List of law enforcement agencies in Kentucky

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 389 law enforcement agencies employing 7,833 sworn police officers, about 183 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

County agencies

City agencies

Airport police

County police

Community corrections

University agencies

Public schools police

Fayette County Public Schools Police Department
Greenup County Schools Division of Law Enforcement
Jefferson County Public Schools Police Department

Railroad police

Specialized police agencies

Tennessee Valley Authority Police Department
Kentucky Marijuana Strike Force
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Police

Law enforcement training academies

Defunct agencies

Boone County Police Department
Boyd County Police Department
Bromley Police Department
Crescent Springs Police Department
Crescent Park Police Department
Devondale Police Department
Dixie Police Authority
Eden Police Department
Fayette County Police Department
Graymoor-Devondale Police Department
Graymoor Police Department
Highland Heights/Southgate Police Authority
Houston Acres Police Department
Inez Police Department
Jefferson County Police Department
Kentucky Christian College Police Department
Kentucky Highway Patrol
Latonia Police Department
Lynnview Police Department
Lexington Division of Police
Louisville Police Department
Millersburg Police Department
Rolling Hills Police Department
South Fort Mitchell Police Department
Walton Police Department
Warfield Police Department
Woodford County Police Department
Wurtland Police Department

References

^ 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
^ Hastings, Deborah (5 May 2014). "Kentucky sheriff's deputy placed on paid leave after accidentally shooting his own mother during wedding ceremony". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^ official web site accessed 19 November 2014
^ official web site accessed 19 November 2014
^ "Allen approves pay raise for city employees". 5 April 2023.
^ official web site accessed 19 November 2014
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^ Dunloup, R.G. (29 May 2015). "Police in Kentucky Town Ship Mentally Ill Man to Florida, Defying Judge's Order". Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
^ Off-duty cop out mistakenly shoots himself in elevator while adjusting his belt after returning from a dinner date with his wife; by the Associated Press, 4 January 2015
^ "Former Falmouth police chief indicted on theft charges". WKYT. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
^ Cop Who Shot Off Finger With Loaded Weapon Sues Gun Store; Sebastian Murdock, 13 January 2015, Huffington Post
^ "FBI, Kentucky State Police raid Horse Cave Police Department". WDRB. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ Paducah Police Chief Responds to Accusations that Officers Used Excessive Force; by Rob Canning, WKMS, 29 August 2014
^ "City of Simpsonville | Simponsville Kentucky".

[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] Hastings, Deborah (5 May 2014). "Kentucky sheriff's deputy placed on paid leave after accidentally shooting his own mother during wedding ceremony". New York Daily News. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

[3] web site accessed 19 November 2014

[4] web site accessed 19 November 2014

[5] "Allen approves pay raise for city employees". 5 April 2023.

[6] web site accessed 19 November 2014

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[14] Dunloup, R.G. (29 May 2015). "Police in Kentucky Town Ship Mentally Ill Man to Florida, Defying Judge's Order". Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

[15] Off-duty cop out mistakenly shoots himself in elevator while adjusting his belt after returning from a dinner date with his wife; by the Associated Press, 4 January 2015

[16] "Former Falmouth police chief indicted on theft charges". WKYT. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.

[17] Cop Who Shot Off Finger With Loaded Weapon Sues Gun Store; Sebastian Murdock, 13 January 2015, Huffington Post

[18] "FBI, Kentucky State Police raid Horse Cave Police Department". WDRB. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

[19] Paducah Police Chief Responds to Accusations that Officers Used Excessive Force; by Rob Canning, WKMS, 29 August 2014

[20] "City of Simpsonville | Simponsville Kentucky".

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