Home›Local and Municipal Police and Sheriff's Departments›Institution Type›Law Enforcement AgencyBrowse ByLaw Enforcement AgencyThis dimension sorts criminal-justice institutions by their basic type. Wikipedia notes that "the most common type of law enforcement agency is the police, but various other forms exist as well, including agencies that focus on specific legal violations." Browsing by institution type keeps institutions of the same basic kind grouped together.FactsLaw Enforcement AgencySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1829 1Law Enforcement AgencyFilter Results20 entriesGroup TreeAllCity and County Police of the United States (7)City, Provincial and Regional Police outside the United States (12)Headquarters or CountryAllArgentina (1)Asia (2)Belfast (1)British Columbia (1)China (1)Europe (1)Hong Kong (1)London (1)North America (8)Norway (1)United Kingdom (1)Founded EraAll1800 (2)1821 (1)1835 (1)1839 (1)1844 (1)1845 (1)1849 (1)1850 (1)1852 (1)1861 (1)1869 (1)1871 (1)1874 (1)1951 (1)1969 (1)1977 (1)2002 (1)2006 (1)Parent Agency or MinistryAllHong Kong Police Force (1)Metropolitan Police Service (1)LevelAllLocal (4)State or Regional (2)StatusAllActive (6)Defunct (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 20Agder Police DistrictLaw Enforcement AgencyAirport Security Unit (Hong Kong)Law Enforcement AgencyAlberta Law Enforcement Response TeamsLaw Enforcement AgencyArt and Antiques UnitLaw Enforcement AgencyBelfast Borough PoliceLaw Enforcement AgencyBuenos Aires Provincial PoliceLaw Enforcement AgencyCentral Saanich Police ServiceLaw Enforcement AgencyChicago Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyDelhi PoliceLaw Enforcement AgencyHong Kong Police ForceLaw Enforcement AgencyKing County Sheriff's OfficeLaw Enforcement AgencyLeicestershire ConstabularyLaw Enforcement AgencyLos Angeles County Sheriff's DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyLos Angeles Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyNew York City Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyParis Police PrefectureLaw Enforcement AgencySan Francisco Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyTokyo Metropolitan Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyWest Memphis Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencyWichita Police DepartmentLaw Enforcement AgencySources1. Metropolitan Police (Wikipedia)tier 2Metropolitan Police, History sectionQuote, Metropolitan Police, History sectionThe Metropolitan Police Service was founded in 1829 by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.