List of law enforcement agencies in West Virginia

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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of West Virginia.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 233 law enforcement agencies employing 3,382 sworn police officers, about 186 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

West Virginia State Police
West Virginia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section (West Virginia Natural Resources Police)
West Virginia Division of Protective Services
West Virginia Public Service Commission-Motor Carrier Enforcement (Limited Powers)
West Virginia Fire Marshal (Limited Powers)
Hatfield-McCoy Park Rangers
West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (Limited Powers)
West Virginia Division of Forestry (Limited Powers)

State Correctional agencies

West Virginia Division of Corrections
West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services
West Virginia Regional Jail Authority

County agencies

Barbour County Sheriff's Department
Berkeley County Sheriff Department
Boone County Sheriff's Department
Braxton County Sheriff's Department
Brooke County Sheriff's Department
Cabell County Sheriff's Department
Calhoun County Sheriff's Department
Clay County Sheriff's Department
Doddridge County Sheriff's Department
Fayette County Sheriff's Department
Gilmer County Sheriff's Department
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Greenbrier County Sheriff's Department
Hampshire County Sheriff's Department
Hancock County Sheriff's Department
Hardy County Sheriff's Department
Harrison County Sheriff's Department
Jackson County Sheriff's Department

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
Kanawha County Sheriff's Department
Lewis County Sheriff's Department
Lincoln County Sheriff's Department
Logan County Sheriff's Department
Marion County Sheriff's Department
Marshall County Sheriff's Department
Mason County Sheriff's Department
McDowell County Sheriff's Department
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Mineral County Sheriff's Department
Mingo County Sheriff's Department
Monongalia County Sheriff's Department
Monroe County Sheriff's Department
Morgan County Sheriff's Department
Nicholas County Sheriff's Department
Ohio County Sheriff's Department
Pendleton County Sheriff's Department

Pleasants County Sheriff's Department
Pocahontas County Sheriff's Department
Preston County Sheriff's Department
Putnam County Sheriff's Department
Raleigh County Sheriff's Department
Randolph County Sheriff's Department
Ritchie County Sheriff's Department
Roane County Sheriff's Department
Summers County Sheriff's Department
Taylor County Sheriff's Department
Tucker County Sheriff's Department
Tyler County Sheriff's Department
Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Webster County Sheriff's Department
Wetzel County Sheriff's Department
Wirt County Sheriff's Department
Wood County Sheriff's Department
Wyoming County Sheriff's Department

Municipal agencies

Alderson Police Department
Anmoore Police Department
Ansted Police Department
Athens Police Department
Barboursville Police Department
Barrackville Police Department
Beckley Police Department
Beech Bottom Police Department
Belington Police Department
Belle Police Department
Benwood Police Department
Berkley Springs Police Department
Bluefield Police Department
Bradshaw Police Department
Bramwell Police Department
Bridgeport Police Department
Buckhannon Police Department
Buffalo Police Department
Cameron Police Department
Cedar Grove Police Department
Ceredo Police Department
Chapmanville Police Department
Charles Town Police Department
Charleston Police Department
Chesapeake Police Department
Chester Police Department
Clarksburg Police Department
Clendenin Police Department
Danville Police Department
Davis Police Department
Delbarton Police Department
Dunbar Police Department
East Bank Police Department
Eleanor Police Department
Elkins Police Department
Fairmont Police Department
Farmington Police Department
Fayetteville Police Department
Fort Gay Police Department
Follansbee Police Department
Gary Police Department
Gassaway Police Department
Gauley Bridge Police Department
Glasgow Police Department
Glenville Police Department
Grafton Police Department
Grant Town Police Department
Grantsville Police Department
Granville Police Department

Hamlin Police Department
Handley Police Department
Harpers Ferry Police Department
Harrisville Police Department
Hinton Police Department
Huntington Police Department
Hurricane Police Department
Kenova Police Department
Kermit Police Department
Keyser Police Department
Keystone Police Department
Kingwood Police Department
Lewisburg Police Department ^[2]
Logan Police Department
Lumberport Police Department
Mabscott Police Department
Madison Police Department
Man Police Department
Mannington Police Department
Marlinton Police Department
Marmet Police Department
Martinsburg Police Department
Mason Police Department
Masontown Police Department
McMechen Police Department
Milton Police Department
Monongah Police Department
Montgomery Police Department
Moorefield Police Department
Morgantown Police Department
Moundsville Police Department
Mt. Hope Police Department
Mullens Police Department
New Cumberland Police Department
New Haven Police Department
New Martinsville Police Department
Nitro Police Department
Nutter Fort Police Department
Oak Hill Police Department
Oceana Police Department
Paden City Police Department
Parkersburg Police Department
Parsons Police Department
Pennsboro Police Department
Petersburg Police Department
Philippi Police Department
Piedmont Police Department
Pineville Police Department

Poca Police Department
Point Pleasant Police Department
Pratt Police Department
Princeton Police Department
Rainelle Police Department
Ranson Police Department
Ravenswood Police Department
Richwood Police Department
Ridgeley Police Department
Ripley Police Department
Romney Police Department
Ronceverte Police Department
Rowelsburg Police Department
Salem Police Department
Shepherdstown Police Department
Shinston Police Department
Sistersville Police Department
Smithers Police Department
Sophia Police Department
South Charleston Police Department
Spencer Police Department
St. Albans Police Department
St. Marys Police Department
Star City Police Department
Stonewood Police Department
Summersville Police Department
Sutton Police Department
Terra Alta Police Department
Town of West Logan Police Department
Triadelphia Police Department
Vienna Police Department
War Police Department
Wardensville Police Department
Wayne Police Department
Webster Springs Police Department
Weirton Police Department
Welch Police Department
Wellsburg Police Department
West Union Police Department
Weston Police Department
Westover Police Department
Wheeling Police Department
White Sulphur Springs Police Department
Whitesville Police Department
Williamson Police Department
Williamstown Police Department
Winfield Police Department

College and University Agencies

Concord University Police Department
Fairmont State University Police Department
Glenville State College Department of Public Safety

Marshall University Police Department
Shepherd University Police Department

West Virginia University Police Department
Potomac State College of WVU (A division of WVU Police Department)
WVU Institute of Technology (A division of WVU Police Department)

References

↑ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
↑ Lewisburg, WV - 2 Officers, Suspect Shot In W.Va. Highway Shootout; vosizneias.com accessed 2 January 2015

Law enforcement agencies of the United States by state

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State of West Virginia

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