List of law enforcement agencies in West Virginia
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of West Virginia.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 233 law enforcement agencies employing 3,382 sworn police officers, about 186 for each 100,000 residents.[1]
State agencies[]
- Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area Park Rangers [2]
- West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
- West Virginia Division of Forestry Special Operations and Enforcement Division [3]
- West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section (Natural Resources Police)
- West Virginia Division of Protective Services
- West Virginia Public Service Commission Motor Carrier Enforcement
- West Virginia State Fire Marshal's Office
- West Virginia State Police
- West Virginia Military Authority - Camp Dawson Security
State Correctional agencies[]
- West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services (defunct)
- West Virginia Regional Jail Authority (defunct)
County agencies[]
- Barbour County Sheriff's Office
- Berkeley County Sheriff's Office
- Boone County Sheriff's Office
- Braxton County Sheriff's Office
- Brooke County Sheriff's Office
- Cabell County Sheriff's Office
- Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
- Clay County Sheriff's Office
- Doddridge County Sheriff's Office
- Fayette County Sheriff's Office
- Gilmer County Sheriff's Office
- Grant County Sheriff's Office
- Greenbrier County Sheriff's Office
- Hampshire County Sheriff's Office
- Hancock County Sheriff's Office
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
- Wetzel County Sheriff's Office
- Wirt County Sheriff's Office
- Wood County Sheriff's Office
- Wyoming County Sheriff's Office
Municipal agencies[]
- Alderson Police Department
- Anmoore Police Department
- Ansted Police Department
- Athens Police Department
- Barboursville Police Department
- Barrackville Police Department
- Beckley Police Department
- Beech Bottom Police Department
- Bellington Police Department
- Belle Police Department
- Benwood Police Department
- Berkeley Springs/Town of Bath Police Department
- Bethlehem Police Department
- Bluefield Police Department
- Bradshaw Police Department
- Bramwell Police Department
- Bridgeport Police Department
- Buckhannon Police Department
- Buffalo Police Department
- Cameron Police Department
- Capon Bridge Police Department
- Cedar Grove Police Department
- Ceredo Police Department
- Chapmanville Police Department
- Charles Town Police Department
- Charleston Police Department
- Police Department [4]
- Harpers Ferry Police Department
- [5]
- Paw Paw Police Department
- Tridelphia Police Department
- Valley Grove Police Department
- Town of West Liberty Police Department
College and university agencies[]
- Bluefield State College Department of Public Safety
- Concord University Police Department
- Fairmont State University Police Department
- Glenville State College Department of Public Safety
- Marshall University Police Department
- Potomac State College Police Department
- Shepherd University Police Department
- West Liberty University Police Department
- West Virginia University Police Department
- West Virginia University Institute of Technology Police Department
- West Virginia State University Department of Public Safety
- University of Charleston Department of Public Safety
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
- ^ "2009 West Virginia Code :: :: CHAPTER 20. NATURAL RESOURCES :: ARTICLE 14. HATFIELD-MCCOY REGIONAL RECREATION AUTHORITY. :: §20-14-6 Hatfield-McCoy recreation area rangers".
- ^ "About Special Operations and Enforcement".
- ^ "Elk Garden swears in police chief".
- ^ Lewisburg, WV - 2 Officers, Suspect Shot In W.Va. Highway Shootout; vosizneias.com accessed 2 January 2015
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