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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.
Former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown delivers Commencement Address at the 138th Maryland State Police Trooper Graduation in 2012 According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 142 law enforcement agencies employing 16,013 sworn police officers, about 283 for each 100,000 ...
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. [1]
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 Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Nevada: 3,398: 2023 [8] 8: Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Florida: 3,139: May 2024 [9] 9: Dallas Police Department (DPD) Texas: 3,121 ...
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The MCPD was established in early July 1922, absorbing some responsibilities from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) through Chapter 259 of the Acts of 1922. At the time, the department was designated to consist of three to six officers that were appointed to two-year terms by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, with one officer designated as the chief.
A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police / sheriffs , state troopers , and federal police such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Marshals (USMS).
The Kent County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 19,983 people within 279.43 square miles (723.7 km 2) of jurisdiction within Kent County located on Maryland's eastern shore. [1] As of 2022, the department has 22 sworn deputies, including the sheriff. [2]