List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada

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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada.

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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents. [1]

Law enforcement in Nevada

The State of Nevada Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission is responsible to:

Within Nevada, Peace Officers are grouped into one of three classes, Category I, Category II, or Category III:

State agencies

County agencies

Joint jurisdiction/city-county agencies

City agencies

Tribal agencies

Railroad police

Defunct Agencies

Limited Jurisdiction Agencies

References

  1. 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
  2. "Nevada Taxicab Authority Part Police, Part Regulators". Police One. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. "University Police Services | University Police Services | University of Nevada, Las Vegas". May 22, 2019.
  4. Sonner, Scott (March 12, 2015). "Rural Nevada sheriff defends I-80 cash confiscations". The Associated Press. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  5. Torres, Richardo (March 29, 2015). "Pahrump deputy arrested after police say he pointed gun at wife". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  6. Constable Henderson Township
  7. NLV armed robbery leads to officer-involved shooting; by Ricardo Torres, 6 September 2014, Las Vegas Review-Journal
  8. Miller, Carlos (March 19, 2015). "Nevada Deputy Who Made National News Last Year for Abusing Forfeiture Law Arrested on Felony Gun Charge". Photography is not a Crime. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  9. Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Contacts
  10. Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Nevada Chief Thomas Smart
  11. Las Vegas Paiute Police
  12. Lovelock Paiute Tribal Law Enforcement
  13. Moapa Tribe
  14. Pyramid Lake Tribal Police Wadsworth Sub Station
  15. "Tribal Police". Reno-Sparks Indian Colony. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  16. Wells Tribal Law Enforcement
  17. Washoe Tribe Police Department Facebook