This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies'', the state had 342 law enforcement agencies employing 7,707 sworn police officers, about 262 for each 100,000 residents. Per the state constitution, all "civil officers" of the state, including those in the legislative and judicial branches, can exercise the

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, though this is rarely exercised by said officials.

State agencies

* Mississippi Attorney General's Office * Mississippi Bureau of Investigation * Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics * Mississippi Capitol Police *

Mississippi Department of Corrections The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) is a state agency of Mississippi that operates prisons. It has its headquarters in Jackson. Burl Cain is the commissioner. History In 1843 a penitentiary in four city squares in central Jackson ...

* Mississippi Department of Revenue ** Criminal Investigations Division ** Alcoholic Beverage Control *

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP), formerly known as the Mississippi Game & Fish Commission, is an agency of the government of the U.S. state of Mississippi responsible for programs protecting Mississippi fish an ...

Law Enforcement Division Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...

Mississippi Highway Patrol The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is the highway patrol and acting state police agency for the U.S. state of Mississippi, and has law enforcement jurisdiction over the majority of the state. The Mississippi Highway Patrol specializes in the ...

* Mississippi Department of Transportation Office of Law Enforcement * Mississippi Reservoir Police *

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* Mississippi Agricultural & Livestock Theft Bureau * Mississippi Department of Human Services , Office of Inspector General , Bureau of Investigation

School district agencies

* North Bolivar Consolidated Schools School Safety * Hazlehurst City School District Safety and Security Department * Hattiesburg Public Schools Police Department * Petal School Police Department * Biloxi School District Police Department * Jackson Public Schools Campus Enforcement Department * Ocean Springs School District Police Department * Meridian Public School District Police Department * North Panola School District Bullying/School Safety Department * Pearl River County School District Police Department * Greenville Public School District Campus Safety Department * Leland School District Police Department * George County School District Police Department * Lawrence County School District Police Department * Tishomingo County School District Police Department * Vicksburg-Warren School District Campus Police Department

County agencies

* Adams County Sheriff's Office * Alcorn County Sheriff's Office * Amite County Sheriff's Office * Attala County Sheriff's Office * Benton County Sheriff's Office * Bolivar County Sheriff's Office * Calhoun County Sheriff's Office * Carroll County Sheriff's Office * Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office * Choctaw County Sheriff's Office *

Claiborne County Sheriff's Office Claiborne may refer to: People Surname *Billy Claiborne (1860–1882), western outlaw *Lindy Boggs (Corinne Claiborne Boggs, 1916–2013), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana; U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican *Chris Claiborne ...

* Clarke County Sheriff's Office * Clay County Sheriff's Office * Coahoma County Sheriff's Office * Copiah County Sheriff's Office * Covington County Sheriff's Office * De Soto County Sheriff's Office * Forrest County Sheriff's Office * Franklin County Sheriff's Office * George County Sheriff's Office * Greene County Sheriff's Office * Grenada County Sheriff's Office * Hancock County Sheriff's Office * Harrison County Sheriff's Department *

Hinds County Sheriff's Office Hinds may refer to: Deer, especially does *Deer People with the surname Hinds: *Hinds (surname) In places: *Hinds, New Zealand, a small town *Hinds County, Mississippi, a US county *Hinds Lake, a lake in Minnesota *Hinds River, a river that flows ...

* Holmes County Sheriff's Office *

Humphreys County Sheriff's Office Humphreys may refer to: Places *Benjamin G. Humphreys Bridge, Arkansas-Mississippi *Camp Humphreys, U.S. Camp in South Korea *Humphreys, Missouri *Humphreys County, Mississippi *Humphreys County, Tennessee *Humphreys County Airport, Tennessee *Hump ...

* Issaquena County Sheriff's Office * Itawamba County Sheriff's Office * Jackson County Sheriff's Office * Jasper County Sheriff's Office * Jefferson County Sheriff's Office * Jefferson Davis County Sheriff's Office * Jones County Sheriff's Office * Kemper County Sheriff's Office * Lafayette County Sheriff's Office * Lamar County Sheriff's Office *

Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office Lauderdale is the valley of the Leader Water (a tributary of the Tweed) in the Scottish Borders. It contains the town of Lauder, as well as Earlston. The valley is traversed from end to end by the A68 trunk road, which runs from Darlington to ...

