List of law enforcement agencies

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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It could also refer to a national police force such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol or Interpol. This is a list of law enforcement agencies, organized by continent and then by country.

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[edit] International

[edit] Africa

[edit] Algeria

[edit] Angola

[edit] Benin

[edit] Botswana

  • Botswana Police Service

[edit] Burkina Faso

[edit] Burundi

[edit] Cameroon

[edit] Cape Verde

  • Cape Verde National Police/Policia Ordem de Cabo Verde

[edit] Central African Republic

[edit] Chad

[edit] Comoros

  • Law enforcement in Comoros

[edit] Democratic Republic of the Congo

[edit] Republic of the Congo

[edit] Côte d'Ivoire

  • Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire

[edit] Djibouti

[edit] Egypt

  • Egyptian Police Service
  • State Security Investigations

[edit] Equatorial Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Eritrea

  • Law enforcement in Eritrea

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] Gabon

[edit] Gambia

[edit] Ghana

[edit] Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Guinea

[edit] Guinea-Bissau

  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

[edit] Kenya

[edit] Lesotho

  • Royal LeSotho Mounted Police

[edit] Liberia

[edit] Libya

  • Libyan People's Security Force

[edit] Madagascar

[edit] Malawi

  • Law enforcement in Malawi

[edit] Mali

[edit] Mauritania

[edit] Mauritius

[edit] Morocco

[edit] Mozambique

  • Law enforcement in Mozambique

[edit] Namibia

[edit] Niger

[edit] Nigeria

[edit] Rwanda

[edit] Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

  • Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

[edit] São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe

[edit] Senegal

[edit] Seychelles

  • Seychelles Police Force

[edit] Sierra Leone

  • Sierra Leone Police Force

[edit] Somalia

[edit] South Africa

  • South African Police Service (SAPS)
  • Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  • National Prosecuting Authority - Directorate of Special Operations (NPA)

[edit] Sudan

[edit] Swaziland

  • Royal Swaziland Police Service

[edit] Tanzania

  • Tanzania Police Force

[edit] Togo

[edit] Tunisia

Law enforcement in Tunisia

[edit] Uganda

[edit] Zambia

  • Zambia Police Service

[edit] Zimbabwe

[edit] Asia

[edit] Afghanistan

[edit] Bahrain

  • Royal Bahrain Police

[edit] Bangladesh

  • Law enforcement in Bangladesh

[edit] Bhutan

[edit] Brunei

[edit] Cambodia

[edit] People's Republic of China

A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.
A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.
  • People's Customs Service

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] Macau

ROC Coast Guard patrol boats
ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] India

[edit] Indonesia

  • Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Police)
  • Kejaksaan Agung RI
  • Departemen Kehakiman dan HAM
  • Mahkamah Agung RI

[edit] Iran

[edit] Iraq

Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car
Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

[edit] Israel

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car
Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

[edit] Japan

[edit] Jordan

  • Law enforcement in Jordan

[edit] Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

[edit] Republic of Korea (South Korea)

[edit] Kuwait

  • Royal Kuwaiti Police

[edit] Kyrgyzstan

  • Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan

[edit] Laos

[edit] Lebanon

[edit] Malaysia

[edit] Maldives

[edit] Mongolia

  • Law enforcement in Mongolia

[edit] Myanmar

[edit] Nepal

[edit] Oman

  • Royal Oman Police

[edit] Pakistan

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Qatar

  • Law enforcement in Qatar

[edit] Saudi Arabia

[edit] Singapore

[edit] Sri Lanka

[edit] Syria

  • Law enforcement in Syria

[edit] Tajikistan

  • Law enforcement in Tajikistan

[edit] Thailand

[edit] East Timor

[edit] Turkmenistan

[edit] United Arab Emirates

[edit] Uzbekistan

  • Law enforcement in Uzbekistan

[edit] Vietnam

[edit] Yemen

  • Law enforcement in Yemen

[edit] Europe

[edit] Albania

[edit] Andorra

[edit] Armenia

[edit] Austria

[edit] Azerbaijan

[edit] Belarus

[edit] Belgium

[edit] Bosnia and Herzegovina

[edit] Bulgaria

[edit] Croatia

[edit] Cyprus

[edit] Czech Republic

[edit] Denmark

[edit] Estonia

[edit] Finland

[edit] France

Main article: Law enforcement in France

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Germany

German policemen with Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine guns.
German policemen with Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine guns.

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police
  • Lögreglan (The Icelandic Police)
  • Tollgæzlan or Tollgæslan (Icelandic Customs Service)
  • Fangelsismálastofnun (Icelandic Prison Service)

[edit] Ireland

A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
Italian "Guardia di Finanza"
Italian "Guardia di Finanza"

[edit] Italy

[edit] Kazakhstan

[edit] Latvia

[edit] Lichtenstein

[edit] Lithuania

[edit] Luxembourg

[edit] Republic of Macedonia

[edit] Malta

[edit] Moldova

[edit] Monaco

[edit] Montenegro

[edit] The Netherlands

  • Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Constabulary)
  • Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (National Police)
  • 25 regional police forces
  • FIOD-ECD (fiscal and economic law enforcement)

