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Law Enforcement Agencies in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

23 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 23 law enforcement agencies in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: the county sheriff's office, 19 city or town police departments, 2 campus police departments and 1 other agency.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Milwaukee County

  • Milwaukee County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI WI0410000 · NIBRS since 2013

City and Town Police Departments in Milwaukee County

  • Bayside Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410100 · NIBRS since 2010
  • Brown Deer Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410200 · NIBRS since 2011
  • Cudahy Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410300 · NIBRS since 2018
  • Fox Point Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410400 · NIBRS since 2008
  • Franklin Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410500 · NIBRS since 2016
  • Glendale Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410600 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Greendale Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410700 · NIBRS since 2016
  • Greenfield Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410800 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Hales Corners Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0410900 · NIBRS since 2020
  • Milwaukee Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WIMPD0000 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Oak Creek Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411000 · NIBRS since 2015
  • River Hills Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411100 · NIBRS since 2009
  • Shorewood Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411300 · NIBRS since 2019
  • South Milwaukee Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411400 · NIBRS since 2017
  • St. Francis Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411200 · NIBRS since 2020
  • Wauwatosa Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411500 · NIBRS since 2018
  • West Allis Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411600 · NIBRS since 2016
  • West Milwaukee Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411700 · NIBRS since 2019
  • Whitefish Bay Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI WI0411800 · NIBRS since 2014

State Agencies in Milwaukee County

  • State Fair Park PoliceState agency · ORI WI0412000 · NIBRS since 2024

College and University Police in Milwaukee County

  • Marquette UniversityCollege or university police · ORI WI041249E · NIBRS since 2020
  • University of Wisconsin: MilwaukeeCollege or university police · ORI WI0411900 · NIBRS since 2020

Where People Arrested in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County?
The FBI lists 23 law enforcement agencies in Milwaukee County, including 19 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Milwaukee County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Milwaukee County that is the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office. See Milwaukee 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 WI0410800. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.