List of law enforcement agencies in Tennessee

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

According to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 375 law enforcement agencies employing 15,976 sworn police officers, about 256 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission^[2]
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
Tennessee Department of Correction
Tennessee Department of Revenue
Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security
Tennessee Highway Patrol
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
Tennessee Governor's Task Force on Marijuana Eradication
Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Crime Unit

County agencies

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
Bedford County Sheriff's Office
Benton County Sheriff's Office
Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office
Blount County Sheriff's Office
Bradley County Sheriff's Office
Campbell County Sheriff's Office
Cannon County Sheriff's Office
Carroll County Sheriff's Office
Carter County Sheriff's Office
Cheatham County Sheriff's Office
Chester County Sheriff's Office
Claiborne County Sheriff's Office
Clay County Sheriff's Office
Cocke County Sheriff's Office
Coffee County Sheriff's Office
Crockett County Sheriff's Office
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
Davidson County Sheriff's Office
Decatur County Sheriff's Office
DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
Dickson County Sheriff's Office
Dyer County Sheriff's Office
Fayette County Sheriff's Office
Fentress County Sheriff's Office
Franklin County Sheriff's Office
Gibson County Sheriff's Office
Giles County Sheriff's Office
Grainger County Sheriff's Office
Greene County Sheriff's Office
Grundy County Sheriff's Office
Hamblen County Sheriff's Office
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
Hancock County Sheriff's Office
Hardeman County Sheriff's Office
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office
Haywood County Sheriff's Office
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Henry County Sheriff's Office
Hickman County Sheriff's Office
Houston County Sheriff's Office
Humphreys County Sheriff's Office
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Johnson County Sheriff's Office
Knox County Sheriff's Office^[3]
Lake County Sheriff's Office
Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
Lewis County Sheriff's Office
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Loudon County Sheriff's Office
Macon County Sheriff's Office
Madison County Sheriff's Office
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Marshall County Sheriff's Office
Maury County Sheriff's Office
McMinn County Sheriff's Office
McNairy County Sheriff's Office
Meigs County Sheriff's Office
Monroe County Sheriff's Office
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Moore County Sheriff's Office
Morgan County Sheriff's Office
Obion County Sheriff's Office
Overton County Sheriff's Office
Perry County Sheriff's Office
Pickett County Sheriff's Office
Polk County Sheriff's Office
Putnam County Sheriff's Office
Rhea County Sheriff's Office
Roane County Sheriff's Office
Robertson County Sheriff's Office
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Scott County Sheriff's Office
Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office
Sevier County Sheriff's Office
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Smith County Sheriff's Office
Stewart County Sheriff's Office
Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
Sumner County Sheriff's Office
Tipton County Sheriff's Office
Trousdale County Sheriff's Office
Unicoi County Sheriff's Office
Union County Sheriff's Office
Van Buren County Sheriff's Office
Warren County Sheriff's Office
Washington County Sheriff's Office
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Weakley County Sheriff's Office
White County Sheriff's Office
Williamson County Sheriff's Office^[4]
Wilson County Sheriff's Office

