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Law Enforcement Agencies in Erie County, New York

25 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 25 law enforcement agencies in Erie County, New York: the county sheriff's office, 21 city or town police departments, 2 campus police departments and 1 other agency.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Erie County

  • Erie County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI NY0140000 · NIBRS since 2022

City and Town Police Departments in Erie County

  • Akron Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0143200
  • Amherst Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0145100 · NIBRS since 2024
  • Blasdell Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0142900
  • Brant Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0145400
  • Buffalo Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0140100 · NIBRS since 2020
  • Cheektowaga Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0145500 · NIBRS since 2022
  • Depew Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0142400 · NIBRS since 2022
  • East Aurora-Aurora Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0142200 · NIBRS since 2023
  • Eden Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146100 · NIBRS since 2023
  • Evans Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146300 · NIBRS since 2025
  • Gowanda Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0142600
  • Grand Island Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146400
  • Hamburg Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146500 · NIBRS since 2023
  • Hamburg Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0143000 · NIBRS since 2023
  • Kenmore Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0140400 · NIBRS since 2022
  • Lackawanna Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0140200
  • Lancaster Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146700 · NIBRS since 2024
  • Orchard Park Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0146000 · NIBRS since 2026
  • Tonawanda Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0140300 · NIBRS since 2023
  • Tonawanda Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0147200 · NIBRS since 2023
  • West Seneca Town Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI NY0147400 · NIBRS since 2023

College and University Police in Erie County

  • State University of New York Police: BuffaloCollege or university police · ORI NY214UB00 · NIBRS since 2021
  • State University of New York Police: Buffalo State CollegeCollege or university police · ORI NY214UC00 · NIBRS since 2021

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Erie County

  • Niagara Frontier Transportation AuthorityOther agency · ORI NY0143700

Where People Arrested in Erie 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 Erie County?
The FBI lists 25 law enforcement agencies in Erie County, including 21 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Erie County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Erie County that is the Erie County Sheriff's Office. See Erie County Holding Center 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 NY214UC00. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.