Law Enforcement Agencies in Chester County, Pennsylvania
51 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 51 law enforcement agencies in Chester County, Pennsylvania: the county sheriff's office, 40 city or town police departments, 1 state police post, 3 campus police departments and 6 other agencies.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Chester County
Chester County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI PA0150000
City and Town Police Departments in Chester County
Birmingham Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152000
Caln Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151700
Coatesville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150100 · NIBRS since 2022
Downingtown Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150200
East Brandywine Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0154900
East Coventry Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0154800
East Fallowfield Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152100
East Marlborough Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0156200
East Pikeland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0153200
East Vincent Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0153300
East Whiteland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150400
Easttown Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150300
Honey Brook Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152900
Kennett Square Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150500 · NIBRS since 2023
Kennett Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0156500
Malvern Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150600
North Coventry Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150700
Oxford Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150800
Parkesburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0150900 · NIBRS since 2026
Phoenixville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151000 · NIBRS since 2024
Sadsbury Township Police Department, Chester CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0155000
Schuylkill Township Police Department, Chester CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0152200
Southern Chester County Regional Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0156700
Spring City Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151100
Tredyffrin Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151200 · NIBRS since 2024
Upper Uwchlan Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152500
Uwchlan Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152800
Valley Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0154400
West Brandywine Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0155500
West Caln Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0155200
West Chester Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151300
West Fallowfield Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0153700
West Goshen Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151400
West Nottingham Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0155300
West Pikeland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0155700
West Sadsbury Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0153800
West Vincent Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0153900
West Whiteland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0154000
Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0152700 · NIBRS since 2023
Willistown Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0151600
State Police in Chester County
State Police: Chester CountyState police · ORI PA015SP00 · NIBRS since 2021
State Agencies in Chester County
Bureau of Forestry: Chester CountyState agency · ORI PA015BF0X
Forest Rangers: William Penn State Forest District 17State agency · ORI PA0156100
Office of Attorney General Region 1: Chester CountyState agency · ORI PA015DE0X
State Park Rangers: Marsh CreekState agency · ORI PA0156000
State Park Rangers: White ClayState agency · ORI PA0155900
College and University Police in Chester County
Lincoln UniversityCollege or university police · ORI PA0154700
Pennsylvania State University: Great ValleyCollege or university police · ORI PA0156600
West Chester UniversityCollege or university police · ORI PA0154600
Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Chester County
County Detective: Chester CountyOther agency · ORI PA0154500
Where People Arrested in Chester 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.
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 Chester County?
The FBI lists 51 law enforcement agencies in Chester County, including 40 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Chester County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Chester County that is the Chester County Sheriff's Office. See Chester 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 PA0155500. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
