A law enforcement agency (LEA ) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police /sheriffs , state troopers , and federal police such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Marshals (USMS). 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.
This article
needs additional citations for verification .
(September 2017 )
Angola
The National Police Force ( Angola )
Benin
Gendarmerie Nationale
Republican Police of Benin
Cape Verde
Polícia Judiciária
Polícia Nacional
Comoros
Further information: Law enforcement in the Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Further information: Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea
Further information: Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea
Gambia
Further information: Law enforcement in the Gambia
Guinea
Further information: Law enforcement in Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Further information: Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau
Judicial Police
National Republic Guards (Gendarmerie or Police)
Lesotho
Further information: Law enforcement in Lesotho
Libya
Further information: Law enforcement in Libya
Malawi
Further information: Law enforcement in Malawi
Mauritania
Gendarmerie Nationale
Police Nationale
Mozambique
Further information: Law enforcement in Mozambique
Mozambique Republic Police
Namibia
Nationwide
Municipalities
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
São Tomé and Príncipe
Further information: Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Further information: Law enforcement in Seychelles
Eswatini
Royal Eswatini Police Service
Tunisia
Ministry of Interior
Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (Police)
Direction Générale de la Garde Nationale (National Guard)
Office National de la Protection Civile (Firefighter )
Ministry of Finance
Direction Générale des Douanes (Customs)
Ministry of Justice
Direction Générale des Prisons et de la Rééducation (Prisons Guards)
Presidency
Direction Générale de la Sécurité du Chef de l'Etat et des Personnalités Officielles (Presidential Guards)
Zambia
Further information: Law enforcement in Zambia
People's Republic of China
Mainland China
A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.
Macau
ROC Coast Guard patrol boats
Republic of China (Taiwan)
India
Indian Police Service - is a civil service under the All India Service. The IPS officers provide senior level leadership to law enforcement agencies both federal and state levels.
Central (federal) law enforcement agencies
State law enforcement agencies
State special jurisdiction law enforcement agencies
Kazakhstan
(National Police • Kazak Militsiya • Полиция Казахстана)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Pakistan
A personnel of the Sindh Police in uniform with a handgun on his belt.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai Police vehicle at the entrance of Dubai Gold Souk
Emirati level
Vietnam
National
Vietnam People's Public Security (Công an Nhân dân Việt Nam ) under the Ministry of Public Security (Bộ Công an Việt Nam ), divides into:
Vietnam People's Police (Cảnh sát Nhân dân Việt Nam ) consists of:
Traffic Police (Cảnh sát Giao thông ), for traffic control and enforcement
Judiciary Police (Cảnh sát Bảo vệ và Hỗ trợ Tư pháp ), for judiciary and executive enforcement
Rapid Response Police - also known as 113 Police (Cảnh sát Phản ứng Nhanh/Cảnh sát 113 ), for rapid criminal countering
Criminal Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Hình sự ), for criminal investigation
Drug Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Điều tra Ma túy ), for drug countering and investigation
Corruption Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Điều tra Tham nhũng ), for corruption investigation
High Tech Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Điều tra Công nghệ cao ), for high tech criminal investigation
Administrative Police (Cảnh sát Quản lý Hành chính ), for administrative and resident services
Environmental Police (Cảnh sát Môi trường ), for environmental law enforcement
Fire and Rescue Police (Cảnh sát Phòng cháy Chữa cháy và Cứu nạn Cứu hộ ), for firefighting, search and rescue missions
Prison Guard (Cảnh sát Trại giam ), for prison management and control
Mobile Police command ( Bộ tư lệnh Cảnh sát Cơ động ), for riot and terrorist countering
Order Police (Cảnh sát Trật tự ), for public order response
Protective Police (Cảnh sát Bảo vệ Mục tiêu ), for protective services of properties and personnel
Vietnam People's Security (An ninh Nhân dân Việt Nam ) consists of:
Cyber Security (An ninh Mạng ), for cyber and internet affairs
Immigration Security (An ninh Xuất nhập cảnh ), for immigration management, airport and seaport entry
Intelligence Service (Tình báo ), for intelligence collection and investigation
Ciphering Service (Cơ yếu ), for protection of top secret documents
Border Checkpoint Security (An ninh Cửa khẩu ), for border checkpoint entry
Protective Guard command (Bộ tư lệnh Cảnh vệ ), for protective services of the State and Communist Party leaders
Social Security (An ninh Xã hội ), for social issues
Secret Service (Ngoại tuyến ), for intelligence collection in secrecy
Political Security (An ninh Chính trị ), for political protection
Financial and Monetary Security (An ninh Tài chính và Tiền tệ ), for financial investigation
Economical Security (An ninh Kinh tế ), for economical investigation
Agricultural and Rural Security (An ninh Nông nghiệp Nông thôn ), for rural issues
Information and Communication Security (An ninh Thông tin và Truyền thông ), for information, press and media investigation
Vietnam Customs under the Ministry of Finance
Vietnam Border Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence
Vietnam Forest Ranger and Vietnam Fishery Surveillance under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Local
Provincial/Municipal Public Security (Công an Tỉnh/Thành phố Trực thuộc Trung ương )
District/Town/Provincial City Public Security (Công an Quận/Huyện/Thị xã/Thành phố Trực thuộc Tỉnh )
Commune/Ward/Township Public Security (Công an Xã/Phường/Thị trấn )
Austria
Federal
Car of the Austrian Finanzpolizei
VW Touran in the Austrian Police livery
Standard vehicle of the Austrian Justizwache
Municipalities
Belgium
Federal level
Federal police (1 federal force for the entire country, responsible for specialized and supra-local policing as well as support to the local police)
Local level
Local police (189 local forces for 189 police zones that encompass either one muninicipality or multiple municipalities, responsible for basic policing)
Cyprus
Czech police car in Prague in 2016.
