List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.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
Law enforcement in Nevada
The State of Nevada Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission is responsible to:
- provide for and encourage the training and education of persons whose primary duty is law enforcement to ensure the safety of the residents of and visitors to this state.
- Shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.[https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-289.html#NRS289Sec460]
Within Nevada, Peace Officers are grouped into one of three classes, Category I, Category II, or Category III:
- Category I peace officers include traditional law enforcement officers such as Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs, Deputy Marshals, Parole & Probation Officers, and State Troopers of the Nevada Highway Patrol. The Category I peace officer training is a minimum of 679 hours [https://post.nv.gov/Training/POST_Academy/Academy_Curriculum_Overview/].
- Category II peace officers are specialists and include officers such as Taxicab Authority Officers, Gaming Control Agents, and Constables. The Category II training is a minimum of 437 hours [https://post.nv.gov/Training/POST_Academy/Academy_Curriculum_Overview/].
- Category III peace officers are those officers assigned solely to State Corrections & City/County Detention. The Category III training is a minimum of 10 weeks [https://post.nv.gov/training/post_academy/#:~:text=The%20Basic%20Training%20Division%20has,is%20offered%20twice%20a%20year.].
State agencies
- Nevada Department of Agriculture
- Agriculture Enforcement Division
- Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Division of State Parks
- Nevada Department of Corrections
- Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles Police
- Nevada Department of Public Safety
- Capitol Police
- Nevada Highway Patrol
- Investigations Division
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Law Enforcement Division
- Nevada Gaming Control Board
- [https://www.policeone.com/archive/articles/67305-Nevada-Taxicab-Authority-Cops-Part-Police-Part-Regulators/ Nevada Taxicab Authority]{{cite web |title=Nevada Taxicab Authority Part Police, Part Regulators |url=https://www.policeone.com/archive/articles/67305-Nevada-Taxicab-Authority-Cops-Part-Police-Part-Regulators/ |publisher=Police One |accessdate=20 July 2019}}
- [https://www.unlv.edu/police University Police - Southern Command]{{cite web | url=https://www.unlv.edu/police | title=University Police Services | University Police Services | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | date=22 May 2019 }}
- [https://www.unr.edu/police/about University Police - Northern Command]
County agencies
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- Churchill County Sheriff's Office
- Clark County District Attorney Investigations
- Clark County Office of Public Safety
- Clark County Public Response Office
- Clark County Marshal's Office (Nevada)
- Clark County Sheriff's Department (Nevada)
- Clark County Department of Juvenile Justice Services
- Douglas County Sheriff's Department
- Elko County Sheriff's Office
- Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office
- Eureka County Sheriff's Office
- Humboldt County Sheriff's Office{{cite news|last1=Sonner|first1=Scott|title=Rural Nevada sheriff defends I-80 cash confiscations|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2014/mar/12/rural-nevada-sheriff-defends-i-80-cash-confiscatio/|accessdate=6 March 2015|publisher=The Associated Press|date=12 March 2015}}
- Mineral County Sheriff's Office
- Lander County Sheriff's Office
- Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
- Lyon County Sheriff's Office
- Nye County Sheriff's Office{{cite news|last1=Torres|first1=Richardo|title=Pahrump deputy arrested after police say he pointed gun at wife|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/pahrump-deputy-arrested-after-police-say-he-pointed-gun-wife|accessdate=30 March 2015|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=29 March 2015}}
- Pershing County Sheriff's Office
- Storey County Sheriff's Office
- White Pine County Sheriff's Office
- Washoe County Sheriff's Office {{colend}}
Joint jurisdiction/city-county agencies
City agencies
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- Boulder City Police Department
- Carlin Police Department
- Elko Police Department
- Ely Police Department
- Fallon Police Department
- Henderson Police Department
- Henderson Township Constable's Office[https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/constable/constable_henderson_township/about_us.php Constable Henderson Township]
- City of Las Vegas Municipal Court Marshals
- City of Las Vegas Department of Public Safety
- City of Las Vegas Animal Protection Services
- City of Las Vegas Marshals
- Lovelock Police Department
- Mesquite Constable
- Mesquite Police Department
- North Las Vegas Constable
- North Las Vegas Police DepartmentNLV armed robbery leads to officer-involved shooting; by Ricardo Torres, 6 September 2014, Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Reno Police Department
- Sparks Police Department
- West Wendover Police Department
- Winnemucca Police Department{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Carlos|title=Nevada Deputy Who Made National News Last Year for Abusing Forfeiture Law Arrested on Felony Gun Charge|url=http://photographyisnotacrime.com/blog/2015/03/nevada-deputy-who-made-national-news-last-year-for-abusing-forfeiture-law-arrested-on-felony-gun-charge/|accessdate=20 March 2015|publisher=Photography is not a Crime|date=19 March 2015}}
- Yerington Police Department
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Tribal agencies
- Duckwater Tribal Police[https://duckwatertribe.org/contact/ Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Contacts]
- Eastern Nevada Agency Police[https://www.facebook.com/BIAOJS/photos/bia-ojs-eastern-nevada-agency-chief-of-police-thomas-smart-and-staff-held-a-goin/875729119223555/ Bureau of Indian Affairs Eastern Nevada Chief Thomas Smart]
- Las Vegas Paiute Tribal Police[https://www.lvpaiutetribe.com/pd Las Vegas Paiute Police]
- Lovelock Paiute Tribal Police[https://www.paiutetribelovelock.org/law-enforcement.html Lovelock Paiute Tribal Law Enforcement]
- Moapa Tribal Police Department[http://www.moapabandofpaiutes.com/tribal-directory Moapa Tribe]
- Pyramid Lake Tribal Police[http://www.yelp.com/biz/pyramid-lake-tribal-police-wadsworth-sub-station-wadsworth Pyramid Lake Tribal Police Wadsworth Sub Station]
- Reno Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Police{{cite web |title=Tribal Police |url=http://www.rsic.org/tribal-police/ |publisher=Reno-Sparks Indian Colony |accessdate=20 July 2019}}
- Wells Tribal Law Enforcement[http://www.usacops.com/nv/p89835wt/ Wells Tribal Law Enforcement]
- Washoe Tribal Police[https://www.facebook.com/WashoeTribePoliceDepartment/ Washoe Tribe Police Department Facebook]
Railroad police
Defunct Agencies
Limited Jurisdiction Agencies
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- Clark County School District Police
- Hoover Dam Police Department
- University Medical Center Department of Public Safety
- Washoe County School District Police
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