List of law enforcement agencies

A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special, 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

International

Africa

Algeria

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Algeria.

Angola

Benin

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Benin.

Botswana

Burkina Faso

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Burkina Faso.

Burundi

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Burundi.

Cameroon

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Cameroon.

Cape Verde

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Cape Verde.

Central African Republic

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in the Central African Republic.

Chad

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Chad.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in the Republic of the Congo.

Djibouti

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Djibouti.

Egypt

For more details on this topic, see Egyptian National Police.

Eritrea

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Eritrea.

Ethiopia

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Ethiopia.

Gabon

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Gabon.

Gambia

Ghana

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Ghana.

Kenya

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Kenya.

Lesotho

Liberia

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Liberia.

Libya

Madagascar

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Madagascar.

Mali

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Mali.

Mauritania

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Mauritania.

Mauritius

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Mauritius.

Morocco

For more details on this topic, see General Directorate for National Security.

Namibia

Nationwide
Municipalities

Niger

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Niger.

Nigeria

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Nigeria.

Rwanda

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Rwanda.

Senegal

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Senegal.

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Sierra Leone.

Somalia

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Somalia.

South Africa

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in South Africa.

Sudan

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Sudan.

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Togo.

Tunisia

Uganda

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Uganda.

Zambia

Zimbabwe

For more details on this topic, see Law enforcement in Zimbabwe.

Asia

Afghanistan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

People's Republic of China

A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.

Hong Kong

Macau

ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

Taiwan

India

Central (federal) law enforcement agencies

State law enforcement agencies

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Model of a Škoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

Japan

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

Jordan

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

Republic of Korea (South Korea)

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Police Counter-terrorist Force Pasukan Gerakan Khas during stormed the patrol vessel drill.
Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs

Malaysian Ministry of Finance

Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)

Military of Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Oman

islamic republic of Pakistan

Federal


Provincial

Philippines

PSG SRU operators march during a parade in counter-terrorist combat gear. Note that they're marching with a mix of G36 and G36C assault rifles.
Philippine National Police boat on the Iloilo River, Iloilo City

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

East Timor

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

The National Security Service NSS; in Uzbek Milliy Xavfsizlik Xizmati, MXX

Vietnam

Yemen

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Federal
Municipalities

Azerbaijan

Bailiwick of Guernsey

Bailiwick of Jersey

Belarus

Belgium

Federal level

Local level

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

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

Federal

State

Municipalities

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police

Ireland

A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
"Carabinieri" in Florence, Italy

Isle of Man

Italy

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lichtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Republic of Macedonia

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Civilian

Military

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

National

Autonomous communities

Municipal

Sweden

Switzerland

Swiss police car

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Territorial police forces' area in the UK
Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen

Subnational police

National police

Service police

Overseas police

Non-police

British Overseas Territories police

Vatican

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Bermuda

Canada

Ontario police car on night patrol.

Federal

Provincial

Municipal

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Federal

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

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

Federal

United States Department of State (DOS)
United States Department of the Treasury
United States Department of Defense (DOD)

Department of the Army

Department of the Air Force

Department of the Navy

National Security Agency

United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
United States Department of the Interior (USDI)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
United States Department of Commerce (DOC)
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
United States Department of Education (ED)
United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Other federal law enforcement agencies

State and local

Territorial Police

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Territory of Guam
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Territory of American Samoa
Territory of the United States Virgin Islands

Railroad Police

Oceania

Australia

Federal

Service Police

State

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Nauru

New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Pitcairn Islands

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

South America

Argentina

Federal

Provincial

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

Local

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Disbanded agencies

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

Austria

Czechoslovakia

Germany

Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany
Nazi Germany

Fascist Italy

Panama Canal Zone

Second Polish Republic

People's Republic of Poland

Philippines

Communist Romania

Soviet Union/Russia

South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

See also

References

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