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Water police, also called harbour patrols, port police, marine/maritime police, nautical patrols, bay constables or river police, are police

Police

The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

officers, usually a department of a larger police organisation, who patrol in water craft. Their patrol areas may be coastal sea

Sea

A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well. Most commonly, it means a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, and is commonly used as a synonym for ocean...

waters, river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

s, estuaries

Estuary

An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....

, harbours, lake

Lake

A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...

s, canal

Canal

Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...

s or a combination of these.

Water police are usually responsible for ensuring the safety of water users, enforcing laws relating to water traffic, preventing crime on vessels, banks and shores, providing search and rescue

Search and rescue

Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...

services (either as the main provider or as an initial response unit before more specialized units arrive), and allowing the police to reach locations not easily accessible from land. They may also be responsible for coastal security, conservation law enforcement, immigration

Immigration

Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...

and smuggling

Smuggling

Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.There are various motivations to smuggle...

patrols, and diving

Police diving

Police diving is a branch of professional diving carried out by police services. Police divers are usually sworn police officers, and may either be employed full-time as divers or as general water police officers, or be volunteers who usually serve in other units but are called in if their diving...

search operations (although many police organizations have separate units to handle this). Their operations may coordinate with other agencies with similar assets such as in the United States the various Federal, State or Local authorities may work together to promote or achieve similar enforcement or rescue outcomes.

Equipment ranges from personal water craft

Personal water craft

A personal water craft , also called water scooter, is a recreational watercraft that the rider rides or stands on, rather than inside of, as in a boat....

and inflatable boat

Inflatable boat

An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas. For smaller boats, the floor and hull beneath it is often flexible. On boats longer than , the floor often consists of three to five rigid plywood or aluminium sheets fixed...

s to large seagoing craft, but most police vessels are small to medium, fast motor launch

Motor Launch

A Motor Launch is a small military vessel in British navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing or for armed high speed air-sea rescue....

es. In some areas these vessels incorporate a firefighting capability through a fixed deck nozzle. The operators of these vessels are generally trained in many rescue disciplines including, first aid, vessel dewatering, and firefighting. They may also be rescue and scuba divers who are specially trained and also boat operators who may engage in towing operations.

List of water police units

- Australian Federal Police
  Australian Federal Police
  The Australian Federal Police is the federal police agency of the Commonwealth of Australia. Although the AFP was created by the amalgamation in 1979 of three Commonwealth law enforcement agencies, it traces its history from Commonwealth law enforcement agencies dating back to the federation of...
  
  Water Police
- New South Wales Police
  New South Wales Police
  The New South Wales Police Force is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. It is an agency of the Government of New South Wales within the New South Wales Ministry for Police...
  
  Marine Area Command
- Northern Territory Police
  Northern Territory Police
  The Northern Territory Police is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1302 gazetted police positions made up of 55 Senior Sergeants, 200 Sergeants, 741 Constables, 159 Auxiliaries, and 84 Aboriginal Community Police Officers...
  
  Marine and Fisheries Enforcement Unit
- Queensland Police
  Queensland Police
  The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto of "Firmness with Courtesy" was changed to "With Honour We Serve"...
  
  Water Police
- South Australia Police
  South Australia Police
  The South Australia Police is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. It is an agency of the Government of South Australia within the South Australian Department of Justice.-History:...
  
  Water Operations Unit
- Tasmania Police
  Tasmania Police
  Tasmania Police is the police force of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has over 1,200 officers policing Tasmania's population of about half a million people.-Structure:...
  
  Marine and Rescue Services
- Victoria Police
  Victoria Police
  Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. , the Victoria Police has over 12,190 sworn members, along with over 400 recruits, reservists and Protective Service Officers, and over 2,900 civilian staff across 393 police stations.-Early history:The Victoria Police...
  
  Water Police Squad
- Western Australia Police
  Western Australia Police
  The Western Australia Police services an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction. In 2008, its 7,526 employees included 5,647 police officers.-History:-Early history:...
  
  Water Police Branch
- Royal Bahamas Police Force
  Royal Bahamas Police Force
  The Royal Bahamas Police Force is the national law enforcement agency of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The RBPF is located within the portfolio of the Ministry of National Security. The police force was established on 1 March 1840. The force is headquartered on the hill on East Street, New...
  
  Harbour Patrol
- Belgian Federal Police
  Policing in Belgium
  Law enforcement in Belgium is conducted by an integrated police service structured on the federal and local levels, made up of the Federal Police and the Local Police. Both forces are autonomous and subordinate to different authorities, but linked in regards to reciprocal support, recruitment,...
  
  Water Police Branch (DAC)
- Bermuda Police Marine Unit
- Barrie Police Service Marine Unit
- Brockville Police Service
  Brockville Police Service
  The Brockville Police Service provides policing services for Brockville, the community of the Thousand Islands region on the St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario, Canada. Known as the "City of the 1000 Islands", Brockville is located directly opposite Morristown, New York on the north shore of...
  
  Marine Patrol
- Durham Regional Police Service Marine Unit
- Halifax Regional Police
  Halifax Regional Police
  The Halifax Regional Police is one of a number of law enforcement agencies operating in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia; the other primaries being the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Forces Military Police...
  
