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For law enforcement in the country, see Law enforcement in Georgia (country).

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.[1]

Georgia also hosts the FLETC, which serves as the primary training facility for numerous federal law enforcement agencies.

State agencies

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County marshal agencies

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County sheriff agencies

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County police agencies

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City agencies

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College and university agencies

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Board of Education agencies

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Transit authority police

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Other agencies

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Defunct agencies

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  • Macon Police Department - merged with the Bibb County Sheriff's Office in 2015. [citation needed]
  • Oak Park Police Department disbanded April 2019 [citation needed]
  • Augusta Police Department merged with the Richmond County Sheriff's Office after the city and county governments consolidated in 1996. The Augusta Police Department provided all policing services within the City of Augusta while the Richmond County Sheriff's Office provided policing in the unincorporated areas of Richmond County.[citation needed]
  • Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department split in June 2017 between the Savannah Police Department and the Chatham County Police Department.

References

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  1. ^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
  2. ^ "Georgia Sheriff Arrested For Shooting Friend At Model Home". Reuters. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ Jett, Tyler (20 April 2015). "Catoosa County sheriff cleans house amid charges of favoritism". Times Free-Press. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ Blidner, Rachelle (9 May 2015). "Nine Georgia deputies fired over death of black college student in jail". New York Daily Newa. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  5. ^ WXGA Staff (5 February 2020). "Missing Dodge County woman found". WXGA. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Sheriff's Office". Houston County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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  8. ^ "Official Web Site". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  9. ^ "Richmond County Sheriff's Office". Richmond County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Twiggs County Sheriff". Twiggs County Sheriff. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Sheriff's Office". Washington County, GA. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Police Department". Dekalb County. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Police Department | Glynn County, GA - Official Website". www.glynncounty.org.
  14. ^ "Police". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  15. ^ Official http://www.americusga.gov/police-department
  16. ^ "Police and 911". www.austellga.gov.
  17. ^ "Cartersville Police Department". Carterville. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Columbus Police Department". Columbus Police Department. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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  21. ^ "Greensboro Police Department". www.greensboroga.gov.
  22. ^ "Police Department". City of Griffin. City of Griffin. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  23. ^ "Kennesaw Police Department".
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  25. ^ "Public Safety". City of Locust Grove. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
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  29. ^ "Savannah Police". Savanah Police Department. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  30. ^ "City of South Fulton launches police department". WAGA. 26 March 2018.
  31. ^ Fusion Investigates: How did America's police departments lose loads of military-issued weapons?; by Daniel Rivero and Jorge Rivas, Fusion, 26 August 2014
  32. ^ "Police Department". City of Statham. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  33. ^ "Police Department". City of Stockbridge. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  34. ^ "Police Department". City of Sylvester. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  35. ^ King, Shaun (13 November 2015). "No wonder campus sex assault is a problem when some college police chiefs think women are lying". NY Daily News. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  36. ^ Floyd, Adam (17 April 2015). "Flag fracas at Valdosta State". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  37. ^ "District Services / Security". clarke.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  38. ^ Belcher, Richard (17 November 2017). "Another cheating scandal: APS police chief disciplines 17 officers, dispatche". Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  39. ^ "Campus Police / Welcome to Campus Police". bcsdk12.net. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  40. ^ "Safety and Security – CCPS". clayton.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  41. ^ "School Police Officers – Cherokee County School District". cherokeek12.net. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  42. ^ "CCSD Police Department". cobbk12.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  43. ^ Maxwell, Anne (2018-03-30). "Columbia County BOE votes to put armed school safety officers in every school". WJBF. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  44. ^ "About Us – Public Safety". dekalbschoolsga.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  45. ^ "School Police". Fulton County Schools. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  46. ^ "School Police/School Safety". glynn.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2019-04-12.
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  48. ^ "School Safety & Security / Welcome". rcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  49. ^ "Home – Campus Police". internet.savannah.chatham.k12.ga.us. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
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