List of law enforcement agencies

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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe 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 National Crime Squad. 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

  • Law enforcement in Botswana

[edit] Burkina Faso

[edit] Burundi

[edit] Cameroon

[edit] Cape Verde

  • Law enforcement in Cape 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] Equatorial Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

[edit] Eritrea

  • Law enforcement in Eritrea

[edit] Ethiopia

[edit] Gabon

[edit] Gambia

[edit] Ghana

  • Ghana Police Service

[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

  • Law enforcement in Libya

[edit] Madagascar

[edit] Malawi

  • Law enforcement in Malawi

[edit] Mali

[edit] Mauritania

[edit] Mauritius

[edit] Morocco

  • La Sûreté Nationale (civilian national police force)
  • La Gendarmerie Royale (paramilitary national police force)

[edit] Mozambique

  • Law enforcement in Mozambique

[edit] Namibia

[edit] Niger

[edit] Nigeria

  • Nigeria Police Force
  • Nigeria Mobile Police

[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

  • Law enforcement in Seychelles

[edit] Sierra Leone

  • Law enforcement in Sierra Leone

[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

  • Law enforcement in Tanzania

[edit] Togo

[edit] Tunisia

Law enforcement in Tunisia

[edit] Uganda

[edit] Zambia

  • Law enforcement in Zambia

[edit] Zimbabwe

[edit] Asia

[edit] Afghanistan

[edit] Bahrain

  • Law enforcement in Bahrain

[edit] Bangladesh

  • Law enforcement in Bangladesh

[edit] Bhutan

[edit] Brunei

[edit] Cambodia

[edit] People's Republic of China

Image:HK police officer.JPG
A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.

[edit] Hong Kong

[edit] Macau

Image:Roccg speedboats.jpg
ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)

[edit] Egypt

  • Law enforcement in Egypt

[edit] India

[edit] Indonesia

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

[edit] Iran

[edit] Iraq

Image:Ilpatrolcar.jpg
Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

[edit] Israel

Image:Mitsubishi GTO patrol car.jpg
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

  • Law enforcement in Kuwait

[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

  • Law enforcement in Oman

[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: Police in France

[edit] Georgia

[edit] Germany

Image:Polizei.jpg
German policemen with Heckler & Koch MP-5 submachine guns.

[edit] Greece

[edit] Hungary

[edit] Iceland

Main article: Icelandic Police
  • Lögreglan (National Police)
  • Tollgæzlan (Customs Police)

[edit] Ireland

Image:Garda.jpg
A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
Image:Reparto di Finanzieri.jpg
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

Image:Bmw dubendorf 5er 1.jpg
Swiss police car
  • Federal Police (Bundespolizei, Bundeskriminalpolizei)
  • State Police (Kantonspolizei, Police Cantonale, Polizia Cantonale)
  • Local Police (Stadtpolizei, Police Municipale, Polizia Municipale, Pulizia Cumûnala)

[edit] Turkey

[edit] Ukraine

[edit] United Kingdom

Image:PolicingAnimalRightsDemonstrationOxford20050129 CopyrightKaihsuTai.JPG
Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen
Main article: List of police forces in the United Kingdom
Main article: British police

[edit] England

[edit] Scotland

Image:EdinburghProtests3.jpg
Mounted police in Edinburgh

[edit] Wales

[edit] Northern Ireland

[edit] Vatican

[edit] North America

[edit] Antigua and Barbuda

  • Law enforcement in Antigua and Barbuda

[edit] Bahamas

[edit] Barbados

[edit] Belize

  • Law enforcement in Belize

[edit] Bermuda

[edit] Canada

Image:OPPatNightInAuroraON.png
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

  • Law enforcement in Costa Rica

[edit] Cuba

[edit] Dominica

  • Law enforcement in Dominica

[edit] Dominican Republic

  • Law enforcement in Dominican Republic

[edit] El Salvador

[edit] Grenada

[edit] Guatemala

[edit] Haiti

[edit] Honduras

[edit] Jamaica

[edit] Mexico

[edit] Nicaragua

[edit] Panama

[edit] Saint Kitts and Nevis

[edit] Saint Lucia

[edit] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

[edit] Trinidad and Tobago

  • Law enforcement in Trinidad and Tobago

[edit] United States

Image:US Secret Service officers.jpg
U.S. Secret Service officers on foot patrol.
Image:NYPD boat99pct.jpg
An NYPD boat patrols the New York Harbor.

[edit] Federal

[edit] State and Local

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

[edit] Other

[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

  • Law enforcement in Nauru

[edit] New Zealand

[edit] Palau

[edit] Papua New Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Papua New Guinea

[edit] Samoa

[edit] Solomon Islands

[edit] Tonga

  • Law enforcement in Tonga

[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] See also

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