List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania

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

Pennsylvania says it has more police departments than any other state in the country. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 1,117 law enforcement agencies employing 27,413 sworn police officers, about 218 for each 100,000 residents.

State Law Enforcement
Pennsylvania Inspector General
 * Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole
 * Pennsylvania Bureau of Dog Law Enforcement
 * Pennsylvania Capitol Police
 * Pennsylvania DCNR rangers
 * Pennsylvania Waterways Conservation Officer
 * Pennsylvania Game Warden
 * Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
 * Pennsylvania Attorney General
 * Pennsylvania State Police
 * Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission

County agencies

 * Adams County Detectives. Detectives assigned to the Adams County District Attorney, Gettysburg, PA
 * Adams County Sheriff's Office
 * Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office
 * Allegheny County Police Department
 * Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
 * Armstrong County Sheriff's Office
 * Beaver County Sheriff's Office
 * Bedford County Sheriff's Office
 * Berks County Sheriff's Office
 * Berks County Park Rangers
 * Blair County Sheriff’s Office
 * Bucks County Sheriff's Office
 * Bucks County Park Rangers
 * Butler County Sheriff's Office
 * Centre County Sheriff's Office
 * Chester County Sheriff's Office
 * Clearfield County Sheriff's Office
 * Clinton County Sheriff's Office
 * Columbia County Sheriff's Office
 * Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
 * Dauphin County Sheriff's Office
 * Dauphin County District Attorney's Investigation Office
 * Delaware County Bureau of Park Police & Fire Safety
 * Delaware County Sheriff's Office
 * Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division
 * Elk County Sheriff's Office
 * Erie County Sheriff's Office
 * Fayette County Sheriff's Office
 * Forest County Sheriff's Office
 * Franklin County Sheriff's Office
 * Fulton County Sheriff's Office
 * Greene County Sheriff's Office
 * Huntingdon County Sheriff's Office
 * Indiana County Sheriff's Office
 * Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
 * Juniata County Sheriff's Office
 * Lackawanna County Sheriff's Department
 * Lancaster County Sheriff's Office


 * Lancaster County Park Rangers
 * Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
 * Lebanon County Sheriff's Office
 * Lehigh County Sheriff's Office
 * Luzerne County Sheriff's Department
 * Lycoming County Sheriff's Office
 * McKean County Sheriff's Office
 * Mercer County Sheriff's Office
 * Mifflin County Sheriff's Office
 * Monroe County District Attorney's Office - Detective Unit
 * Monroe County Sheriff's Office
 * Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
 * Montour County Sheriff's Office
 * Northampton County Sheriff's Office
 * Northumberland County Sheriff's Office
 * Perry County Sheriff's Office
 * Philadelphia Adult Probation and Parole Department
 * Philadelphia County Sheriff's Office
 * Pike County Sheriff's Office
 * Pike County District Attorney Detectives|
 * Pike County Humane Police


 * Potter County Sheriff's Office
 * Schuylkill County Sheriff's Office
 * Snyder County Sheriff's Office
 * Somerset County Sheriff's Department
 * Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
 * Susquehanna County Sheriff's Office
 * Tioga County Sheriff's Office
 * Union County Sheriff's Office
 * Venango County Sheriff's Office
 * Warren County Sheriff's Office
 * Washington County Sheriff's Office
 * Wayne County Sheriff's Office
 * Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office
 * Westmoreland County Park Police
 * Wyoming County Sheriff's Office
 * York County Sheriff's Office
 * York County Park Rangers

Fire Department Investigators,Marshals
The Pennsylvania State Police have State Troopers who are certified to investigate Arson. Some local Fire Departments have Arson Investigators, however, their power is limited.