Municipal agencies

Adamsville Police Department
Alamo Police Department
Alcoa Police Department
Alexandria Police Department
Algood Police Department
Ardmore Police Department
Ashland City Police Department
Atoka Police Department
Athens Police Department
Bartlett Police Department
Baxter Police Department
Bean Station Police Department
Belle Meade Police Department
Bells Police Department
Benton Police Department
Blaine Police Department
Bluff City Police Department
Bolivar Police Department
Bradford Police Department
Brentwood Police Department
Brighton Police Department
Bristol Police Department
Brownsville Police Department
Bruceton Police Department
Calhoun Police Department
Camden Police Department
Carthage Police Department
Caryville Police Department
Celina Police Department
Centerville Police Department
Charleston Police Department
Chattanooga Police Department
Church Hill Police Department
Clarksville Police Department
Cleveland Police Department
Clinton Police Department
Collegedale Police Department
Collierville Police Department
Collinwood Police Department
Columbia Police Department
Cookeville Police Department
Coopertown Police Department
Covington Police Department
Cowan Police Department
Crossville Police Department
Cumberland Gap Police Department
Dandridge Police Department
Dayton Police Department
Decatur Police Department
Decaturville Police Department
Decherd Police Department
Dickson Police Department
Dover Police Department
Dresden Police Department
Dunlap Police Department
Dyer Police Department
Dyersburg Police Department
East Ridge Police Department
Elizabethton Police Department
Elkton Police Department
Englewood Police Department
Erin Police Department
Erwin Police Department
Estill Springs Police Department
Etowah Police Department
Fairview Police Department
Fayetteville Police Department
Franklin Police Department
Gainesboro Police Department
Gallatin Police Department
Gallaway Police Department
Gatlinburg Police Department
Germantown Police Department
Gleason Police Department
Goodlettsville Police Department
Gordonsville Police Department
Graysville Police Department
Greenbrier Police Department
Greeneville Police Department
Greenfield Police Department
Halls Police Department
Harriman Police Department
Hartsville Police Department
Henderson Police Department
Hendersonville Police Department
Hohenwald Police Department
Hollow Rock Police Department
Hornbeak Police Department
Humboldt Police Department
Huntingdon Police Department
Huntland Police Department
Jacksboro Police Department
Jackson Police Department
Jamestown Police Department
Jasper Police Department
Jefferson City Police Department
Jellico Police Department
Johnson City Police Department
Jonesborough Police Department
Kenton Police Department
Kimball Police Department
Kingsport Police Department
Kingston Police Department
Knoxville Police Department
La Vergne Police Department
Lafayette Police Department
LaFollette Police Department
Lake City Police Department
Lawrenceburg Police Department
Lebanon Police Department
Lenoir City Police Department
Lewisburg Police Department
Lexington Police Department
Livingston Police Department
Lookout Mountain Police Department
Loretto Police Department
Loudon Police Department
Madisonville Police Department
Manchester Police Department
Martin Police Department
Maryville Police Department
Mason Police Department
Maynardville Police Department
McEwen Police Department
McKenzie Police Department
McMinnville Police Department
Medina Police Department
Memphis Police Department
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department
Middleton Police Department
Milan Police Department
Millersville Police Department
Millington Police Department
Monteagle City Police Department
Monterey Police Department
Morristown Police Department
Mount Carmel Police Department
Mount Juliet Police Department
Mount Pleasant Police Department
Mountain City Police Department
Munford Police Department
Murfreesboro Police Department
New Johnsonville Police Department
New Market Police Department
New Tazewell Police Department
Newbern Police Department
Newport Police Department
Niota Police Department
Nolensville Police Department
Norris Police Department
Oak Ridge Police Department
Obion Police Department
Oliver Springs Police Department
Oneida Police Department
Paris Police Department
Parsons Police Department
Pigeon Forge Police Department
Pikeville Police Department
Pittman Center Police Department
Plainview Police Department
Pleasant View Police Department
Portland Police Department
Powells Crossroads Police Department
Pulaski Police Department
Red Bank Police Department
Red Boiling Springs Police Department
Ridgely Police Department
Ripley Police Department
Rockwood Police Department
Rutledge Police Department
Savannah Police Department
Scotts Hill Police Department
Selmer Police Department
Sevierville Police Department
Sewanee Police Department
Sharon Police Department
Shelbyville Police Department
Signal Mountain Police Department
Smithville Police Department
Smyrna Police Department
Sneedville Police Department
Soddy-Daisy Police Department
Somerville Police Department
South Pittsburg Police Department
Sparta Police Department
Spencer Police Department
Spring City Police Department
Spring Hill Police Department
Springfield Police Department
Surgoinsville Police Department
Sweetwater Police Department
Tazewell Police Department
Tellico Plains Police Department
Tiptonville Police Department
Town of Mosheim Police Department
Townsend Police Department
Tracy City Police Department
Trenton Police Department
Trezevant Police Department
Troy Police Department
Tullahoma Police Department
Unicoi Police Department
Union City Police Department
Vonore Police Department
Wartrace Police Department
Watertown Police Department
Waverly Police Department
Waynesboro Police Department
Westmoreland Police Department
White Bluff Police Department
White House Police Department
White Pine Police Department
Whiteville Police Department
Whitwell Police Department
Winchester Police Department
Woodbury Police Department

College/University Police Agencies

Austin Peay State University Police
East Tennessee State University DPS
Tennessee Valley Authority Police
University of Tennessee Police
Vanderbilt University Police Department
Middle Tennessee State University Police Department
Knox County Schools Security Division^[5]

Disbanded/Defunct agencies

Ridgetop Police Department
Lakewood Police Department
Walden Police Department

References

^ Brian A. Reaves, "2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies", US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
^ Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC)
^ Knox County Sheriff Website
^ "Williamson County Sheriff". Williamson County. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ Security / KCSD Home

[1] Brian A. Reaves, "2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies", US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011

[2] Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC)

[3] Knox County Sheriff Website

[4] "Williamson County Sheriff". Williamson County. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[5] Security / KCSD Home

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