  Lake Patrol
- Joint Forces Marine Police: Hamilton Police Service and Halton Regional Police http://www.hrps.on.ca/main.asp?mainid=marineunit
- London Police Service
  London Police Service
  The London Police Service provides policing services for the London, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1855 and renamed from the name London Police Force, its current headquarters is located at 601 Dundas Street in London, Ontario.-Organization:...
  
  Marine Patrol Unit
- Montreal City Police Service Nautical Patrol
- Niagara Regional Police Service
  Niagara Regional Police Service
  The Niagara Regional Police Service provides policing services for the Regional Municipality of Niagara in the Canadian province of Ontario....
  
  Marine Unit
- Ontario Provincial Police
  Ontario Provincial Police
  The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...
  
  - regional Marine Units and Underwater Search and Recovery Unit
- Ottawa Police Service
  Ottawa Police Service
  The Ottawa Police Service serves the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.-History:The OPS roots come from the formation of the "Bytown Association" in 1847. In 1855 Roderick Ross was the first Chief Constable for the newly formed City of Ottawa...
  
  Marine/Underwater Unit
- Peel Regional Police
  Peel Regional Police
  Peel Regional Police provides police services for Peel Region in Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest municipal police service in Ontario after the Toronto Police Service and third largest municipal force in Canada with 1,900 uniformed members and close to 800 support staff.Peel Region...
  
  Marine Unit
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...
  
  West Coast Marine Detachment
- Toronto Police Service
  Toronto Police Service
  The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police service for the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest municipal police service in Canada and second largest police force in Canada after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...
  
  Marine Unit
- Vancouver Police Department
  Vancouver Police Department
  The Vancouver Police Department is the police force for the City of Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. It is one of several police departments within the Metro Vancouver Area and is the second largest police force in the province after RCMP "E" Division.VPD was the first Canadian police force...
  
  Marine Squad
- Winnipeg Police Service
  Winnipeg Police Service
  The Winnipeg Police Service is the police force of the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.-History:When Winnipeg became a city in 1873, an election was held to select the city's new Mayor and Aldermen. Those appointed decided to hire city officials, including a Chief Constable. On February 23,...
  
  River Patrol
- York Regional Police Service Marine Unit
Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
- Royal Cayman Islands Police Marine Section
- Helsinki
  Helsinki
  Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
  
  Police Department Boat Unit
- Maritime Gendarmerie
- Federal Police units embedded within the Coast Guard
  German Federal Coast Guard
  The German Federal Coast Guard is a civilian law enforcement organisation whose primary missions are border protection, maritime environmental protection, shipping safety, fishery protection and customs enforcement...
- Water Protection Police
  Wasserschutzpolizei
  The Wasserschutzpolizei is the water police that patrols the waterways, lakes and harbours of Germany around the clock. The WSP are part of the Landespolizei ....
  
  units of the following State Police
  Landespolizei
  thumb|[[Germany|German]] police officer in [[Hamburg]]The Landespolizei are the main police forces of Germany. They are under the sole jurisdiction, funded and operated by the states of Germany.-History:...
  
  :
  - Baden-Württemberg Police
    Baden-Württemberg Police
    Baden-Württemberg Police numbers approx. 25,000 police officers and 7,000 civilian employees.The four regional police authorities are headquartered in Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Freiburg and Tübingen. There is also a separate police authority for the city of Stuttgart...
  - Bavarian State Police
    Bavarian State Police
    The Bavarian State Police has approximately 32,000 officers and roughly 5,600 civilian employees and is therefore one of the biggest police forces in Germany.-Organisation:The 10 regional police authorities in Bavaria are:...
  - Berlin Police
  - Brandenburg Police
  - Bremen Police
  - Hamburg Police
    Hamburg Police
    The Hamburg Police is the German Landespolizei force for the city-state of Hamburg. Law enforcement in Germany is divided between federal and state agencies...
  - Hesse State Police
    Hesse State Police
    The Hesse State Police numbers approximately 15,500 police officers and 2,500 civilian employees.-Organisation:...
  - Lower Saxony Police
  - Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Police
  - North Rhine-Westphalia Police
    North Rhine-Westphalia Police
    The North Rhine-Westphalia Police Force is the biggest of the 16 German state police forces because almost a quarter of the German population lives in NRW. Roughly 50,000 officers police about 19 million people.-Constabularies:...
  - Rhineland-Palatinate Police
  - Saarland Police
    Saarland Police
    The Saarland Police is one of the smallest German Landespolizei forces with approx. 2,700 police officers. As in Hesse and Rheinland-Pfalz, the Saarland Police is abolishing the “green star” ranks meaning their new police officers start to work the road as Kommissars...
  - Saxony Police
  - Saxony-Anhalt Police
  - Schleswig-Holstein Police
- Marine Police Unit
- Gibraltar Services Police
  Gibraltar Services Police
  The Gibraltar Defence Police is a civil police force which guards and enforces law on Ministry of Defence installations in Gibraltar. Prior to 17 December 2009 it was known as the Gibraltar Services Police...
  
