List of law enforcement agencies in Utah

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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Utah.

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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 136 law enforcement agencies employing 4,782 sworn police officers, about 175 for each 100,000 residents. [1]

State agencies

County agencies

City agencies

Multi-jurisdictional and district agencies

College and university agencies

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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
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  6. ↑ "Herriman City Police Department" . Retrieved 2024-05-10.
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  8. ↑ Liesik, Geoff (4 Mar 2015). "Colorado man charged following 120 mph chase in Moab". Deseret News . Salt Lake City: Deseret Digital Media. Archived from the original on August 9, 2015. Retrieved 5 Mar 2015.
  9. ↑ Utah police chief fired amid stalking charges, Associated Press, 4 Nov 2014
  10. ↑ McFall, Michael (8 Mar 2015). "Ogden police say dog wounded after charging at, being shot by officers". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City: Paul Huntsman. Retrieved 8 Mar 2015.
  11. ↑ "Price Police Department". Price Police Department. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  12. ↑ McFall, Michael (15 Feb 2015). "Police fatally shoot Utah County man wielding weapon that turns out to be an Airsoft rifle". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City: Paul Huntsman. Retrieved 16 Feb 2015.
  13. ↑ "Richfield City Police Department". Richfield City Police Department. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Police Department". Spanish Fork. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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  16. ↑ "Taylorsville City Police Department | Taylorsville, UT".
  17. ↑ Miller, Carlos (16 Aug 2014). "Utah Cops Arrest Man for Recording Mom's Traffic Stop; Handcuff and Neglect Mom during Diabetic Shock". photographyisnotacrime.com. Retrieved 19 Aug 2014.
  18. ↑ Davis, Payton (4 Jun 2015). "Cedar man arrested on theft charges at Wal-Mart". The Spectrum . St. George, Utah: Gannett Company . Retrieved 7 Jun 2015.
  19. ↑ McFall, Michael (1 May 2015). "Man sues West Jordan police; K-9 cop attacked his face during tree-burning incident (with video)". The Salt Lake Tribune . Salt Lake City: Paul Huntsman. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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