List of law enforcement agencies in Kentucky

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

State agencies

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
- Kentucky State Conservation Officers
Kentucky Department of Parks
- Kentucky State Park Rangers
Kentucky Horse Park Officers
Kentucky Horse Park
Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 and Interstate 75 in northern Fayette County in the United States...
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is an agency of the government of Kentucky that is responsible for providing law enforcement, criminal justice and correctional services to the citizens of Kentucky. The Cabinet is headed by a Cabinet Secretary appointed by the Governor of Kentucky,...

(JPSC)
- Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
  Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
  The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice is a state agency of Kentucky headquartered in unincorporated Franklin County, near Frankfort. The agency operates juvenile correctional facilities.-Regional Juvenile Detention Centers:...
- Kentucky State Police
  Kentucky State Police
  The Kentucky State Police is a department of the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet. The department was founded in 1948 and replaced the Kentucky Highway Patrol...
  - Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement
    Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement
    The Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement , commonly known as Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement , is a statewide law enforcement agency for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The department, which was a stand alone department until a July 14, 2008 executive order from Governor...
Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General of Kentucky
The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution. . Under Kentucky law, he serves several roles, including the state's chief prosecutor , the state's chief law enforcement officer , and the state's chief law officer...
- Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation

County agencies

Adair County Sheriff’s Office
Allen County Sheriff’s Office
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office
Ballard County Sheriff’s Office
Barren County Sheriff’s Office
Bath County Sheriff’s Office
Bell County Sheriff’s Office
Boone County Sheriff’s Office
- Boone County Police Department -
  - absorbed by the Boone County Sheriff's Office in 2005
Bourbon County Sheriff’s Office
Boyd County Sheriff’s Office
- Boyd County Police Department -
  - absorbed by the Boyd County Sheriff's Office in 2007
Boyle County Sheriff's Office
Bracken County Sheriff’s Office
Breathitt County Sheriff’s Office
Breckinridge County Sheriff’s Office
Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office
Butler County Sheriff’s Office
Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office
Calloway County Sheriff’s Department
Campbell County Police Department
Campbell County Sheriff’s Office
Carlisle County Sheriff’s Office
Carroll County Sheriff’s Office
Carter County Sheriff’s Office
Casey County Sheriff’s Office
Christian County Sheriff’s Office
Christian County Constable, District 5
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office
Daviess County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.daviessky.org/departments/sheriff/index.htm
Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office
Elliott County Sheriff’s Office
Estill County Sheriff’s Office
Fayette County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.fayettesheriff.com/
Fleming County Sheriff’s Office
Floyd County Sheriff’s Office
Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office
Garrard County Sheriff’s Office
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Graves County Sheriff’s Office
Grayson County Sheriff’s Office
Green County Sheriff’s Office
Greenup County Sheriff’s Office
Hancock County Sheriff’s Office
Hardin County Sheriff's Departmenthttp://www.hcky.org/hcso/
Harlan County Sheriff’s Department
Harrison County Sheriff’s Office
Hart County Sheriff’s Office
Henderson County Sheriff’s Office
Henry County Sheriff’s Office
Hickman County Sheriff’s Office
Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Jefferson County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.jcsoky.org/
Jessamine County Sheriff’s Office
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office
Kenton County Police Department
Kenton County Sheriff’s Office
Knott County Sheriff’s Office
Knox County Sheriff’s Office
Larue County Sheriff’s Office
Laurel County Sheriff’s Department
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Officehttp://www.lawrencecosheriff.org
Lee County Sheriff’s Office
Leslie County Sheriff’s Office
Letcher County Sheriff’s Office
Lewis County Sheriff’s Department
Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office
Livingston County Sheriff’s Office
Logan County Sheriff’s Office
Lyon County Sheriff’s Office
Madison County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.madisoncountyky.us/sheriff/
Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office
Martin County Sheriff’s Office
Martin County Sheriff’s Office (Kentucky)
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency in Martin County, Kentucky. Its headquarters is located in the Martin County Court House. The current sheriff is Garmon Preece, who has held office since 2002. The agency has about 30 full-time officers and 20 part-time, as well as 40...
Mason County Sheriff’s Office
McCracken County Sheriff’s Department http://www.mccrackencountysheriff.com/
McCreary County Sheriff’s Office
McLean County Sheriff's Departmenthttp://www.mcleancounty.ky.gov/elected/
Meade County Sheriff's Departmenthttp://www.visitmeadecounty.org/officials-meade.shtml

Menifee County Sheriff’s Office
Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
Metcalfe County Sheriff’s Office
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Morgan County Sheriff’s Office
Muhlenberg County Sheriff’s Office
Nelson County Sheriff’s Office
Nicholas County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio County Sheriff’s Office
Oldham County Sheriff’s Department
Owen County Sheriff’s Office
Owsley County Sheriff’s Office
Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office
Perry County Sheriff’s Office
Pike County Sheriff’s Office
Powell County Sheriff’s Office
Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office
Robertson County Sheriff’s Office
Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office
Rowan County Sheriff’s Office
Russell County Sheriff’s Office
Scott County Sheriff’s Office
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office
Simpson County Sheriff’s Office
Spencer County Sheriff’s Office
Taylor County Sheriff’s Office
Todd County Sheriff’s Office
Trigg County Sheriff’s Office
Trimble County Sheriff’s Office
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Warren County Sheriff’s Office
Washington County Sheriff’s Office
Wayne County Sheriff’s Office
Webster County Sheriff’s Office
Whitley County Sheriff’s Office
Wolfe County Sheriff’s Department
Woodford County Sheriff’s Office

