Law Enforcement Agencies in Pierce County, Washington
21 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 21 law enforcement agencies in Pierce County, Washington: the county sheriff's office and 20 city or town police departments.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Pierce County
Pierce County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI WA0270000 · NIBRS since 2007
City and Town Police Departments in Pierce County
Auburn Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0170100 · NIBRS since 2013
Bonney Lake Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271400 · NIBRS since 2007
Buckley Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270400 · NIBRS since 2012
Dupont Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271600 · NIBRS since 2007
Eatonville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270500 · NIBRS since 2010
Edgewood Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0272500 · NIBRS since 2007
Fife Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270700 · NIBRS since 2013
Fircrest Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271700 · NIBRS since 2007
Gig Harbor Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271800 · NIBRS since 2007
Lakewood Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0272300 · NIBRS since 2007
Milton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270900 · NIBRS since 2013
Orting Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271300 · NIBRS since 2010
Pacific Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0172100 · NIBRS since 2011
Puyallup Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270100 · NIBRS since 2007
Roy Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271000 · NIBRS since 2007
Ruston Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271900 · NIBRS since 2008
Steilacoom Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0271100 · NIBRS since 2007
Sumner Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270200 · NIBRS since 2007
Tacoma Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0270300 · NIBRS since 2007
University Place Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WA0272400 · NIBRS since 2007
Where People Arrested in Pierce 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 Pierce County?
The FBI lists 21 law enforcement agencies in Pierce County, including 20 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Pierce County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Pierce County that is the Pierce County Sheriff's Office. See Pierce 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 WA0271100. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
