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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  • La Sûreté Nationale (National Police Force)
  • La Gendarmerie Royale (Royal Military Police Force)

A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.
A woman asking a Hong Kong policeman for directions.

ROC Coast Guard patrol boats
ROC Coast Guard patrol boats

  • Brigade Mobil (Mobile Brigade)

Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car
Skoda Octavia, Israel Police Patrol Car

Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car
Japanese Mitsubishi GTO patrol car

  • Punjab Police
  • Sindh Police
  • NWFP Police
  • Baluchistan Police
  • Federal Police
  • Federal Investigation Authority, FIA
  • Pakistan Rangers
  • Levis Force
  • Elite Force Pakistan
  • Crime Investigation Department, CID

Police National Service officers help boost manpower requirements in the Singapore Police Force
Police National Service officers help boost manpower requirements in the Singapore Police Force

Main article: Police in France
German Policemen with automatic guns
German Policemen with automatic guns

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

A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
A member of the motorcycle unit of the Garda Síochána.
Italian "Guardia di Finanza"
Italian "Guardia di Finanza"

  • Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Constabulary)
  • Korps Landelijke Politiediensten (National Police)
  • 25 regional police forces
  • FIOD-ECD (fiscal and economic law enforcement)

  • Federal Police ( Bundespolizei, Bundeskriminalpolizei)
  • State Police (Kantonspolizei, Police Cantonale, Polizia Cantonale)
  • Local Police (Stadtpolizei, Police Municipale, Polizia Municipale, Pulizia Cumûnala)

Policing an animal rights demonstration in Oxford. Horse, car and bicycle police transport can be seen
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

Mounted police in Edinburgh
Mounted police in Edinburgh

Ontario police car on night patrol.
Ontario police car on night patrol.
Main article: List of Law Enforcement Agencies in Canada
Main article: Policing in Canada

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

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

See also: Sistema de Seguridad Interior (SSI) (Interior Security System)

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

  • KGB (Committee for State Security)

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