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

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents. The state has the lowest ratio of police officers to residents of any state, compared to a national average of 251 per 100,000 residents.

State agencies

* Washington State Attorney General's Office *

Washington State Department of Corrections The Washington State Department of Corrections (WADOC) is a department of the government of the state of Washington (state), Washington. WADOC is responsible for administering adult corrections programs operated by the State of Washington. This in ...

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is a department of the government of the state of Washington, United States of America. The WDFW manages over a million acres of land, the bulk of which is generally open to the public, and mor ...

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) is a department of the Washington state government that regulates and enforces labor standards. The agency administers the state's workers' compensation system, conducts workplace inspe ...

Washington State Department of Natural Resources The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages over of forest, range, agricultural, and commercial lands in the U.S. state of Washington. The DNR also manages of aquatic areas which include shorelines, tidelands, lands un ...

* Washington State Gambling Commission *

Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, formerly the Washington State Liquor Control Board, is an administrative agency of the State of Washington. The Liquor and Cannabis Board is part of the executive branch and reports to the Governor. ...

Washington State Parks The Washington State Park System is a set of State park, state parks owned by the state government of Washington (state), Washington, United States, USA. They are managed by the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission. There are over 140 ...

Washington State Patrol The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is the state patrol agency for the U.S. state of Washington. Organized as the Washington State Highway Patrol in 1921, it was renamed and reconstituted in 1933. The agency is charged with the protection of the Gov ...

County agencies

King County Sheriff's Office The King County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is a local police agency in King County, Washington, United States. It is the primary law enforcement agency for all unincorporated areas of King County, as well as 12 cities and two transit agencies which ...

* Kitsap County Sheriff's Office * Kittitas County Sheriff's Office * Klickitat County Sheriff's Office * Lewis County Sheriff's Office * Lincoln County Sheriff's Office * Mason County Sheriff's Office * Okanogan County Sheriff's Office * Pacific County Sheriff's Office * Pend Oreille County Sheriff's Office * Pierce County Sheriff's Department * San Juan County Sheriff's Office * Skagit County Sheriff's Office * Skamania County Sheriff's Office *

Snohomish County Sheriff's Office Snohomish can refer to: * Snohomish people, a tribe of the Lushootseed people native to Puget Sound in Washington State * Snohomish dialect, the dialect of Lushootseed spoken by the tribe * Snohomish, Washington, a city located in the county of the ...

* Spokane County Sheriff's Office * Stevens County Sheriff's Office * Thurston County Sheriff's Office * Wahkiakum County Sheriff's Office * Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office * Whatcom County Sheriff's Office * Whitman County Sheriff's Office * Yakima County Sheriff's Office

Local 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 ...

* Airway Heights Police Department * Algona Police Department * Anacortes Police Department * Arlington Police Department * Auburn Police Department * Bainbridge Island Police Department * Battle Ground Police Department * Bellevue Police Department *

Bellingham Police Department The City of Bellingham Police Department, more commonly known as the Bellingham Police Department and its initials BPD, is the primary law enforcement and investigation agency within the Bellingham, Washington city limits. Bellingham Police Depar ...

* Bingen-White Salmon Police Department * Black Diamond Police Department * Blaine Police Department * Bonney Lake Police Department * Bothell police Department * Bremerton Police Department * Brewster Police Department * Brier Police Department * Buckley 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 ...

Ferndale Police Department Ferndale is the name of several places: In Canada: *Ferndale, British Columbia *Ferndale, Bruce County, Ontario *Ferndale, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario *Ferndale, Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario In the United States: * Ferndale, C ...

* Fife Police Department * Fircrest Police Department * Forks Police Department * Gig Harbor Police Department * Goldendale Police Department * Grand Coulee Police Department * Granite Falls Police Department * Grandview Police Department * Granger Police Department * Hoquiam Police Department * Issaquah Police Department * Kalama Police Department * Kelso Police Department * Kennewick Police Department *

Kent Police Department The Kent Police Department (KPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of Kent, Washington, United States. The main police station is located in downtown Kent. Staff The Kent Police Department staffing consists of 150 sworn personnel and 57 c ...

Oroville Police Department Oroville may refer to: * Oroville, California, United States * Oroville, Washington, United States ;Other uses * Lake Oroville, in Butte County, California, USA * Oroville Dam, in Butte County, California, USA * Oroville Municipal Airport, in Butt ...

Ridgefield Police Department Ridgefield may refer to: Places *Ridgefield, Connecticut, a New England town **Ridgefield (CDP), Connecticut, a village in the town of Ridgefield **Ridgefield Playhouse, a theater located in Ridgefield *Ridgefield, New Jersey *Ridgefield Park, New ...

* Ritzville Police Department * Roy Police Department * Royal City Police Department * Ruston Police Department *

Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police Department (SPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, United States, except for the campus of the University of Washington, which is under the responsibility of its own police department ...

* Selah Police Department * Sedro-Woolley Police Department * Sequim Police Department * Shelton Police Department * Shoreline Police Department * Snohomish Police Department * Snoqualmie Police Department * Soap Lake Police Department * South Bend Police Department *

Spokane Police Department The Spokane Police Department is the agency responsible for law enforcement in Spokane, Washington Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane Ri ...

* Spokane Valley Police Department * Stanwood Police Department * Steilacoom Public Safety Department * Sultan Police Department * Sumas Police Department * Sumner Police Department * Sunnyside Police Department * Tacoma Police Department * Tenino Police Department * Tieton Police Department *

Toledo Police Department Toledo most commonly refers to: * Toledo, Spain, a city in Spain * Province of Toledo, Spain * Toledo, Ohio, a city in the United States Toledo may also refer to: Places Belize * Toledo District * Toledo Settlement Bolivia * Toledo, Oru ...

* Tonasket Police Department * Toppenish Police Department * Tukwila Police Department * Tumwater Police Department * Twisp Police Department * Union Gap Police Department * Uniontown Police Department *

Vancouver Police Department The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) (french: Service de police de Vancouver) is the police force for the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second ...

* Walla Walla Police Department * Wapato Police Department * Warden Police Department * Washougal Police Department *

Wenatchee Police Department Wenatchee ( ) is the county seat and largest city of Chelan County, Washington, United States. The population within the city limits in 2010 was 31,925, and was estimated to have increased to 34,360 as of 2019. Located in the north-central part ...

* West Richland Police Department * Westport Police Department * Wilbur Police Department * Winlock Police Department * Winthrop Marshal’s Office * Woodland Police Department * Yakima Police Department * Yelm Police Department * Zillah Police Department

College and university agencies

* Central Washington University Public Safety and Police Services * Eastern Washington University Police * Evergreen State College Police *

University of Washington Police Department The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a Public university, public research university in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West ...

* Washington State University Police * Western Washington University Police

Tribal agencies

* Chehalis Tribal Police * Colville Tribal Police * Cowlitz Tribal Police * Lower Elwha Tribal Police * Hoh Tribal Police * Kalispel Tribal Police * Lummi Tribal Police * Nisqually Tribal Police * Nooksack Police Department * Port Gamble Sk'lallam Tribal Police * Puyallup Tribal Police * Quileute Tribal Police * Quinault Tribal Police * Sauk-Suiattle Tribal Police * Shoalwater Bay Tribal Police * Skokomish Tribal Police * Spokane Tribal Police * Squaxin Island Tribal Police * Stillaguamish Police Department * Suquamish Tribal Police * Swinomish Tribal Police * Tulalip Tribal Police * Upper Skagit Tribal Police * Yakama Tribal Police

External links

Washington State Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) Codes

References

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