A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special or local police/sheriffs, state troopers, and federal police such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the United States Marshals (USMS). Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol or Interpol. This is a list of law enforcement agencies, organized by continent and then by country.
International
Africa
Algeria
Angola
- The National Police Force ( Angola )
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Côte d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
- Judicial Police
- National Republic Guards (Gendarmerie or Police)
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
- Mozambique Republic Police
Namibia
Nationwide
Municipalities
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Eswatini
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
- Ministry of Interior
- Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale (Police)
- Direction Générale de la Garde Nationale (National Guard)
- Office National de la Protection Civile (Firefighter)
- Ministry of Finance
- Direction Générale des Douanes (Customs)
- Ministry of Justice
- Direction Générale des Prisons et de la Rééducation (Prisons Guards)
- Presidency
- Direction Générale de la Sécurité du Chef de l'Etat et des Personnalités Officielles (Presidential Guards)
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Asia
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
People's Republic of China
Mainland China
Hong Kong
Macau
Republic of China (Taiwan)
India
- Indian Police Service (IPS) - is a civil service under the All India Service. The IPS officers provide senior level leadership to law enforcement agencies both federal and state levels.
Central (federal) law enforcement agencies
Central armed police/security agencies
Maritime law enforcement agencies
Central financial and economic enforcement agencies
State law enforcement agencies
State special jurisdiction law enforcement agencies
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
- (National Police ⢠Kazak Militsiya ⢠ÃÂþûøÃÂøàÃÂð÷ðÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂðýð)
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs
Malaysian Ministry of Finance
Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia)
Military of Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Pakistan
Federal
Provincial
Joint Army & Federal
Palestine
Philippines
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
East Timor
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Emirati level
Uzbekistan
Ministry of Internal Affairs (Uzbekistan)
Vietnam
National
- Vietnam People's Public Security (Công an Nhân dân Viá»Ât Nam) under the Ministry of Public Security (Bá» Công an Viá»Ât Nam), divides into:
- Vietnam People's Police (Cảnh sát Nhân dân Viá»Ât Nam) consists of:
- Traffic Police (Cảnh sát Giao thông), for traffic control and enforcement
- Judiciary Police (Cảnh sát Bảo vá» vàHá» trợ Tð pháp), for judiciary and executive enforcement
- Rapid Response Police - also known as 113 Police (Cảnh sát Phản ứng Nhanh/Cảnh sát 113), for rapid criminal countering
- Criminal Investigation Police (Cảnh sát Hình sá»±), for criminal investigation
- Drug Investigation Police (Cảnh sát ÃÂiá»Âu tra Ma túy), for drug countering and investigation
- Corruption Investigation Police (Cảnh sát ÃÂiá»Âu tra Tham nhÃ
©ng), for corruption investigation
- High Tech Investigation Police (Cảnh sát ÃÂiá»Âu tra Công nghá» cao), for high tech criminal investigation
- Administrative Police (Cảnh sát Quản lý Hành chÃÂnh), for administrative and resident services
- Environmental Police (Cảnh sát Môi trðá»Âng), for environmental law enforcement
- Fire and Rescue Police (Cảnh sát Phòng cháy Chữa cháy vàCứu nạn Cứu há»Â), for firefighting, search and rescue missions
- Prison Guard (Cảnh sát Trại giam), for prison management and control
- Mobile Police command ( Bá» tð lá»Ânh Cảnh sát Cá ÃÂá»Âng), for riot and terrorist countering
- Order Police (Cảnh sát TráºÂt tá»±), for public order response
- Protective Police (Cảnh sát Bảo vá» Mục tiêu), for protective services of properties and personnel
- Vietnam People's Security (An ninh Nhân dân Viá»Ât Nam) consists of:
- Cyber Security (An ninh Mạng), for cyber and internet affairs
- Immigration Security (An ninh Xuất nháºÂp cảnh), for immigration management, airport and seaport entry
- Intelligence Service (Tình báo), for intelligence collection and investigation
- Ciphering Service (Cá yếu), for protection of top secret documents
- Border Checkpoint Security (An ninh Cá»Âa khẩu), for border checkpoint entry
- Protective Guard command (Bá» tð lá»Ânh Cảnh vá»Â), for protective services of the State and Communist Party leaders
- Social Security (An ninh Xã há»Âi), for social issues
- Secret Service (Ngoại tuyến), for intelligence collection in secrecy
- Political Security (An ninh ChÃÂnh trá»Â), for political protection
- Financial and Monetary Security (An ninh Tài chÃÂnh vàTiá»Ân tá»Â), for financial investigation
- Economical Security (An ninh Kinh tế), for economical investigation
- Agricultural and Rural Security (An ninh Nông nghiá»Âp Nông thôn), for rural issues
