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According to the US Bureau of
Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents. This is the highest proportion of police officers to citizens of
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Police (located in northwest
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The majority of federal law enforcement agencies have some type of jurisdiction and/or headquarter offices in the
District of Columbia; however, some are more overt than others.
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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
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National Zoo Police (Smithsonian museums federal special police who maintain concurrent jurisdiction with the U.S. Park Police)
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Military Police/Security Forces, if any (unique in that the DC Guard always answers to the
President rather than to a governor)
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Society Law Enforcement (charted by Congress in 1870 to enforce the Districts anti-cruelty laws)
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Columbia Housing Authority Police Department of Public Safety
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Columbia Public Schools Police - Law Enforcement Division
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University of the District of Columbia Police Department
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Central Intelligence Agency Security Protective Service
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