List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia explained

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 sworn police officers, about 274 for each 100,000 residents.[1]

Georgia also hosts the FLETC, which serves as the primary training facility for numerous federal law enforcement agencies.

State agencies

County marshal agencies

County sheriff agencies

County police agencies

City agencies

College and university agencies

Board of Education agencies

Transit authority police

Other agencies

Defunct agencies

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. News: Georgia Sheriff Arrested For Shooting Friend At Model Home. 7 May 2015. Reuters. 6 May 2015.
  3. News: Jett. Tyler. Catoosa County sheriff cleans house amid charges of favoritism. 23 April 2015. Times Free-Press. 20 April 2015.
  4. News: Blidner. Rachelle. Nine Georgia deputies fired over death of black college student in jail. 9 May 2015. New York Daily Newa. 9 May 2015.
  5. News: WXGA Staff. Missing Dodge County woman found. 17 June 2020. WXGA. 5 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Sheriff's Office . Houston County Sheriff's Office . 22 December 2018.
  7. Official web site accessed 12 November 2014
  8. Web site: Official Web Site . 22 December 2018.
  9. Web site: Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Richmond County Sheriff's Office. 13 February 2015.
  10. Web site: Twiggs County Sheriff. Twiggs County Sheriff. 13 January 2016.
  11. Web site: Sheriff's Office . Washington County, GA . 25 October 2021.
  12. Web site: Police Department. Dekalb County. 22 March 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150331175751/http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/dk_police/. 31 March 2015.
  13. Web site: Police Department | Glynn County, GA - Official Website. www.glynncounty.org.
  14. Web site: Police . Gwinnett County . 2019-07-19.
  15. Official http://www.americusga.gov/police-department
  16. Web site: Police and 911. www.austellga.gov.
  17. Web site: Cartersville Police Department. Carterville. 3 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Columbus Police Department . Columbus Police Department . 17 August 2021.
  19. News: Milligan. Mandi. Miller. Brittany. Conyers K-9 dies after being left in handler's patrol car . CBS46. 16 July 2015.
  20. Web site: Rossville woman fakes seizure, resists officers during theft arrest privateofficer.com.
  21. Web site: Greensboro Police Department. www.greensboroga.gov.
  22. Web site: Police Department . City of Griffin . City of Griffin . 27 October 2018.
  23. Web site: Kennesaw Police Department.
  24. News: LaGrange police detective arrested for DUI in West Point. 31 March 2015. WTVM. 30 March 2015.
  25. Web site: Public Safety . City of Locust Grove . 27 October 2018.
  26. Small-Town Police Departments Are Getting Billions In Big Military Hardware, by Paul Szoldra, Business Insider, 31 July 3013
  27. GBI: Wife of Peachtree City police chief shot twice at her home; by Mike Morris, 1 January 2015, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  28. Web site: Rossville Public Safety . City of Rossville . 19 June 2020.
  29. Web site: Savannah Police . Savanah Police Department . 21 June 2021.
  30. Web site: City of South Fulton launches police department. WAGA. 26 March 2018.
  31. http://fusion.net/story/6371/fusion-investigates-how-did-americas-police-departments-lose-loads-of-military-issued-weapons/ Fusion Investigates: How did America's police departments lose loads of military-issued weapons?; by Daniel Rivero and Jorge Rivas, Fusion, 26 August 2014
  32. Web site: Police Department . City of Statham . 28 August 2022.
  33. Web site: Police Department . City of Stockbridge . 28 August 2022.
  34. Web site: Police Department . City of Sylvester . 29 March 2021.
  35. News: King. Shaun. No wonder campus sex assault is a problem when some college police chiefs think women are lying. 14 November 2015. NY Daily News. 13 November 2015.
  36. News: Floyd. Adam. Flag fracas at Valdosta State. 19 April 2015. Valdosta Daily Times. 17 April 2015.
  37. Web site: District Services / Security. clarke.k12.ga.us. en. 2018-07-12.
  38. News: Belcher. Richard. Another cheating scandal: APS police chief disciplines 17 officers, dispatche. 28 November 2017. 17 November 2017.
  39. Web site: Campus Police / Welcome to Campus Police. bcsdk12.net. en. 2018-07-12.
  40. Web site: Safety and Security – CCPS. clayton.k12.ga.us. en-US. 2018-07-12.
  41. Web site: School Police Officers – Cherokee County School District. cherokeek12.net. en. 2018-07-12.
  42. Web site: CCSD Police Department. cobbk12.org. en-us. 2018-07-12.
  43. News: Columbia County BOE votes to put armed school safety officers in every school. Maxwell. Anne. 2018-03-30. WJBF. 2018-07-12. en-US.
  44. Web site: About Us – Public Safety. dekalbschoolsga.org. en-US. 2018-07-12.
  45. Web site: School Police. Fulton County Schools. 3 January 2018.
  46. Web site: School Police/School Safety. glynn.k12.ga.us. 2019-04-12.
  47. News: Increased police presence at Gwinnett high school over... Atlanta: News, Weather and Traffic. WSB Radio. 2018-07-12. en.
  48. Web site: School Safety & Security / Welcome. rcboe.org. en. 2018-07-12.
  49. Web site: Home – Campus Police. internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us. 2018-07-12.

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