List of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia
Encyclopedia
The oldest agencies are the:
- United States Marshals founded September 24, 1789
- United States Park PoliceUnited States Park PoliceThe United States Park Police is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San...
founded 1791 as park watchmen to guard federal property in DC - Metropolitan Police Department of the District of ColumbiaMetropolitan Police Department of the District of ColumbiaThe Metropolitan Police Department, also known as the DC Police, DCPD, MPD, and MPDC is the municipal police force in Washington, D.C...
founded 1861 {took place of DC City Watch founded 1802} - United States Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
founded July 5, 1865
Law enforcement
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police DepartmentMetropolitan Police Department of the District of ColumbiaThe Metropolitan Police Department, also known as the DC Police, DCPD, MPD, and MPDC is the municipal police force in Washington, D.C...
(local police. Covers all of DC. 4500 officers) - United States Marshals (Judicial Federal Sheriff. Acting Sheriff in local court matters. Several hundred officers) (United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
) - District of Columbia Department of CorrectionsDistrict of Columbia Department of CorrectionsThe District of Columbia Department of Corrections is a correctional agency responsible for the adult jails and other adult correctional institutions in the District of Columbia.-History:...
- District of Columbia Public Library Guard Force
- District of Columbia Housing Authority Office of Public SafetyDistrict of Columbia Housing Authority Office of Public SafetyThe Mission of the Office of Public Safety is the prevention of crime, the protection of life and property, and the preservation of peace and safety in and around public housing in the District of Columbia....
- Metro Transit Police DepartmentMetro Transit Police DepartmentThe Metro Transit Police Department is the police agency serving the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. It was created by the on June 4, 1976....
(Jurisdiction in Metro rail and near Metro Bus stops, 526 officers) - Washington National Cathedral PoliceWashington National Cathedral PoliceThe Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation Special Police, commonly known as the Washington National Cathedral Police, is a small police force responsible for protecting the land of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, which mainly consists of the Washington National Cathedral in...
(Washington National CathedralWashington National CathedralThe Washington National Cathedral, officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a cathedral of the Episcopal Church located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. Of neogothic design, it is the sixth-largest cathedral in the world, the second-largest in...
) - District of Columbia Protective Services Police DepartmentDistrict of Columbia Protective Services Police DepartmentThe District of Columbia Protective Services Police Department is a law enforcement agency in the District of Columbia, codified under § 10-1005 of the DC Code, which establishes the "...Protective Services Police Department, which shall coordinate and manage the security and law enforcement...
Prominent federal agencies
The majority of federal law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction in the District of Columbia; however, some are more overt than others. Title, Description, Coverage, and Force Strength.- United States Capitol PoliceUnited States Capitol PoliceThe United States Capitol Police is a federal police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its territories.-History:...
(Congressional Federal Police. And for neighbors. Many hundreds of officers) - United States Secret ServiceUnited States Secret ServiceThe United States Secret Service is a United States federal law enforcement agency that is part of the United States Department of Homeland Security. The sworn members are divided among the Special Agents and the Uniformed Division. Until March 1, 2003, the Service was part of the United States...
Uniformed Division covers White House, Foreign Diplomats, Embassy, and VIP protection. Many hundreds of officers) - Supreme Court PoliceSupreme Court PoliceThe Supreme Court of the United States Police is a small U.S. federal law enforcement agency headquartered in the District of Columbia, whose mission is to ensure the integrity of the constitutional mission of the U.S. Supreme Court by protecting the Supreme Court building, the Justices, employees,...
(Supreme Court Federal Police. Less than a hundred officers) - United States Park PoliceUnited States Park PoliceThe United States Park Police is one of the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It functions as a full service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San...
(National Parks Federal Police. For The Mall and Rock Creek Park. Several hundred officers) - Smithsonian PoliceSmithsonian PoliceThe Smithsonian Institution Office of Protection Services is the guard force of the Smithsonian Institution.It is a federal guard force consisting of 850 officers with limited special police authority tasked with protecting visitors, staff, property, and grounds of the federally-owned and managed...
(Smithsonian Museums Federal Police.) - United States State Department Diplomatic Security ServiceDiplomatic Security ServiceThe U.S. Diplomatic Security Service is the federal law enforcement arm of the United States Department of State. The majority of its Special Agents are members of the Foreign Service and federal law enforcement agents at the same time, making them unique...
(State Department Federal Police) - United States Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceNaval Criminal Investigative ServiceThe United States Naval Criminal Investigative Service is the primary security, counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement agency of the United States Department of the Navy...
(Navy Federal Police) - United States Army Criminal Investigative Command (Army Federal Police)
- United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations (Air Force Federal Police)
- United States Coast Guard Investigative ServiceCoast Guard Investigative ServiceThe Coast Guard Investigative Service is a division of the United States Coast Guard that investigates crimes where the Coast Guard has an interest...
(Coast Guard Federal Police) - United States Mint PoliceUnited States Mint PoliceThe United States Mint Police is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. It is responsible for the protection of the United States Treasury and the United States Mint.-Official duties:...
(Mint Federal Police) - Bureau of Engraving and PrintingBureau of Engraving and PrintingThe Bureau of Engraving and Printing is a government agency within the United States Department of the Treasury that designs and produces a variety of security products for the United States government, most notable of which is paper currency for the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve itself is...
(BEP Federal Police)
- United States Postal Inspection ServiceUnited States Postal Inspection ServiceThe United States Postal Inspection Service is the law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service. Its jurisdiction is defined as "crimes that may adversely affect or fraudulently use the U.S...
(Federal Postal Inspectors) - Federal Bureau of Investigation PoliceFederal Bureau of Investigation PoliceThe Federal Bureau of Investigation Police are the uniformed division of the FBI who are tasked to protect FBI facilities, properties, personnel, users, visitors and operations from harm and may enforce certain laws and administrative regulations....
(FBI Federal Police, uniformed) {United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
} - Federal Protective Service (Homeland Security Buildings Federal Police)
- Government Printing Office Uniformed Police Branch (GPO Federal Police)
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a federal law enforcement organization within the United States Department of Justice...
(United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
} - Federal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Bureau of PrisonsThe Federal Bureau of Prisons is a federal law enforcement agency subdivision of the United States Department of Justice and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. The system also handles prisoners who committed acts considered felonies under the District of Columbia's...
(United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
} - Drug Enforcement AdministrationDrug Enforcement AdministrationThe Drug Enforcement Administration is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use within the United States...
(United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
} - Military Police Corps (United States Army) {United States Department of DefenseUnited States Department of DefenseThe United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
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College and University agencies
- American University Department of Public Safety
- Catholic University Department of Public Safety
- Gallaudet University Department of Public Safety
- George Washington University Police Department
- Georgetown University Department of Public Safety
- Howard University Campus Police
- University of the District of Columbia Police Department