  Marine Unit - a civil police force which guards and enforces law on UK Ministry of Defence installations in Gibraltar.
- Royal Gibraltar Police
  Royal Gibraltar Police
  The Royal Gibraltar Police is, along with the Gibraltar Customs, the principal civilian law enforcement agency in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. It is the oldest Police force in the Commonwealth of Nations outside the United Kingdom....
  
  Marine Section
- Hong Kong Police Force
  Hong Kong Police Force
  The Hong Kong Police Force is the largest disciplined service under the Security Bureau of Hong Kong. It is the world's second, and Asia's first, police agency to operate with a modern policing system. It was formed on 1 May 1844, with a strength of 32 officers...
  
  Marine Region - The Marine Police patrol 1651 km² (637.5 sq mi) of waters within the territory of Hong Kong
  Geography of Hong Kong
  The geography of Hong Kong primarily consists of three main territories: Hong Kong Island, Kowloon Peninsula, and the New Territories.The name "Hong Kong", literally meaning "fragrant harbour", is derived from the area around present-day Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island, where fragrant wood products...
  
  , including 263 islands. The Marine Region with about 3,000 officers, and a fleet of 143 in total, made up of 71 launches and 72 craft is the largest of any civil police force.
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
- Garda Síochána
  Garda Síochána
  , more commonly referred to as the Gardaí , is the police force of Ireland. The service is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin.- Terminology :...
  
  Water Unit
- Israeli Police Marine Police
- Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard Maritime police
- Carabinieri
  Carabinieri
  The Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie of Italy, policing both military and civilian populations, and is a branch of the armed forces.-Early history:...
  
  Marine Police Section
- Guardia di Finanza
  Guardia di Finanza
  The Guardia di Finanza is a Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. Like the Carabinieri, it is part of the Italian Armed Forces. The Guard is essentially responsible for dealing with financial crime and smuggling; it has also evolved into Italy's...
  
  Marine Police Section
- Polizia di Stato
  Polizia di Stato
  The Polizia di Stato is one of the national police forces of Italy.It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for patrolling motorways , railways , airports , customs as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police...
  
  Marine Division
- Jamaica Constabulary Force
  Jamaica Constabulary Force
  The Jamaica Constabulary Force is the police force of the island nation of Jamaica. The official JCF staff numbers 9,930 plus 55 auxiliary positions, making a total of 9,985; its current strength is 8,441. Its commissioner is Owen Ellington, M.Sc, B.Sc, CD...
  
  Marine Division
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...
- Kwajalein Police Department Marine Police Section
- Korps landelijke politiediensten
  Korps landelijke politiediensten
  The Korps landelijke politiediensten is the national police force in the Netherlands, responsible for specialist missions that benefit from a centralized approach. It is independent from the regional police forces; but like them, it is subordinate to the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and has a...
  
  (KLPD; National Police Services Agency) Water Police
- Royal Malaysian Police
  Royal Malaysian Police
  The Royal Malaysia Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralised organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering. Its headquarters is located at Bukit Aman, Kuala Lumpur. The police force is led by an...
  
  Marine Operations Force
  Marine Operations Force
  The Marine Operations Force is the Marine Police division of the Royal Malaysia Police tasked with maintaining law and order and coordinating search and rescue operations in the Malaysian Maritime Zone and on the high seas...
- New Zealand Police
  New Zealand Police
  The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...
  
  Maritime Policing Unit
- Portuguese Navy
  Portuguese Navy
  The Portuguese Navy is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the military defence of Portugal....
  
  Polícia Marítima (Maritime Police)
- Republican National Guard (Portugal) Unidade de Controlo Costeiro (Coast Control Unit)
- Singapore Police Force
  Singapore Police Force
  The Singapore Police Force is the main agency tasked with maintaining law and order in the city-state. Formerly known as the Republic of Singapore Police , it has grown from an 11-man organisation to a 38,587 strong force...
  
  Police Coast Guard
  Police Coast Guard
  The Police Coast Guard is the Marine Police division of the Singapore Police Force which also takes on roles of the coast guard typically handled by the military or as separate organisations in other countries...
- Guardia Civil Guardia Civil del Mar
- Servicio de Vigilancia Aduanera (SVA)
- Sri Lanka Police Service
  Sri Lanka Police Service
  The Sri Lanka Police Service is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force has a manpower of approximately 85,000. It is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace...
  
  Marine Division
- South African Police Service
  South African Police Service
  The South African Police Service is the national police force of the Republic of South Africa. Its 1116 police stations in South Africa are divided according to the provincial borders, and a Provincial Commissioner is appointed in each province...
  
  Water Wing
- Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
  Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
  Devon and Cornwall Police, formerly Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, is the territorial police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England and the unitary authorities of Plymouth, Torbay and the Isles of Scilly....
  
  Marine Operations Section
- Dyfed-Powys Police
  Dyfed-Powys Police
  Dyfed-Powys Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and the county of Powys, in Wales. The territory it covers is the largest police area in England and Wales, and the fourth largest in the United Kingdom...
  
  Marine Unit
- Dorset Police
  Dorset Police
  Dorset Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the English county of Dorset in the south-west of England.-History:Dorset County Constabulary was formed in 1855. On 1 October 1967 it merged with Bournemouth Borough Police to form Dorset and Bournemouth Constabulary...
  
