List of law enforcement agencies


A law enforcement agency is any agency which enforces the law. This may be a special, local, or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 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.

InternationalAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth AmericaDisbanded

International

Algeria

Chad

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Côte d'Ivoire

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

Guinea-Bissau

Kenya

Mali

Namibia

; Nationwide
;Municipalities

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Afghanistan

Mainland China

Hong Kong

Republic of China (Taiwan)

[Indian Police Service] 

Central (federal) law enforcement agencies

; Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs
Malaysian Ministry of Finance
Prime Minister's Department
; Military of Malaysia

Federal

;National
;Local
used for publicity

Turkmenistan

;Emirati level
The National Security Service NSS; in Uzbek Milliy Xavfsizlik Xizmati, MXX

Vietnam

;National
;Local

Albania

;Federal
;Municipalities
Federal level
Local level

Czech Republic

;National
;Municipal

National

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Italy

;National
.
;Provincial
;Municipal
Dienst Speciale Interventies composed of department of Defense, Police and the Department of Justice

North Macedonia

Civilian
Military
;National
;Municipal
;National
;Autonomous communities
;Municipal
Territorial police forces
National police forces
National non-police law enforcement forces
Service police forces
British Overseas Territories police forces
MOD overseas police forces
Overseas service police forces

Antigua and Barbuda

Federal

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Federal

Federal

[United States Department of State] (DOS)
The Department of Homeland Security
Department of the Army
Department of the Navy
Department of the Air Force
National Security Agency

Territorial police

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

Australia

Federal

Argentina

Federal

Each one of Argentina's twenty-three provinces has its own Provincial Police force.
Note: Many of these fall under the definition of secret police and derive from that list.

Austria

;Federal Republic of Germany
;East Germany
;Nazi Germany