List of contract law enforcement cities (US)

This list is intended to be a listing of law enforcement agencies (or cities) that contract with other government agencies to provide law enforcement (police) services. In California and Florida, this is typically done when a city contracts with the County SHERIFF's Department to provide their city police services.

In still other states, such as Pennsylvania, it could be through one or more municipalities contracting with an existing municipal police agency. Sometimes two or more departments merge to form a "Regional Police Department." These are not examples of contract cities. Similarly, mergers of municipal police and county sheriff's departments (such as those of Indianapolis, Las Vegas, Louisville, and Nashville) do not result in contract cities, as the cities do not contract for services.

The idea of contract law enforcement was pioneered by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department in 1954. It is known as the "Lakewood Plan"1 and came about during the post World War II growth of the baby boom of the 1950's in Southern California. The newly incorporated City of Lakewood contracted with the Sheriff's Department to provide its police services. Prior to the incorporation of Lakewood, the LASD was already patrolling that unincorporated area.

Sheriff's departments or police departments Providing incorporated municipalities with police services

Arizona

Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

• Town of Carefree
• Town of Cave Creek
• Town of Fountain Hills
• Town of Gila Bend
• Town of Guadalupe
• City of Litchfield Park
• Town of Queen Creek

California

Alameda County Sheriff's Office

• Oakland International Airport
• Peralta Community College
• A.C. Transit (in Alameda County)
• Dublin

Brea Police Department

• Yorba Linda

Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department

• Orinda
• Oakley
• Lafayette
• San Ramon (for radio dispatch only)
• Danville
• Pittsburg (for radio dispatch only)
• Moraga (for radio dispatch only)
• Rio Vista (a city in Solano County near Antioch/ radio dispatch only)
• Contra Costa County Housing Authority
• Contra Costa County Animal Control
• AC Transit Bus System

Fresno Sheriff's Department

• San Joaquin
• Mendota
• Orange Cove

Kern Sheriff's Department

• McFarland
• Wasco

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

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• City of Agoura Hills
• City of Artesia
• City of Avalon
• City of Bellflower
• City of Bradbury
• City of Calabasas
• City of Carson
• City of Cerritos
• City of Commerce
• City of Compton
• City of Diamond Bar
• City of Duarte
• City of Hawaiian Gardens
• City of Hidden Hills
• City of Industry
• City of La Canada Flintridge
• City of La Habra Heights
• City of Lakewood
• City of La Mirada
• City of Lancaster
• City of La Puente
• City of Lawndale
• City of Lomita
• City of Lynwood
• City of Malibu
• City of Norwalk
• City of Palmdale
• City of Paramount
• City of Pico Rivera
• City of Rancho Palos Verdes
• City of Rolling Hills
• City of Rolling Hills Estates
• City of Rosemead
• City of San Dimas
• City of Santa Clarita

• City of South El Monte
• City of Temple City
• City of Walnut
• City of West Hollywood
• City of Westlake Village

Other police agencies

• Los Angeles MTA (Light Rail/Subway)
• Metrolink (Commuter Rail)
• Los Angeles Community College District
• The former L.A. County Marshal's Office(the now-disbanded Municipal Courts' own "police force", independent of the LASD)
• California Department Of Correction (Parole Violators)
• U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (Illegal Aliens)
• Prisoner Transportation Services within the State of California (Warrant Extradition)

Maywood Police Department

• Cudahy(once contracted w/ the neighboring Bell Police Department for many years, then attempted to contract out w/ the L.A. Sheriff's Department, before reluctantly agreeing to use the Maywood Police)

Napa County Sheriff's Department

• American Canyon (American Canyon Police Department)
• Yountville

Orange County Sheriff's Department

• Aliso Viejo
• Dana Point
• Laguna Hills
• Laguna Niguel
• Laguna Woods
• Lake Forest
• Mission Viejo
• Rancho Santa Margarita
• San Clemente
• San Juan Capistrano
• Stanton
• Villa Park
• John Wayne Airport

Placer County Sheriff

• Colfax
• Loomis

Riverside Sheriff

• Calimesa
• Canyon Lake
• Coachella
• Indian Wells
• Lake Elsinore
• La Quinta
• Moreno Valley
• Norco
• Palm Desert
• Perris
• Rancho Mirage
• San Jacinto
• Southern Coachella Valley CSD
• Temecula

Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

• Rancho Cordova

San Bernardino Sheriff's Department

• Adelanto Police Department
• Apple Valley Police Department
• Big Bear Lake Police Department
• Chino Hills Police Department
• Fontana Station
• Grand Terrace Police Department
• Hesperia Police Department
• Highland Police Department
• LOMA Linda Police Department
• Needles Police Department
• Rancho Cucamonga Police Department
• Twentynine Palms Police Department
• Victorville Police Department
• Yucaipa Police Department
• Yucca Valley Police Department

