List of law enforcement agencies in North Dakota explained

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 114 law enforcement agencies employing 1,324 sworn officers, about 206 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

• North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation
• North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
• North Dakota Game and Fish Department
• North Dakota Highway Patrol
• North Dakota State Fire Marshal
• North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department

County agencies

• Adams County Sheriff's Office
• Barnes County Sheriff's Office
• Benson County Sheriff's Office
• Billings County Sheriff's Office
• Bottineau County Sheriff's Office
• Bowman County Sheriff's Office
• Burke County Sheriff's Office
• Burleigh County Sheriff's Office
• Cass County Sheriff's Office
• Cavalier County Sheriff's Office
• Dickey County Sheriff's Office
• Divide County Sheriff's Office
• Dunn County Sheriff's Office^[2]
• Eddy County Sheriff's Office
• Emmons County Sheriff's Office
• Foster County Sheriff's Office
• Golden Valley County Sheriff's Office
• Grand Forks County Sheriff's Office

• Grant County Sheriff's Office
• Griggs County Sheriff's Office
• Hettinger County Sheriff's Office
• Kidder County Sheriff's Office
• Lamoure County Sheriff's Office
• Logan County Sheriff's Office
• McHenry County Sheriff's Office
• McIntosh County Sheriff's Office
• McKenzie County Sheriff's Office
• McLean County Sheriff's Office
• Mercer County Sheriff's Office
• Morton County Sheriff's Office
• Mountrail County Sheriff's Office
• Nelson County Sheriff's Office
• Oliver County Sheriff's Office
• Pembina County Sheriff's Office
• Pierce County Sheriff's Office
• Ramsey County Sheriff's Office

• Ransom County Sheriff's Office
• Renville County Sheriff's Office
• Richland County Sheriff's Office
• Rolette County Sheriff's Office
• Sargent County Sheriff's Office
• Sheridan County Sheriff's Office
• Sioux County Sheriff's Office
• Slope County Sheriff's Office
• Stark County Sheriff's Office
• Steele County Sheriff's Office
• Stutsman County Sheriff's Office
• Towner County Sheriff's Office
• Traill County Sheriff's Office
• Walsh County Sheriff's Office
• Ward County Sheriff's Office
• Wells County Sheriff's Office
• Williams County Sheriff's Office

City agencies

• Ashley Police Department
• Belfield Police Department^[3]
• Beulah Police Department
• Bismarck Police Departmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20071206111723/http://www.bismarck.org/city_departments/department/default.asp?dID=15
• Bowman Police Department
• Burlington Police Department
• Cando Police Department
• Carrington Police Department
• Casselton Police Department
• Cavalier Police Department
• Center Police Department
• Cooperstown Police Department
• Crosby Police Department
• Devils Lake Police Department
• Dickinson Police Departmenthttp://www.dickinsonpd.com/
• Elgin Police Department
• Ellendale Police Department
• Emerado Police Department
• Fargo Police Departmenthttp://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Police/
• Fessenden Police Department
• Grafton Police Department

• Grand Forks Police Departmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20070415012928/http://www.grandforksgov.com/policedept/index.htm
• Harvey Police Department
• Hazen Police Department
• Hillsboro Police Department
• Jamestown Police Department
• Kenmare Police Department
• Killdeer Police Department
• Kulm Police Department
• Lamoure Police Department
• Larimore Police Department
• Lincoln Police Department
• Linton Police Department
• Lisbon Police Department
• Mandan Police Departmenthttp://www.mandanpd.com/
• Mayville Police Department
• Medora Police Department
• Milnor Police Department
• Minot Police Departmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20070913050326/http://web.ci.minot.nd.us/pd/index.html
• Mohall Police Department
• Napoleon Police Department
• New Town Police Department

• Northwood Police Department
• Oakes Police Department
• Parshall Police Department
• Powers Lake Police Department
• Rolla Police Department^[4]
• Rugby Police Department
• St. John Police Department
• Scranton Police Department
• Sherwood Police Department
• South Heart Police Department
• Stanley Police Department
• Steele Police Department
• Surrey Police Department
• Tioga Police Department
• Thompson Police Department
• Valley City Police Department
• Wahpeton Police Department
• Watford City Police Department
• West Fargo Police Departmenthttp://www.westfargopolice.com/
• Williston Police Department^[5]
• Wishek Police Department

College and university agencies

• University of North Dakota Police Department
• North Dakota State University Police Department
• North Dakota State College of Science Policehttps://web.archive.org/web/20120403042357/http://www.ndscs.nodak.edu/about/admin-offices/police/

Cross-jurisdiction agencies

• South East Multi-County Agency Narcotics Task Force (SEMCA)

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. News: Belfield, N.D. officer fired for having sex on the job. 28 June 2015. Forum News Service. Park Rapids Enterprise. 30 June 2014.
3. News: Belfield, N.D. officer fired for having sex on the job. 28 June 2015. Forum News Service. Park Rapids Enterprise. 30 June 2014.
4. News: 29-year-old deputy killed in shootout near Belcourt, ND . Valley News Live . Sheriff Gerald Medrud says 29-year-old Colt Allery had been with the department for 3 months. Allery had previously worked for the Rolla Police Department and as a tribal police officer. . January 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170119185941/http://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/29-year-old-deputy-killed-in-shootout-near-Belcourt-ND-411223135.html . January 19, 2017 . dead .
5. News: Belfield, N.D. officer fired for having sex on the job. 28 June 2015. Forum News Service. Park Rapids Enterprise. 30 June 2014.