City agencies

Ashland Police Departmenthttp://www.ashlandkypd.com
Bowling Green Police Department http://www.bgky.org/police/index.php
Central City Police Department http://www.centralcitypd.org/PD_View.htm
Covington Police Department
Covington Police Department (Kentucky)
The Covington, Kentucky Police Department, located in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, is charged with law enforcement services for a city of 40,640, encompassing in northern Kenton County...

http://www.covingtonky.com/index.asp?page=police_department
Paducah Police Department http://paducahky.gov/paducah/police-department
Vine Grove Police Departmenthttp://www.usacops.com/ky/p40175/index.html
Radcliff Police Departmenthttp://cityof.radcliff.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=DeptPolice&file=index&POSTNUKESID=25050533f137558321d3e749d3b61b80
Elizabethtown Police Departmenthttp://www.etownpd.org/
Danville Police Department
Elkhorn City Police Department
Frankfort Police Departmenthttp://frankfort-ky.gov/police.html
Georgetown Police Department
Henderson Police Departmenthttp://www.cityofhendersonky.org/cityservices/police.htm
Hopkinsville Police Departmenthttp://www.hoptown.org/city-departments/police

Louisa Police Departmenthttp://www.louisapd.org/
Louisville Metro Police Department
Louisville Metro Police Department
The Louisville Metro Police Department began operations on January 6, 2003, as part of the creation of the consolidated city-county government in Louisville, Kentucky. It was formed by the merger of the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police. The Louisville Metro...

- created in 2003 from the below agencies:
- Louisville Police Department (1806 - 2003)
- Jefferson County Police Department (1868 - 2003)

Lexington/Fayette Urban County Police Department - created in 1974 from the below agencies:
- Lexington Division of Police (1831 - 1974)
- Fayette County Police Department (? - 1974)
Richmond Police Department
Inez Police Department - created in 1986 from the below agencies:
- Eden Police Department (1886 - 1986)
Morgantown Police Department - Established 1811
Independence Police Department
Nicholasville Police Departmenthttp://www.nicholasville.org/police/index.php

Agencies by County

BOONE COUNTY

Boone County Detention Center
Boone County Sheriff's Department
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl. Airport Police Department
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Florence Police Department
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Big Boone Lick State Park

BELL COUNTY

Bell County Sheriffs Department
National Park Service Rangers - Cumberland Gap National Park
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Pine Mountain State Resort Park
Middlesboro Police Department
Pineville Police Department

BOYD COUNTY

Ashland Police Department
Boyd County Detention Center
Boyd County Sheriff's Department
Catlettsburg Police Department
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice Boyd Regional Detention Center
Kentucky State Police Post 14 Headquarters
Federal Bureau of Prisons - Federal Correctional Institution Ashland

BRACKEN COUNTY

Augusta Police Department
Bracken County Sheriff's Department
Brooksville Police Department

BULLITT COUNTY

Bullitt Co Sheriff's Office
Bullitt Co Detention Center
Mount Washington Police Department
Shepherdsville Police Department
Hillview Police Department

CAMPBELL COUNTY

Alexandria Police Department
Bellevue Police Department
Campbell County Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Campbell County Detention Center
Campbell County Police Department
Campbell County Sheriff's Department
Campbell County Constables
Cold Springs Police Department
Dayton Police Department
Fort Thomas Police Department
Highland Heights / Southgate Police Authority
Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice Regional Detention Center
Newport Police Department
Northern Kentucky University Police Department
Silver Grove Police Department
VA Hospital Ft. Thomas Police (Federal Agency)
Wilder Police Department

CARTER COUNTY

Carter County Detention Center
Carter County Sheriff's Department
Grayson Police Department
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Carter Caves State Resort Park
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Grayson Lake State Park
Olive Hill Police Department

FAYETTE COUNTY (Lexington-Fayette Urban County)

Bluegrass Airport Police/Public Safety Department
Fayette County Community Corrections Detention Center
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Fayette County Schools Department of Law Enforcement
Kentucky Horse Park Police
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Police Department
Transylvania University Public Safety
University of Kentucky Police Department
United States Bureau of Prisons Federal Medical Center Lexington
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police - VA Medical Center Lexington

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Frankfort Police Department
Franklin County Constables Office
Franklin County Detention Center
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky State Police Headquarters
Kentucky Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement Headquarters
Kentucky State University Police Department
Stamping Ground Police Department

GALLATIN COUNTY

Gallatin County Sheriff's Department

GRANT COUNTY

Dry Ridge Police Department
Grant County Detention Center
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky State Police Post 6 Headquarters
Williamstown Police Department

