List of law enforcement agencies in California
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According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, California had 509 law enforcement agencies employing 79,431 sworn peace officers, about 217 for each 100,000 residents.[1]
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California peace officers' authority is derived from the California Penal Code (PC) beginning with Section 830. PC 830.1 includes California Department of Justice along with local and county agencies. PC 830.2 includes California Highway Patrol and nine (9) other state agencies. PC 830.3 includes 21 state agencies with law enforcement divisions. [2]