San Diego County Sheriff's Department

• City of Del Mar
• City of Encinitas
• City of Imperial Beach
• City of Lemon Grove
• City of Poway
• City of San Marcos
• City of Santee
• City of Solana Beach
• City of Vista

San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department

• City of Lathrop

San Mateo County Sheriff's Department

• Town of Portola Valley
• Town of Woodside
• Caltrain (Commuter Rail)
• SamTrans (Bus)

Santa Barbara County Sheriff

• Buellton
• Carpinteria
• Goleta
• Santa Ynez
• Solvang

Santa Clara County Sheriff

• Saratoga
• Cupertino
• Los Altos Hills
• Valley Transportation Authority (Bus/Light Rail)

Sonoma County Sheriff's Department

• Sonoma
• Windsor

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department

• Hughson
• Patterson
• Riverbank
• Waterford

Ventura County Sheriff's Department

• Camarillo
• Fillmore
• Moorpark
• Ojai
• Thousand Oaks

Whittier Police Department

• Santa Fe Springs

Florida

Broward County Sheriff's Office

• Cooper City
• Dania Beach
• Deerfield Beach
• Lauderdale-By-The-Sea
• Lauderdale Lakes
• North Lauderdale
• Oakland Park
• Parkland
• Pembroke Park
• Pompano Beach
• Southwest Ranches
• Tamarac
• West Park
• Weston
• Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
• Port Everglades (Facility)

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

• City of Baldwin(began contract service w/ JSO in 2006)

Manatee County Sheriff's Office

• Anna Maria

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

• Wellington
• Royal Palm Beach
• Lake Park
• Mangonia Park
• Belle Glade
• Pahokee
• South Bay

Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

• Belleair
• Belleair Bluffs
• Dunedin
• Indian Rocks Beach
• Madeira Beach
• North Redington Beach
• Oldsmar
• Safety Harbor
• Seminole
• South Pasadena

Belleair Beach Police Department

• Belleair Shore

Indian Shores Police Department

• Redington Shores

Volusia County Sheriff's Office

• Deltona
• DeBary
• Pierson

Georgia

Gwinnett County Police Department

• Berkeley Lake
• Buford
• Dacula
• Grayson
• Rest Haven
• Sugar Hill

Illinois

Kildeer Police Department

• Deer Park

Lake County Sheriff's Office

• Beach Park
• Green Oaks
• Indian Creek
• Lake Barrington
• Long Grove
• Mettawa
• North Barrington
• Old Mill Creek
• Third Lake
• Volo
• Wadsworth (Wadsworth also has a contract with the Winthrop Harbor Police Department)

Will County Sheriff's Office

• Homer Glen

Winthrop Harbor Police Department

• Wadsworth (Wadsworth also has a contract with the Lake County Sheriff's Office)

Michigan

Marquette County Sheriff's Department

• Marquette Township
• Michigamme Township

Oakland County Sheriff's Department

• City of Rochester Hills
• Royal Oak Charter Township
• Springfield Township

Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department

• Augusta Charter Township
• Ypsilanti Charter Township

Minnesota

Wright County Sheriff's Office

• Albertville
• Clearwater
• Cokato
• Delano
• Hanover*
• Maple Lake
• Monticello
• Montrose
• Otsego
• Rockford*
• St. Michael
• South Haven
• Waverly

* Wright County portion of the city only

Oregon

Linn County Sheriff's Office

• Brownsville
• Halsey
• Harrisburg
• Lyons
• Mill City (city limits are within both Linn and Marion Counties)
• Millersburg
• Scio

Lane County Sheriff's Office

• Creswell
• Veneta

Morrow County Sheriff's Office

• Heppner
• Irrigon

Multnomah County Sheriff's Office

• Maywood Park
• Wood Village

Vermont

Windham County Sheriff's Department

• Athens
• Dummerston
• Guilford
• Jamaica
• Marlboro
• Newfane
• Putney
• Townshend
• Westminster
• Whitingham

Washington

King County Sheriff's Department

• Beaux Arts
• Burien
• Covington
• Kenmore (City of Kenmore Police Department)
• Maple Valley
• Newcastle
• North Bend
• Sammamish
• SeaTac (City of SeaTac Police Department)
• Shoreline
• Skykomish
• Woodinville

Pierce County Sheriff's Department

• City of Lakewood Police Services

Non-city agencies

• Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Police
• King County International Airport Police
• King County Metro Transit Police

Wisconsin

Racine County Sheriff's Department

• Union Grove

Waukesha County Sheriff's Department

• Merton
• Sussex