This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Alabama.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 417 law enforcement agencies employing 11,631 sworn police officers, about 251 for each 100,000 residents.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is a law enforcement agency serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It was formed on 1 January 2015 by the merger of the following state law enforcement agencies:
Alabama Department of Homeland Security
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Alabama Fusion Center
Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center
Alabama Marine Police
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Enforcement
Alabama Department of Revenue Enforcement
Alabama Forestry Commission Investigations
Alabama Agricultural and Industry Investigations
Alabama Public Service Commission Enforcement
Alabama Office of Prosecution Service Computer Forensics Lab
The following agencies continue to exist independently:
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division
Conservation Enforcement Division
Alabama State Parks Ranger Service
Alabama State Lands Security
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama Department of Mental Health Police
Bureau of Special Investigations
Alabama Securities Commission
Alabama State Port Authority Police
Alabama Department of Insurance
State Fire Marshal's Office
Alabama Attorney General's Office
Alabama National Guard Military Police/Security Forces, if any (under state gubernatorial control unless federalized under Title 10 of the United States Code)
Federal and other agencies
United States Marshals Service (federal agency which by statute maintains both state peace officer status and authority of the sheriff in any local jurisdiction )
Other federal agencies (including the FBI, DEA, ATF, USSS, VA Police, etc.)
Military Police (active and reserve of the various United States Armed Forces)
Alabama Protection Services of Homeland Security
Birmingham Office of the Inspector General
Guntersville Fire Marshal's Office
Huntsville-Madison Airport Police (Huntsville International Airport Police Department)
Liberty Park Security Marshals
Marshall Space Flight Center Protective Services Office
Alabama State Defense Force Military Police (if any)