Municipal agencies

 * Abbottstown Borough Police Department
 * Abington Township Police Department
 * Adams Township Police Department
 * Alburtis Borough Police Department
 * Aldan Borough Police Department
 * Allegheny Township Police Department
 * Allentown Police Department
 * Aliquippa City Police Department
 * Altoona Police Department
 * Ambridge Borough Police Department
 * Amity Township Police Department
 * Apollo Borough Police Department
 * Archbald Borough Police Department
 * City of Arnold Police Department
 * Ashley Borough Police Department
 * Ashland Borough Police Department
 * Aspinwall Borough Police Department
 * Aston Township Police Department
 * Athens Township Police Department
 * Auburn Police Department
 * Avalon Borough Police Department
 * Avoca Borough Police Department
 * Avonmore Borough Police Department
 * Baden Police Department
 * Baldwin Borough Police Department
 * Bally Borough Police Department
 * Bangor Borough Police Department
 * Barnesboro Police Department
 * Bear Creek Township/Bear Creek Village Police Department
 * Barrett Township Police Department
 * Beaver Falls Police Department
 * Bedminster Township Police
 * Bell Acres Police Department
 * Bellefonte Police Department
 * Bellwood Police Department
 * Ben Avon Heights Police Department
 * Bendersville Borough Police Department
 * Bensalem Township Police Department
 * Bentleyville Police Department
 * Berlin Borough Police Department
 * Bern Township Police Department
 * Bernville Police Department
 * Berwick Police Department
 * Bessemer Police Department
 * Bethel Park Police Department
 * Bethel Township Police Department
 * Bethlehem Police Department
 * Biglerville Police Department
 * Birdsboro Police Department
 * Birmingham Police Department
 * Black Creek Township Police Department
 * Blair Township Police Department
 * Blairsville Police Department
 * Blakely Police Department
 * Blakely Borough Police Department
 * Blossburg City Police Department
 * Bonneauville Police Department
 * Boswell Borough Police Department
 * Boyertown Police Department
 * Braddock Borough Police Department
 * Braddock Hills Police Department
 * Bradford Police Department
 * Brecknock Borough Police Department
 * Brentwood Borough Police Department
 * Briar Creek Township Police Department
 * Bridgeport Township Police Department
 * Brighton Township Police Department
 * Bristol Borough Police Department
 * Bristol Township Police Department
 * Brockway Borough Police Department
 * Brookhaven Borough Police Department
 * Brookville Borough Police Department
 * Brownsville Police Department
 * Buckingham Township Police
 * Buffalo Township Police Department
 * Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department
 * Butler Police Department
 * Caernarvon Township Police
 * California Police Department
 * Cambria Township Police Department
 * Camp Hill Police Department
 * Canonsburg Police Department
 * Carbondale Police Department
 * Carbondale Township Police Department
 * Carlisle Police Department
 * Carnegie Police Department
 * Carroll Township Police Department
 * Cass Township Police Department
 * Castle Shannon Police Department
 * Catasauqua Police Department
 * Catawissa Borough Police Department
 * Cecil Township Police Department
 * Center Township Police Department
 * Centerville Police Department
 * Chalfont Borough Police Department
 * Chambersburg Police Department
 * Charleroi Regional Police Department
 * Chartiers Township Police Department
 * Cheltenham Township Police Department
 * Chester Township Police Department
 * Chippewa Township Police Department
 * Churchill Township Police Department
 * Clariton Police Department
 * Clarks Summit Police Department
 * Clearfield Borough Police Department
 * Clifford Heights Police Department
 * Clymer Police Department
 * Coal Township Police Department
 * Coaldale Police Department
 * Coatesville Police Department
 * Cochranton Police Department
 * Colebrookdale District Police
 * Collegeville Police Department
 * Collier Police Department
 * Collingdale Borough Police Department
 * Columbia Police Department
 * Colwyn Police Department
 * Conewago Township Police Department
 * Confluence Police Department
 * Conneaut Lake Regional Police Department
 * Conellsville Police Department
 * Conshohocken Borough Police Department
 * Conway Borough Police Department
 * Conyngham Police Department
 * Coopersburg Police Department
 * Coplay Borough Police Department
 * Coraopolis Police Department
 * Cornwall Police Department
 * Corry Police Department
 * Coudersport Borough Police Department
 * Courtdale Borough Police Department
 * Covington Township Police Department
 * Crafton Police Department
 * Cranberry Township Police Department
 * Crescent Township Police Department
 * Cresson Borough Police Department
 * Cressona Police Department
 * Cumberland Police Department
 * Cumru Township Police
 * Curwensville Borough Police Department
 * Dallas Borough Police Department
 * Dallas Township Police Department
 * Dalton Borough Police Department
 * Danville Police Department
 * Darby Borough Police Department
 * Darlington Township Police Department
 * Decatur Township Police Department
 * Deer Lake Police Department
 * Delaware Water Gap Police Department
 * Derry Borough Police Department
 * Derry Township Police
 * Dickson City Borough Police Department
 * Dormont Borough Police Department
 * Douglass Township Police Department
 * Downingtown Police Department
 * DuBois City Police Department
 * Dublin Borough Police Department
 * Duncansville Police Department
 * Dunmore Police Department
 * Dupont Borough Police Department
 * Earl Township Police Department
 * East Bangor Police Department
 * East Berlin Police Department
 * East Brady Police Department
 * East Brandywine Township Police Department
 * East Fallowfield Police Department
 * East Franklin Township Police Department
 * East Hempfield Township Police Department
 * East McKeesport Borough Police Department
 * East Norriton Township Police Department
 * East Pennsboro Township Police Department
 * East Pikeland Police Department
 * East Stroudsburg Police Department
 * Easttown Police Department
 * East Union Township Police Department
 * East Vincent Township Police Department
 * East Washington Police Department
 * East Whiteland Township Police Department
 * Easton Police Department
 * Ebensburg Police Department
 * Economy Borough Police Department
 * Eddystone Borough Police Department
 * Edgewood Police Department
 * Edinboro Police Department
 * Edwardsville Borough Police Department
 * Elderton Borough Police Department
 * Elizabeth Police Department
 * Elizabethtown Police Department
 * Elkland Police Department
 * Elk Lick Police Department
 * Ellwood City Police Department
 * Emlenton Borough Police Department
 * Emmaus City Police Department
 * Ephrata Borough Police Department
 * Erie Police Department
 * Everett Police Department
 * Exeter Township Police
 * Factoryville Police Department
 * Fairview Police Department
 * Falls Township Police Department
 * Fawn Township Police Department
 * Ferguson Township Police Department
 * Ferndale Borough Police Department
 * Folcroft Police Department
 * Ford City Police Department
 * Forest City Police Department
 * Forest Lake Police Department
 * Forks Township Police Department
 * Fort Indiantown Gap Township Police Department
 * Forty Fort Borough Police Department
 * Fountain Hill Borough Police Department
 * Frackville Borough Police Department
 * Franklin City Police Department
 * Franklin Township Police Department
 * Freeland Borough Police Department
 * Freemansburg Police Department
 * Freeport Borough Police Department
 * Gaines Police Department
 * Galeton Police Department
 * Gallitzin Police Department
 * Geistown Borough Police Department
 * Gettysburg Borough Police Department
 * Girard Police Department
 * Glassport Police Department
 * Glenolden Borough Police Department
 * Gloucester Township Police Department
 * Gordon Borough Police Department
 * Greencastle Police Department
 * Greensburg Police Department
