This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the

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. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.

Law enforcement in Nevada

The State of Nevada Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission is responsible to: *provide for and encourage the training and education of persons whose primary duty is law enforcement to ensure the safety of the residents of and visitors to this state. *Shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officer

Within Nevada, Peace Officers are grouped into one of three classes, Category I, Category II, or Category III:

* Category I peace officers include traditional law enforcement officers such as
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. The Category I peace officer training is a minimum of 480 hours. * Category II peace officers are specialists and include officers such as Taxicab Authority Officers, Gaming Control Agents, and
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. The Category II training is a minimum of 330 hours. * Category III peace officers are those officers assigned solely to State Corrections & City/County Detention. The Category III training is a minimum of 6 weeks.

State agencies

Nevada Department of Agricultural The Nevada State Department of Agriculture is the department of the Nevada State government responsible for managing the welfare of Nevada citizens and regulating Nevada's agriculture and related industries. History The department was original ...

Agriculture Enforcement Division Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...

Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is a Nevada state agency that focuses on the preservation and management of Nevada’s natural, cultural, and recreational resources. The current director is James Settelmeyer. The ...

** State Parks Division *

Nevada Department of Corrections The Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada. The NDOC headquarters is located on the property of the Stewart Indian School in Carson City. History In 1862, the first prison in Nevada was cre ...

Nevada Department of Public Safety The Nevada Department of Public Safety (NDPS) is a governmental agency in the U.S. state of Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, Cali ...

** Capitol Police **

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** Investigation Division ** Legislative Police **

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Nevada Department of Wildlife The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) is the state agency responsible for the restoration and management of fish and wildlife resources, and the promotion of boating safety on Nevada’s waters. NDOW has responsibility for the wildlife resour ...

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Nevada Gaming Control Board The Nevada Gaming Control Board, also known as the State Gaming Control Board, is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in the regulation of gaming and law enforcement of Nevada gaming laws throughout the state, along with the Nevada Gaming ...

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County agencies

* Churchill County Sheriff's Office *

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* Douglas County Sheriff's Department * Elko County Sheriff's Office * Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office * Eureka County Sheriff's Office * Humboldt County Sheriff's Office * Mineral County Sheriff's Office * Lander County Sheriff's Office * Lincoln County Sheriff's Office * Lyon County Sheriff's Office * Nye County Sheriff's Office * Pershing County Sheriff's Office * Storey County Sheriff's Office * White Pine county Sheriff's Office * Washoe county sheriff's office

Joint jurisdiction/city-county agencies

* Carson City Sheriff’s Office *

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City agencies

* Boulder City Police Department * Carlin Police Department * Elko Police Department * Ely Police Department * Fallon Police Department *

Henderson Police Department The Henderson Police Department (HPD) is the police department of the City of Henderson in Clark County in southern Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Ida ...

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* City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety *

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* Lovelock Police Department * Mesquite Constable *

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* North Las Vegas Constable *

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* Reno Police Department * Sparks Police Department * West Wendover Police Department * Winnemucca Police Department * Yerington Police Department

Tribal agencies

* Wells Tribal Law Enforcement * Pyramid Lake Tribal Police *

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Railroad police

* Union Pacific Police Department

Defunct Agencies

* Clark County Sheriff's Department *

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* Las Vegas Department of Detention & Enforcement

References

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