  Marine Section
- Essex Police
  Essex Police
  Essex Police is a territorial police force responsible for policing the county of Essex in the east of England.It is one of the largest non-metropolitan police forces in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 3,600 police officers and operating across an area of over and with a population of...
  
  Marine and Diving Unit
- Hampshire Constabulary
  Hampshire Constabulary
  Hampshire Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for policing Hampshire and the Isle of Wight in southern England.The force area includes the cities of Winchester, Southampton and Portsmouth...
  
  Marine Unit
- Kent Police
  Kent Police
  Kent Police is the territorial police force for Kent in England, including the unitary authority of Medway.-Area and organisation:The force covers an area of with an approximate population of 1,660,588 . The Chief Constable is currently Ian Learmonth, who was appointed in 2010 and is the former...
  
  Marine Unit
- Lothian and Borders Police
  Lothian and Borders Police
  Lothian and Borders Police is the territorial police force for the Scottish council areas of the City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian...
  
  Marine Section
- Metropolitan Police
  Metropolitan police
  Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...
  
  Marine Policing Unit (formerly Thames Division)
- Ministry of Defence Police
  Ministry of Defence Police
  The Ministry of Defence Police is a civilian police force which is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The force is part of the larger government agency, the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency , together with the Ministry of Defence Guard Service...
  
  Marine Unit
- Norfolk Constabulary
  Norfolk Constabulary
  Norfolk Constabulary is the territorial police force responsible for the county of Norfolk in England. As of March 2009 the force had a strength of 1,668 police officers, 243 Special Constables, 277 PCSOs and just over 1,300 police staff.-History:...
  
  Broads policing unit by boat with support from 'Broads beat' officers on land
- Northumbria Police
  Northumbria Police
  Northumbria Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing the areas of Northumberland and Tyne and Wear in North East England. The service is the sixth largest police force in England and Wales. The current Chief Constable is Sue Sim who was appointed by Northumbria Police...
  
  Marine Unit
- North Wales Police
  North Wales Police
  North Wales Police is the territorial police force responsible for policing North Wales. The headquarters are in Colwyn Bay, with divisional headquarters in St Asaph, Caernarfon and Wrexham....
  
  Air and Coastal Unit
- Strathclyde Police
  Strathclyde Police
  Strathclyde Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West...
  
  Marine Policing Unit
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
  OverviewAlabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is the state agency responsible for the conservation and management of Alabama's natural resources including state parks, state lands, wildlife and aquatic resources. ADCNR also issues hunting and fishing licenses for the state...
  
  Marine Police Division
- Anacortes Police Department Marine Patrol, Washington
  Anacortes, Washington
  Anacortes is a city in Skagit County, Washington, United States. The name "Anacortes" is a consolidation of the name Anna Curtis, who was the wife of early Fidalgo Island settler Amos Bowman. Anacortes' population was 15,778 at the time of the 2010 census...
- Austin Park Police, Texas
  Austin, Texas
  Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
- Town of Babylon Public Safety Department Marine Patrols/Bay Constables, New York
  Babylon (town), New York
  The Town of Babylon is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on Long Island, the town population was 211,792 as of the 2000 census. There is also a Village of Babylon located within the town. It borders Nassau County to the West, and the Atlantic Ocean to the South...
- Baltimore City Police Department Marine Unit, Maryland
- Baltimore County Police Department
  Baltimore County Police Department
  The Baltimore County Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Baltimore County, Maryland. They have been accredited by CALEA since 1984. The current Chief is James Johnson. Chief Johnson took over as Chief on May 31, 2007, Chief James Johnson's formal ceremony was held that July...
  
  Marine Unit, Maryland
- Barnstable Police Department Marine Division, Massachusetts
  Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Barnstable is a city, referred to as the Town of Barnstable, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the county seat of Barnstable County. Barnstable is the largest community, both in land area and population, on Cape Cod. The town contains seven villages within its boundaries...
- Boston Police Department
  Boston Police Department
  The Boston Police Department , created in 1838, holds the primary responsibility for law enforcement and investigation within the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is one of the oldest police departments in the United States...
  
  Harbor Unit, Massachusetts
- Boynton Beach Police Department Marine Patrol, Florida
  Boynton Beach, Florida
  Boynton Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 60,389 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the city had a population of 66,714 according to the University of Florida, Bureau of Economic and Business Research...
- Butler County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Butler County, Ohio
  Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...
- Catawba County Sheriff's Office Lake Patrol Unit,http://www.catawbacountync.gov/depts/shf/lake/
- Charleston Police Department Harbor Patrol, South Carolina
  Charleston, South Carolina
  Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
  Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
  The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is the police department of the City of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. With over 1,716 officers and 530 civilian staff, covering an area of with a population of more than 713,455.-Organization:...
  
