This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the U.S. state of Nevada.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 76 law enforcement agencies employing 6,643 sworn police officers, about 254 for each 100,000 residents.
The State of Nevada Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission is responsible to:
provide for and encourage the training and education of persons whose primary duty is law enforcement to ensure the safety of the residents of and visitors to this state.
Shall adopt regulations establishing minimum standards for the certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.
Within Nevada, Peace Officers are grouped into one of three classes, Category I, Category II, or Category III:
Category I peace officers include traditional law enforcement officers such as Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs, Deputy Marshals, Parole & Probation Officers, and State Troopers of the Nevada Highway Patrol. The Category I peace officer training is a minimum of 720 hours.
Category II peace officers are specialists and include officers such as Gaming Control Agents, Taxicab Authority Officers, and Constables. The Category II training is a minimum of 330 hours.
Category III peace officers are those officers assigned solely to State Corrections & City/County Detention. The Category III training is a minimum of 6 weeks.
Nevada Department of Public Safety
Nevada Highway Patrol
Nevada Capitol Police
Nevada Legislative Police
Nevada State Fire Marshal
Nevada Investigation Division
Nevada Parole and Probation
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Nevada Division of State Parks
Nevada Department of Corrections
Nevada Department of Wildlife
Game Wardens
Union Pacific Police Department (not state, county, city or federal)
Clark County School District Police Department
College of Southern Nevada Police Department
Truckee Meadows Community College Police Department
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Police Services
University of Nevada, Reno Police Department
Washoe County School District Police Department
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Paiute Tribal Police
Wells Tribal Law Enforcement
Pyramid Lake Tribal Police
Reno Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Police
Clark County Sheriff's Department
Las Vegas Police Department
Las Vegas Department of Detention & Enforcement
