Law enforcement in the United States
As of 2020, more than 800,000 sworn law enforcement officers have been serving in the United States. About 137,000 of those officers work for federal law enforcement agencies.
NYPD officers outside a police station in Times Square, New York City in 2021
Federal agents of the Diplomatic Security Service, ATF, and Secret Service coordinating security for United Nations General Assembly delegates in 2019
Virginia State Police troopers alongside local police officers in Williamsburg, Virginia
Police officers and sheriff's deputies in Scotts Valley, California arresting a suspect following a police pursuit in 2009
Federal law enforcement in the United States
The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers going aboard a ship to examine cargo
Federal agencies work with other law enforcement during events, such as presidential visits to the UNGA in NYC. Pictured: USSS, DSS and ATF
CBP Officers and Border Patrol Agents at a ceremony in 2007
A Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police (BEP) patrol car.
