List of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut explained

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 143 law enforcement agencies employing 8,281 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.[1]

State agencies

Municipal agencies

Capitol Region

Greater Bridgeport Region

Lower Connecticut River Valley Region

Naugatuck Valley Region

Northeastern Connecticut Region

Northwest Hills Region

South Central Connecticut Region

Southeastern Connecticut Region

Western Connecticut

Departments marked by a "*" are in towns that participate in the Connecticut State Police's Resident Trooper Program. The town's police officers and/or constables are overseen by the town's Resident State Trooper(s).

Regions based off of Connecticut Planning Regions, which are recognized by the US Census Bureau in place of the historic county system.[22]

College and University agencies

Other agencies

Tribal police agencies

References

Notes and 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. Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
  3. News: Connecticut Department Of Correction Suspends Visits . November 15, 2020 . The Newtown Bee . March 12, 2020.
  4. Web site: Who We Are.
  5. Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
  6. Web site: DSS- Public Safety Police.
  7. Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
  8. Web site: Police . The City of Hartford . 17 August 2021.
  9. News: Remains of 4 Women Found at a Connecticut Site Tied to Serial Killer. 12 May 2015. Associated Press.
  10. News: Carlson. Suzanne. West Hartford Police Lieutenant Earned More Than $540,000 In Last Two Years. 5 June 2015. The Courant. 2 June 2015.
  11. Web site: Police . Town of Windsor . 20 July 2019.
  12. Web site: Police Department . Town of Windsor Locks . 20 July 2019.
  13. Former Trumbull cop gets 30 months for sex assault; by Daniel Tepfer, 13 January 2015, CTNEWS.com accessed 16 January 2015
  14. News: Day . Cassandra . Middletown police chief retires; tells family 'daddy's coming home' . November 15, 2020 . The Middletown Press . June 26, 2020.
  15. Web site: Police Department . East Hampton Connecticut . 15 March 2021.
  16. Web site: Wolcotts (sic) Police Department . Wolcott Police Department . 20 July 2019.
  17. Web site: New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Cocaine . United States Department of Justice . 17 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Santiago . Ellyn . East Haven Police Blotter: Aug. 10 to Aug. 16, 2022 . Patch . October 2, 2022 . August 17, 2022.
  19. News: Rybacki . Emma . Hamden PD investigate fatal shooting of 27-year-old New Haven resident; second shooting of weekend . August 17, 2021 . WTNH . August 9, 2021.
  20. Web site: Groton Long Point Police Department . Groton Long Point Association . 20 July 2019.
  21. Web site: Police Department . Town of Wilton . 20 July 2019.
  22. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut
  23. Web site: Stacom . Don . After 26 years with New Britain police, Christopher Chute tackles all-new job: police chief of the CT community college system . The Hartford Courant . April 4, 2023 . January 18, 2023 . When Connecticut’s 12 community colleges merge this summer, their separate police departments and security units will be consolidated into a single agency led by Chute..
  24. Web site: MCC Police.
  25. Web site: Beach . Randall . RWA police force covers a lot of ground ‘protecting a natural resource’ . New Haven Register . October 2, 2022 . October 31, 2019 . When a New Haven man was tracked down and arrested by police officers of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for allegedly cutting down a historic tree in Hamden last month, members of the general public were reminded, or learned for the first time, that the RWA has such a police squad..
  26. Web site: The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation.
  27. Web site: Mohegan Tribal Police Department | Mohegan Tribal Police.