 * Greenfield Township Police Department
 * Greenville Police Department
 * Halifax Police Department
 * Hampton Township Police Department
 * Hanover Borough Police Department
 * Harding Police Department
 * Harmony Police Department
 * Harrisburg Bureau of Police
 * Harrison Township Police Department
 * Harrisville Police Department
 * Hartleton Police Department
 * Hatboro Police Department
 * Hatfield Township Police Department
 * Haverford Township Police Department
 * Hawley Borough Police Department
 * Hazleton City Police Department
 * Hegins Township Police Department
 * Heidelberg Borough Police Department
 * Hellam Township Police Department
 * Hellertown Police Department
 * Hempfield Township Police Department
 * Hermitage Police Department
 * Hickory Township Police Department
 * Highspire Borough Police Department
 * Hilltown Township Police Department
 * Hollidaysburg Borough Police Department
 * Homer City Police Department
 * Homestead Borough Police Department
 * Honesdale Police Department
 * Hopewell Township Police Department
 * Horsham Township Police Department
 * Hughestown Borough Police Department
 * Hummelstown Borough Police Department
 * Huntingdon Borough Police Department
 * Independence Township Police Department
 * Indiana Township Police Department
 * Industry Borough Police Department
 * Ingram Borough Police Department
 * Irwin Borough Police Department
 * Jackson Township Police Department
 * Jamestown Police Department
 * Jeannette Police Department
 * Jefferson Hills Police Department
 * Jenkintown Police Department
 * Jessup Police Department
 * Jim Thorpe Police Department
 * Johnsonburg Borough Police Department
 * Kennedy Township Police Department
 * Kennett Square Police Department (Pennsylvania)
 * Kidder Township Police Department
 * Kingston Police Department
 * Kiskiminetas Township Police Department
 * Kline Township Police Department
 * Knox Borough Police Department
 * Knoxville Borough Police Department
 * Koppel Police Department
 * Kulpmont Borough Police Department
 * Kutztown Borough Police Department
 * Lacyville Police Department
 * Laflin Borough Police Department
 * Lamar Township Police Department
 * Lancaster City Bureau of Police
 * Langhorne Police Department
 * Lansdale Borough Police Department
 * Lansdowne Borough Police Department
 * Lansford Police Department
 * Larksville Borough Police Department
 * Latrobe Police Department
 * Laureldale Borough Police
 * Lawrence Park Township Police Department
 * Lawrence Township Police Department
 * Lawrenceville Police Department
 * Lebanon Police Department
 * Leechburg Police Department
 * Leesport Police Department
 * Leet Township Police Department
 * Lehigh Township Police Department
 * Lehighton Borough Police Department
 * Ligonier Valley Police Department
 * Limerick Township Police Department
 * Linesville Police Department
 * Lititz Borough Police Department
 * Littlestown Police Department
 * Lock Haven Police Department
 * Logan Township Police Department
 * Lower Allen Township Police Department
 * Lower Burrell Police Department
 * Lower Chichester Township Police Department
 * Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department
 * Lower Heidelberg Township Police
 * Lower Makefield Township Police Department
 * Lower Merion Police Department
 * Lower Moreland Township Police Department
 * Lower Paxton Police Department
 * Lower Providence Township Police Department
 * Lower Saucon Township Police Department
 * Lower Southampton Township Police Department
 * Lower Swatara Township Police Department
 * Lower Windsor Township Police Department
 * Luzerne Borough Police Department
 * Lykens Borough Police Department
 * Macungie Police Department
 * Mahanoy Police Department
 * Mahoning Township Police Department
 * Malvern Police Department
 * Manheim Borough Police Department
 * Manor Borough Police Department
 * Manor Township Police Department
 * Mansfield Police Department
 * Marcus Hook Borough Police Department
 * Marlborough Township Police Department
 * Marple Township Police Department
 * Mars Borough Police Department
 * Martinsburg Borough Police Department
 * Marysville Police Department
 * Masontown Police Department
 * Mayfield Police Department
 * McCandless Police Department
 * McDonald Police Department
 * McKeesport Police Department
 * McKees Rocks Police Department
 * McSherrystown Police Department
 * Mechanicsburg Police Department
 * Media Borough Police Department
 * Mercersburg Police Department
 * Meshoppen Borough Police Department
 * Meyersdale Borough Police Department
 * Middlesex Police Department
 * Middletown Borough Police Department
 * Midland Borough Police Department
 * Milford Borough Police Department
 * Millbourne Borough Police Department
 * Mill Creek Police Department
 * Millersville Borough Police Department
 * Mill Hall Borough Police Department
 * Millvale Borough Police Department
 * Minersville Police Department
 * Milton Police Department
 * Mohnton Police Department
 * Monessen Police Department
 * Monongahela Police Department
 * Monroeville Police Department
 * Montgomery Borough Police Department
 * Montgomery Township Police Department
 * Montoursville Borough Police Department
 * Montrose Borough Police Department
 * Moon Township Police Department
 * Moore Township Police Department (pennsylvania) Northampton County
 * Moosic Borough Police Department
 * Morrisville Borough Police Department
 * Morton Borough Police Department
 * Moscow Borough Police Department
 * Mount Carmel Borough Police Department
 * Mount Holly Springs Police Department
 * Mount Joy Police Department
 * Mount Lebanon Police Department
 * Mount Oliver Police Department
 * Mount Pleasant Police Department
 * Mount Union Borough Police Department
 * Muhlenberg Township Police Department
 * Muncy Police Department
 * Murrysville Police Department
 * Myerstown Borough Police Department
 * Nanticoke City Police Department
 * Nanty Glo Police Department (Pennsylvania)
 * Narberth Borough Police Department
 * Nescopeck Borough Police Department
 * Neshannock Township Police Department
 * Nesquehoning Police Department
 * Nether Providence Police Department
 * New Berlin Police Department
 * New Bethlehem Police Department
 * New Bloomfield Police Department
 * New Britain Borough Police Department
 * New Britain Township Police Department
 * New Castle Police Department
 * New Cumberland Police Department
 * New Holland Borough Police Department
 * New Hope Borough Police Department
 * New Kensington Police Department
 * New Wilmington Police Department
 * Newberry Township Police Department
 * Newport Township Police Department
 * Newton Township Police Department
 * Newtown Borough Police Department
 * Newtown Township Police Department
 * Newville Borough Police Department
 * Norristown Police Department
 * North Belle Vernon Police Department
 * North Braddock Police Department
 * North Catasauqua Police Department
 * North Cornwall Township Police Department
 * North Coventry Township Police Department
 * North East Police Department
 * North Fayette Township Police Department
 * North Hampton Borough Police Department
 * North Hampton Township Police Department
 * North Huntingdon Township Police Department
 * North Lebanon Police Department
 * North Londonderry Police Department
 * North Middleton Township Police Department
 * North Sewickley Township Police Department
 * North Strabane Township Police Department
 * North Versailles Township Police Department
 * North Wales Borough Police Department
 * North Woodbury Township Police Department
 * Oakdale Borough Police Department
 * Ohio Township Police Department
 * Ohioville Police Department
 * Oil City Police Department
 * Old Forge Borough Police Department
 * Old Lycoming Police Department
 * Oley Police Department
 * Olyphant Police Department
 * Orangeville Borough Police Department
 * Orwigsburg Borough Police Department
 * Patton Township Police Department
 * Pen Argyl Borough Police Department
 * Penbrook Borough Police Department
 * Penn Hills Police Department
