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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). It could also refer to a national police force such as the Serious Organised Crime Agency. Also, it can be used to describe an international organization such as Europol or Interpol.This is a list of law enforcement agencies, organized by continent and then by country.

International

Africa

Algeria

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Sûreté Nationale

    Angola

  • Angolan National Police/Policia Nacional do Angola

    Benin

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Police Nationale

    Botswana

  • Botswana Police Service

    Burkina Faso

  • Law enforcement in Burkina Faso

    Burundi

  • Law enforcement in Burundi

    Cameroon

  • Law enforcement in Cameroon
  • Brigade Mixte Mobile

    Cape Verde

  • Cape Verde National Police/Policia Ordem de Cabo Verde

    Central African Republic

  • Law enforcement in the Central African Republic

    Chad

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Agence Nationale de Sécurité

    Comoros

  • Law enforcement in Comoros

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Law enforcement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • DEMIAP

    Republic of the Congo

  • Law enforcement in the Republic of the Congo

    Côte d'Ivoire

  • Law enforcement in Côte d'Ivoire

    Djibouti

  • Gendarmerie Nationale

    Egypt

  • Egyptian Police Service
  • State Security Investigations

    Equatorial Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Equatorial Guinea

    Eritrea

  • Law enforcement in Eritrea

    Ethiopia

  • Law enforcement in Ethiopia

    Gabon

  • Gendarmerie Nationale

    Gambia

  • Gambia Police Force

    Ghana

  • Ghana Police Service

    Guinea

  • Law enforcement in Guinea

    Guinea-Bissau

  • Law enforcement in Guinea-Bissau

    Kenya

  • Kenya Police
  • Administration Police

    Lesotho

  • Royal LeSotho Mounted Police

    Liberia

  • Liberian National Police

    Libya

  • Libyan People's Security Force

    Madagascar

  • Law enforcement in Madagascar

    Malawi

  • Law enforcement in Malawi

    Mali

  • Gendarmerie Nationale

    Mauritania

  • Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Police Nationale

    Mauritius

  • Mauritius Police Force

    Morocco

  • Gendarmerie Royale du Maroc (paramilitary national police force)
  • Sûreté Nationale du Maroc (civilian national police force)

    Mozambique

  • Law enforcement in Mozambique

    Namibia

  • Namibia Police Service

    Niger

  • Gendarmerie Nationale

    Nigeria

  • Nigeria Police Force

    Rwanda

  • Law enforcement in Rwanda

    Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

  • Law enforcement in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

    São Tomé and Príncipe

  • Law enforcement in São Tomé and Príncipe

    Senegal

  • Law enforcement in Senegal

    Seychelles

  • Seychelles Police Force

    Sierra Leone

  • Sierra Leone Police Force

    Somalia

  • Law enforcement in Somalia

    South Africa

  • South African Police Service (SAPS)
  • Special Investigations Unit (SIU)
  • National Prosecuting Authority - Directorate of Special Operations (NPA)

    Sudan

  • Sudanese Police Service

    Swaziland

  • Royal Swaziland Police Service

    Tanzania

  • Tanzania Police Force

    Togo

  • Gendarmerie Nationale

    Tunisia

    Law enforcement in Tunisia

    Uganda

  • Uganda Police Force
  • Internal Security Organisation

    Zambia

  • Zambia Police Service

    Zimbabwe

  • Zimbabwe Republic Police

    Asia

    Afghanistan

  • Afghan National Police

    Bahrain

  • Royal Bahrain Police

    Bangladesh

  • Law enforcement in Bangladesh

    Bhutan

  • Royal Bhutan Police

    Brunei

  • Royal Brunei Police

    Cambodia

  • Cambodian National Police

    People's Republic of China

  • People's Police
  • People's Armed Police
  • People's Customs Service

    Hong Kong

  • Hong Kong Police Force
  • Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption
  • Hong Kong Correctional Services Department
  • Hong Kong Immigration Department
  • Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department
  • Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force

    Macau

  • Macau Security Force

    Republic of China (Taiwan)

  • National Police Agency
  • National Immigration Agency
  • Bureau of Investigation
  • Coast Guard Administration
  • Military Police Command

    India

  • Assam Rifles
  • Border Security Force
  • Central Board of Excise and Customs
  • Central Industrial Security Force
  • Central Reserve Police Force
  • Defence Security Corps
  • Indian Police Service
  • Indo-Tibetan Border Police
  • Mumbai Police
  • National Security Guards
  • Punjab Police
  • Railway Protection Force
  • Rashtriya Rifles
  • Special Frontier Force
  • Tamilnadu Police

    Indonesia

  • Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Police)
  • Kejaksaan Agung RI
  • Departemen Kehakiman dan HAM
  • Mahkamah Agung RI

    Iran

  • Iran Police Force
  • Ministry of Intelligence
  • Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution

    Iraq

  • Iraqi Police Service (civilian)
  • Iraqi National Police Force (paramilitary)

    Israel

  • Israeli Police Force
  • Israeli Border Police
  • YAMAM

    Japan

  • Japanese National Public Safety Commission

    Jordan

  • Law enforcement in Jordan

    Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)

  • Law enforcement in North Korea

    Republic of Korea (South Korea)