  Lakes Enforcement Division, North Carolina
  Charlotte, North Carolina
  Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
- Chatham County Police Department Marine Patrol Unit, Georgia
  Chatham County, Georgia
  Chatham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The county seat and largest city is Savannah. In the official US Census of 2010, Chatham County had a total population of 265,128 . Chatham is the most populous Georgia county outside the Atlanta metropolitan area...
- Chicago Police Department
  Chicago Police Department
  The Chicago Police Department, also known as the CPD, is the principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, under the jurisdiction of the Mayor of Chicago. It is the largest police department in the Midwest and the second largest local law enforcement agency in the...
  
  Marine Unit, Illinois
- Colchester Police Department Marine Unit, Colchester, Vermont
  Colchester, Vermont
  Colchester is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. The population was 17,067 at the 2010 census. It is the fourth-largest municipality and second-largest town in Vermont by population.-Geography:...
- Dane County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Division, Wisconsin
  Dane County, Wisconsin
  As of the census of 2000, there were 426,526 people, 173,484 households, and 100,794 families residing in the county. The population density was 355 people per square mile . There were 180,398 housing units at an average density of 150 per square mile...
- Daytona Beach Police Department
  Daytona Beach Police Department
  The Daytona Beach Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Daytona Beach, Florida. There are 241 sworn full-time police officers, 105 sworn part-time officers and 81 civilians on the force which is headed by Michael Chitwood who serves as the chief, with Deputy Police Chief Ben...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Daytona Beach, Florida
  Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
- Delaware River and Bay Authority Police Department
  Delaware River and Bay Authority
  The Delaware River and Bay Authority or DRBA is a bi-state government agency of the U.S. states of New Jersey and Delaware established by interstate compact in 1961....
  
  Marine Unit
- Des Moines Police Department Waterway Operations Unit, Iowa
  Des Moines, Iowa
  Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
- Detroit Police Department
  Detroit Police Department
  The Detroit Police Department , established in 1865, is responsible for the city of Detroit, Michigan.-History:The Detroit Police Department was established in 1865 to serve the city's growing population and covers the city with 5 districts and two precincts. The Detroit Police Department was also...
  
  Harbor Master Unit, Michigan
  Detroit, Michigan
  Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
- Dover Police Department Marine Patrol Section, Delaware
  Dover, Delaware
  The city of Dover is the capital and second largest city in the U.S. state of Delaware. It is also the county seat of Kent County, and the principal city of the Dover, Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Kent County. It is located on the St. Jones River in the Delaware...
- East Bay Regional Park District Police Department Marine Patrol Unit, California
  East Bay Regional Park District
  The East Bay Regional Park District is a special district operating in Alameda County and Contra Costa County, California, within the East Bay area of the San Francisco Bay Area...
- El Dorado County Sheriff's Office Boat Patrol, California
  El Dorado County, California
  El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....
- Erie County Sheriff's Office
  Erie County, New York Sheriff's Office
  The Erie County Sheriff's Office is Erie County's oldest law enforcement agency.The Office of the Sheriff is the oldest office under the system of common law in the United States and is an integral part of government in the State of New York....
  
  Marine Patrol Unit, New York
  Erie County, New York
  Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
- Evans Police Department Marine Rescue and Recovery Unit, New York
  Evans, New York
  Evans is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 17,594 at the 2000 census. The town derives its name from David E. Evans, an agent of the Holland Land Company and nephew of land agent Joseph Ellicott....
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  Florida Department of Environmental Protection
  The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the Florida government agency charged with environmental protection.-History:...
  
  Bureau of Park Patrol
- Fort Lauderdale Police Department
  Fort Lauderdale Police Department
  The Fort Lauderdale Police Department Or FLPD is the principal police agency for the visitors & citizens of Fort Lauderdale Florida. The city has a population of 186,000. It is the largest city within Broward County & the largest police agency in the county aside from the Broward County Sheriff's...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  Fort Lauderdale is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, on the Atlantic coast. It is the county seat of Broward County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 165,521. It is a principal city of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010...
- Gaston County Police Department
  Gaston County Police Department
  The Gaston County Police Department is a law enforcement agency of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is the only county police department within the State of North Carolina....
  
  Marine Enforcement Division, North Carolina
  Gaston County, North Carolina
  Gaston County is a county located just west of Charlotte in the southern Piedmont in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the third largest county, by population, in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, officially designated the Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of...
- Greenwich Police Department Marine Operations Section, Connecticut
  Greenwich, Connecticut
  Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is home to many hedge funds and other financial service companies. Greenwich is the southernmost and westernmost municipality in Connecticut and is 38+ minutes ...
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Unit, Ohio
  Hamilton County, Ohio
  As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, Tennessee
  Hamilton County, Tennessee
  Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It was named for Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 310,935 . Its county seat is Chattanooga....
- Hennepin County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office
  Hennepin County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office
  The Hennepin County Sheriff's Office is the sheriff's office for Hennepin County in the state of Minnesota, United States. HCSO serves one million residents and is located downtown in the city of Minneapolis, the county seat...
  
