List of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 143 law enforcement agencies employing 8,281 sworn police officers, about 236 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State agencies

Connecticut State Capitol Police^[2]
Connecticut Department of Correction^[3]
Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles^[4]
- Commercial Vehicle Safety Division
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
- Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police^[5]
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Public Safety Division^[6]
Connecticut Judicial Branch
- Court Support Services Division
  - Judicial Marshal Services^[7]
Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
- Connecticut State Police
Connecticut State Division of Criminal Justice

Municipal agencies

Capitol Region

Greater Bridgeport Region

Lower Connecticut River Valley Region

Naugatuck Valley Region

Northeastern Connecticut Region

Northwest Hills Region

South Central Connecticut Region

Southeastern Connecticut Region

New London Police Department
Norwich Police Department
Colchester Police Department*
East Lyme Police Department^{[citation needed]}
Groton Police Department (City of Groton)
Groton Police Department (Town of Groton)
Groton Long Point Police Department^[20]
Lebanon Police Department*
Ledyard Police Department
Montville Police Department*
Stonington Police Department
Waterford Police Department

Western Connecticut

Departments marked by a "*" are in towns that participate in the Connecticut State Police's Resident Trooper Program. The town's police officers and/or constables are overseen by the town's Resident State Trooper(s).

Regions based off of Connecticut Planning Regions, which are recognized by the US Census Bureau in place of the historic county system.^[22]

College and University agencies

Other agencies

Tribal police agencies

References

^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
^ Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
^ "Connecticut Department Of Correction Suspends Visits". The Newtown Bee. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Who We Are".
^ Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
^ "DSS- Public Safety Police".
^ Official web site accessed 23 December 2014
^ "Police". The City of Hartford. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ "Remains of 4 Women Found at a Connecticut Site Tied to Serial Killer". No. 12 May 2015. Associated Press.
^ Carlson, Suzanne (2 June 2015). "West Hartford Police Lieutenant Earned More Than $540,000 In Last Two Years". The Courant. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ "Police". Town of Windsor. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Police Department". Town of Windsor Locks. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ Former Trumbull cop gets 30 months for sex assault; by Daniel Tepfer, 13 January 2015, CTNEWS.com accessed 16 January 2015
^ Day, Cassandra (June 26, 2020). "Middletown police chief retires; tells family 'daddy's coming home'". The Middletown Press. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Police Department". East Hampton Connecticut. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
^ "Wolcotts (sic) Police Department". Wolcott Police Department. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Cocaine". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
^ Santiago, Ellyn (August 17, 2022). "East Haven Police Blotter: Aug. 10 to Aug. 16, 2022". Patch. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ Rybacki, Emma (August 9, 2021). "Hamden PD investigate fatal shooting of 27-year-old New Haven resident; second shooting of weekend". WTNH. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
^ "Groton Long Point Police Department". Groton Long Point Association. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ "Police Department". Town of Wilton. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
^ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut ^{[bare URL]}
^ ^a ^b Stacom, Don (January 18, 2023). "After 26 years with New Britain police, Christopher Chute tackles all-new job: police chief of the CT community college system". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 4, 2023. When Connecticut's 12 community colleges merge this summer, their separate police departments and security units will be consolidated into a single agency led by Chute.
^ "MCC Police".
^ Beach, Randall (October 31, 2019). "RWA police force covers a lot of ground 'protecting a natural resource'". New Haven Register. Retrieved October 2, 2022. When a New Haven man was tracked down and arrested by police officers of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for allegedly cutting down a historic tree in Hamden last month, members of the general public were reminded, or learned for the first time, that the RWA has such a police squad.
^ "The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation".
^ "Mohegan Tribal Police Department | Mohegan Tribal Police".

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

[2] Official web site accessed 23 December 2014

[3] "Connecticut Department Of Correction Suspends Visits". The Newtown Bee. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[4] "Who We Are".

[5] Official web site accessed 23 December 2014

[6] "DSS- Public Safety Police".

[7] Official web site accessed 23 December 2014

[8] "Police". The City of Hartford. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[9] "Remains of 4 Women Found at a Connecticut Site Tied to Serial Killer". No. 12 May 2015. Associated Press.

[10] Carlson, Suzanne (2 June 2015). "West Hartford Police Lieutenant Earned More Than $540,000 In Last Two Years". The Courant. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[11] "Police". Town of Windsor. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[12] "Police Department". Town of Windsor Locks. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[13] Former Trumbull cop gets 30 months for sex assault; by Daniel Tepfer, 13 January 2015, CTNEWS.com accessed 16 January 2015

[14] Day, Cassandra (June 26, 2020). "Middletown police chief retires; tells family 'daddy's coming home'". The Middletown Press. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[15] "Police Department". East Hampton Connecticut. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

[16] "Wolcotts (sic) Police Department". Wolcott Police Department. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[DOJ-17] "New Haven Men Charged with Trafficking Cocaine". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 17 August 2021.

[18] Santiago, Ellyn (August 17, 2022). "East Haven Police Blotter: Aug. 10 to Aug. 16, 2022". Patch. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

[19] Rybacki, Emma (August 9, 2021). "Hamden PD investigate fatal shooting of 27-year-old New Haven resident; second shooting of weekend". WTNH. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

[20] "Groton Long Point Police Department". Groton Long Point Association. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[21] "Police Department". Town of Wilton. Retrieved 20 July 2019.

[22] ttps://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/06/06/2022-12063/change-to-county-equivalents-in-the-state-of-connecticut ^{[bare URL]}

[Stacom-23] Stacom, Don (January 18, 2023). "After 26 years with New Britain police, Christopher Chute tackles all-new job: police chief of the CT community college system". The Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 4, 2023. When Connecticut's 12 community colleges merge this summer, their separate police departments and security units will be consolidated into a single agency led by Chute.

[24] "MCC Police".

[25] Beach, Randall (October 31, 2019). "RWA police force covers a lot of ground 'protecting a natural resource'". New Haven Register. Retrieved October 2, 2022. When a New Haven man was tracked down and arrested by police officers of the South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority for allegedly cutting down a historic tree in Hamden last month, members of the general public were reminded, or learned for the first time, that the RWA has such a police squad.

[26] "The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation".

[27] "Mohegan Tribal Police Department | Mohegan Tribal Police".

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List of law enforcement agencies in Connecticut

State agencies

Municipal agencies

College and University agencies

Other agencies

Tribal police agencies

References

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