 * Pennsauken Township Police Department
 * Penns Grove Police Department
 * Penn Township Police Department
 * Perkasie Borough Police Department
 * Peters Township Police Department
 * Philadelphia Police Department
 * Phoenixville Police Department
 * Philipsburg Borough Police Department
 * Pine Creek Township Police Department
 * Pine-Marshall-Bradfordwoods Joint Police Department
 * Pitcairn Police Department
 * Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
 * Pittston City Police Department
 * Pittston Township Police Department
 * Plain Grove Police Department
 * Plains Township Police Department
 * Plumstead Township Police Department
 * Plymouth Borough Police Department
 * Plymouth Township Police Department
 * Point Township Police Department
 * Port Allegany Police Department
 * Port Carbon Police Department
 * Pottstown Police Department
 * Pottsville Bureau of Police
 * Pringle Police Department
 * Prospect Park Police Department
 * Pulaski Township Police Department
 * Punxsutawney Police Department
 * Quakertown Borough Police Department
 * Quarryville Borough Police Department
 * Raccoon Township Police Department
 * Radnor Township Police Department
 * Ralpho Township Police Department
 * Reading Police Department
 * Red Lion Police Department
 * Renovo Police Department
 * Richland Township Police Department
 * Ridgway Police Department
 * Ridley Park Borough Police Department
 * Ridley Township Police Department
 * Rimersburg Police Department
 * Riverside Borough Police Department
 * Roaring Brook Township Police Department
 * Robinson Township Police Department
 * Rochester Borough Police Department
 * Rockwood Police Department
 * Roseto Police Department
 * Ross Township Police Department
 * Rostraver Township Police Department
 * Royersford Police Department
 * Rush Township Police Department
 * Sadsbury Township Police Department
 * Saint Clair Police Department
 * Saint Marys City Police Department
 * Salem Police Department
 * Salisbury Township Police Department
 * Sandy Township Police Department
 * Saxonburg Borough Police Department
 * Saxton Borough Police Department
 * Sayre Borough Police Department
 * Schuylkill Haven Police Department
 * Schuylkill Township Police Department
 * Scott Township Police Department
 * Scottdale Borough Police Department
 * Scranton Police Department
 * Selinsgrove Borough Police Department
 * Sewickley Borough Police Department
 * Sewickley Heights Borough Police Department
 * Shaler Township Police Department
 * Shamokin City Police Department
 * Shamokin Dam Police Department
 * Sharon Police Department
 * Sharon Hill Police Department
 * Sharpsburg Police Department
 * Shenandoah Borough Police Department
 * Shenango Township Police Department
 * Shillington Police Department
 * Shippensburg Police Department
 * Shiremanstown Borough Police Department
 * Shoemakersville Police Department
 * Shohola Township Police Department
 * Silver Lake Township Police Department
 * Sinking Spring Borough Police
 * Slippery Rock Police Department
 * Smethport Police Department
 * Smith Township Police Department
 * Smithfield Borough Police Department
 * Solebury Police Department
 * Somerset Borough Police Department
 * Souderton Borough Police Department
 * South Abington Township Police Department
 * South Buffalo Township Police Department
 * South Fayette Police Department
 * South Heidelberg Township Police Department
 * South Heights Police Department
 * South Lebanon Township Police Department
 * South Londonderry Township Police Department
 * South Strabane Township Police Department
 * South Waverly Police Department
 * South Whitehall Township Police Department
 * South Williamsport Police Department
 * Spring City Police Department
 * Spring Garden Police Department
 * Springdale Borough Police Department
 * Springettsbury Township Police Department
 * Springfield Township Police Department
 * Spring Township Police Department
 * State College Police Department
 * Steelton Borough Police Department
 * Stowe Township Police Department
 * Sugarcreek Borough Police Department
 * Sugar Notch Borough Police Department
 * Summit Hill Police Department
 * Sunbury Police Department
 * Susquehanna Township Police Department
 * Swatara Township Police Department
 * Swarthmore Police Department
 * Swissvale Borough Police Department
 * Swoyersville Borough Police Department
 * Sykesville Police Department
 * Tamaqua Borough Police Department
 * Tarentum Police Department
 * Taylor Borough Police Department
 * Throop Police Department
 * Tilden Township Police
 * Tinicum Township Police Department
 * Titusville Police Department
 * Towamencin Township Police Department
 * Towanda Borough Police Department
 * Township of Spring Police Department
 * Trafford Police Department
 * Tredyffrin Township Police Department
 * Troy Borough Police Department
 * Tullytown Borough Police Department
 * Tulehocken Township Police Department
 * Tunkhannock Borough Police Department
 * Turtle Creek Borough Police Department
 * Tyrone Borough Police Department
 * Union City Police Department
 * Union Township Police Department
 * Uniontown Police Department
 * Upland Borough Police Department
 * Upper Allen Police Department
 * Upper Burrell Township Police Department
 * Upper Chichester Police Department
 * Upper Darby Township Police Department
 * Upper Dublin Township Police Department
 * Upper Gwynedd Police Department
 * Upper Macungie Township Police Department
 * Upper Makefield Township Police Department
 * Upper Merion Township Police Department
 * Upper Moreland Township Police Department
 * Upper Pottsgrove Police Department
 * Upper Providence Township Police Department
 * Upper Saint Clair Police Department
 * Upper Saucon Township Police Department
 * Upper Southampton Township Police Department
 * Upper Uwchlan Township Police Department
 * Upper Yoder Township Police Department
 * Uwchlan Township Police Department
 * Valley Township Police Department
 * Vandergrift Police Department
 * Vernon Township Police Department
 * Verona Police Department
 * Walnutport Borough Police Department
 * Wampum Borough Police Department
 * Warminster Township Police Department
 * Warren City Police Department
 * Warrington Township Police Department
 * Washington Township Police Department
 * Watsontown Borough Police Department
 * Waynesboro Police Department
 * Weatherly Police Department
 * Wellsboro Police Department
 * Wesleyville Police Department
 * West Chester Police Department
 * West Conshohocken Borough Police Department
 * West Deer Township Police Department
 * Westfield Borough Police Department
 * West Goshen Township Police Department
 * West Grove Police Department
 * West Hazleton Police Department
 * West Hempfield Township Police Department
 * West Homestead Police Department
 * West Lampeter Township Police Department
 * West Mahanoy Township Police Department
 * West Manchester Township Police Department
 * West Manheim Township Police Department
 * West Mead Police Department
 * West Mifflin Police Department
 * West Newton Police Department
 * West Penn Township Police Department
 * West Pittston Police Department
 * West Reading Police Department
 * West Whiteland Township Police Department
 * West Wyoming Police Department
 * West York Borough Police Department
 * Whitehall Township Bureau of Police
 * Whitemarsh Township Police Department
 * Wilkes-Barre City Police Department
 * Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department
 * Williamsburg Police Department
 * Williamsport Police Department
 * Williamstown Borough Police Department
 * Wilson Borough Police Department
 * Windber Borough Police Department
 * Worthington Borough Police Department
 * Wright Township Police Department
 * Wrightsville Borough Police Department
 * Wyoming Borough Police Department
 * Wyomissing Borough Police Department
 * Yardley Borough Police Department
 * Yatesville Borough Police Department
 * Yeadon Borough Police Department
 * York City Police Department
 * Zelienople Borough Police Department
 * Zerbe Township Police Department

