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Law Enforcement Agencies in Albany County, New York

13 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 13 law enforcement agencies in Albany County, New York: the county sheriff's office, 10 city or town police departments and 2 campus police departments.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Albany County

  • Albany County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NY0010000

City and Town Police Departments in Albany County

  • Albany Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0010100 · NIBRS since 2020
  • Altamont Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0012100
  • Bethlehem Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0015100 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Coeymans Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0015800
  • Cohoes Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0010200
  • Colonie Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0015300 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Green Island Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0012000
  • Guilderland Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0015200
  • Menands Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0012500 · NIBRS since 2025
  • Watervliet Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0010300

College and University Police in Albany County

  • State University of New York Police: AlbanyCollege or university police · ORI NY201UN00
  • State University of New York: Albany (Plaza)College or university police · ORI NY0017500

Where People Arrested in Albany 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 New York 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 Albany County?
The FBI lists 13 law enforcement agencies in Albany County, including 10 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Albany County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Albany County that is the Albany County Sheriff's Office. See Albany County Recent Arrests (NY State Police) 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 NY0012000. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.