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Department of Treasury
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Protective Services
INTERPOL - National Central Bureau - USNCB
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Postal Inspection Service
Secret Service
US Marshals Service
Law Enforcement Statistics
On this page:
Summary findings | About the data collections | Related sites
Pages with additional information, statistics, and publications about:
Federal Law Enforcement
State and Local Law Enforcement
Campus Law Enforcement
See Data Online for Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics for
State and large local agencies.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2001 are available from the FBI.
Additional information on trends in law enforcement officers killed is available from
Homicide Trends in the United States, a section of the BJS web site which outlines
patterns and trends in homicide since 1976.
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Summary findings
In 2000 there were nearly 800,000 full-time sworn law enforcement officers in the
United States
Type of agency Number of agencies Number of full-time
sworn officers
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Total 796,518
All State and local 17,784 708,022
Local police 12,666 440,920
Sheriff 3,070 164,711
Primary State 49 56,348
Special jurisdiction 1,376 43,413
Texas constable 623 2,630
Federal* 88,496
Note: Special jurisdiction category includes both State-level and local-level agencies.
Consolidated police-sheriffs are included under local police category. Agency counts
exclude those operating on a part-time basis.
*Non-military federal officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests.
U.S. Secret Service: They guard Bill
The FBI:
United States Marshals Service
Military Law Enforcement Sites
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Justice Technology Information Network
The CIA: Includes access to the World Factbook
DOJ Home Page
Department of Justice Career Opportunities
US State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security
United States Army Military Police School
NCJRS
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Assistance
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
National Law Enforcement Technology Center
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission: You May Want to Visit Their Enforcement
Division
Federal Protective Service
USFPS-Miami
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Includes
Arson & Explosives National Repository
and Gang Resistance Education And Training Program Home Page
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Office of the Inspector General
Veterans Affairs Police Lebanon, PA
Environmental Protection Administration
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and
Training
U.S. Customs Service
U.S.Customs Service, South Florida Section
U.S. Coast Guard
Internal Revenue Service
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Office of Tribal Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Federal Communication Commission: Includes the Telecommunications Act of 1996
National Security Agency Includes the National Cryptologic Museum
United States Information Agency
Government Printing Office (GPO): Access from Over 70 Databases
Freedom of Information Act
U.S. Office of Government Ethics Home Page
U.S. Federal Judiciary
Federal Judicial Center: Contains many good research articles on federal courts,
sentencing, and prisons.
Federal Magistrate Judge Association
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Punch and Jurists: A Guide to Federal Criminal Law
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
Complete DOJ Listings:
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of the Associate Attorney General
Community Relations Service
Executive Office for United States Trustees
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Office of Dispute Resolution
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
Office of Information and Privacy
Office of Justice Programs
Program Offices
American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Desk
Corrections Program Office
Drug Courts Program Office
Executive Office for Weed and Seed
Violence Against Women Office
Bureaus
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
Crime Mapping Research Center
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Justice Information Center
Office of Science and Technology
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (JustNet)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office for Victims of Crime
Federal Crimes Victims Division
State Compensation and Assistance Division
Special Projects Division
Support Offices
Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Office of Administration
Office of Budget and Management Services
Office for Civil Rights
Office of the Comptroller
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
Office of General Counsel
Antitrust Division
Civil Division
Civil Rights Division
Environment and National Resources Division
Tax Division
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of Policy Development
Office of Public Affairs
Bureau of Prisons
National Institute of Corrections
Criminal Division
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
United States Attorneys
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Academy
FBI Laboratory
Field Offices
National Computer Crime Squad
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students (CIPRIS)
United States Marshals Service
United States National Central Bureau (USNCB)--INTERPOL
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Justice Management Division
National Drug Intelligence Center
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Intelligence Policy and Review
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of Professional Responsibility
United States Parole Commission
Coast Guard
Customs Service
Department of Justice
Department of Treasury
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federal Protective Services
INTERPOL - National Central Bureau - USNCB
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
Postal Inspection Service
Secret Service
US Marshals Service
Law Enforcement Statistics
On this page:
Summary findings | About the data collections | Related sites
Pages with additional information, statistics, and publications about:
Federal Law Enforcement
State and Local Law Enforcement
Campus Law Enforcement
See Data Online for Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics for
State and large local agencies.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and
2001 are available from the FBI.