Lawrence County Sheriff's Office Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparator ...

Warren County Sheriff's Office A warren is a network of wild rodent or lagomorph, typically rabbit burrows. Domestic warrens are artificial, enclosed establishment of animal husbandry dedicated to the raising of rabbits for meat and fur. The term evolved from the medieval Anglo ...

* Washington County Sheriff's Office * Wayne County Sheriff's Office * Webster County Sheriff's Office *

Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office Wilkinson may refer to: People * Wilkinson (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places in the United States * Wilkinson, Illinois * Wilkinson, Indiana, a town in Hancock County * Wilkinson, Minnesota * Wilkinson, Mis ...

* Winston County Sheriff's Office * Yalobusha County Sheriff's Office * Yazoo County Sheriff's Office

City agencies

Aberdeen Police Department The Aberdeen Police Department (APD) is the primary police agency servicing a population of 14,130 within of the municipality of Aberdeen, Maryland. History The Bailiff provided the police function for the Town. Apparently there had been some p ...

* Ackerman Police Department * Amory Police Department * Ashland Police Department * Baldwyn Police Department * Bassfield Police Department * Batesville Police Department * Bay Saint Louis Police Department * Bay Springs Police Department *

Belmont Police Department Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (disambiguation) * Belmont Historic District (disambiguation) * Belmont Hotel (disambiguation) * Belmont Park (disambiguation) * Belmont Plantation (disambiguation) * Belmo ...

* Belzoni Police Department * Biloxi Police Department * Booneville Police Department * Brandon Police Department * Brookhaven Police Department * Bruce Police Department * Bude Police Department * Burnsville Police Department * Byhalia Police Department * Byram Police Department * Calhoun City Police Department * Canton Police Department * Carthage Police Department * Centreville Police Department * Charleston Police Department * Clarksdale Police Department *

Cleveland Police Department The Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) is the governmental agency responsible for law enforcement in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Karrie Howard is the Director of Public Safety and Dornat "Wayne" Drummond is Chief of Police. In 2014, the Jus ...

* Clinton Police Department * Coffeeville Police Department *

Coldwater Police Department Coldwater or Cold Water may refer to: Places In Canada: * Coldwater, Ontario * Coldwater First Nation, a Nlaka'pamux First Nations government in British Columbia ** Coldwater 1, also known as Coldwater Indian Reserve No. 1, the main reserve of th ...

* Collins Police Department *

Columbia Police Department The Columbia Police Department (CPD) is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Columbia, Missouri in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or ...

Columbus Police Department The Columbus Division of Police (CPD) is the main policing unit for the city of Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. It is the largest police department in the state of Ohio, and among the twenty-five largest in the United States.Based upon the ...

* Como Police Department * Corinth Police Department * Crenshaw Police Department * Crystal Springs Police Department *

Decatur Police Department Decatur may refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur: Places in the United States * Decatur, Alabama, county seat of Morgan County ** Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama ...

* Dekalb Police Department * Drew Police Department * Durant Police Department * Edwards Police Department * Ellisville Police Department * Eupora Police Department *

Fayette Police Department Fayette is the name of a number of places in the United States of America. Many are named for General Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French officer who fought under General George Washington in the American Revolutionary War. *Fayette, ...

* Flora Police Department * Florence Police Department * Flowood Police Department * Forest Police Department * Friars Point Police Department * Fulton Police Department * Gautier Police Department * Gloster Police Department * Golden Police Department * Goodman Police Department * Greenville Police Department *

Greenwood Police Department Green wood is unseasoned wood. Greenwood or Green wood may also refer to: People * Greenwood (surname) Settlements Australia * Greenwood, Queensland, a locality in the Toowoomba Region * Greenwood, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ...

