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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Arizona.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 141 law enforcement agencies employing 14,591 sworn police officers, about 224 for each 100,000 residents.
According to Federal Bureau of Investigation data in a media release by SCSD [specify] in 2012, Tucson has 631.94 violent crimes per 100,000 population, while Phoenix has 518.12 violent crimes per 100,000 population. The Tucson Metropolitan Area has the second lowest crime rate in the state of Arizona.
He was appointed bishop of Salina by Benedict XVI on February 6, 2012. [5] [4] On October 3, 2017, Weisenburger was named the seventh bishop of Tucson by Pope Francis. He was installed on November 29, 2017. [6] [2] On February 11, 2025, Weisenburger was appointed as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit, succeeding Allen Vigneron. [7]
The pope named Bourgade as the first bishop of Tucson. [8] [10] During his two-year tenure as bishop, Bourgade established twelve schools and an orphanage and rebuilt the Cathedral of Saint Augustine. [11] In 1899, Bourgade became archbishop of Santa Fe. The second bishop of Tucson was Henry Regis Granjon, named by Leo XIII in 1900. [12]
Kicanas was named coadjutor bishop of Tucson on October 30, 2001 and became bishop after the resignation of Bishop Manuel Moreno on March 7, 2003. [ 4 ] [ 1 ] On November 13, 2007, Kicanas was elected vice-president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), receiving 22 more votes than Archbishop Timothy Dolan .
The Tucson Police Department (TPD) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Tucson. Sworn members of the Tucson Police Department are commissioned as peace officers by the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training (AZPOST) Board. This authority is valid throughout the State of Arizona at all times and locations. [2]
This number does not include federal prisons, detention centers for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or county jails As of 2007, Arizona had exported more than 2,000 prisoners to privately run facilities in Oklahoma and Indiana, a number that would have been higher if not for a riot of Arizona prisoners at the GEO Group 's New Castle ...
In 2011, the Arizona State Capitol Police department was merged with DPS, alongside the Highway Patrol Division. ASCP was responsible for the State Capitol Mall in Phoenix and the Tucson State Complex. Today, the Capitol Police still exists and patrols the Capitol grounds, but they are now full DPS officers, and use DPS cars, logos, and uniforms.