List of law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 357 law enforcement agencies employing 18,342 sworn police officers, about 280 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

Federal Agencies

These are federal agencies that have common operations within the state.

State agencies

Office of the Treasurer and Receiver General of Massachusetts
- Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
  - Enforcement Division ^[2]
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Massachusetts Environmental Police^[3]
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
- Massachusetts State Police^[4]
- Massachusetts Department of Correction^[5]
Massachusetts Court System
- Executive Office of the Trial Court
  - Trial Court Security Department^[6]

County agencies

Municipal agencies

Other agencies

College and university agencies

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
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