List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia
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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
[edit]- Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
- Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)
- Georgia Department of Corrections
- Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS)
- Georgia Department of Human Resource and Developmental Disabilities
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources
- Georgia Department of Public Safety
- Georgia Department of Revenue
- Georgia Public Defender Council
- Georgia Department of Transportation
- Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
- Georgia Ports Authority Police Department
- Georgia World Congress Center
- The Medical Center, Navicent Health Police Department
- Stone Mountain Department of Public Safety
County marshal agencies
[edit]- Cherokee County Marshal's Office
- Clayton County Marshal's Office[2]
- Columbia County Marshal's Office
- DeKalb County Marshal's Office
- Fayette County Marshal's Office
- Fulton County Marshal's Office
- Hall County Marshal's Office
- Paulding County Marshal's Office
- Richmond County Marshal's Office
- Troup County Marshal's Office
- Stephens County Marshal's Office
County sheriff agencies
[edit]County police agencies
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City agencies
[edit]College and university agencies
[edit]Board of Education agencies
[edit]- Athens-Clarke County School Police[37]
- Atlanta Public School Police Department[38]
- Bibb County School Police[39]
- Burke County Schools Campus Police
- Clayton County School Police[40]
- Cherokee County School Police[41]
- Cobb County School Police[42]
- Columbia County Schools Police[43]
- Dekalb County Schools Department of Public Safety[44]
- Fulton County School Police[45]
- Glynn County Schools Police[46]
- Gwinnett County School Police[47]
- Richmond County Board of Education Police Department[48]
- Savannah-Chatham County School Police[49]
- Muscogee County School District Police Department
Transit authority police
[edit]Other agencies
[edit]Defunct agencies
[edit]- Macon Police Department - merged with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office in 2015. [citation needed]
- Oak Park Police Department disbanded April 2019 [citation needed]
- Augusta Police Department merged with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office after the city and county governments consolidated in 1996. The Augusta Police Department provided all policing services within the City of Augusta while the Richmond County Sheriff's Office provided policing in the unincorporated areas of Richmond County.[citation needed]
- Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department split in June 2017 between the Savannah Police Department and the Chatham County Police Department.
- Mt. Airy police department
- Monticello police department
- Resaca police department
- Darien police department
- Varnell police department
- Lutherville Police Department
References
[edit]- ^ 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
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- ^ Blidner, Rachelle (May 9, 2015). "Nine Georgia deputies fired over death of black college student in jail". New York Daily Newa. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
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- ^ "Sheriff's Office". Houston County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^ Official web site accessed 12 November 2014
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- ^ "Richmond County Sheriff's Office". Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- ^ "Twiggs County Sheriff". Twiggs County Sheriff. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Sheriff's Office". Washington County, GA. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
- ^ "Police Department". Dekalb County. Archived from the original on March 31, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2015.
- ^ "Police Department | Glynn County, GA - Official Website". www.glynncounty.org.
- ^ "Police". Gwinnett County. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ Official http://www.americusga.gov/police-department
- ^ "Police and 911". www.austellga.gov.
- ^ "Cartersville Police Department". Carterville. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Columbus Police Department". Columbus Police Department. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ Milligan, Mandi; Miller, Brittany (July 16, 2015). "Conyers K-9 dies after being left in handler's patrol car". CBS46.
- ^ "Rossville woman fakes seizure, resists officers during theft arrest privateofficer.com".
- ^ "Greensboro Police Department". www.greensboroga.gov.
- ^ "Police Department". City of Griffin. City of Griffin. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ "Kennesaw Police Department".
- ^ "LaGrange police detective arrested for DUI in West Point". WTVM. March 30, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
- ^ "Public Safety". City of Locust Grove. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
- ^ Small-Town Police Departments Are Getting Billions In Big Military Hardware, by Paul Szoldra, Business Insider, 31 July 3013
- ^ GBI: Wife of Peachtree City police chief shot twice at her home; by Mike Morris, 1 January 2015, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- ^ "Rossville Public Safety". City of Rossville. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- ^ "Savannah Police". Savanah Police Department. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "City of South Fulton launches police department". WAGA. March 26, 2018.
- ^ Fusion Investigates: How did America's police departments lose loads of military-issued weapons?; by Daniel Rivero and Jorge Rivas, Fusion, 26 August 2014
- ^ "Police Department". City of Statham. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Police Department". City of Stockbridge. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Police Department". City of Sylvester. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ King, Shaun (November 13, 2015). "No wonder campus sex assault is a problem when some college police chiefs think women are lying". NY Daily News. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Floyd, Adam (April 17, 2015). "Flag fracas at Valdosta State". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^ "District Services / Security". clarke.k12.ga.us. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ Belcher, Richard (November 17, 2017). "Another cheating scandal: APS police chief disciplines 17 officers, dispatche". Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "Campus Police / Welcome to Campus Police". bcsdk12.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Safety and Security – CCPS". clayton.k12.ga.us. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "School Police Officers – Cherokee County School District". cherokeek12.net. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "CCSD Police Department". cobbk12.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ Maxwell, Anne (March 30, 2018). "Columbia County BOE votes to put armed school safety officers in every school". WJBF. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "About Us – Public Safety". dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "School Police". Fulton County Schools. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "School Police/School Safety". glynn.k12.ga.us. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Increased police presence at Gwinnett high school over... | Atlanta: News, Weather and Traffic". WSB Radio. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "School Safety & Security / Welcome". rcboe.org. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Home – Campus Police". internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us. Retrieved July 12, 2018.