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Law Enforcement Agencies in Berks County, Pennsylvania

40 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 40 law enforcement agencies in Berks County, Pennsylvania: the county sheriff's office, 31 city or town police departments, 1 state police post, 2 campus police departments and 5 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Berks County

  • Berks County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI PA0060000

City and Town Police Departments in Berks County

  • Amity Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0065000
  • Bally Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0063000
  • Bern Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0063100
  • Bethel Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0064200
  • Birdsboro Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060100
  • Brecknock Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0064300
  • Caernarvon Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0062400
  • Central Berks Regional Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0063500
  • Cumru Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060300 · NIBRS since 2024
  • Douglass Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0063400
  • Eastern Berks Regional Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0067100
  • Exeter Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0060400
  • Fleetwood Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060500
  • Hamburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060600
  • Kutztown Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060800
  • Laureldale Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0060900
  • Lower Heidelberg Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0063600
  • Mohnton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0061100
  • Muhlenberg Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0061300
  • Northern Berks Regional Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0062800
  • Reading Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0061400 · NIBRS since 2022
  • Robeson Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0062900
  • Shillington Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0061600
  • Sinking Spring Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0061700
  • South Heidelberg Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0064700
  • Spring Township Police Department, Berks CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0061800
  • Tilden Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0066200
  • Tulpehocken Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0066000
  • West Reading Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0062100
  • Womelsdorf Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0065200
  • Wyomissing Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0062200

State Police in Berks County

  • State Police: Berks CountyState police · ORI PA006SP00 · NIBRS since 2021

State Agencies in Berks County

  • Bureau of Forestry: Berks CountyState agency · ORI PA006BF0X
  • Office of Attorney General Region 1: Berks CountyState agency · ORI PA006DE0X
  • State Park Rangers: French CreekState agency · ORI PA0066500

College and University Police in Berks County

  • Kutztown UniversityCollege or university police · ORI PA0065700
  • Pennsylvania State University: BerksCollege or university police · ORI PA0065900

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Berks County

  • County Detective: Berks CountyOther agency · ORI PA0064900
  • Reading Northern Railroad: Berks CountyOther agency · ORI PA054019E

Where People Arrested in Berks 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 Pennsylvania 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 Berks County?
The FBI lists 40 law enforcement agencies in Berks County, including 31 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Berks County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Berks County that is the Berks County Sheriff's Office. See Berks 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 PA0063400. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.