This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of New Mexico.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 146 law enforcement agencies employing 5,010 sworn police officers, about 252 for each 100,000 residents. This is almost exactly the national average of policemen to residents in the United States.[1]
State agencies
edit- New Mexico Department of Public Safety
- New Mexico Mounted Patrol
- New Mexico Attorney General's Office
- New Mexico Board of Pharmacy
- New Mexico Corrections Department
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
- New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
- New Mexico Livestock Inspector Board
- New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
County agencies
editCity agencies
editTribal agencies
editCollege and university agencies
editOther agencies
editReferences
edit- ^ 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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- ^ "County Sheriff". County of Mora. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Sheriff". Quay County. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Ex-New Mexico lawman gets 10 years in bizarre road rage case; by Russell Contreras, 21 January 21015, The Associated Press
- ^ Stiny, Andy (17 March 2015). "State cop fired over shooting hired as deputy in Taos". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ Albuquerque Police Continue to Thwart Transparency by Refusing to Release Footage from Shooting Death 49 By Carlos Miller, 3 September 2014, Photography is Not a Crime
- ^ "Police Department". Angel Fire. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Clayton police officer arrested, fired". Connect Amarillo. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- ^ Last, T.S. (21 February 2015). "Santa Fe, Espanola officers charged by DA; both have worked for current SF chief". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Grants Police Department". Grants Police Department. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ Former Jemez Springs chief indicted on rape charges; by Nicole Perez, Albuquerque Journal, 7 August 2014
- ^ "Flags at Half-Staff for Navajo Police Officer Alex Yazzie, Killed in the Line of Duty". Indian Country Today. 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Flags at Half-Staff for Navajo Police Officer Alex Yazzie, Killed in the Line of Duty". Indian Country Today. 21 March 2015.
- ^ "Official Web Site". NMMI. Retrieved 24 November 2015.