* Grenada Police Department * Gulfport Police Department * Guntown Police Department * Hattiesburg Police Department * Hazlehurst Police Department * Heidelberg Police Department * Hernando Police Department * Hollandale Police Department * Holly Springs Police Department * Horn Lake Police Department *

Houston Police Department The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest ...

* Indianola Police Department * Inverness Police Department * Itta Bena Police Department * Iuka Police Department *

Jackson Police Department Jackson may refer to: People and fictional characters * Jackson (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname or given name Places Australia * Jackson, Queensland, a town in the Maranoa Region * Jackson North, ...

* Jonestown Police Department * Kilmichael Police Department * Kosciusko Police Department * Laurel Police Department * Leakesville Police Department * Leland Police Department * Lena Police Department * Lexington Police Department * Liberty Police Department * Long Beach Police Department * Louisville Police Department * Lucedale Police Department *

Lumberton Police Department Lumberton is the name of several places: Canada * Lumberton, British Columbia, a ghost town United States * Lumberton, Florida, an unincorporated community in Pasco County, Florida * Lumberton, Mississippi * Lumberton, New Jersey * Lumberton, New ...

* Macon Police Department * Madison Police Department * Magee Police Department *

Magnolia Police Department ''Magnolia'' is a large genus of about 210 to 340The number of species in the genus ''Magnolia'' depends on the taxonomic view that one takes up. Recent molecular and morphology (biology), morphological research shows that former genera ''Talaum ...

Marion Police Department Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mari ...

* Marks Police Department * McComb Police Department * Mendenhall Police Department * Meridian Police Department * Monticello Police Department * Moorhead Police Department * Morton Police Department * Moss Point Police Department * Mound Bayou Police Department * Mount Olive Police Department * Natchez Police Department * Nettleton Police Department *

New Albany Police Department New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

Newton Police Department Newton most commonly refers to: * Isaac Newton (1642–1726/1727), English scientist * Newton (unit), SI unit of force named after Isaac Newton Newton may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Newton (film), ''Newton'' (film), a 2017 Indian f ...

Oakland Police Department The Oakland Police Department (OPD) is a law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Oakland, California, United States. As of May 2021, the department employed 709 sworn officers and 371 civilian employees. The department is div ...

* Ocean Springs Police Department * Okolona Police Department * Olive Branch Police Department * Oxford Police Department * Pascagoula Police Department * Pass Christian Police Department * Pearl Police Department * Pelahatchie Police DepartmentOfficial web site accessed 3 December 2014 * Petal Police Department *

Philadelphia Police Department The Philadelphia Police Department (PPD or Philly PD) is the law enforcement agency, police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PPD is one of the oldest municipal police a ...

* Picayune Police Department * Pickens Police Department * Pine Belt Police Department * Pontotoc Police Department * Poplarville Police Department * Port Gibson Police Department * Prentiss Police Department * Purvis Police Department * Quitman Police Department *

Raleigh Police Department The Raleigh Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency of Raleigh, North Carolina. Overview The Raleigh Police Department is a full service police department, serving all areas in the city limits of Raleigh, and some properties wh ...

* Raymond Police Department * Richland Police Department * Richton Police Department * Ridgeland Police Department * Ripley Police Department * Rolling Fork Police Department * Rosedale Police Department * Ruleville Police Department * Saltillo Police Department * Sardis Police Department * Scooba Police Department * Senatobia Police Department * Shannon Police Department * Shaw Police Department * Shelby Police Department * Sherman Police Department * Soso Police Department *

Smithville Police Department __NOTOC__ Smithville may refer to: Places Canada *Smithville, Nova Scotia *Smithville, Ontario United States *Smithville, Arkansas *Smithville, California, now Loomis, California *Smithville, Georgia *Smithville, Illinois *Smithville, Monroe Co ...

College and university agencies

* Alcorn State University Police Department * Jackson State University Police Department * Mississippi State University Police Department * University of Mississippi Medical Center Police Department * University of Mississippi Police Department * University of Southern Mississippi Police Department * Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Campus Police Department

Other agencies

* Jackson Airport Authority Police Department * Tupelo Airport Authority Police Department *

Federal Bureau of Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, ...

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