  Water Parol, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Minnesota
  Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
- Henrico County Division of Police Marine Patrol, Virginia
  Henrico County, Virginia
  Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
- Henry County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Division, Ohio
  Henry County, Ohio
  Henry County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,215. Its county seat is Napoleon and is named for Patrick Henry, the Virginian famous for his "give me liberty or give me death" speech....
- Hollywood Police Department
  Hollywood Police Department
  The Hollywood Police Department is a full service agency servicing a population of 145,629 in of the municipality of Hollywood, Florida.-History:...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Hollywood, Florida
  -Demographics:As of 2000, there were 59,673 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 34.4% of all households were made up of...
- Huron Police Department Harbor Patrol,
- Huntington Harbormasters Office /Marine Patrol
- Town of Islip Harbor Police, New York
  Islip (town), New York
  The Town of Islip is one of ten towns in Suffolk County, New York . Located on the south shore of Long Island, the town population was 322,612 at the 2000 census. The smaller, unincorporated hamlet of Islip lies within the town.-Demographics:...
- Kent Police Department Marine Patrol Unit, Washington
  Kent, Washington
  Kent is a city located in King County, Washington, United States, and is the third largest city in King County and the sixth largest in the state. An outlying suburb of Seattle, Kent is also the corporate home for companies such as REI and Oberto Sausage...
- Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
  Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife
  The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, an agency of the Kentucky Tourism, Arts and Heritage Cabinet, is responsible for the conservation of fish and wildlife resources and for boating projects in the state. A commissioner appointed by the Fish and Wildlife Commission heads the...
  
  Water Patrol
- Key West Police Department
  Key West Police Department
  The Key West Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of 25,031 and 6 square miles within the municipality of Key West, Florida.-History:...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Key West, Florida
  Key West is a city in Monroe County, Florida, United States. The city encompasses the island of Key West, the part of Stock Island north of U.S. 1 , Sigsbee Park , Fleming Key , and Sunset Key...
- King County Sheriff's Office Marine/Dive Unit, Washington
  King County, Washington
  King County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population in the 2010 census was 1,931,249. King is the most populous county in Washington, and the 14th most populous in the United States....
- Kern County Parks and Recreation Lake Patrol, California
  Kern County, California
  Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
- Lake County Sheriff's Office
  Lake County Sheriff's Office (Florida)
  The Lake County Sheriff's Office is largest law enforcement agency in Lake County, Florida, United States. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current sheriff is Gary S...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Lake County, Florida
  Lake County is a county located in the state of Florida, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 210,528. The Census Bureau estimated the population in 2008 to be 307,243. Its county seat is Tavares...
- Lake County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, Illinois
  Lake County, Illinois
  Lake County is a county in the northeastern corner of the state of Illinois, on the shore of Lake Michigan. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 703,462, which is an increase of 9.2% from 644,356 in 2000. Its county seat is Waukegan. The county is part of the Chicago metropolitan area...
- Lake County Sheriff's Department Marine Unit, Indiana
  Lake County, Indiana
  Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, its population was 496,005, making it Indiana's second-most populous county. The county seat is Crown Point. This county is part of Northwest Indiana and the Chicago metropolitan area. The county contains a mix of urban,...
- Lake County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Lake County, Ohio
  Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....
- Levee District Police
  Levee District Police
  The Levee District Police is a state law enforcement service division of Louisiana, United States.Officers are under the State's classified service and commissioned state police special officers as peace officers by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety, Office of State Police. They possess...
  
  , Louisiana
  Louisiana
  Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
- Lorain Port Authority Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Lorain, Ohio
  Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....
- Los Angeles Port Police
  Los Angeles Port Police
  The Los Angeles Port Police is a specialized law enforcement agency at the Port of Los Angeles, under the control of the Los Angeles Harbor Department .-See also:* List of law enforcement agencies in California-External links:* *...
  
  , Port of Los Angeles
  Port of Los Angeles
  The Port of Los Angeles, also called Los Angeles Harbor and WORLDPORT L.A, is a port complex that occupies of land and water along of waterfront. The port is located on San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, approximately south of downtown...
  
  , California
  California
  California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
- Macomb County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, Michigan
  Macomb County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 788,149 people, 309,203 households, and 210,876 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,640 people per square mile . There were 320,276 housing units at an average density of 667 per square mile...
- Maine Department of Marine Resources Marine Patrol
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
  Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
  The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is a local law enforcement agency that serves Maricopa County, Arizona. It is the largest sheriff's office in Arizona and provides general-service and specialized law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Maricopa County, serving as the primary law enforcement...
  
  Lake Patrol Division, Arizona
  Maricopa County, Arizona
  -2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*73.0% White*5.0% Black*2.1% Native American*3.5% Asian*0.2% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.5% Two or more races*12.7% Other races*29.6% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
- Marin County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, California
  Marin County, California
  Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
- Maryland Natural Resources Police
- Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department
  Maryland Transportation Authority
  The Maryland Transportation Authority is an independent state agency responsible for financing, constructing, operating, and maintaining eight toll facilities, currently consisting of two toll roads, two tunnels, and four bridges in Maryland...
  
  Marine Unit
- Massachusetts State Police
  Massachusetts State Police
  The Massachusetts State Police is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety and Security responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulation across the state...
  