  • Republic of Korea National Public Safety Commission

    Kuwait

  • Royal Kuwaiti Police

    Kyrgyzstan

  • Law enforcement in Kyrgyzstan

    Laos

  • Ministry of Security

    Lebanon

  • Internal Security Forces

    Malaysia

  • Royal Malaysian Police

    Maldives

  • Maldives Police Force
  • Maldives National Defence Force

    Mongolia

  • Law enforcement in Mongolia

    Myanmar

  • Myanmar Police Force

    Nepal

  • Nepalese Police Force
  • Nepalese Armed Police Force

    Oman

  • Royal Oman Police

    Pakistan

  • Pakistani Federal Police
  • Punjab Police
  • Sindh Police
  • NWFP Police
  • Baluchistan Police
  • Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
  • Pakistan Rangers
  • Pakistani Military Police
  • Motorway and Highway Police
  • Levis Force
  • Elite Force Pakistan
  • Crime Investigation Department
  • Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Adjuntas Police Department
  • Aguada Police Department
  • Aguadilla Police Department
  • Aguas Buenas Police Department
  • Aibonito Police Department
  • Anasco Police Department
  • Arecibo Police Department
  • Arroyo Police Department
  • Carolina Police Department
  • Mayaguez Police Department
  • Moca Police Department
  • Ponce Police Department
  • Rincon Police Department
  • San German Police Department
  • San Juan Police Department
    Territory of Guam
  • Guam Police Department
    Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Public Safety
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Conservation Conservation Officers
  • Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Ports Authority Police Department
    Territory of American Samoa
  • American Samoa Department of Public Safety
  • Pago Pago International Airport Police Department
  • American Samoa Ports Authority Police Department
  • American Samoa Community College Police Department
    Territory of the United States Virgin Islands
  • United States Virgin Islands Police Department
  • United States Virgin Islands Territorial Marshal's Office
    Railroad Police
  • Union Pacific Police Department
  • BNSF Police Department
  • CSX Police Department
  • Norfolk Southern Police Department
  • Amtrak Police Department

    Oceania

    Australia

    Federal

  • Australian Federal Police (AFP) (also ACT territory police)
  • Australian Customs Service (ACS) (Border protection)
  • Australian Crime Commission (ACC) (ex. National Crime Authority)
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) (domestic intelligence)
  • Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) (overseas intelligence)

    State

  • New South Wales Police
  • Northern Territory Police
  • Queensland Police
  • South Australia Police
  • Tasmania Police
  • Victoria Police
  • Western Australia Police

    Fiji

  • Fiji Police

    Kiribati

  • Kiribati Police Force

    Marshall Islands

  • Marshall Islands National Police

    Federated States of Micronesia

  • Federated States of Micronesia National Police

    Nauru

  • Nauru Police Force

    New Zealand

  • New Zealand Police

    Palau

  • Palau National Police

    Papua New Guinea

  • Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary

    Pitcairn Islands

  • Law enforcement in the Pitcairn Islands

    Samoa

  • Samoa Police Service

    Solomon Islands

  • Royal Solomon Islands Police Force

    Tonga

  • Royal Tongan Police Service

    Tuvalu

  • Tuvalu Police Force

    Vanuatu

  • Vanuatu Police Force

    South America

    Argentina

    See also: Sistema de Seguridad Interior (SSI) (Interior Security System)

    Federal

  • Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA) (Argentine National Gendarmerie)
  • Prefectura Naval Argentina (PNA) (Argentine Naval Prefecture)
  • Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (PSA) (Airport Security Police)
  • Policía Federal Argentina (PFA) (Argentine Federal Police)
  • Servicio Penitenciario Federal (SPF) (Federal Penitentiary Service)
  • Oficina Anticorrupción (OA) (Counter Corruption Bureau)

    Provincial

    Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.
  • Policía Bonaerense (Buenos Aires Police)
  • Policía de la Provincia de Santa Fe (Santa Fe Province Police)
  • Policía de la Provincia de Córdoba (Córdoba Province Police)
  • Policía de la Provincia de Tucumán (Tucumán Province Police)

    Local

  • Guardia Urbana de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires Urban Guard)

    Bolivia

  • Bolivian Policia Nacional

    Brazil

  • Law enforcement in Brazil
  • Brazilian Federal Police
  • Brazilian Military Police
  • Brazilian Civil Police
  • Brazilian Intelligence Agency
  • Municipal guards

    Chile

  • Carabineros de Chile

    Colombia

  • Policia Nacional de Colombia
  • Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad, the national security agency.

    Ecuador

  • Law enforcement in Ecuador

    Guyana

  • Law enforcement in Guyana

    Paraguay

  • Law enforcement in Paraguay

    Peru

  • Policia Nacional del Peru

    Suriname

  • Law enforcement in Suriname

    Uruguay

  • Law enforcement in Uruguay

    Venezuela

  • Law enforcement in Venezuela
  • Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención

    Disbanded agencies

    Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list.

    Nazi Germany

  • Ordnungspolizei (Order Police)
  • Kriminalpolizei (Criminal Police)
  • Sicherheitspolizei (Security Police)
  • Geheime Staatspolizei (Secret State Police)

    East Germany

  • Volkspolizei (People's Police)
  • Stasi (State Security Police)

    Fascist Italy

  • Milizia Volontaria (Volunteer Militia; Blackshirts)
  • Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana (National Republician Guard)

    Panama Canal Zone

  • Canal Zone Police

    Philippines

  • Philippine Constabulary

    Communist Romania

  • Securitate

    Soviet Union

  • KGB (Committee for State Security)

    South Vietnam/Republic of Vietnam

  • South Vietnamese National PoliceFurther Information

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