List of law enforcement agencies in Indiana explained

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 482 law enforcement agencies employing 13,171 sworn police officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

Since 2012, the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Board (ILETB) has instituted a three-tier system of training for the state's various law enforcement agencies.

• Tier I: Full Basic Recruit Academy at one of the state's ILETB certified academies
• Tier II: Ten-week program held at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Plainfield
• Tier III: Four-week program held at the ILEA in Plainfield

Tier I State Agencies

• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
  • Indiana Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division
• Indiana Law Enforcement Academy
• Indiana Office of Inspector General
• Indiana State Excise Police
• Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office
• Indiana State Police
  • Indiana State Police Capitol Police Section
  • Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division

Tier II State Agencies

• Indiana Department of Correction
• Indiana Gaming Commission Office of Enforcement, Investigation, and Control

Tier III State Agencies

• Indiana Attorney General's Office, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
• Indiana Secretary of State, Securities Enforcement Division

Tier I College and University Police Agencies

• Anderson University Police Department
• Ball State University Police Department
• Butler University Police Department
• DePauw University Department of Public Safety
• Huntington University Police Department
• Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne (IPFW) Police Department
• Indiana State University Police Department
• Indiana University Public Safety

• Indiana University Police Department (Bloomington)

• Indiana University East Police Department (Richmond)

• Indiana University Kokomo Police Department

• Indiana University Northwest Police Department (Gary)

• Indiana University South Bend Police Department

• Indiana University Southeast Police Department (New Albany)

• Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Police Department
• Indiana Wesleyan University Police Department
• Marian University Police Department
• Notre Dame University Police Departmenthttp://ndsp.nd.edu/
• Oakland City University Police Department
• Purdue University Police Department

• Purdue University Northwest Police Department
• Taylor University Police Department
• University of Indianapolis Police Department
• Valparaiso University Police Department
• Vincennes University Police Department

Tier I School Corporation Police Agencies Set Forth Under I.C. 20-26-16

• Brownsburg Community School Corporation Police Department
• Center Grove Community School Corporation Police Department
• Concord Community Schools Police Department^[2]
• Evansville Vanderburgh Community School Corporation Police Department
• Franklin Township Community School Corporation Police Department
• Indiana School for the Deaf Police Department^[3]
• Lebanon Schools Police Department^[4]
• Metropolitan School District of Pike Township Police Department
• Metropolitan School District of Warren Township Police Department
• Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township Police Department
• Monroe County Community School Corporation Police Department
• Prairie Heights School Corporation Police Department^[5]

Tier I Airport, Transit, & Railroad Police Agencies

• Amtrak Police Department
• Canadian National Railroad Police Department
• CSX Police Department^[6]
• Fort Wayne International Airport Authority Public Safety Department^[7]
• Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Police Department
• Indianapolis International Airport Police Department
• Louisville and Indiana Railroad Security Department
• Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department
• Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) Police Department
• St Joseph County Airport Authority Department of Public Safety
• Terre Haute International Airport - Hulman Field Police Department

Tier II Hospital Police Agencies

• Deaconess Hospital Police Department
• Ascension St. Vincent Hospital Police Department
• Community Hospital Anderson Police Department
• Indiana University Health Department of Public Safety - Police
• Marion General Hospital Police Department
• Memorial Hospital of South Bend Police Department
• Parkview Health Hospital Police Department

Fire Departments Employing Tier I or Tier III Arson Investigators

• Evansville Fire Department
• Fort Wayne Fire Department
• Indianapolis Fire Department
• Plainfield Fire Territory

Agencies Employing Special Police or Special Deputies Set Forth Under I.C. 36-8-3-7 & 36-8-10-10.6

• Marion County
  • Community Health Network Hospital Security
  • Eagle/Trident Patrol
  • Eskenazi Hospital Security
  • Indianapolis-Marion County Forensic Services
• Indianapolis Public Schools Police Department^[8]
  • Metropolitan School District of Perry Township Police Department
  • Metropolitan School District of Washington Township Police Department
  • Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township Police Department
  • Pike Township Fire Department
  • Protection Plus Inc
  • St Francis Hospital Security
  • St Vincent Hospital Security
  • Wayne Township Fire Department

ILETB Certified Training Academies

• Fort Wayne Police Academy in Fort Wayne
• Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Plainfield
• Indiana State Police Academy at ILEA in Plainfield
• Indiana University Police Academy in Bloomington
• Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Academy in Indianapolis
• Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (NILEA) in Hobart
• Southwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy (SWILEA) in Evansville

Agencies Set Forth as "Law Enforcement" Under Definition I.C. 35-31.5-2-185 but Minimum Training Standards Not Governed by the ILETB

• Center Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Decatur Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Franklin Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Lawrence Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Perry Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Pike Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Warren Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Washington Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana
• Wayne Township Constable's Office - Marion County, Indiana

See also

• Crime in Indiana
• Law enforcement in the United States
• Contracted law enforcement municipalities in Indiana

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. Web site: Concord Community Schools Police Department. Concord Community Schools Police Department. July 31, 2023.
3. Web site: Operations. Indiana School for the Deaf. 19 February 2015.
4. Web site: Lebanon Schools Police Department. Lebanon Community School Corporation. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20131028054849/http://www.leb.k12.in.us/lspd.asp. 28 October 2013. dead.
5. News: Prairie Heights gets police department. 19 February 2015. LaGrange News & Standard. 20 March 2014.
6. Web site: CSX Police Department. CSX. 19 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206215840/http://csx.com/index.cfm/community/csx-police-department/. 6 February 2015. dead.
7. Web site: Emergency Services. Fort Wayne -Allen County Airport Authority. 19 February 2015.
8. Web site: Operations. Indianapolis Public Schools. 19 February 2015.