List of law enforcement agencies in Nevada

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

Law enforcement in Nevada

The State of Nevada Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission is responsible to:

• provide for and encourage the training and education of persons whose primary duty is law enforcement to ensure the safety of the residents of and visitors to this state.
• Shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.^[1]

Within Nevada, Peace Officers are grouped into one of three classes, Category I, Category II, or Category III:

• Category I peace officers include traditional law enforcement officers such as deputy sheriffs, municipal police officers, gaming enforcement and the state troopers of the Nevada Highway Patrol. The Category I peace officer training is a minimum of 480 hours however most Category I academies far exceed the minimum number of hours.

• Category II peace officers are specialists and include officers such as parole, probation, and bailiffs. The Category II training varies between eight and ten weeks.

• Category III peace officers are those officers assigned solely to corrections or detention. The typical training is four weeks.^[1]

State agencies

• Nevada Department of Corrections
• Nevada Department of Public Safety
  • Nevada Capital Police
  • Nevada Highway Patrol
  • Nevada Investigation Division
  • Nevada Probation and Parole
  • Nevada State Fire Marshal
• Nevada Department of Wildlife
  • Game Wardens
• Nevada Gaming Control Board
  • Nevada Legislative Police

County agencies

• Carson City Sheriff's Office
• Churchill County Sheriff's Office
• Clark County Constable
• Clark County Sheriff's Department (until June 30, 1973)
• Clark County Park Police
• Douglas County Sheriff's Department
• Elko County Sheriff's Office
• Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office
• Eureka County Sheriff's Office
• Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
• Mineral County Sheriff's Office
• Lander County Sheriff's Office
• Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
• Lyon County Sheriff's Office
• Nye County Sheriff's Office
• Pershing County Sheriff's Office
• Storey County Sheriff's Office
• Washoe County Sheriff's Office
• White Pine Sheriff's Department

Educational agencies

• Clark County School District Police Department
• College of Southern Nevada Police Department
• Truckee Meadows Community College Police Department
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas Police Services
• University of Nevada, Reno Police Department

Joint jurisdiction/city-county agencies

• Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

City agencies

• Boulder City Constable
• Boulder City Police Department
• Carlin Police Department
• Elko Police Department
• Ely Police Department
• Fallon Police Department
• Fernley Police Department
• Henderson Police Department
• City of Las Vegas Court Marshals
• City of Las Vegas Deputy City Marshals
• Lovelock Police Department
• Mesquite Constable
• Mesquite Police Department
• North Las Vegas Constable
• North Las Vegas Police Department
• Reno Police Department
• Sparks Police Department
• Tonopah Police Department
• West Wendover Police Department
• Winnemucca Police Department
• Yerington Police Department

Township agencies

• Las Vegas Constable

Tribal agencies

• Paiute Tribal Police
• Wells Tribal Law Enforcement
• Pyramid Lake Tribal Police

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Commission report