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According to the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics there are nearly 13,000 general purpose local police departments nationwide who employ 100 or more officers.

Browse below for the official websites of the top 20 largest local police departments in size order by total number of full-time sworn personnel.

1. New York NY
   
2. Chicago IL
3. Los Angeles CA
4. Philadelphia PA
5. Houston TX
6. Detroit MI
7. Washington DC
8. Nassau County NY
9. Baltimore MD
10. Miami Dade County FL
11. Dallas TX
12. Phoenix AZ
13. Suffolk County NY
14. San Francisco CA
15. Las Vegas - Clark County NV
16. Boston MA
17. San Diego CA
18. Milwaukee WI
19. Memphis TN
20. San Antonio TX

More about U.S. city police departments & agencies around the Web:

USA Cops.com- One-stop browsing for police departments in the U.S. with a clickable map to all 50 states, related community forum, news & job listings.

Agency Search Police Department & Law Enforcement Links @ Officer.com - Search by federal, U.S. and international agency categories.

Additionally, many local jurisdictions utilize sheriffs as their primary law enforcement entity. See the National Sheriffs Association for a directory of all U.S. state and county sheriff's departments nationwide.

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