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This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide
government agencies A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administratio ...
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state police State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...
) of the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
s, of the
federal district A federal district is a type of administrative division of a federation, usually under the direct control of a federal government and organized sometimes with a single municipal body. Federal districts often include capital districts, and they ...
, and of the
territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or a ...
that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions. In addition, the
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
's office of each state may have their own investigators. The Bureau of Justice Statistics conducted
census of state and local law enforcement agencies
every four years 1992-2008.


States and DC

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List of law enforcement agencies in Alabama This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Alabama. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 417 law enforcement agencies employing 11,631 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Alaska This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Alaska. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 50 law enforcement agencies employing 1,298 sworn po ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Arizona This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arizona. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 141 law enforcement agencies employing 14,591 swor ...
* List of law enforcement agencies in Arkansas *
List of law enforcement agencies in California This is a list of law enforcement agencies in California, including local (city), county, and statewide agencies. Historic agencies are included. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcem ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Colorado This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Colorado. 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 s ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Connecticut. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 143 law enforcement agencies employing 8,281 sw ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Delaware This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Delaware. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 49 law enforcement agencies employing 2,131 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Florida This is a list of Law Enforcement Agencies in the state of Florida. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 373 law enforcement agencies employing 47,177 swo ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 s ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Hawaii. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 7 law enforcement agencies employing 3,234 sworn police officers, ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Idaho This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 117 law enforcement agencies employing 3,146 swo ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Illinois This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Illinois. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 877 law enforcement agencies employing 41,277 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Indiana. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 482 law enforcement agencies employing 13,171 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Iowa This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Iowa. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 392 law enforcement agencies employing 5,830 sworn poli ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Kansas This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Kansas. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 371 law enforcement agencies employing 7,450 sworn p ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Kentucky This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies'', the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7, ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana This is a list of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 348 law enforcement agencies employing 18,050 sworn police of ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Maine This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maine. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 2,569 sworn po ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maryland. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 142 law enforcement agencies employing 16,013 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 357 law enforcement agencies employi ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Michigan This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Michigan. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 571 law enforcement agencies employing 19,009 swo ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Minnesota This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Minnesota. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 448 law enforcement agencies employing 9,667 swor ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Mississippi This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Mississippi. 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 sw ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Missouri This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Missouri. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 576 law enforcement agencies employing 14,554 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Montana This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Montana. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 119 law enforcement agencies employing 3,229 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Nebraska This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Nebraska. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 225 law enforcement agencies employing 3,765 swo ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada. 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 sw ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Hampshire. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 208 law enforcement agencies employing 2,936 ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in New Mexico This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 5,010 s ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in New York there were 514 law enforcement agencies in New York State employing 66,472 Police Officers, some agencies employ Peace / Special Officers. (about 341 for each 100,000 residents) according to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' ''Census of Stat ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in North Carolina This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Carolina. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 504 law enforcement agencies employing 23, ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in North Dakota This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of North Dakota. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 114 law enforcement agencies employing 1,324 s ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Ohio This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Ohio. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies'', the state had 831 law enforcement agencies employing 25,992 swor ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Oklahoma This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Oklahoma. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 483 law enforcement agencies employing 8,639 sworn ...
* List of law enforcement agencies in Oregon *
List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania says it has more police departments than any other state in the country. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Rhode Island According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 48 law enforcement agencies employing 2,828 sworn police officers, about 268 for each 100,000 residents. State agencies ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in South Carolina This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Carolina. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2022 'Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 272 law enforcement agencies employing 11,674 ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in South Dakota This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of South Dakota. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 155 law enforcement agencies employing 1,636 sw ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Tennessee. According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies'', the state had 375 law enforcement agencies employing 1 ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Texas This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 1,913 law enforcement agencies, the most of any ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Utah This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Utah. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 136 law enforcement agencies employing 4,782 sworn poli ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Vermont This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Vermont. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 69 law enforcement agencies employing 1,103 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Washington List of law enforcement agencies in Washington may refer to: * List of law enforcement agencies in Washington (state) * List of law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in West Virginia This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of West Virginia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 233 law enforcement agencies employing 3,382 s ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in Wyoming This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Wyoming. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 ''Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies,'' the state had 90 law enforcement agencies employing 1,691 sworn p ...
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List of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,26 ...


Territories

* Law enforcement in American Samoa * Law enforcement in Guam * Law enforcement in the Northern Mariana Islands *
Law enforcement in Puerto Rico Law enforcement in Puerto Rico is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of Puerto Rico, along with courts and corrections. Although there exists an inherent interrelatedness between the different groups that make up the crim ...
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Law enforcement in the United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands Police Department is the law enforcement agency for the United States Virgin Islands, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the territory. It was created to protect the lives and property of residents. The Royal Vir ...


See also

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Law enforcement in the United States Law enforcement in the United States is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of the United States, along with courts and corrections. Although each component operates semi-independently, the three collectively form a c ...
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Federal law enforcement in the United States The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole. While the majority of federal law enforcement employees work for ...
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List of largest local police departments in the United States This is a list of the largest local police departments in the United States as defined by the Bureau of Justice Statistics The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible fo ...
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Police The police are a Law enforcement organization, constituted body of Law enforcement officer, persons empowered by a State (polity), state, with the aim to law enforcement, enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citize ...
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State police State police, provincial police or regional police are a type of sub-national territorial police force found in nations organized as federations, typically in North America, South Asia, and Oceania. These forces typically have jurisdiction o ...
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State Bureau of Investigation A state bureau of investigation (SBI) is a state-level detective agency in the United States. They are plainclothes agencies which usually investigate both criminal and civil cases involving the state and/or multiple jurisdictions. They also typ ...
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Highway patrol A highway patrol, or state patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is prima ...
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Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...


External links

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