List of law enforcement agencies in Virginia
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.
State agencies
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Charitable Gaming
Virginia Department of Corrections
Virginia Department of Fire Programs - State Fire Marshal's Office
Virginia Department of Forestry
Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Law Enforcement Division
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Conservation Police
Virginia Division of Capitol Police - General Assembly
Virginia Marine Resources Commission - Virginia Marine Police
Virginia Office of State Inspector General
Virginia Port Authority Police
Virginia State Corporation Commission - Bailiffs
Virginia State Lottery Security Division
Virginia State Parks Police
Virginia State Police
Special District agencies
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel District and Commission Police Department
County agencies
City agencies
Town agencies
Town agencies include:
Airport agencies
Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Department of Public Safety
Lynchburg Regional Airport Police Department
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department
Norfolk International Airport Police Department
Peninsula Airport Commission Police Department (Newport News/Williamsburg International)
Richmond International Airport Police Department
Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Public Safety Department
University/college police agencies
Blue Ridge Community College Public Safety Department
Bridgewater College Police and Safety Department
Central Virginia Community College Department of Public Safety and Police
Christopher Newport University Police Department
College of William and Mary Police Department
Emory and Henry University Campus Police and Security Department
Ferrum College Police Department
George Mason University Department of Police and Public Safety
Germanna Community College Police Department
Hampden-Sydney College Department of Security and Police
Hampton University Police Department
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Police Department
James Madison University Department of Public Safety
Liberty University Police Department
Longwood University Police Department
Laurel Ridge Community College Campus Police and Security Department
Mountain Empire Community College Police Department
Norfolk State University Police Department
Northern Virginia Community College Police Department
Old Dominion University Police Department
Patrick & Henry Community College Police Department
Piedmont Virginia Community College Department of Public Safety and Police Department
Radford University Police Department
Regent University Police Department
Richard Bland College of William and Mary Police Department
Southwest Virginia Community College Police Department
University of Mary Washington Police Department
University of Richmond Police Department
University of Virginia Police Department
University of Virginia's College at Wise Police Department
Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
Virginia Highlands Community College Police Department
Virginia Military Institute Police Department
Virginia Peninsula Community College Police Department
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind Office of Public Safety
Virginia State University Department of Police and Public Safety
Virginia Tech Police Department
Virginia Union University Police Department
Virginia Western Community College Police Department
Wytheville Community College Police Department
Private police departments
Aquia Harbour Police Department [1]
Bridgewater Airpark Police Department
BWXT Police Department
Carilion Clinic Police and Security Services Department [2]
Kings Dominion Park Police Department
Kingsmill Police Department [3]
Lake Monticello Police Department [4]
Wintergreen Police Department [5]
Per Virginia Code 9.1-101, which provides that any DCJS recognized Private Police Departments in existence as of January 1, 2013, shall remain authorized Virginia Private Police Departments. In section 3 of the code it lists as follows:
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