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Law Enforcement Agencies in Fulton County, Georgia

34 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 34 law enforcement agencies in Fulton County, Georgia: 2 county agencies, 14 city or town police departments, 1 state police post, 9 campus police departments and 8 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Fulton County

  • Fulton County Police DepartmentCounty sheriff or police · ORI GA0601300 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Fulton County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI GA0600000 · NIBRS since 2019

City and Town Police Departments in Fulton County

  • Alpharetta Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600400 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Atlanta Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GAAPD0000 · NIBRS since 2020
  • Chattahoochee Hills Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0605900
  • College Park Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600100 · NIBRS since 2019
  • East Point Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600200 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Fairburn Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600700 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Hapeville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600300 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Johns Creek Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0605800 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Milton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0605700 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Palmetto Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600800 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Roswell Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600500 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Sandy Springs Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0605600 · NIBRS since 2018
  • South Fulton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0607200 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Union City Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI GA0600600

State Police in Fulton County

  • State Patrol: HapevilleState police · ORI GAGSP4700

State Agencies in Fulton County

  • Georgia Department of Transportation, Office of InvestigationsState agency · ORI GA0602000 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Georgia World CongressState agency · ORI GA0603800 · NIBRS since 2019
  • State Board of Workers Compensation Fraud Investigation DivisionState agency · ORI GA060495Y · NIBRS since 2019

College and University Police in Fulton County

  • Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeCollege or university police · ORI GA0604200 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Atlanta Technical CollegeCollege or university police · ORI GA0609900 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Clark Atlanta UniversityCollege or university police · ORI GA060309E
  • Georgia Institute of TechnologyCollege or university police · ORI GA0601000 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Georgia State UniversityCollege or university police · ORI GA0600900 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Morehouse CollegeCollege or university police · ORI GA0604400 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Morehouse School of MedicineCollege or university police · ORI GA0606200
  • Morris Brown CollegeCollege or university police · ORI GA060459E
  • Spelman CollegeCollege or university police · ORI GA060369E · NIBRS since 2019

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Fulton County

  • Atlanta Public SchoolsOther agency · ORI GA0605400 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Fulton County MarshalOther agency · ORI GA0602700 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Fulton County School SystemOther agency · ORI GA0603700 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportOther agency · ORI GA060240X · NIBRS since 2021
  • Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit AuthorityOther agency · ORI GA0602100 · NIBRS since 2019

Where People Arrested in Fulton County Are Held

In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.

Law Enforcement in Other Georgia Counties

Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many police departments are in Fulton County?
The FBI lists 34 law enforcement agencies in Fulton County, including 14 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Fulton County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Fulton County that is the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. See Fulton County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example GA0600500. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.