Regional police agencies

 * Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department (Allegheny County)
 * Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department
 * Central Berks Regional Police Department
 * Central Bucks Regional Police Department
 * Charleroi Regional Police Department
 * Colonial Regional Police Department
 * Eastern Adams Regional Police Department
 * Eastern Pike Regional Police
 * Evans City-Seven Fields Regional Police Department
 * Greene County Regional Police Department
 * Mifflin County Regional Police Department
 * Morris-Cooper Regional Police Department
 * Northern York County Regional Police Department
 * Northern Berks Regional Police Department
 * Northern Regional Police Department (Allegheny County)
 * Northern York County Regional Police Department
 * Northwest Regional Police Department
 * Pennridge Regional Police
 * Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department
 * R.E.S.A. Regional Police Department
 * Evans City/Seven Fields Regional Police Department (Butler County)
 * Slate Belt Regional Police Department
 * South Center/Mifflin Police Department
 * Southern Regional Police Department
 * Southern Chester County Regional Police Department
 * Southwest Greensburg Borough Police Department
 * Southwest Regional Police Department
 * Stroud Area Regional Police Department
 * Susquehanna Regional Police Department
 * Tiadaghton Valley Regional Police Department
 * Upper Perk Police District
 * Western Berks Regional Police Department
 * West Hills Regional Police Department
 * West Shore Regional Police Department
 * Westtown East Goshen Regional Police Department
 * York Area Regional Police Department

