List of law enforcement agencies in Iowa

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Iowa.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 392 law enforcement agencies employing 5,830 sworn police officers, about 195 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

Federal Agencies

• Office of the United States Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa
• Office of the United States Marshal for the Southern District of Iowa
• Department of Veterans Affairs

State agencies

• Iowa Department of Corrections
  • Division of Parole
• Iowa Department of Natural Resources Enforcement
• Iowa Department of Public Safety
  • Iowa State Division of Criminal Investigation
  • Iowa State Division of Narcotics Enforcement
  • Iowa State Fire Marshal
  • Iowa State Patrol
    • Iowa State Patrol Motor Vehicle Enforcement Agency

County agencies

Municipal agencies

College and University agencies

Other agencies

• Meskwaki Nation Police Department
• Eastern Iowa Airport Public Safety Department

Defunct Agencies

• Iowa Capitol Police

Notes of Interest

All Iowa Sheriff's Departments use the same markings and graphics on their patrol vehicles aside from each county having its respective name on the patrol vehicle before the word "County" under the "SHERIFF" door markings. All road deputies in the state also wear the same brown uniforms. All counties have the same shoulder patches with the county name at the top, a 7 point gold star with "IOWA" in the middle, and "SHERIFF" at the bottom. Polk County Deputies may sometimes be seen with Silver 7-point stars on their uniforms. Many years ago they were sent the wrong color patches due to a shipping or order mistake and haven't bothered to fix the 'tradition' in the years since.

References

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