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2. List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies

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   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.

3. Federal law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Federal officers' most common primary function was criminal investigation or enforcement (68%), corrections (25%), and police response and patrol (9%). Around 15% of federal law enforcement officers and 13% of supervisory law enforcement personnel were female in 2020.

4. Law enforcement in the United States - Wikipedia

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   2014: Michael Brown was shot by a police officer after struggling with the officer and attempting to take the officer's gun. His death prompted citywide riots and protests that lasted approximately 5 days. [95] 2016: Philando Castile was shot by a police officer. Due to the rise of social media and cell phones, it is now easy for people to ...

5. Police officer hiring in US increases in 2023 after years of ...

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   Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic ...

6. Police officer - Wikipedia

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   A police officer (also called a policeman (male) or policewoman (female), a cop, an officer, or less commonly a constable) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the rank "officer" is legally reserved for military personnel. [1]

7. List of largest local police departments in the United States

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   Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Florida: 3,139: May 2024 [9] 9: Dallas Police Department (DPD) Texas: 3,121: September 2024 [10] 10: Phoenix Police Department (PPD) Arizona: 2,563: April 2024 [11] 11: Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) New York: 2,508: September 2023 [12] 12: Detroit Police Department (DPD) Michigan: 2,496: January 2024 ...