List of law enforcement agencies in Kentucky

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies[]

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
- Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
- Kentucky State Police
  - Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Kentucky Office of the Attorney General
- Kentucky Department of Criminal Investigation

County agencies[]

Boone County Sheriffs Office
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Fayette County Constable
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Livingston County Constable District 4
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*McCreary County Constable's Office 3rd District(Kentucky).

City agencies[]

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London Police Department
Louisville Metro Police Department
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Airport police[]

County police[]

Kenton County Police Department

Community corrections[]

Louisville Metro Department of Corrections

University agencies[]

Public schools police[]

Railroad police[]

Amtrak Police
CSX Transportation Railroad Police
Norfolk Southern Railway Police
RJ Corman Railroad Police

Specialized police agencies[]

Tennessee Valley Authority Police Department

Law enforcement training academies[]

Defunct agencies[]

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Kentucky Highway Patrol
Latonia Police Department

References[]

^ 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
^ Hastings, Deborah (5 May 2014). "Kentucky sheriff's deputy placed on paid leave after accidentally shooting his own mother during wedding ceremony". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
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^ Dunloup, R.G. (29 May 2015). "Police in Kentucky Town Ship Mentally Ill Man to Florida, Defying Judge's Order". Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ Off-duty cop out mistakenly shoots himself in elevator while adjusting his belt after returning from a dinner date with his wife; by the Associated Press, 4 January 2015
^ "Former Falmouth police chief indicted on theft charges". WKYT. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Cop Who Shot Off Finger With Loaded Weapon Sues Gun Store; Sebastian Murdock, 13 January 2015, Huffington Post
^ "FBI, Kentucky State Police raid Horse Cave Police Department". WDRB. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ Paducah Police Chief Responds to Accusations that Officers Used Excessive Force; by Rob Canning, WKMS, 29 August 2014
^ https://cityofsimpsonvilleky.com/police
^ "City of Allen approves inter-local agreement with Prestonsburg Police".

[1] 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

[2] Hastings, Deborah (5 May 2014). "Kentucky sheriff's deputy placed on paid leave after accidentally shooting his own mother during wedding ceremony". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

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[13] Dunloup, R.G. (29 May 2015). "Police in Kentucky Town Ship Mentally Ill Man to Florida, Defying Judge's Order". Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

[14] Off-duty cop out mistakenly shoots himself in elevator while adjusting his belt after returning from a dinner date with his wife; by the Associated Press, 4 January 2015

[15] "Former Falmouth police chief indicted on theft charges". WKYT. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[16] Cop Who Shot Off Finger With Loaded Weapon Sues Gun Store; Sebastian Murdock, 13 January 2015, Huffington Post

[17] "FBI, Kentucky State Police raid Horse Cave Police Department". WDRB. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[18] Paducah Police Chief Responds to Accusations that Officers Used Excessive Force; by Rob Canning, WKMS, 29 August 2014

[19] ttps://cityofsimpsonvilleky.com/police

[20] "City of Allen approves inter-local agreement with Prestonsburg Police".

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