Tribal police and public safety

What it is

People who live in or visit Tribal communities and want to know who provides police and public safety there.

How to apply

Some Tribes run their own police under agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and BIA officers serve other communities. Ask your Nation's office which applies to you. The Office of Justice Services also offers victim services. Rules change, so check with the office.

Official page

Apply / learn more (official page)

Rules and amounts change — check with the office.

Offices near you

Pick your Nation to see its own page for this program, with its local office.

Alaska

• Chignik Bay Tribal Council: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve: Police Department
• Native Village of Aleknagik: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• Native Village of Atqasuk: Police
• Native Village of Ekuk: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• Native Village of Ekwok: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• Native Village of Point Hope: Police
• Native Village of Point Lay: Police
• New Koliganek Village Council: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• New Stuyahok Village: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• Newhalen Village: Village Public Safety Officers (VPSO)
• The Native Village of Dot Lake: Dot Lake Village Police DepartmentJune 15, 2026/by dotlakevillage_8zomc1
• Village of Anaktuvuk Pass: Police
• Village of Wainwright: Police

Arizona

• Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation: POLICE DEPARTMENT
• Pascua Yaqui Tribe: Police Department
• The Hopi Tribe: Department of Public Safety & Emergency Services

California

• Blue Lake Rancheria: Police
• Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California: Tribal Police Department
• Karuk Tribe: 477Supporting tribal law enforcement and public safety programs.
• Shingle Springs Rancheria: Tribal Police
• Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation: Sycuan Police Department

Florida

• Seminole Tribe of Florida - STOF: Seminole Police Department

Iowa

• Meskwaki Nation: Police Department

Kansas

• Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska: Police Department
• Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska: Police Department

Massachusetts

• Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe: Police Department

Michigan

• Bay Mills: Bay Mills Police Dept.
• Keweenaw Bay Indian Community: Tribal Police
• Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Homepage: Police Dept. (TPD)

Minnesota

• Lower Sioux Indian Community: Police
• Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community in Scott County, MN: Mdewakanton Public Safety

Nebraska

• Omaha Tribe of Nebraska: Law Enforcement Services

Nevada

• Las Vegas Paiute Tribe: Paiute Police Department
• Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada: Police Department

New Mexico

• Santa Clara Pueblo: Public Safety

New York

• Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe: Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police

Oklahoma

• Comanche Nation, Oklahoma: Law Enforcement
• Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma: Police Department
• Kaw Nation, Oklahoma: Kaw Nation Police Department
• Miami Tribe of Oklahoma: Miami Nation Police Department
• Osage Nation: Law Enforcement Department
• The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma: Lighthorse Police Department

Oregon

• Klamath Tribes: KT Police Department

Rhode Island

• Narrangansett Indian Tribe: Tribal Police Department

Texas

• Kickapoo: Tribal Police

Washington

• Port Gamble SKlallam Tribe: Police Department
• Quinault Indian Nation: Police Department
• Shoalwater Bay Tribe: Shoalwater Bay Tribal Police
• Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation: Public Safety & Justice
• The Suquamish Tribe: Police & Courts
• Upper Skagit Indian Tribe: Public Safety

Wisconsin

• Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin: LCO Tribal Police Department
• Oneida Nation: Police Department
• Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin: Police Department
• St Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin: Police