Colorado Rangers

Colorado Rangers
Ranger Badge
Common name	Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve
Abbreviation	CLER
Motto	Serving & Protecting Colorado Since 1861
Agency overview
Formed	2017
Preceding agencies	Colorado Department of Safety (Colorado Rangers) (1861–1927) Colorado Mounted Rangers (1941–2018)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Colorado, United States
Map of Colorado
Size	104,185 square miles (269,840 km2)
Population	5,812,069 (2021 est.)[1]
General nature	Civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	330 Park Ave, Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Agency executive	Colonel Ronald M Abramson, Chief
Website
coloradorangers.gov

The Colorado Rangers Law Enforcement Shared Reserve (CLER), known publicly as the Colorado Rangers, is a statewide police agency in the U.S. state of Colorado. It is a statewide law enforcement reserve of sworn POST-certified peace officers who serve as force multipliers, allowing Colorado law enforcement agencies to reduce costs and manpower through a shared force. It is the only such statewide police reserve force in the United States. The Colorado Rangers have existed in some capacity since Colorado Territory's formation in 1861, though the modern agency was formed in 2017 from the Colorado Mounted Rangers.