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Largest U.S. Law Enforcement Agencies
Name the largest state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies in the United States by number of sworn officers.
Not counting Federal Agencies
If multiple agencies share a geographical name, you must specify which agency
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Last updated: February 26, 2021
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| First submitted | October 1, 2014 |
| Times taken | 1,732 |
| Average score | 46.7% |
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tschutzer
+4
Level 91
Oct 13, 2014
Congrats on making your first quiz, but you need to do something differently here. If I type in Chicago, I get "Chicago Police Department". Same for Baltimore, Dallas, Phoenix, Houston, and Philadelphia. But if I type in New York, nothing happens. If I type in Los Angeles, nothing happens. If I type in Miami, nothing happens. After seeing the results, I can tell why you didn't allow those things, but you need to give people a nudge in the right direction. You could either fill in both of the items when people type in New York or Los Angeles, or you could add a third column to indicate County, City, or State. I'd go with the latter option myself. Oh, and it's way over the top to not allow "Miami" to count for Miami-Dade. Thanks for making this!
loganite
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Level 88
Oct 16, 2014
I appreciate the suggestions...I didn't want it to simply be a "name big cities" quiz, I wanted the person taking the quiz to have to give the name of an individual agency, especially when multiple agencies share a geographical name. There is a City of Miami police department, the Miami-Dade police department is the county agency. I hope people taking the quiz will realize there is both a Los Angeles Police Department and a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office, and a New York City Police Department and a New York State Police.
loganite
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Level 88
Oct 16, 2014
I added hints as to which type of agency each answer is, and a caveat that the user must specify an exact agency. Also @joeythelemur, NYC Police will work now.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 82
Oct 13, 2014
I took your quiz, too. Fine quiz, but agree a bit with tschutzer that you could fix type-ins to make it a bit more consistent. This is a common failing of many user quizzes from inexperienced quiz makers. I also failed to get Miami.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 13, 2014
I also missed Cook County, LA County, and Baltimore. got the rest with a little trial and error.
joeythelemur
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Level 84
Oct 14, 2014
Yes, definitely need NYC Police. It was obviously the top answer, but couldn't figure out the right combo to get it to work.
thebigdp
+1
Level 87
Mar 6, 2015
I tried LA Sheriff and got no joy....I was quite surprised. I think I also tried LA County Sheriff and got no joy, but I can't remember for sure
loganite
+2
Level 88
Mar 9, 2015
I've added a few more type-ins for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
WolfCam
+3
Level 66
Oct 24, 2017
Good Quiz!
loganite
+1
Level 88
Dec 6, 2017
Glad you liked it, thanks for taking it and commenting!
SpencerGT
+1
Level 67
Jun 9, 2021
Interesting quiz. Is the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia different than the Capitol Police I feel like I have heard about in the media?
loganite
+1
Level 88
Jun 9, 2021
Yes, they are two different agencies. The metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is the primary law enforcement agency of DC. The work under a municipal government, but have some Federal responsibilities and authority. The US Capitol police is a Federal Agency charged with protecting Congress in DC and elsewhere in the US. Thanks for taking the quiz!
carrow
+2
Level 52
Jul 10, 2021
I will never fathom why the US thinks it needs so many overlapping law enforcement agencies. What on earth is the difference between the LAPD and Los Angeles County Sheriffs?
loganite
+2
Level 88
Jul 12, 2021
It can seem that way with the similar names, but they don't actually overlap. LAPD covers only the City of Los Angeles. LASO covers unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County as well as smaller cities that contract with them for services. In many jurisdictions the County Sheriff's Office also runs the jail and serves civil papers (eviction notices, subpoenas, etc.), while city police departments just provide law enforcement, investigative, and traffic services.
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