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(DOD) Any of a number of agencies (outside the Department of Defense) chartered and empowered to enforce US laws in the following jurisdictions: The United States, a state (or political subdivision) of the United States, a territory or possession (or political subdivision) of the United States, or within the borders of a host nation. Also called LEA.

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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.

International - Africa - Asia - Europe - North America - Oceania - South America - Disbanded

Contents

International

Africa

Algeria

Angola

  • Angolan National Police

Benin

Botswana

  • Botswana Police Service

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

  • Cape Verde National Police (Policia de ordem Pública)

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

  • Law enforcement in Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

  • Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

  • Law enforcement in Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Lesotho

  • Royal LeSotho Mounted Police

Liberia

Libya

  • Libyan People's Security Force

Madagascar

Malawi

  • Law enforcement in Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

  • Law enforcement in Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

  • Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

  • Seychelles Police Force

Sierra Leone

  • Sierra Leone Police Force

Somalia

South Africa

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

Sudan

Swaziland

  • Royal Swaziland Police Service

Tanzania

  • Tanzania Police Force

Togo

Tunisia

Law enforcement in Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

  • Zambia Police Service

Zimbabwe

Asia

Afghanistan

Bahrain

  • Royal Bahrain Police

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

People's Republic of China

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

Hong Kong

Macau

ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

Republic of China (Taiwan)

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

Israel

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

Japan

Jordan

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Kuwait

  • Royal Kuwaiti Police

Kyrgyzstan

  • Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Police Counter-terrorist Force Pasukan Gerakan Khas during stormed the patrol vessel drill.
Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs
Military of Malaysia
    • Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja (In English: Royal Military Police Corps)
    • Federal Intelligence Department (In Malay: Jabatan Perisikan Persekutuan)

Maldives

Mongolia

  • Law enforcement in Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

  • Royal Oman Police

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

  • Law enforcement in Qatar

Saudi Arabia

  • Royal Saudi Arabian Police Force
  • Saudi Arabian Traffic Police Force
  • Saudi Arabian Border Guard
  • Saudi Arabian Coast Guard
  • Saudi Arabian Customs and Immigration Department
  • Mabahith (Secret Service)
  • Hay'ah (Religious Police)

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

  • Law enforcement in Syria

Tajikistan

  • Law enforcement in Tajikistan

Thailand

East Timor

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

  • Law enforcement in Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Main article: Law enforcement in Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Main article: Law enforcement in France

Georgia

Germany

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

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

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

Ireland

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

Italy

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lichtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Swiss police car

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

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

Law enforcement is carried out by 5 types of agency - special police forces (whose jurisdiction generally extends nationwide), non-police law enforcement agencies (who have limited powers relating to their specific duties), military police (whose jurisdiction extends only to members of the armed forces), territorial police forces (whose jurisdiction extends to the country they are attested in) and a number of miscellaneous constabularies (whose jurisdiction is limited to certain areas of land).

Special police forces

Non-police law enforcement agencies

England & Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland

Military police

Territorial police forces

England
Scotland
Mounted police in Edinburgh
Northern Ireland
Wales

Vatican

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

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

Bermuda

Canada

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

Federal

Provincial

Municipal

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

  • Royal Dominica Police Force

Dominican Republic

  • Dominican Republic National Police

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

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)

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Trinidad and Tobago Police Force

United States

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

Federal

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Justice (USDOJ)
Department of State (DOS)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Treasury
Department of Defense

Department of the Army

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

Department of Education
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of the Interior (USDI)
Other Major Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

State and Local

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

Territorial Police

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
  • Puerto Rico Department of Justice
    • Special Investigations Bureau
  • 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 Conservation Officers
  • Puerto Rico Department of Parks and Recreation Park Rangers
  • Puerto Rico Ports Authority
    • 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
  • Barceloneta Police Department
  • Barranquitas Police Department
  • Bayamón Police Department
  • Cabo Rojo Police Department
  • Caguas Police Department
  • Camuy Police Department
  • Canóvanas Police Department
  • Carolina Police Department
  • Cataño Police Department
  • Cayey Police Department
  • Ceiba Police Department
  • Ciales Police Department
  • Cidra Police Department
  • Coamo Police Department
  • Comerío Police Department
  • Corozol Police Department
  • Culebra Police Department
  • Dorado Police Department
  • Fajardo Police Department
  • Florida Police Department
  • Guánica Police Department
  • Guayama Police Department
  • Guayanilla Police Department
  • Guaynabo Police Department
  • Gurabo Police Department
  • Hatillo Police Department
  • Hormigueros Police Department
  • Humacao Police Department
  • Isabela Police Department
  • Jayuya Police Department
  • Juana Díaz Police Department
  • Juncos Police Department
  • Lajas Police Department
  • Lares Police Department
  • Las Marías Police Department
  • Las Piedras Police Department
  • Loíza Police Department
  • Luquillo Police Department
  • Manatí Police Department
  • Maricao Police Department
  • Maunabo Police Department
  • Mayagüez Police Department
  • Moca Police Department
  • Morovis Police Department
  • Naguabo Police Department
  • Naranjito Police Department
  • Orocovis Police Department
  • Patillas Police Department
  • Peñuelas Police Department
  • Ponce Police Department
  • Quebradillas Police Department
  • Rincón Police Department
  • Río Grande Police Department
  • Sabana Grande Police Department
  • Salinas Police Department
  • San Germán Police Department
  • San Juan Police Department
  • San Lorenzo Police Department
  • San Sebastián Police Department
  • Santa Isabel Police Department
  • Toa Alta Police Department
  • Toa Baja Police Department
  • Trujillo Alto Police Department
  • Utuado Police Department
  • Vega Alta Police Department
  • Vega Baja Police Department
  • Vieques Police Department
  • Villalba Police Department
  • Yabucoa Police Department
  • Yauco Police Department
Territory of Guam
  • Guam Police Department
  • Supreme Court of Guam Deputy Marshals
  • Guam Superior Court Deputy Marshals
  • Guam Customs and Quarantine Agency
  • Port Authority of Guam
    • Guam Port Authority Police
  • Antonio B. Won Pat Guam International Airport Police Department
  • Guam Department of Agriculture Conservation Officers
  • Guam Department of Parks and Recreation Park Patrol Officers
  • Guam Department of Corrections
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
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
Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
Railroad Police

Oceania

Australia

Federal

State

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Nauru

  • Nauru Police Force

New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Pitcairn Islands

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

  • Royal Tongan Police Service

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

South America

Argentina

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

Federal

Provincial

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

Local

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

  • Law enforcement in Ecuador

Guyana

  • Law enforcement in Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

  • Law enforcement in Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Disbanded agencies

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

Nazi Germany

East Germany

Fascist Italy

Panama Canal Zone

Second Polish Republic

  • Policja Państwowa (State Police)

People's Republic of Poland

Philippines

Communist Romania

Soviet Union

  • KGB (Committee for State Security)

South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

  • South Vietnamese National Police

See also


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