College and University agencies

 * Albright College Department of Public Safety
 * Arcadia University Department of Public Safety
 * Bloomsburg University Police Department
 * Bucknell University Public Safety
 * Carlow University Police Department
 * Carnegie Mellon University Police Department
 * Cedar Crest College Police Department
 * Chatham University Public Safety Department
 * Dickinson College Department of Public Safety
 * Drexel University Police Department
 * Duquesne University Department of Public Safety
 * East Stroudsburg University Police Department
 * Franklin and Marshall University Department of Public Safety
 * Harrisburg Area Community College Department of Public Safety
 * Indiana University of Pennsylvania Office of Public Safety
 * Juniata College Public Safety Office
 * Kutztown University Police Department
 * Lackawanna College Public Safety Department
 * Lehigh University(Pennsylvania)
 * Lincoln University Police Department
 * Lock Haven University Police Department
 * Mansfield University Police Department
 * Millersville University Police Department
 * Moravian University Police Department
 * Pennsylvania College of Technology Police Department
 * Penn State University Police Department
 * University of Pittsburgh Police Department
 * Point Park University Department of Public Safety
 * Robert Morris University Public Safety Department
 * University of Scranton Police Department
 * Saint Francis University Police Department
 * Shippensburg University Police Department
 * Slippery Rock University Police Department
 * Temple University Department of Campus Safety Services
 * University of Pennsylvania Police Department
 * West Chester University Department of Public Safety
 * York College of Pennsylvania Department of Campus Police

Other agencies
Note: This includes Federal Agencies that operate in PA, as well as state, local & private agencies. These Law Enforcement Agencies have full Police Powers. Many school districts have their own Police Force, districts that do not employ or have their own Police Force usually rely on the local police departments to supply a police officer, known as "School Resource Officers". Many County Sheriff's office's hire Armed Security Guards who are given Limited Law Enforcement Power. Humane Police Officers have Level 1 and Level 2 Officers. The SPCA's listed here are Level 1 Humane Police Officers who are Armed and have gone thru a (ACT 120-Certified)* Police Academy and authorized with full Police Powers. Level 2 Humane Officers are unarmed, have limited training and have limited Police Powers. Housing Police also have Armed Police Officers, Level 1,who have gone thru a (Act 120- Certified) Police Academy and have full Police Powers and level 2 Police Officers who are usually unarmed with limited Police Authority. The Pennsylvania Court of Pleas (County Courts) will not swear in any Level 1 Police Officer, unless that individual has gone thru a Act 120-Certified Police Academy. Several joint municipalities hire sanitation police. Some counties also hire security guards with limited Powers. Some Hospitals have a police force to patrol their facilities and neighborhood.

Note* Act 120, refers to the enrollment and completion of a Pennsylvania Standard Police Academy or it's equivalent in Any state or Federal Organization.


 * Allegheny County Housing Authority Police Department Level 1 Police Officers
 * Allegheny County Port Authority Police Department
 * Amtrak Police Department
 * Animal Friends of Pittsburgh. Humane Society Investigators (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Berks Animal Rescue League (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Bethel Park School District Police Department
 * Brandywine Animal Shelter. (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Bucks County SPCA (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Central Dauphin School District Police Department
 * Central PA Humane Society Investigators (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Clinton County SPCA. Investigators (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Constables.  See Independent Law Officers below
 * Delaware River Port Authority Police Department
 * Department of the Army Civilian Police Department (Tobyhanna Army Depot)
 * Department of the Army Civilian Police Department (Carlisle Barracks)*.
 * East Stroudsburg School District Police
 * Erie Humane Society (Level 1 Police Officers)
 * Gateway School District Police Department
 * Griffin Pond Animal Shelter (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Lehigh Valley Humane Society. (Level 1 Police Officers)
 * Lehigh Valley Airport Police
 * Lackawanna Griffin Humane Society Investigators (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Luzerne County SPCA Investigators (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Monroe County Municipal Authority
 * Pennsylvania Department of Emergency Management and Military Affairs Police (Fort Indiantown Gap)
 * Nazareth Area School District Police Department
 * Office of the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
 * Office of the United States Marshal for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
 * Office of the United States Marshal for the Western District of Pennsylvania
 * Pennsylvania SPCA Police (Philadelphia) (Level 1 Police Officers)
 * Pennsylvania University Hospital
 * Philadelphia Housing Authority Police Department They employ both Level 1 and Level 2 Officers
 * Pike County SPCA Police (Level 1 Police Officers)
 * Pike County SPCA Investigators serving Lehman Township Municipal Building (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Pittsburgh Public Schools Department of School Safety (School Police)
 * Pittsburgh Animal Rescue (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Providence Animal Shelter. (Level 2 Humane Officers)
 * Reading and Northern Railroad Police
 * School District Of The City Of York Police Department
 * SEPTA Transit Police
 * Spring-Ford Area School District School Police Department
 * U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police
 * United States Mint Police
 * U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services System
 * UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Public Safety Department

