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Law Enforcement Agencies in Dane County, Wisconsin

25 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 25 law enforcement agencies in Dane County, Wisconsin: the county sheriff's office, 22 city or town police departments, 1 campus police department and 1 other agency.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Dane County

  • Dane County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI WI0130000 · NIBRS since 2004

City and Town Police Departments in Dane County

  • Belleville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0136800 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Blue Mounds Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0132300
  • Brooklyn Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0132900 · NIBRS since 2018
  • Cottage Grove Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0131900 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Cross Plains Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0131300 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Deforest Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0136700 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Edgerton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0540300 · NIBRS since 2017
  • Fitchburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137000 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Madison Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130100 · NIBRS since 2010
  • Maple Bluff Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137100 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Marshall Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0131600 · NIBRS since 2013
  • McFarland Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137300 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Middleton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130200 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Monona Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130300 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Mount Horeb Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130400 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Oregon Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137400 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Shorewood Hills Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137500 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Stoughton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130500 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Sun Prairie Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0130600 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Town of Madison Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0131000 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Verona Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137600 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Waunakee Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0137700 · NIBRS since 2019

State Agencies in Dane County

  • Capitol PoliceState agency · ORI WI0137800 · NIBRS since 2020

College and University Police in Dane County

  • University of Wisconsin: MadisonCollege or university police · ORI WI0130800 · NIBRS since 2019

Where People Arrested in Dane 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 Wisconsin 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 Dane County?
The FBI lists 25 law enforcement agencies in Dane County, including 22 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Dane County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Dane County that is the Dane County Sheriff's Office. See Dane 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 WI0137000. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.