France
National
Administration pénitentiaire (Department of Corrections)
Équipe régionale d’intervention et de sécurité (SWAT teams)
Douane (Customs)
Republican Guard Infantry in ceremonial uniform.
Police municipale Peugeot car in Antibes , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur .
Germany
German Bundespolizei (federal police) Eurocopter Super Puma
New Bundespolizei offshore patrol vessel BP 81 Potsdam
Bundeskriminalamt (BKA): Federal Criminal Office
MEK (Mobiles Einsatzkommando) : Special Unit for Surveillance and Detention
Bundespolizei (BPOL): Federal police
Bundeszollverwaltung : Federal Customs Service
Feldjägertruppe : Military Police of the Federal Defense Force
Küstenwache : Coast Guard, it is not separate agency, it consists of units compiled of ships and personnel of the Federal Police, Customs Service, the Wasser und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV) (Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration) and the Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE) (Federal Agency for Agriculture and Nutrition)
Polizei beim Deutschen Bundestag (Polizei DBT): Federal Parliament Police
Landespolizei (state police) officer in Hamburg (Germany)
Car of the Stadtpolizei in Frankfurt
Portugal
Civilian
Military
Switzerland
Swiss police car
Border Guard Corps
Federal Office of Police
Cybercrime Coordination Unit Switzerland (CYCO) German: Koordinationsstelle zur Bekämpfung der Internetkriminalität (KOBIC) , (French: Service de coordination de la lutte contre la criminalité sur Internet (SCOCI) , Italian : Servizio di coordinazione per la lotta contro la criminalità su Internet (SCOCI) )[5]
Cantonal police (French: Police cantonale , German: Kantonspolizei , Romansh : Polizia Chantunala , Italian : Polizia cantonale )
Municipal police (French: Police municipale , German: Stadtpolizei , Romansh : Polizia Cumûnala , Italian : Polizia Municipale )
United Kingdom
Territorial police forces
Territorial police forces' area in the UK
National police forces
National non-police law enforcement forces
Military Service police forces
British Overseas Territories police forces
MOD overseas police forces
Overseas service police forces
British Indian Ocean Territory Joint Service Police Unit
Cyprus Joint Police Unit
Falkland Islands Joint Service Police Security Unit
Gibraltar Joint Provost and Security Unit
Canada
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer stands watch over detained migrants aboard R-V Strait Hunter, which was simulating a migrant vessel, 8 May 2012, in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, during exercise 120508-N-IL267-082
Dominica, Commonwealth of
Commonwealth of Dominica Police Force (CDPF)
Mexico
Federal
Federales (former federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico):
Federal Police (Policía Federal), former Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police, 1999–2009), disbanded in 2019
3rd Military Police Brigade from the Mexican Army
Policía Federal de Caminos (Federal Highway Police, 1928–1999)
Guardia Nacional , since 2019, a gendarmerie that replaced the former civilian agency
Policía Federal Ministerial (Federal Ministerial Police; since 2019, Coordinación de Métodos de Investigación, Investigative Methods Coordination), federal investigative agency under the authority of Fiscalía General de la República (Attorney General of Mexico )
State and local
State police (Policía Estatal, its official name may vary from state to state), 32 independent agencies under each State 's governor authority
State Ministerial Police (Policía Estatal Ministerial, its mame also may vary), under each State's Attorney authority
Local or Municipal Police (Policía municipal). Most of 2,454 Municipalities of Mexico have its own Police Department under mayor's (presidente municipal) authority
Mexico City Police in both state and municipal duties throughout the 16 boroughs of Mexico City
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
United States
Bat Masterson (standing second from right), Wyatt Earp (sitting second from left), and other Deputy Marshals during the Wild West era. Some of the earliest types of law enforcement in the U.S.
Modern day Deputy Marshals getting prepared for a raid.
Federal
Customs officers board a ship at the US Canada border
Other federal law enforcement agencies
Territorial police
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Territory of American Samoa
Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Tonga
Royal Tongan Police Service
Argentina
Armed Forces of Argentina
Provincial
Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.
Buenos Aires Provincial Police (Policía Bonaerense)
Santa Fe Provincial Police (Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe)
Córdoba Provincial Police (Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba)
Tucumán Provincial Police (Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán)
Chaco Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia del Chaco)
San Juan Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de San Juan)
San Luis Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de San Luis)
Formosa Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Formosa)
Neuquén Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Neuquén)
Chubut Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Chubut)
Santa Cruz Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Santa Cruz)
Tierra del Fuego Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Tieraa del Fuego)
Rio Negro Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Río Negro)
La Pampa Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de la Pampa)
Catamarca Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Catamarca)
Santiago del Estero Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Santiago del Estero)
Salta Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Salta)
Jujuy Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Jujuy)
Misiones Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Misiones)
La Rioja Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de La Rioja)
Entre Ríos Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Entre Ríos)
Corrientes Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Corrientes)
Mendoza Provincial Police (Policia de la Provincia de Mendoza)
Guyana
Law enforcement in Guyana
Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list .
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany
Nazi Germany
Second Polish Republic
Policja Państwowa (State Police)
People's Republic of Poland