  Marine Unit
- Metropolitan District Commission Police Department, Connecticut
  Connecticut
  Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
- Metropolitan Police Department Harbor Patrol, District of Columbia
- Miami-Dade Police Department
  Miami-Dade Police Department
  The Miami-Dade Police Department , formerly known as the Metro-Dade County Police Department , Dade County Public Safety Department and the Dade County Sheriff's Office is a Limited Service County Police Department serving Miami-Dade County, Florida's unincorporated areas, although they have...
  
  Marine Patrol, Florida
  Miami-Dade County, Florida
  Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 2,496,435, making it the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States...
- Milwaukee Police Department
  Milwaukee Police Department
  The Milwaukee Police Department is the police department that protects the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The department has a contingent of about 2,000 sworn officers when at full strength. Edward Flynn is the current chief of police.-History:...
  
  Harbor Patrol Unit, Wisconsin
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...
- Missouri State Water Patrol Department of Public Safety, Jefferson City, Missouri
  Jefferson City, Missouri
  Jefferson City is the capital of the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Cole County. Located in Callaway and Cole counties, it is the principal city of the Jefferson City metropolitan area, which encompasses the entirety of both counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 43,079...
- Muskegon County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, Michigan
  Muskegon County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 170,200 people, 63,330 households, and 44,267 families residing in the county. The population density was 334 people per square mile . There were 68,556 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile...
- Nassau County Police Department
  Nassau County Police Department
  The Nassau County Police Department is the law enforcement agency of Nassau County, New York.-History:In 1925, concerned about rising crime rates, the County Board of Supervisors voted to create the Nassau County Police Department, replacing a scattered system of constables and town and village...
  
  Marine Division, New York
  Nassau County, New York
  Nassau County is a suburban county on Long Island, east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York, within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,339,532...
- New Hampshire Marine Patrol
  New Hampshire Marine Patrol
  The New Hampshire Marine Patrol is a division of the NH Department of Safety. NHMP has jurisdiction on any New Hampshire water body or more , of river, and approximately of coastline of the Atlantic Ocean...
  
  Department of Safety
- New Jersey State Police
  New Jersey State Police
  The New Jersey State Police is the state police force for the state of New Jersey. It is a general-powers police agency with state wide jurisdiction when requested by the Governor, designated by Troop Sectors.-History:...
  
  Marine Services Unit
- New York City Police Department
  New York City Police Department
  The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
  
  Harbor Unit, New York
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police Harbor Unit, New York
  New York City
  New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
- New York State Police
  New York State Police
  The New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...
  
  Marine Detail
- North Miami Police Department Marine Patrol, Florida
  North Miami, Florida
  North Miami is a suburban city located in northeast Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, about north of Miami. The city lies on Biscayne Bay and hosts the Biscayne Bay Campus of Florida International University, and the North Miami campus of Johnson & Wales University...
- North Miami Beach Police Department Marine Patrol, Florida
  North Miami Beach, Florida
  North Miami Beach is a Miami suburban city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Originally named Fulford in 1926 after Captain William H. Fulford of the United States Coast Guard, the city was incorporated in 1927 as Fulford, but was renamed North Miami Beach in 1931. The population was...
- Oakland County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, Michigan
  Oakland County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the 2010 Census, there were 1,202,362 people, 471,115 households, and 315,175 families residing in the county. The population density as of the 2000 census was 1,369 people per square mile . There were 492,006 housing units at an average density of 564 per square mile...
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  Ohio Department of Natural Resources
  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was created in 1949 by the Ohio Legislature. It is a government agency in the U.S. state of Ohio charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, and recreation areas.Divisions of ODNR...
  
  Division of Watercraft
- Oklahoma City Police Department
  Oklahoma City Police Department
  The Oklahoma City Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and is the largest municipal law enforcement agency in the state.The OCPD was officially...
  
  Lake Patrol Section, Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
  Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...
- Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  Oklahoma Highway Patrol
  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is a major state law enforcement agency of the government of Oklahoma. It is a division of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol was legislatively created in 1937 due to the growing problem of motor vehicle accidents, the expansion of a...
  
  Lake Patrol Section (Troop W)
- Olympia Police Department Harbor Patrol, Washington
  Olympia, Washington
  Olympia is the capital city of the U.S. state of Washington and the county seat of Thurston County. It was incorporated on January 28, 1859. The population was 46,478 at the 2010 census...
- Orlando Police Department Marine Patrol Unit, Florida
  Orlando, Florida
  Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
- Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, Michigan
  Ottawa County, Michigan
  -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 238,314 people, 81,662 households, and 61,328 families residing in the county. The population density was 421 people per square mile . There were 86,856 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...
- Perrysburg Township Police Department Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Perrysburg, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 16,945 people, 6,592 households, and 4,561 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,899.2 people per square mile . There were 6,964 housing units at an average density of 780.5 per square mile...
- Philadelphia Police Department
  Philadelphia Police Department
  The Philadelphia Police Department is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
  
  Marine Unit, Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
- Pittsburgh Police
  Pittsburgh Police
  The Pittsburgh Police, or officially the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, is the largest law enforcement agency in Western Pennsylvania and the third largest in Pennsylvania...
  
  River Rescue Unit, Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
  
  (operated jointly with the city's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services and featured in the movie Striking Distance
  Striking Distance
  Striking Distance is a 1993 thriller starring Bruce Willis, Sarah Jessica Parker, Dennis Farina, and Tom Sizemore as Pittsburgh Police officers pursuing a serial killer. It was directed by Rowdy Herrington and written by Herrington and Marty Kaplan...
  
