List of law enforcement agencies in Georgia

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Georgia.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 628 law enforcement agencies employing 26,551 sworn police officers, about 274 for each 100,000 residents.[1]

Georgia also hosts the FLETC, which serves as the primary training facility for numerous federal law enforcement agencies.

State agencies

Georgia Department of Community Supervision (DCS)
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)
Georgia Department of Corrections
Georgia Department of Human Resource and Developmental Disabilities
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Georgia Department of Public Safety
Georgia Department of Revenue
- Georgia Alcohol and Tobacco Division
- Office of Special Investigations
Georgia Public Defender Council
Georgia Department of Transportation
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Georgia Port Authority
Georgia World Congress Center Department of Public Safety
Medical Center of Central Georgia Police Department
Stone Mountain Park Department of Public Safety

Transit authority police

MARTA Police Department

County marshal agencies

Cherokee County Marshal's Office
Clayton County Marshal's Office[2]
Columbia County Marshal's Office
DeKalb County Marshal's Office
Fayette County Marshal's Office
Fulton County Marshal's Office
Gwinnett County Marshal's Office
Hall County Marshal's Office
Muscogee County Marshal's Office
Paulding County Marshal's Office
Richmond County Marshal's Office
Troup County Marshal's Office

County sheriff agencies

Appling County Sheriff's Office
Atkinson County Sheriff's Office
Bacon County Sheriff's Office
Baker County Sheriff's Office
Baldwin County Sheriff's Office
Banks County Sheriff's Office
Barrow County Sheriff's Office
Bartow County Sheriff's Office
Ben Hill County Sheriff's Office
Berrien County Sheriff's Office
Bibb County Sheriff's Office
Bleckley County Sheriff's Office
Brantley County Sheriff's Office
Brooks County Sheriff's Office
Bryan County Sheriff's Office
Burke County Sheriff's Office
Butts County Sheriff’s Office
Camden County Sheriff's Office
Catoosa County Sheriff's Office[3]
Charlton County Sheriff's Office
Chatham County Sheriff's Office[4]
Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
Clarke County Sheriff's Office
Clayton County Sheriff's Office
Cobb County Sheriff's Office
Coffee County Sheriff's Office
Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Crawford County Sheriff's Office
Crisp County Sheriff's Office
Dawson County Sheriff's Office
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
Dodge County Sheriff's Office[5]
Dougherty County Sheriff's Office
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Effingham County Sheriff's Office
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Floyd County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

Fulton County Sheriff's Office
Glynn County Sheriff's Office
Greene County Sheriff's Office
Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office
Gordon County Sheriff's Office
Henry County Sheriff's Office
Houston County Sheriff's Office[6]
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Jones County Sheriff's Office
Jeff Davis County Sheriff's Office
Laurens County Sheriff's Office[7]
Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
Madison County Sheriff's Office
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Murray County Sheriff's Office
Muscogee County Sheriff's Office
Oconee County Sheriff's Office
Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
Peach Country Sheriff's Office[8]
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
Rabun County Sheriff's Office
Richmond County Sheriff's Office[9]
Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
Schley County Sheriff's Office
Screven County Sheriff's Office
Seminole County Sheriff's Office
Spalding County Sheriff's Office
Stephens County Sheriff's Office
Stewart County Sheriff's Office
Sumter County Sheriff's Office
Taliaferro County Sheriff's Office
Twiggs County Sheriff's Office[10]
Walton County Sheriff's Office
Ware County Sheriff's Office
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Whitfield County Sheriff's Office

County police agencies

Athens-Clarke County Police Department
Columbus (Muscogee County) Police Department (Columbus is a "Consolidated Government", therefore the agency has jurisdiction within the boundaries of Muscogee County)
Chatham County Police Department
Clayton County Police Department
Cobb County Police Department
DeKalb County Police Department[11]
Dougherty County Police Department

Floyd County Police Department
Fulton County Police Department
Glynn County Police Department[12]
Gwinnett County Police Department[13]
Henry County Police Department

Polk County Police Department

City police agencies

Abbeville Police Department[14]
Acworth Police Department[14]
Adairsville Police Department
Adel Police Department[14]
Adrian Police Department[14]
Alamo Police Department
Albany Police Department[14]
Alma Police Department[14]
Alpharetta Police Department[14]
Alto Police Department
Americus Police Department[15]
Aragon Police Department
Arcade Police Department[14]
Arlington Police Department
Ashburn Police Department[14]
Atlanta Police Department[14]
Auburn Police Department[14]
Austell Police Department[16]
Avondale Estates Police Department[14]
Bainbridge Police Department
Baldwin Police Department[14]
Ball Ground Police Department
Barnsville Police Department
Bartow Police Department[14]
Barwick Police Department
Baxely Police Department
Berlin Police Department
Blackshear Police Department[14]
Blakely Police Department
Bloomingdale Police Department
Blue Ridge Police Department[14]
Boston Police Department[14]
Bowdon Police Department
Braselton Police Department
Braswell Police Department[14]
Bremen Police Department
Brookhaven Police Department[14]
Brooklet Police Department
Broxton Police Department
Brunswick Police Department[14]
Buena Vista Police Department[14]
Butler Police Department
Byron Police Department[14]

