This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Virginia.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 340 law enforcement agencies employing 22,848 sworn police officers, about 293 for each 100,000 residents.
State agencies
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Police Department
- Virginia Capitol Police
- Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Virginia Department of Charitable Gaming
- Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Virginia Department of Corrections
- Virginia Department of Forestry
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
- Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice
- Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Law Enforcement Services
- Virginia Marine Police
- Virginia Port Authority Police
- Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind Office of Public Safety
- Virginia State Corporation Commission - Bailiffs
- Virginia State Lottery Security Division
- Virginia State Police
- Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center Police Department
County agencies
County agencies in Virginia include:
City sheriffs
City sheriffs include:
City agencies
City agencies include:
Town agencies
Town agencies include:
Airport agencies
- Bridgewater Airpark Police Department
- Charlottesville Albemarle Airport Police Department
- Lynchburg Regional Airport Police
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department
- Norfolk International Airport Police
- Peninsula Airport Commission Police (Newport News/Williamsburg International)
- Richmond International Airport Police
- Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport Public Safety
- Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (Virginia Tech Police)
University/college agencies
- Blue Ridge Community College Public Safety Department
- Bridgewater College Police and Safety Department
- Central Virginia Community College Department of Public Safety and Police
- Christopher Newport University Police Department
- College of William and Mary Police Department
- Eastern Shore Community College
- Eastern Virginia Medical School Police and Public Safety Department
- Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (Virginia Tech Police)
- Emory and Henry College Campus Police and Security Department
- Ferrum College Police Department
- George Mason University Department of Police and Public Safety
- Germanna Community College Police Department
- Hampden-Sydney College Department of Security and Police
- Hampton University Police Department
- Jefferson College of Health Sciences (Carilion Clinic Police)
- J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Police Department
- James Madison University Department of Public Safety
- Liberty University Police Department
- Longwood University Police Department
- Lord Fairfax Community College Campus Police and Security Department
- Mountain Empire Community College Police Department
- Norfolk State University Police Department
- Northern Virginia Community College Police Department
- Old Dominion University Police Department
- Patrick Henry Community College
- Piedmont Virginia Community College Department of Public Safety and Campus Police Department
- Radford University Police Department
- Regent University Police Department
- Richard Bland College of William and Mary Police Department
- Thomas Nelson Community College Police Department
- Southwest Virginia Community College Police Department
- University of Mary Washington Police Department
- University of Richmond Police Department
- University of Virginia Police Department
- University of Virginia's College at Wise Police Department
- Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department
- Virginia Highland Community College Police Department
- Virginia Military Institute Police Department
- Virginia State University Department of Police and Public Safety
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (Carilion Clinic Police)
- Virginia Tech Police Department
- Virginia Union University Police Department
- Virginia Western Community College Police Department
- Wytheville Community College Police Department
Private police agencies
- Aquia Harbour Police Department
- Babcock & Wilcox Police Department
- Carilion Clinic Police Department
- Kings Dominion Park Police Department
- Kingsmill Police Department http://www.kingsmillpolice.org/
- Lake Monticello Police Department
- Massanutten Police Department
- Wintergreen Police Department
Federal agencies
- Department of Defense Police
- Defense Logistics Agency Police Fort Belvoir and Richmond
- MT. Weather(FEMA) Police
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Fort A.P. Hill
- Fort Belvoir
- Fort Eustis
- Fort Lee
- Fort Meade
- Fort Myer
- Fort Pickett
- Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation
- Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek
- Langley Air Force Base
- NASA Langley Research Center
- National Park Service Ranger (Law Enforcement)
- Naval Air Station Oceana
- Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek
- Naval Station Norfolk
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren
- Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Virginia
- Office of the United States Marshal for the Western District of Virginia
- Surface Combat Systems Center Wallops Island
- US Customs and Border Protection
- US Department of Veterans Affairs Police Richmond, Hampton and Salem Virginia
- United States Drug Enforcement Administration
- United States National Zoological Park Police
- United States Park Police
- United States Pentagon Police
- United States Probation and Pretrial Services
- United States Secret Service
Local police agencies with jurisdiction in more than one state
- Metro Transit Police Department
- Amtrak Police Department
- CSX Railroad Police
- Norfolk Southern Railroad Police
Defunct law enforcement agencies
- Bassett Police Department
- Buchanan Police Department
- Castlewood Police Department
- Central State Hospital Public Safety - Police & Fire - Converted to Security in 2015 by order of DCJS and DBHDS
- Clover Police Department
- Dorchester Police Department
- DuPont Police Department
- Eastern State Hospital Police - Converted to Security in 2015 by order of DCJS and DBHDS
- Edinburg Police Department - Absorbed by Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office 7/2015
- Floyd Police Department
- Glasgow Police Department
- Iron Gate Police Department
- Irvington Police Department
- Montross Police Department
- New Castle Police Department
- Norfolk County Police Department
- Norfolk County Sheriff's Office
- Osaka Police Department
- Portsmouth Marine Terminal Police - Merged into the VPAP in the 1970s
- Princess Anne County Police Department
- Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority Police Department
- Saint Paul's College Police
- South Norfolk Police Department
- Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute Police - Converted to Security in 2015 by order of DCJS and DBHDS
- Stonega Police Department
- Toms Creek Police Department
- Urbanna Police Department
- Virginia Department of Prohibition Enforcement - Absorbed by Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Wakefield Police Department