This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arkansas.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 237 law enforcement agencies employing 6,779 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.
Further, Arkansas Code ç 16-81-106(g)(1) empowers specific federal law enforcement officers (e.g., FBI, Homeland Security, DEA, Marshals, etc.) to act as officers for the arrest of individuals violating Arkansas state laws. These agents receive the same authority and immunity as certified state law enforcement officers under state law.
Law Enforcement in the State of Arkansas may have different emergency lighting depending on the preference of the agency. Arkansas law enforcement may choose to have police vehicles equipped with red and blue combination emergency lights or may use primarily blue emergency lights in their vehicles. Arkansas state law requires Arkansas law enforcement to at minimum have a blue flashing or rotating light equipped on police vehicles including city, county, state, or federal law enforcement. Only law enforcement in Arkansas are allowed to have vehicles equipped with a blue light.