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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies , the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.
Legislation to merge the Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's Department was passed by the Nevada State Legislature, and the merger became effective in 1973. [ 4 ] In 1999, an outside audit conducted by DMG-Maximus, commended the department for having fewer managers and supervisors than are typically found in large police ...
The Henderson Police Department (HPD) is the police department of the City of Henderson in Clark County in southern Nevada. The department is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies . It has 391 sworn police officers, along with support staff. [1]
The Nevada State Police (NSP), also known as the Nevada Department of Public Safety (DPS) from roughly 1949 to 2021, is the state police and highway patrol agency of Nevada, with state-wide jurisdiction. The Nevada State Police encompass the Division of Parole and Probation, the Nevada Highway Patrol, the Capitol Police Division, the Division ...
The Sheriff of Clark County, officially The Sheriff of the County of Clark, is the chief law enforcement officer of Clark County, Nevada.The Sheriff heads the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, is elected by the citizens of Clark County, and is an independent agency with joint policing of the City of Las Vegas and of unincorporated Clark County.
Department State/Territory Number of full-time sworn officers As of (with reference) 1: New York City Police Department (NYPD) New York: 33,475: October 2024 [2] 2: Chicago Police Department (CPD) Illinois: 11,580: September 2024 [3] 3: Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) California: 8,784: December 2024 [4] 4: Philadelphia Police Department ...
North Las Vegas Police Department (NLVPD) is the police department of the City of North Las Vegas in Clark County in southern Nevada. [1]Although North Las Vegas and Las Vegas are both within Clark County, and share city limit boundaries, NLVPD is not part of the larger Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, despite being part of the same metropolitan area.
The Nevada Department of Corrections utilizes five custody levels. These custody levels are: [3] Maximum - This is the most restrictive custody level in the Department. These inmates may not exit their cells without constant, direct supervision. They have a very high potential for violence, and are generally segregated from one another.