Cairo Police Department
Calhoun Police Department
Camilla Police Department[14]
Canon Police Department
Canton Police Department
Carrollton Police Department
Cartersville Police Department[17]
Cave Spring Police Department
Cedartown Police Department
Centerville Police Department
Chamblee Police Department
Chatsworth Police Department
Chattahoochee Hills Police Department
Chickamauga Police Department
Clarksville Police Department
Clarkston Police Department
Claxton Police Department
Clayton Police Department
Cleveland Police Department
Cochran Police Department
Cohutta Police Department
College Park Police Department
Collins Police Department
Colquitt Police Department
Comer Police Department
Commerce Police Department
Conyers Police Department[18]
Cordele Police Department
Cornelia Police Department
Covington Police Department
Crawfordville Police Department (Georgia) Crawfordville Police Department
Cumming Police Department
Cuthbert Police Department
Dallas Police Department
Dalton Police Department
Decatur Police Department
Demorest Police Department
Doraville Police Department
Douglas Police Department
Douglasville Police Department
Duluth Police Department
Dunwoody Police Department

East Point Police Department
Eatonton Police Department
Forrest Park Police Department
Fort Oglethorpe Police Department[19]
Gainesville Police Department
Greensboro Police Department[20]
Griffin Police Department[21]
Hampton Police Department
Hapeville Police Department
Hephzibah Police Department
Hiram Police Department
Holly Springs Police Department
Jackson Police Department
Jesup Police Department
Johns Creek Police Department
Jonesboro Police Department
Kennesaw Police Department[22]
Kingsland Police Department
Kingston Police Department
Lagrange Police Department[23]
Lawrenceville Police Department
Lithonia Police Department
Locust Grove Police Department[24]
Marietta Police Department
McDonough Police Department
Milledgeville Police Department
Milton Police Department
Morven Police Department[25]
Nahunta Police Department
Newnan Police Department
Newton Police Department
Norcross Police Department
Oakwood Police Department
Peachtree City Police Department[26]
Person Police Department
Pinelake Police Department
Pooler Police Department

Quitman Police Department
Ringgold Police Department[3]
Rockmart Police Department
Rossville Police Department[27]
Roswell Police Department
Sardis Police Department
Saint Marys Police Department
Sandy Springs Police Department
Senoia Police Department
Smyrna Police Department
South Fulton Police Department[28]
Sparta Police Department[29]
Statesboro Police Department
Stonecrest Police Department
Stone Mountain Police Department
Sylvester Police Department
Tucker Police Department
Thomaston Police Department
Trenton Police Department
Union Point Police Department
Valdosta Police Department
Villa Rica Police Department
Watkinsville Police Department
Waycross Police Department
Willacoochee Police Department
Winder Police Department
Woodstock Police Department
Wrightsville Police Department

College and university agencies

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Police[30]
Agnes Scott College Department of Public Safety
Augusta University Police
Berry College Police Department
Clark Atlanta University Department of Public Safety
Clayton State University Department of Public Safety
Columbus State University Police Department
Emory Police Department
Georgia Gwinnett College Public Safety
Georgia Institute of Technology Police Department
Georgia Piedmont Technical College Police

Georgia Southern University Police Department
Georgia State University Police Department
Gordon State College Public Safety
Gwinnett Technical College Police Department
Kennesaw State University Department of Public Safety & University Police
Mercer University Police Department
Morehouse College Department of Campus Safety
Middle Georgia State University Police Department
Spelman College Department of Public Safety
University of Georgia Police Department
University of North Georgia Department of Public Safety
Valdosta State University Police Department[31]

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Police Department

Board of Education agencies

Athens-Clarke County School Police [32]
Atlanta Public School Police Department[33]
Bibb County School Police [34]
Burke County Schools Campus Police
Clayton County School Police [35]
Cherokee County School Police [36]
Cobb County School Police [37]
Columbia County Schools Police [38]
Dekalb County Schools Department of Public Safety [39]
Fulton County School Police[40]
Glynn County Schools Police[41]
Gwinnett County School Police[42]
Richmond County Board of Education Police Department [43]
Savannah-Chatham County School Police [44]

Defunct agencies

Chatham County Police Department merged with the Savannah Police Department on January 1, 2005 to form the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Macon Police Department - merged with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office in 2015.
Oak Park Police Department disbanded April 2019
Savannah Police Department merged with the Chatham County Police Department on January 1, 2005 to form the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department
Augusta Police Department merged with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office after the city and county governments consolidated in 1996. The Augusta Police Department provided all policing services within the City of Augusta while the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office provided policing in the unincorporated areas of Richmond County.

