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Law Enforcement Agencies in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

59 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 59 law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: the county sheriff's office, 50 city or town police departments, 1 state police post, 1 campus police department and 6 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Montgomery County

  • Montgomery County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI PA0460000

City and Town Police Departments in Montgomery County

  • Abington Township Police Department, Montgomery CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0460100
  • Ambler Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460200
  • Bridgeport Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460300
  • Bryn Athyn Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460400
  • Cheltenham Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460500
  • Collegeville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460600
  • Conshohocken Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460700
  • Douglass Township Police Department, Montgomery CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0464900
  • East Greenville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0466900
  • East Norriton Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460800
  • Franconia Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0465100
  • Hatboro Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0460900
  • Hatfield Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0464100
  • Horsham Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461000
  • Jenkintown Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461100
  • Lansdale Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461200
  • Limerick Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0465300
  • Lower Frederick Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0464200
  • Lower Gwynedd Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461300
  • Lower Merion Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461400
  • Lower Moreland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461500
  • Lower Pottsgrove Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461600
  • Lower Providence Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461700
  • Lower Salford Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0464300
  • Marlborough Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0465700
  • Montgomery Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461800
  • Narberth Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463500
  • New Hanover Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0465400
  • Norristown Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0461900
  • North Wales Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462000
  • Plymouth Township Police Department, Montgomery CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0462100
  • Pottstown Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462200
  • Rockledge Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462400
  • Royersford Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462500
  • Souderton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462600
  • Springfield Township Police Department, Montgomery CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0462300
  • Telford Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463700
  • Towamencin Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0465900
  • Upper Dublin Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462700
  • Upper Gwynedd Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462800
  • Upper Merion Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0462900 · NIBRS since 2024
  • Upper Moreland Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463000
  • Upper Perk Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0466000
  • Upper Pottsgrove Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0464600
  • Upper Providence Township Police Department, Montgomery CountyCity or town police · ORI PA0463800
  • West Conshohocken Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463600
  • West Norriton Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463100
  • West Pottsgrove Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0464800
  • Whitemarsh Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463200
  • Whitpain Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI PA0463300

State Police in Montgomery County

  • State Police: SkippackState police · ORI PA046SP00 · NIBRS since 2021

State Agencies in Montgomery County

  • Bureau of Forestry: MontgomeryState agency · ORI PA046BF0X
  • Office of Attorney General Region 1: Montgomery CountyState agency · ORI PA046DE0X
  • State Park Rangers: EvansburgState agency · ORI PA0463900
  • State Park Rangers: Fort WashingtonState agency · ORI PA0465600

College and University Police in Montgomery County

  • Pennsylvania State University: AbingtonCollege or university police · ORI PA0466200

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Montgomery County

  • County Detective: Montgomery CountyOther agency · ORI PA0465200
  • Methacton School DistrictOther agency · ORI PA0467100

Where People Arrested in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
The FBI lists 59 law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County, including 50 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Montgomery County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Montgomery County that is the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. See Montgomery 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 PA0462900. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.