Additional information on trends in law enforcement officers killed is available from
Homicide Trends in the United States, a section of the BJS web site which outlines
patterns and trends in homicide since 1976.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary findings
In 2000 there were nearly 800,000 full-time sworn law enforcement officers in the
United States
Type of agency Number of agencies Number of full-time
sworn officers
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total 796,518
All State and local 17,784 708,022
Local police 12,666 440,920
Sheriff 3,070 164,711
Primary State 49 56,348
Special jurisdiction 1,376 43,413
Texas constable 623 2,630
Federal* 88,496
Note: Special jurisdiction category includes both State-level and local-level agencies.
Consolidated police-sheriffs are included under local police category. Agency counts
exclude those operating on a part-time basis.
*Non-military federal officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests.
U.S. Secret Service: They guard Bill
The FBI:
United States Marshals Service
Military Law Enforcement Sites
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
Justice Technology Information Network
The CIA: Includes access to the World Factbook
DOJ Home Page
Department of Justice Career Opportunities
US State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security
United States Army Military Police School
NCJRS
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Justice Assistance
National Institute of Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
National Law Enforcement Technology Center
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission: You May Want to Visit Their Enforcement
Division
Federal Protective Service
USFPS-Miami
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms: Includes
Arson & Explosives National Repository
and Gang Resistance Education And Training Program Home Page
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Office of the Inspector General
Veterans Affairs Police Lebanon, PA
Environmental Protection Administration
Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and
Training
U.S. Customs Service
U.S.Customs Service, South Florida Section
U.S. Coast Guard
Internal Revenue Service
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Office of Tribal Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Federal Communication Commission: Includes the Telecommunications Act of 1996
National Security Agency Includes the National Cryptologic Museum
United States Information Agency
Government Printing Office (GPO): Access from Over 70 Databases
Freedom of Information Act
U.S. Office of Government Ethics Home Page
U.S. Federal Judiciary
Federal Judicial Center: Contains many good research articles on federal courts,
sentencing, and prisons.
Federal Magistrate Judge Association
U.S. Sentencing Commission
Punch and Jurists: A Guide to Federal Criminal Law
United States Commission on Civil Rights
Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission
Complete DOJ Listings:
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Deputy Attorney General
Office of the Solicitor General
Office of the Associate Attorney General
Community Relations Service
Executive Office for United States Trustees
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Office of Dispute Resolution
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
Office of Information and Privacy
Office of Justice Programs
Program Offices
American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Desk
Corrections Program Office
Drug Courts Program Office
Executive Office for Weed and Seed
Violence Against Women Office
Bureaus
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
Crime Mapping Research Center
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Justice Information Center
Office of Science and Technology
National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (JustNet)
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office for Victims of Crime
Federal Crimes Victims Division
State Compensation and Assistance Division
Special Projects Division
Support Offices
Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Office of Administration
Office of Budget and Management Services
Office for Civil Rights
Office of the Comptroller
Office of Congressional and Public Affairs
Office of General Counsel
Antitrust Division
Civil Division
Civil Rights Division
Environment and National Resources Division
Tax Division
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
Office of Legal Counsel
Office of Legislative Affairs
Office of Policy Development
Office of Public Affairs
Bureau of Prisons
National Institute of Corrections
Criminal Division
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
United States Attorneys
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
FBI Academy
FBI Laboratory
Field Offices
National Computer Crime Squad
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
Coordinated Interagency Partnership Regulating International Students (CIPRIS)
United States Marshals Service
United States National Central Bureau (USNCB)--INTERPOL
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Justice Management Division
National Drug Intelligence Center
Office of the Inspector General
Office of Intelligence Policy and Review
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office of Professional Responsibility
United States Parole Commission
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