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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 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.
Since then, NLVPD has grown dramatically to keep pace with the growth of North Las Vegas and the rest of Clark County. [ 3 ] As of 2016, NLVPD provided law enforcement services to an area of 100.48 square miles (260.2 km 2 ) and a population of approximately 233,808 citizens.
On January 5, 2015, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officially assumed responsibility for the Las Vegas Township Constable's Office. [6] Las Vegas Township Constable's Office continues to be a separate entity but under Metro's Detention Services Division. [7] The Las Vegas Metro Police Department has more than 5,800 members.
Trump Vows To Deliver On 'No Tax On Tips' Campaign Promise During Las Vegas Speech: '100% Yours' North Las Vegas Police Department Officer Jason Roscow was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 4, 2025.
As of 2022 constables for the townships of Humboldt, North Las Vegas, and Henderson are on fixed salaries. The office in Las Vegas Township has been taken over by the county sheriff. Not all townships have constables and the office is in abatement in most counties.
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada, which also comprises the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metropolitan statistical area. The land area of Clark County is 8,061 square miles (20,880 km 2), or roughly the size of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,265,461.
The Sheriff of Clark County, officially The Sheriff of the County of Clark, is the chief law enforcement officer of Clark County, Nevada.The Sheriff heads the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is elected by the citizens of Clark County, and is an independent agency with joint policing of the City of Las Vegas and of unincorporated Clark County.
North Las Vegas was the subject of many annexation attempts from Las Vegas. On May 1, 1946, North Las Vegas was incorporated as a city. [11] In 1957, North Las Vegas planned to annex an area to its southeast, and in response, the Clark County Commission created the town of Sunrise Manor to prevent further annexation attempts. [15]