- Information and Communication Security (An ninh Thông tin vàTruyá»Ân thông), for information, press and media investigation
- Vietnam Customs under the Ministry of Finance
- Vietnam Border Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defence
- Vietnam Forest Ranger and Vietnam Fishery Surveillance under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Local
- Provincial/Municipal Public Security (Công an Tá»Ânh/Thành phá» Trá»±c thuá»Âc Trung ðáng)
- District/Town/Provincial City Public Security (Công an QuáºÂn/Huyá»Ân/Thá» xã/Thành phá» Trá»±c thuá»Âc Tá»Ânh)
- Commune/Ward/Township Public Security (Công an Xã/Phðá»Âng/Thá» trấn)
Yemen
Europe
Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Federal
Municipalities
Azerbaijan
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Bailiwick of Jersey
Belarus
Belgium
Federal level
- Federal police (1 federal force for the entire country, responsible for specialized and supra-local policing as well as support to the local police)
Local level
- Local police (189 local forces for 189 police zones that encompass either one muninicipality or multiple municipalities, responsible for basic policing)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
National
Municipal
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
National
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Italy
National
Provincial
- Polizia Provinciale (Provincial Police) that mainly enforce hunting and fishing laws, it consists of several organizations (not a LEA by itself)
Municipal
- Polizia Municipale (Municipal Police; originally called the Vigiles or Vigili Urbani), it consists of several organizations (not a LEA by itself)
Kosovo
Latvia
Lichtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
The Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Civilian
Military
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
National
Municipal
Slovenia
Spain
National
Autonomous communities
Municipal
Sweden
Switzerland
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Territorial police forces
National police forces
National non-police law enforcement forces
Military Service police forces
British Overseas Territories police forces
MOD overseas police forces
Overseas service police forces
- British Indian Ocean Territory Joint Service Police Unit
- Cyprus Joint Police Unit
- Falkland Islands Joint Service Police Security Unit
- Gibraltar Joint Provost and Security Unit
Vatican
North America
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bermuda
Canada
Federal
Provincial
Municipal
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica, Commonwealth of
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Federal
- Federales (former federal law enforcement agencies of Mexico):
- Federal Police (PolicÃÂa Federal), former PolicÃÂa Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police, 1999âÂÂ2009), disbanded in 2019
- 3rd Military Police Brigade from the Mexican Army
- PolicÃÂa Federal de Caminos (Federal Highway Police, 1928âÂÂ1999)
- Guardia Nacional, since 2019, a gendarmerie that replaced the former civilian agency
- PolicÃÂa Federal Ministerial (Federal Ministerial Police; since 2019, Coordinación de Métodos de Investigación, Investigative Methods Coordination), federal investigative agency under the authority of FiscalÃÂa General de la República (Attorney General of Mexico)
State and local
- State police (PolicÃÂa Estatal, its official name may vary from state to state), 32 independent agencies under each State's governor authority
- State Ministerial Police (PolicÃÂa Estatal Ministerial, its mame also may vary), under each State's Attorney authority
- Local or Municipal Police (PolicÃÂa municipal). Most of 2,454 Municipalities of Mexico have its own Police Department under mayor's (presidente municipal) authority
- Mexico City Police in both state and municipal duties throughout the 16 boroughs of Mexico City
Nicaragua
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States
Federal
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of the Air and Space Force
National Security Agency
Other federal law enforcement agencies
State, county and local
Territorial police
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Territory of Guam
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Territory of American Samoa
Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
Railroad Police
Oceania
Australia
Federal
Service Police
State
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Pitcairn Islands
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
South America
Argentina
Federal
Armed Forces of Argentina
Provincial
Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.
Local
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Disbanded agencies
Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list.
Austria
Costa Rica
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Federal Republic of Germany
East Germany
Nazi Germany
Fascist Italy
Empire of Japan
Panama Canal Zone
Second Polish Republic
People's Republic of Poland
Philippines
Communist Romania
Former Soviet Union/Russia
South Vietnam
See also
References