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|+ Federal agencies employing at least 100 but fewer than 500 full-time personnel authorized to make arrests and carry firearms, September 2004
|+ Some Federal Police agencies  
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! Agency || Number || Police force name
! Agency || Number || Police force name
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| [[United States Postal Service]] || || [[United States Postal Inspection Service]] (USPIS)
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| [[U.S. Department of Justice]] || || [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] (FBI)
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| [[U.S. Department of Justice]] || || [[U.S. Marshall Service]]
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || ||  [[United States Coast Guard]] (USCG)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[U.S. Secret Service]] (USSS)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[Transportation Security Agency]] (TSA)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[Federal Protective Service]] (FPS)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ Office of Security and Professional Responsibility]] (FLETC)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[Office of the Chief Security Officer]] (OCSO)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Department of Homeland Security]] || || [[Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Mount Weather Police Department]] (FEMA)<ref name=DhsAgencies/>
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| [[Pentagon Force Protection Agency]] || 482 || [[Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>  
| [[Pentagon Force Protection Agency]] || 482 || [[Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>  
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| [[Food and Drug Administration]] || 177 || [[Food and Drug Administration Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
| [[Food and Drug Administration]] || 177 || [[Food and Drug Administration Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
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| [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] || 168 || [[Tennessee Valley Authority Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
| [[Tennessee Valley Authority]] || 168 || [[TVA Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
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| [[National Marine Fisheries Service]] || 141 || [[National Marine Fisheries Service Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
| [[National Marine Fisheries Service]] || 141 || [[National Marine Fisheries Service Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>
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| [[Library of Congress]] || 116 || [[Library of Congress Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>  
| [[Library of Congress]] || 116 || [[Library of Congress Police]]<ref name=prisonpolicyFleo04/>  
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The [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]]s train officials from 105 Federal, State and Tribal agencies.


==References==
==References==
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{{cite news       
{{cite news       
| url        = https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/bjs/fleo04.pdf
| url        = https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/bjs/fleo04.pdf
| title      =  
| title      = Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004
| work        =  
| work        = [[Bureau of Justice Statistics]]
| author      =  
| date        = July 2006
| date        =  
| author      = Brian A. Reaves
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| url        = https://www.dhs.gov/dhs-law-enforcement-overview
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| title      = DHS Law Enforcement Overview
| work        =  
| work        = [[Department of Homeland Security]]
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The United States employs a large number of Federal Police agencies, of various sizes.[1]

Some Federal Police agencies
Agency Number Police force name
United States Postal Service United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS)
U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Marshall Service
Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard (USCG)[2]
Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)[2]
Department of Homeland Security U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)[2]
Department of Homeland Security U.S. Secret Service (USSS)[2]
Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Agency (TSA)[2]
Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service (FPS)[2]
Department of Homeland Security Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers’ Office of Security and Professional Responsibility (FLETC)[2]
Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO)[2]
Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Mount Weather Police Department (FEMA)[2]
Pentagon Force Protection Agency 482 Pentagon Force Protection Agency Police[1]
U.S. Mint 376 United States Mint Police[1]
Bureau of Indian Affairs 320 Bureau of Indian Affairs Police[1]
Amtrak 317 Amtrak Police[1]
Department of Energy* 292 Department of Energy Police[1]
Bureau of Land Management 249 Bureau of Land Management Police[1]
Bureau of Engraving and Printing 234 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police[1]
Environmental Protection Agency 209 Environmental Protection Agency Police[1]
Food and Drug Administration 177 Food and Drug Administration Police[1]
Tennessee Valley Authority 168 TVA Police[1]
National Marine Fisheries Service 141 National Marine Fisheries Service Police[1]
U.S. Supreme Court 125 Supreme Court Police[1]
Library of Congress 116 Library of Congress Police[1]

The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers train officials from 105 Federal, State and Tribal agencies.

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Brian A. Reaves. Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2006. Retrieved on 2023-10-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 DHS Law Enforcement Overview, Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved on 2023-10-19.
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