List of law enforcement agencies in California

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See also: Law enforcement in Los Angeles County
California Highway Patrol vehicles, 2010.

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in California, including local (city), county, and statewide agencies. Historic agencies are included.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 509 law enforcement agencies employing 79,431 sworn peace officers, about 217 for each 100,000 residents.[1]

State agencies

Los Angeles Police Department (Top) and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (Bottom) patrol cars

County agencies

Municipal agencies

College and University agencies

K-12 School Agencies

The LAPD Administration Building, the headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department in downtown Los Angeles.

Special District agencies

San Diego Police officers confer during the October 2007 California wildfires.

Federal law enforcement agencies in California

A San Francisco Police Department cruiser, K-9 division, 2008.

Defunct agencies

See also

References

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