  )
- Placer County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, California
  Placer County, California
  Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
- Polk County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, Florida
  Polk County, Florida
  Polk County is located in central Florida between the Tampa Bay and Greater Orlando metropolitan areas. The county was established by the state government in 1861 on the eve of the American Civil War and named after former United States president James K. Polk. The county seat is Bartow and its...
- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
  The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is a bi-state port district, established in 1921 through an interstate compact, that runs most of the regional transportation infrastructure, including the bridges, tunnels, airports, and seaports, within the Port of New York and New Jersey...
- Port of New Orleans Harbor Police Department Patrol Boat Division, Louisiana
  New Orleans, Louisiana
  New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
- Poulsbo Police Department Marine Patrol, Washington
  Poulsbo, Washington
  Poulsbo is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County and one of the main suburbs of Seattle in the Kitsap area. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census....
- Providence Police Department Harbor Patrol, Rhode Island
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
- Rocky River Police Department Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Rocky River, Ohio
  Rocky River is an affluent western suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, United States located in Cuyahoga County approximately nine miles west of Public Square in downtown Cleveland. The city is named for the river that forms its eastern border...
- Ross County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol Unit, Ohio
  Ross County, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 73,345 people, 27,136 households, and 19,185 families residing in the county. The population density was 106 people per square mile . There were 29,461 housing units at an average density of 43 per square mile...
- Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
  Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
  The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, abbreviated as SSD, is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have...
  
  Marine Enforcement Detail, California
  Sacramento County, California
  Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....
- Sacramento Police Department
  Sacramento Police Department
  The Sacramento Police Department is the police department for the city of Sacramento, California. The department was created in 1849. The current Chief of Police is Rick Braziel.-History:...
  
  Marine Division, California
  Sacramento, California
  Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
- San Diego Harbor Police Marine Patrol, California
  San Diego, California
  San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
- Sandusky Police Department Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Sandusky, Ohio
  Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
- Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department Marine Unit, California
  Santa Barbara County, California
  Santa Barbara County is a county located in the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific coast. As of 2010 the county had a population of 423,895. The county seat is Santa Barbara and the largest city is Santa Maria.-History:...
- Seattle Police Department
  Seattle Police Department
  The Seattle Police Department is the principal law enforcement agency of the city of Seattle, Washington, except for the campus of the University of Washington, for which responsibility falls to the University of Washington Police Department...
  
  Harbor Patrol, Washington
  Seattle, Washington
  Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
- Suffolk County Police Department Marine Bureau, New York
  Suffolk County, New York
  Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
- Suffolk County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit, New York
  Suffolk County, New York
  Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...
- Summit County Sheriff's Office Marine Patrol, Ohio
  Summit County, Ohio
  Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...
- Tampa Police Department
  Tampa Police Department
  The Tampa Police Department provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Police Department has over 1000 authorized sworn law enforcement personnel positions and more than 350 civilian and support staff personnel positions.Uniformed officers are...
  
  Marine Unit, Florida
  Tampa, Florida
  Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
- Toledo Police Department Harbor Patrol, Ohio
  Toledo, Ohio
  Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
- United States Coast Guard
  United States Coast Guard
  The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
  
  Search and Rescue (SAR) and Law Enforcement Detachments
  Law Enforcement Detachments
  Law Enforcement Detachments or LEDETs are specialized, deployable maritime law enforcement teams of the United States Coast Guard. First established in 1982, their primary mission is to deploy aboard U.S. and allied naval vessels to conduct and support law enforcement, interdiction, or security...
  
  (LEDETS)
- United States Customs and Border Protection/Office of Air and Marine Marine Interdiction Agents
- Vermilion Police Department Marine Patrol Unit, Ohio
  Vermilion, Ohio
  Vermilion is a city in Erie and Lorain counties in Ohio, on the North Coast of the U.S.A. The population was 10,927 at the 2000 census. The current mayor is Eileen Bulan...
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  Virginia Marine Resources Commission
  The Virginia Marine Resources Commission serves as stewards of Virginia's marine and aquatic resources, and protectors of its tidal waters and homelands.-External links:****...
  
  Law Enforcement Division
- Wayne County Sheriff's Office Marine Division, Michigan
  Wayne County, Michigan
  -History:Wayne County was one of the first counties formed when the Northwest Territory was organized. It was named for the American general "Mad Anthony" Wayne. It originally encompassed the entire area of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, as well as small sections that are now part of northern...
- Webster Police Department Marine Patrol, Massachusetts
  Webster, Massachusetts
  -Media:* Worcester Telegram & Gazette * Webster Times, published every Friday* The Patriot, published every Wednesday* WGFP-AM 940, a country music station* Boston Globe* Boston Herald-Library:...
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
  The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is an agency of the state of Wisconsin. Its purpose is to preserve, protect, manage and maintain the natural resources of the state. The WDNR has the authority to set policy for itself and to recommend regulations for approval by the State Legislature...
  
  Lakes Patrol Unit

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List of water police units

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