Federal law enforcement in the United States

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers going aboard a ship to examine cargo

The federal government of the United States empowers a wide range of federal law enforcement agencies (informally known as the "Feds") to maintain law and public order related to matters affecting the country as a whole.[1][2]

While the majority of federal law enforcement employees work for the Department of Justice and Homeland Security, there are dozens of other federal law enforcement agencies under the other executive departments, as well as under the legislative and judicial branches of the federal government.

Federal agencies employ approximately 137,000 full-time personnel authorized to make arrests and/or carry firearms in the 50 states and the District of Columbia,[1] out of the more than 800,000 law enforcement officers in the United States.[3]

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  3. ^ "Law Enforcement Facts". National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. May 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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