List of law enforcement agencies in Iowa

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

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 392 law enforcement agencies employing 5,830 sworn police officers, about 195 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

Federal Agencies

State Agencies

County Agencies

Municipal agencies

College and University agencies

Other agencies

Disbanded/Defunct agencies

Notes of Interest

All Iowa Sheriff's Departments use the same markings and graphics on their patrol vehicles aside from each county having its respective name on the patrol vehicle before the word "County" under the "SHERIFF" door markings. All road deputies in the state also wear the same khaki and green uniforms. All counties have the same shoulder patches with the county name at the top, a 7 point gold star with "IOWA" in the middle, and "SHERIFF" at the bottom. Polk County Deputies may sometimes be seen with Silver 7-point stars on their uniforms. Many years ago they were sent the wrong color patches due to a shipping or order mistake and haven't bothered to fix the 'tradition' in the years since.

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
^ "Police Department". City of Betterndorf. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Blue Grass. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ Autumn Steele: Woman Killed In Front Of 4-Year-Old Son When Iowa Cop Aims At Family Dog And Misses; by Autumn Steele, 7 January 2015, http://www.inquisitr.com/ accessed 8 January 2015
^ "Departments & Contacts". City of Camanche. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Operations". City of Cedar Falls. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Clinton. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Coralville. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Council Bluffs. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Davenport. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Durant, Iowa Police Department". City of Durrant. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ "Police Department". City of Dysart. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
^ Dunkerton police chief resigns amid investigation; KWWL.COM, 20 August 2014
^ Hermiston, Lee (19 February 2015). "Iowa City police officer arrested for drunken driving". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ Hermiston, Lee (19 February 2015). "Iowa City police officer arrested for drunken driving". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
^ "Story City Police Department- City of Story City, Iowa - Meet Our City Police!". City of Story City. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[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] "Police Department". City of Betterndorf. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[3] "Police Department". City of Blue Grass. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[4] Autumn Steele: Woman Killed In Front Of 4-Year-Old Son When Iowa Cop Aims At Family Dog And Misses; by Autumn Steele, 7 January 2015, http://www.inquisitr.com/ accessed 8 January 2015

[5] "Departments & Contacts". City of Camanche. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[6] "Police Operations". City of Cedar Falls. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[7] "Police Department". City of Clinton. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[8] "Police Department". City of Coralville. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[9] "Police Department". City of Council Bluffs. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[10] "Police Department". City of Davenport. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[11] "Durant, Iowa Police Department". City of Durrant. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[12] "Police Department". City of Dysart. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[13] Dunkerton police chief resigns amid investigation; KWWL.COM, 20 August 2014

[14] Hermiston, Lee (19 February 2015). "Iowa City police officer arrested for drunken driving". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

[15] Hermiston, Lee (19 February 2015). "Iowa City police officer arrested for drunken driving". The Gazette. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

[16] "Story City Police Department- City of Story City, Iowa - Meet Our City Police!". City of Story City. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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