References

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Jett, Tyler (20 April 2015). "Catoosa County sheriff cleans house amid charges of favoritism". Times Free-Press. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
Blidner, Rachelle (9 May 2015). "Nine Georgia deputies fired over death of black college student in jail". New York Daily Newa. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
Staff, WXGA (5 February 2020). "Missing Dodge County woman found". WXGA. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
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"Twiggs County Sheriff". Twiggs County Sheriff. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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"Police Department | Glynn County, GA - Official Website". www.glynncounty.org.
"Police". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
Official web site accessed 20 November 2014
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"Police and 911". www.austellga.gov.
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Milligan, Mandi; Miller, Brittany (16 July 2015). "Conyers K-9 dies after being left in handler's patrol car Read more: http://www.cbs46.com/story/29572036/conyers-k-9-dies-after-being-left-in-handlers-patrol-car#ixzz3gClnoVe5". CBS46. External link in |title= (help)
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Floyd, Adam (17 April 2015). "Flag fracas at Valdosta State". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
"District Services / Security". clarke.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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"Campus Police / Welcome to Campus Police". bcsdk12.net. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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[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] "Georgia Sheriff Arrested For Shooting Friend At Model Home". Reuters. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

[auto1-3] Jett, Tyler (20 April 2015). "Catoosa County sheriff cleans house amid charges of favoritism". Times Free-Press. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

[4] Blidner, Rachelle (9 May 2015). "Nine Georgia deputies fired over death of black college student in jail". New York Daily Newa. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

[dodge1-5] Staff, WXGA (5 February 2020). "Missing Dodge County woman found". WXGA. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[6] "Sheriff's Office". Houston County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[7] Official web site accessed 12 November 2014

[8] "Official Web Site". Retrieved 22 December 2018.

[9] "Richmond County Sheriff's Office". Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[10] "Twiggs County Sheriff". Twiggs County Sheriff. Retrieved 13 January 2016.

[11] "Police Department". Dekalb County. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[12] "Police Department | Glynn County, GA - Official Website". www.glynncounty.org.

[13] "Police". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 2019-07-19.

[auto-14] Official web site accessed 20 November 2014

[15] Official http://www.americusga.gov/police-department

[16] "Police and 911". www.austellga.gov.

[17] "Cartersville Police Department". Carterville. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[18] Milligan, Mandi; Miller, Brittany (16 July 2015). "Conyers K-9 dies after being left in handler's patrol car Read more: http://www.cbs46.com/story/29572036/conyers-k-9-dies-after-being-left-in-handlers-patrol-car#ixzz3gClnoVe5". CBS46. External link in |title= (help)

[19] "Rossville woman fakes seizure, resists officers during theft arrest privateofficer.com".

[20] "Greensboro Police Department". www.greensboroga.gov.

[21] "Police Department". City of Griffin. City of Griffin. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[22] "Kennesaw Police Department".

[23] "LaGrange police detective arrested for DUI in West Point". WTVM. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[24] "Public Safety". City of Locust Grove. Retrieved 27 October 2018.

[25] Small-Town Police Departments Are Getting Billions In Big Military Hardware, by Paul Szoldra, Business Insider, 31 July 3013

[26] GBI: Wife of Peachtree City police chief shot twice at her home; by Mike Morris, 1 January 2015, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

[27] "Rossville Public Safety". City of Rossville. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[28] "City of South Fulton launches police department". WAGA. 26 March 2018.

[29] Fusion Investigates: How did America's police departments lose loads of military-issued weapons?; by Daniel Rivero and Jorge Rivas, Fusion, 26 August 2014

[30] King, Shaun (13 November 2015). "No wonder campus sex assault is a problem when some college police chiefs think women are lying". NY Daily News. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

[31] Floyd, Adam (17 April 2015). "Flag fracas at Valdosta State". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

[32] "District Services / Security". clarke.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[33] Belcher, Richard (17 November 2017). "Another cheating scandal: APS police chief disciplines 17 officers, dispatche". Retrieved 28 November 2017.

[34] "Campus Police / Welcome to Campus Police". bcsdk12.net. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[35] "Safety and Security – CCPS". clayton.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[36] "School Police Officers – Cherokee County School District". cherokeek12.net. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[37] "CCSD Police Department". cobbk12.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[38] Maxwell, Anne (2018-03-30). "Columbia County BOE votes to put armed school safety officers in every school". WJBF. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[39] "About Us – Public Safety". dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[40] "School Police". Fulton County Schools. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[41] "School Police/School Safety". glynn.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-04-12.

[42] "Increased police presence at Gwinnett high school over... | Atlanta: News, Weather and Traffic". WSB Radio. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[43] "School Safety & Security / Welcome". rcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

[44] "Home – Campus Police". internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.