[edit] Norway

[edit] Poland

[edit] Portugal

[edit] Romania

[edit] Russia

[edit] San Marino

[edit] Serbia

[edit] Slovakia

[edit] Slovenia

[edit] Spain

[edit] Sweden

[edit] Switzerland

Swiss police car
Swiss police car

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen
Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen
Main article: List of law enforcement agencies in the United Kingdom
Main article: Law enforcement in the United Kingdom

[edit] England

[edit] Scotland

Mounted police in Edinburgh
Mounted police in Edinburgh

[edit] Wales

[edit] Northern Ireland

[edit] Vatican

[edit] North America

[edit] Antigua and Barbuda

[edit] Bahamas

[edit] Barbados

[edit] Belize

  • Belize Defense Force
    • Ground Forces
    • Air Wing
    • Maritime Wing
    • Volunteer Guard
  • Royal Belize Police Force

[edit] Bermuda

[edit] Canada

Ontario police car on night patrol.
Ontario police car on night patrol.
Main article: List of Law Enforcement Agencies in Canada
Main article: Policing in Canada

[edit] Federal

[edit] Provincial

[edit] Municipal

[edit] Costa Rica

[edit] Cuba

[edit] Dominica

  • Royal Dominica Police Force

[edit] Dominican Republic

  • Dominican Republic National Police

[edit] El Salvador

[edit] Grenada

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Haiti

[edit] Honduras

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Mexico

  • Federal Investigations Agency (Agencia Federal de Investigación)
  • Federal Preventive Police was created in 1998 from the below agencies:
    • Federal Highway Police (Policía de Federal Caminos)
    • Fiscal Police (Policía Fiscal Federal)
    • Investigation and National Security Center (Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional)
    • 3rd Military Police Brigade from the Mexican Army
  • Mexican Customs (Aduana)

[edit] Nicaragua

[edit] Panama

[edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis

[edit] Saint Lucia

[edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

  • Trinidad and Tobago Police Force

[edit] United States

U.S. Secret Service officers on foot patrol.
U.S. Secret Service officers on foot patrol.
An NYPD boat patrols the New York Harbor.
An NYPD boat patrols the New York Harbor.

[edit] Federal

[edit] Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

[edit] Department of Justice (USDOJ)

[edit] Department of State (DOS)

[edit] Department of Treasury

[edit] Department of Defense

Department of the Army

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

[edit] Department of Education

[edit] Department of Health and Human Services

[edit] Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement and Investigations
  • Office of Inspector General

[edit] Department of the Interior (USDI)

[edit] Other Major Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

[edit] State and Local

Main article: List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies

[edit] Territorial Police

[edit] Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Commonwealth Police (also known as the Policia de Puerto Rico or the Puerto Rico Police Department)
  • Puerto Rico Commonwealth Marshal's Office
  • Puerto Rico Department of Natural Resources Police
  • Puerto Rico Department of Parks and Recreation Park Rangers
  • Port Authority of Puerto Rico
    • Puerto Rico Port Authority Police Department (Policia de los Puertos}
  • Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Adjuntas Police Department
  • Aguada Police Department
  • Aguadilla Police Department
  • Aguas Buenas Police Department
  • Aibonito Police Department
  • Anasco Police Department
  • Arecibo Police Department
  • Arroyo Police Department
  • Carolina Police Department
  • Mayaguez Police Department
  • Moca Police Department
  • Ponce Police Department
  • Rincon Police Department
  • San German Police Department
  • San Juan Police Department

[edit] Territory of Guam

[edit] Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Conservation Conservation Officers
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Ports Authority Police Department

[edit] Territory of American Samoa
  • American Samoa Department of Public Safety
  • Pago Pago International Airport Police Department
  • American Samoa Ports Authority Police Department
  • American Samoa Community College Police Department

[edit] Territory of the United States Virgin Islands

[edit] Railroad Police

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] Federal

[edit] State

[edit] Fiji

[edit] Kiribati

[edit] Marshall Islands

[edit] Federated States of Micronesia

[edit] Nauru

  • Nauru Police Force

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Palau

[edit] Papua New Guinea

  • Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

[edit] Pitcairn Islands

[edit] Samoa

[edit] Solomon Islands

[edit] Tonga

  • Royal Tongan Police Service

[edit] Tuvalu

[edit] Vanuatu

[edit] South America

[edit] Argentina

See also: Sistema de Seguridad Interior (SSI) (Interior Security System)

[edit] Federal

[edit] Provincial

Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.

[edit] Local

[edit] Bolivia

[edit] Brazil

[edit] Chile

[edit] Colombia

[edit] Ecuador

  • Law enforcement in Ecuador

[edit] Guyana

  • Law enforcement in Guyana

[edit] Paraguay

[edit] Peru

[edit] Suriname

  • Law enforcement in Suriname

[edit] Uruguay

[edit] Venezuela

[edit] Disbanded agencies

Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list.

[edit] Nazi Germany

[edit] East Germany

[edit] Fascist Italy

[edit] Panama Canal Zone

[edit] Philippines

[edit] Communist Romania

[edit] Soviet Union

  • KGB (Committee for State Security)

[edit] South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

  • South Vietnamese National Police

[edit] See also

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