Law enforcement in the United States operates primarily through governmental police agencies. There are 17,985 police agencies in the United States which include city police departments, county sherif
New York City Police Department officers outside a police station in Times Square, 2021. The NYPD is the largest municipal police in the U.S. and the world
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
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.
Law enforcement in the United States
…agencies. There are 17,985 police agencies in the United States which include city police departments, county sheriff's offices, state troopers, and federal law enforcement agencies. The law enforcement purposes of these agencies are the investigation of suspected criminal activity, referral of the results of investigations to state…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers boarding 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