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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.
Gwinnett County police car in 2003. The Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD) is the main law enforcement agency in Gwinnett County, Georgia. The department has about a thousand employees with 936 sworn law enforcement officers as of March 2024. [2] The current incumbent Chief of Police is James D. McClure. [4]
Georgia Capitol Police is one of the divisions of the Georgia Department of Public Safety responsible for law enforcement of the Capitol Hill area of Atlanta, Georgia. A Major serves as Director of Georgia Capitol Police; Major Gary Langford is the current adjutant. The Division is split into two units: Capitol Police Services Unit
Early law enforcement awards were often pins and badges awarded on a case-by-case basis. Standardized law enforcement awards began to appear once police departments began issuing more codified and structured uniform regulations. [1] Originally, law enforcement awards were rarely awarded, and then only for acts of heroism or bravery.
Auburn is located in western Barrow County and is 42 miles (68 km) northeast of downtown Atlanta and 27 miles (43 km) west of Athens. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 6.5 square miles (16.8 km 2 ), of which 6.4 square miles (16.7 km 2 ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.07 km 2 ), or 0.39%, is water.
Sheriffs' offices of Georgia (U.S. state) (2 P) Pages in category "County police departments of Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
State law enforcement agencies of Georgia (U.S. state) (5 P) Pages in category "Law enforcement agencies of Georgia (U.S. state)" This category contains only the following page.
In the 1950s the department added more officers, formed Traffic Enforcement, Criminal Investigation, and a Records and Identification section, and responsibilities between the Sheriff and the Police Dept. were more clearly defined. By 1960 the department had grown to over 100 officers, and efforts were made for DeKalb to organize their own Academy.