested Butte Marshal's Office * Cripple Creek Police Department * Dacono Police Department * DeBeque Marshal's Department *

Delta Police Department The Delta Police Department (DPD) is the police force for the City of Delta, British Columbia, a suburban community in Metro Vancouver with a population of 102,661. As of 2019, the Delta Police Department has an authorized strength of 194 sworn me ...

Denver Police Department The Denver Police Department (DPD) is the full service police department jointly for the Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, which provides County police, police services to the entire county, including Denver International Airport, and ...

* Durango Police Department * Eagle Police Department *

Edgewater Police Department Edgewater may refer to: Australia *Edgewater, Western Australia United States * Edgewater, Alabama * Edgewater, Colorado * Florida: **Edgewater, Broward County, Florida **Edgewater, Volusia County, Florida ** Edgewater High School, in Orlando, F ...

* Englewood Police Department * Erie Police Department * Estes Park Police Department *

Evans Police Department Evans may refer to: People *Evans (surname) *List of people with surname Evans Places United States *Evans Island, an island of Alaska *Evans, Colorado *Evans, Georgia *Evans County, Georgia *Evans, New York *Evans Mills, New York *Evans City, ...

* Federal Heights Police Department * Fairplay Police Department * Firestone Police Department * Florence Police Department * Fort Collins Police Services * Fort Lupton Police Department * Fort Morgan Police Department * Fountain Police Department * Frederick Police Department * Frisco Police Department * Fruita Police Department * Fowler Police Department *

Glendale Police Department Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''. It may refer to: Places Australia *Glendale, New South Wales **Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre * Glendale, Queensland, a ...

* Glenwood Springs Police Department * Golden Police Department * Grand Junction Police Department * Greeley Police Department * Green Mountain Falls Marshal's Office * Greenwood Village Police Department * Gunnison Police Department * Idaho Springs Police Department *

Johnstown Police Department Johnstown may refer to: Places Australia * Johnstown, Queensland, a locality split between the Southern Burnett Region and the Gympie Region, Queensland Canada * Johnstown, Nova Scotia * Johnstown, Ontario, United Counties of Leeds and Grenvill ...

* La Junta Police Department * Lakeside Police Department * Lakewood Police Department * Lamar Police Department * Littleton Police Department * Lochbuie Police Department *

Log Lane Village Police Department Log most often refers to: * Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut ** Logging, cutting down trees for logs ** Firewood, logs used for fuel ** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs * Logarithm, in mathem ...

Westminster Police Department Westminster is an area of Central London, part of the wider City of Westminster. The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many Tourism in London, visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of W ...

* Wheat Ridge Police Department * Wiggins Police Department https://townofwiggins.colorado.gov/departments/police-department * Windsor Police Department * Wray Police Department * Yuma Police Department

College and university agencies

* Adams State College Public Safety Department * Arapahoe Community College Campus Police Department * Auraria Campus Police Department *Colorado School of Mines Police Department * Colorado State University Police Department * Fort Lewis College Police Department * Pikes Peak Community College Police Department *

Red Rocks Community College Campus Police Department Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondary ...

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Police Department A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the ...

* University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Department of Public Safety *

University of Colorado Denver Police Department A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

* University of Colorado Police Department * University of Northern Colorado Police Department

Disbanded/Defunct agencies

*Antonito Police Department * Berthoud Police Department (Disbanded in 2014)Fired Berthoud police officer Jeremy Yachik pleads guilty to child abuse, seeks probation Case led to the end of Berthoud Police Department, by Lance Hernandez,25 April 2014 TheDenverCcannel.com * Walsenburg Police Department (Disbanded in 2016) * Las Animas Police Department

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