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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 2,795 law enforcement agencies, the most of any state. These agencies employed 81,196 sworn peace officers, about 244 for each 100,000 residents.
The types of municipalities in Texas are defined in the Local Government Code, which was codified in 1987. The designations of city, town and village were superseded by Type A, B, and C general-law cities in the code. [5] In Texas, there are two forms of municipal government: general-law and home-rule.
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
State law enforcement agencies of Texas (1 C, 5 P) C. ... Municipal police departments of Texas (3 C, 8 P) S. Specialist police departments of Texas (1 C, 1 P) T.
Story at a glance Frisco, Texas, was ranked as the safest city in the nation for a second year in a row, according to a new report from SmartAsset. The city, located north of Dallas, was joined by ...
LULAC National President Domingo Garcia said the organization believes the bill will lead to widespread racial profiling and plans to file a lawsuit when it takes effect.
Texas law states: “A peace officer or any other person, may, without a warrant, arrest an offender when the offense is committed in his presence or within his view, if the offense is one classed ...
Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) California: 8,784: December 2024 [4] 4: Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) Pennsylvania: 5,544: March 2024 [5] 5: Houston Police Department (HPD) Texas: 5,195: October 2024 [6] 6: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPDC) District of Columbia: 3,975: December 2024 [7] 7: Las Vegas ...