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:

State agencies

County agencies

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Joint jurisdiction/city-county agencies

City agencies

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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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