There are also Private Communities in Northeast Pennsylvania that employ a private security force. These Agencies use various terms such as Department of Public Safety, Department of Community Safety, Department of Security, Community Rangers, Code Enforcement, etc. These Agencies ARE NOT Police nor sworn officers. These agencies are basically a security force for the community. Some are Armed, or (Pennsylvania ACT 235- which is a "Armed" security guard act), and drive in vehicles with red and blue emergency lights.*   Since these vehicle operate on community or the private property in the community, the vehicles are immune from the Pennsylvania Emergency Vehicle statues, 4701 and 4702. However, these vehicles are not licensed as state emergency vehicles and cannot leave the property of the community. Several of these Departments are Hemlock Farms, Indian Head Estates, Sawcreek Estates, Wild Aces Estates, Pocono Lands etc.These Security Guard departments are not covered under the Pennsylvania Qualified Immunity Act.

Controversy: There has been a lot of controversy regarding private security officers in private communities impersonating Law Enforcement and acting within the scope of local police departments without justification. Ie: Motor Vehicles stops, responding to Criminal complaints, issuing of summons**. Many of the security guards have been arrested for impersonating Police Officers and unauthorized Vehicle warning lights. Because of the Pennsylvania state terminology for armed security guards (Act 235-Agent)***, many security guards feel empowered and entitled to identify as state agents.

Notes:* Private community vehicles with Vehicle warning lights, red and blue, are usually reserved for Pennsylvania Police Departments, and currently, the State Attorney General has made a recommendation to remove all red and blue warning lights and replace with amber or green warning lights instead. This is due with many vacationers coming in from our of state and believing private security is law enforcement.

Notes:**Citations issued by security guards on or in private communities such as Hemlock Farms, Pine Ridge, or Sawcreek Estates, are issued by the Homeowners Association,cwhich is similar to a property management association and have no criminal or legal standing in District Court or Pennsylvania Motor Vehicles.

Notes: *** Act 235 is called the 1974 Lethal Weapons Agent. It was designed for armed couriers of financial institutions such as banks and armored car carriers to be certified and allowed to carry Firearms in the performance of their jobs. The wording reflects a banks "Agent" to protect the property of said financial institution. The act does not allow an employee to carry a firearm, (The employee must also have a firearms carry permit), the act refers to the training or certification to carry a firearm in the performance on of non-sworn officers or "Agent of a private company". There is a current political movement to change this title to armed security courier or officer.

There are also Amusement Parks whose security guards have limited Powers, such as removal of persons or securing property.


 * Allentown Fairgrounds Patrol
 * Dorney Park Patrol
 * Lehigh Valley Law Enforcement Association
 * Philadelphia Zoo

Vehicles: Under Pennsylvania Title 4701 & 4702, only authorized Police vehicles may use Emergency Warning Vehicles with Red and Blue Lights. With the exception of the State Constable, (Whom use their personal vehicles and are not permitted nor allowed to use any warning lights), the above departments may use Red and Blue Emergency Vehicle Warning lights. Under these statues, the Pennsylvania State Police may recognize a vehicle being used as an "Emergency Vehicle" and issue an Emergency Vehicle designation for said vehicle. Vehicles registered as Emergency Vehicles must carry emergency items, such as road flares, first aid kits, etc. (see PA Emergency Vehicle Designation for complete list of items)

Independent law enforcement
Constables do not belong to any Agency, they are everyday citizens given extraordinary judicial and some Law Enforcement Powers to assist district or local courts to free up Local Police Officers. They are considered self employed and use their own vehicles for work. Constables get reimbursed for all expenses thru the local district court.

State Constables, are also called Pennsylvania State Constables. Constables are local elected officials, (see pa.judical.constable.pa.gov), who are given authority to act as local bailiffs for the Pennsylvania District Court System. Constables are given the title Pennsylvania State Constables, as their authority under criminal law extends state wide. Constables are given 240 hours of district court training. They are elected for 6 year terms. Constables are given other Powers to use in their community, such as directing traffic, picking up stray dogs, impounding trespassing livestock, on view arrest for any crime committed in their presence, removal of abandoned cars in their town(s). etc. Constables are not considered to be Police Officers but are sworn peace officers with arrest powers. Constables must live in the municipality in which they were elected, and do have arrest Powers for any warrant or court order they are serving.