GREENUP COUNTY

Bellefonte Police Department
Flatwoods Police Department
(City of) Greenup Police Department
Greenup County Detention Center
Greenup County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Greenbo Lake State Resort Park
Raceland Police Department
Russell Police Department
South Shore Police Department
Worthington Police Department
Wurtland Police Department

JEFFERSON COUNTY (Louisville-Jefferson County Metro)

Anchorage Police Department
Audubon Park Police Department
Graymoor-Devondale Police Department
Hollow Creek Police Department
Heritage Creek Police Department
Hurstbourne Acres Police Department
Indian Hills Police Department
Jeffersontown Police Department
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Louisville-Jefferson Co Metro Police Department
Louisville Metro Police Department
The Louisville Metro Police Department began operations on January 6, 2003, as part of the creation of the consolidated city-county government in Louisville, Kentucky. It was formed by the merger of the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police. The Louisville Metro...
Louisville-Jefferson Co Metro Department of Corrections
Louisville Fire & Rescue Arson Bureau
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
Federal Protective Service
Northfield Police Department
Louisville Int'l/Regional Airport Authority Public Safety (police/fire/medical)
United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
United States Marshall Service - Western Dist of Kentucky
Lynnview Police Department
Meadowvale Inter-Local Police Department
Saint Matthews Police Department
Shively Police Department
Strathmoore Police Department
United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police - Louisville VA Medical Center
University of Louisville Department of Public Safety

JESSAMINE COUNTY

Jessamine County Sheriff's Department
Nicholasville Police Department
Wilmore Police Department
RJ Corman Railroad Police

KENTON COUNTY

Covington Police Department
Edgewood Police Department
Elsmere Police Department
Erlanger Police Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field office
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
Federal Protective Service
Fort Mitchell Police Department
Fort Wright Police Department
Independence Police Department
Kenton County Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Kenton County Detention Center
Kenton County Police Department
Kenton County Sheriff's Department
Lakeside Park/Crestview Hills Police Auth.
Ludlow Police Department
Park Hills Police Department
Taylor Mill Police Department
Villa Hills Police Department

LAUREL COUNTY

Corbin Police Department
Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Region 4 Headquarters
Kentucky State Police Post 11 Headquarters
Laurel County Sheriff Department
London Police Department

LAWRENCE COUNTY

Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
Louisa Police Department

LEWIS COUNTY

Lewis County Detention Center
Lewis County Sheriff's Department
Vanceburg Police Department

MADISON COUNTY

Berea Police Department
Bluegrass Army Depot Police Department
Eastern Kentucky University Police Department
Kentucky State Police Post 7 Headquarters
Madison County Detention Center
Madison County Sheriff's Department
Richmond Police Department

MUHLENBERG COUNTY

Central City Police Department
Drakesboro Police Department
Greenville Police Department
Powderly Police Department
Muhlenberg County Sheriff's Department
United States Military Police (Wendell H. Ford Training Site)
Green River Correctional Center (Central City)
Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife
Tennessee Valley Authority Police Department

OLDHAM COUNTY

LaGrange Police Department
Luther Luckett Correctional Facility
Oldham County Police Department
Oldham County Sheriff's Office
Rodenrer Correctional Complex
Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women
Kentucky State Reformatory

OWEN COUNTY

Owen County Sheriff's Department
Owenton Police Department

PENDELTON COUNTY

Butler Police Department
Falmouth Police Department
Pendelton County Sheriff's Department
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Kincaid Lake State Park

PERRY COUNTY

Hazard Police Department
Perry County Sheriff

PIKE COUNTY

Coal Run Village Police Department
Elkhown Police Department
Kentucky State Police Post 9 Headquarters
Neon Police Department
Pike County Sheriff's Department
Pikeville Police Department
Pipa Pasas Police Department

ROWAN COUNTY

Kentucky State Park Rangers - Cave Run Lake State Park
Kentucky State Police Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Region 5 Headquarters
Kentucky State Police Post 8 Headquarters
Morehead Police Department
Morehead State University Police Department
Rowan County Detention Center
Rowan County Sheriff's Department

SCOTT COUNTY

Georgetown Police Department
Sadieville Police Department
Scott County Detention Center
Scott County Sheriff's Department
Stamping Ground Police Department

WARREN COUNTY

Bowling Green Police Department
Bowling Green Detention Center
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Warren County Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Western Kentucky University Police Department

WHITLEY COUNTY

Corbin Police Department
Kentucky State Park Rangers - Cumberland Falls State Resort Park
Whitley County Detention Center
Whitley County Sheriff's Department
Williamsburg Police Department

University agencies

Eastern Kentucky University Police Department
Kentucky State University Police Department
Morehead State University Police Department
Murray State University Police Department
Northern Kentucky University Police Department

University of Kentucky Police Department
University of Louisville Police Department
Western Kentucky University Police Department

Law Enforcement Training Academies

Department of Criminal Justice Training Academy - Richmond
Lexington/Fayette Urban County Police Department - Lexington
Kentucky State Police Academy - Frankfort
Louisville Metro Police Training Academy - Louisville

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