Disbanded agencies
City of Monongahela Police Department)
 * Albion Borough Police Department
 * Aleppo Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Ohio Township Police Department)
 * Allentown Fairgrounds Police Department
 * Atglen Borough Police Department (Chester County)
 * Austin Borough Police Department (Potter County)
 * Bath Borough Police Department
 * Bechtelsville Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Colebrookdale District Police Department)
 * Belle Vernon Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Southwest Regional Police Department)
 * Ben Avon Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Ohio Township Police Department)
 * Berks-Lehigh Regional Police
 * Boyertown Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Eastern Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Brackenridge Borough Police Department (Allegheny County) (Successor Agency - Tarentum Borough Police Department)
 * Brandywine Regional Police
 * Burgettstown Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - McDonald Borough Police Department)
 * Chalfant Borough Police (Allegheny County)
 * Chalfont Borough Police Department (Bucks County) (Successor Agency - Central Bucks County Regional Police Department)
 * Cheswick Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department)
 * Clearfield Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Clearfield Regional Police Department)
 * Clifford Township Police Department
 * Coal and Iron Police
 * Colebrookdale District Police Department (Successor Agency - Eastern Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Conewago Township Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - Northern York County Regional Police Department)
 * Connoquenessing Borough Police Department
 * Coolbaugh Township Police Department
 * Chester-Upland School District Police Department
 * Dale Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - City of Johnstown Police Department)
 * Dillsburg Borough Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - Carroll Township Police Department)
 * Dravosburg Police Department (Successor Agency - McKeesport City Police Department
 * East Bethlehem Township Police Department (Washington County) (Successor Agency - Centerville Borough Police Department)
 * East Pittsburgh Police Department
 * Ellsworth/Cokeburg Boroughs (Ell-Co) Police Department
 * Emsworth Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Ohio Township Police Department)
 * Evans City Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Evans City/Seven Fields Regional Police Department
 * Fairchance Borough Police Department
 * Fallowfield Township Police Department
 * Freeport Borough Police Department (Armstrong County) - (Successor Agency Southern Armstrong Regional Police)
 * Ford City Borough Police Department (Armstrong County) - (Successor Agency Southern Armstrong Regional Police)
 * Forward Township Police Department (Allegheny County) (Successor Agency - Elizabeth Township Police Department contracted through 2026)
 * Gilberton Borough Police Department (Schuylkill County)
 * Gilpin Township Police Department (Armstrong County) - (Successor Agency Southern Armstrong Regional Police)
 * Hamiltonban Township Police Department (Adams County)
 * Industry Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Beaver Borough Police Department contracted through 2023)
 * Jackson Township Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - Northern York County Regional Police Department)
 * Kennywood Park Police name changed to Kennywood Public Safety
 * Kilbuck Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Ohio Township Police Department)
 * Lawrence Township Police Department (Clearfield County) - (Successor Agency Clearfield Regional Police Department)
 * Leesport Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Northern Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Ligonier Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Ligonier Valley Police Department)
 * Ligonier Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Ligonier Valley Police Department)
 * Long Branch Borough Police Department (Washington County)
 * Lower Yoder Township Police Department (Cambria County) (Successor Agency - West Hills Regional Police Department)
 * Maidencreek Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Maidencreek Ontelaunee Joint Police Commission)
 * Maidencreek Ontelaunee Joint Police Commission (Successor Agency - Northern Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Midway Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - McDonald Borough Police Department)
 * Montgomery Borough Police Department (Lycoming County)
 * Morris Township Police Department (Greene County) (Successor Agency - Greene County Regional Police Department)
 * Mount Pocono Borough Police Department
 * Myerstown Borough Police Department
 * Neville Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Ohio Township Police Department)
 * New Eagle Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - City of Monongahela Police Department)
 * New Florence Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - St. Clair Township Police Department)
 * New Garden Police Department
 * North Charleroi Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Charleroi Regional Police Department)
 * Northeastern Regional Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - York County Regional Police Department)
 * North Franklin Township Police Department
 * North Irwin Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Irwin Borough Police Department)
 * North York Borough Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - Northern York County Regional Police Department)
 * Ohiopyle Borough Police Department
 * Oley Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Central Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Ontelaunee Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Northern Berks Regional Police Department)
 * Paint Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Windber Borough Police Department)
 * Paint Township Police Department (Somerset County)
 * Penn Township Police Department (Perry County)
 * Pike Township Police Department (Berks County)
 * Pine Township Police Department (Allegheny County) (Successor Agency - Pine-Marshall-Bradford Woods Police Department)
 * Pine-Marshall-Bradford Woods Police Department (Successor Agency - Northern Regional Police Department)
 * Point Marion Police Department
 * Presque Isle State Park Police Department (Successor Agency - Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)
 * Red Lion Borough Police Department (York County)
 * Richland Township Police Department (Allegheny County) (Successor Agency - Northern Regional Police Department)
 * Rosslyn Farms Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Scott Township Police Department)
 * Roulette Township Police Department (Potter County)
 * Seven Fields Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Evans City/Seven Fields Regional Police Department
 * Seven Springs Borough Police Department
 * Seward Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - St. Clair Township Police Department)
 * Shade Township Police Department
 * State Police of Crawford and Erie Counties
 * South Connellsville Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - City of Connellsville Police Department)
 * South Versailles Township Police Department (Successor Agency - White Oak Borough Police Department)
 * Southwestern Regional Police Department (York County)
 * Springdale Township Police Department (Allegheny County) (Successor Agency - Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department)
 * Sweden Township Police Department (Potter County)
 * Thornburg Borough Police Department
 * Thornbury Police Department
 * Tobyhanna Township Police Department
 * Tidioute Borough Police Department
 * Tunkhannock Township Police Department
 * Union Township Police Department (Washington County) (Successor Agency
 * Vanderbilt Borough Police Department
 * Vanport Township Police Department (Successor Agency - Beaver Borough Police Department contracted through 2024)
 * West Elizabeth Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Elizabeth Borough Police Department)
 * West Grove Police Department* New Garden Police Department (Successor Agency - Southern Chester County Regional Police Department)
 * West Taylor Township Police Department (Successor Agency - City of Johnstown Police Department)
 * Wharton Township Police Department (Fayette County)
 * Wilmerding Borough Police Department (Successor Agency - Pitcairn Police Department)
 * Wrightsville Borough Police Department (York County)
 * York Area Regional Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - York County Regional Police Department)
 * York Township Police Department (York County) (Successor Agency - York County Regional Police Department)
 * Youngwood Borough Police Department