The following is a list of mounted police units in the world:
Angola edit
- Mounted Police Unit (Unidade de Polícia Montada)[1]
Argentina edit
- Mounted Police Corps of the Argentine Federal Police (Cuerpo de Policia Montada de la Policia Federal Argentina)[2]
Australia edit
- New South Wales Police Force Mounted Police Unit[3]
- Queensland Police Service Mounted Police Unit[4]
- South Australia Mounted Police Cadre[5]
- Victoria Police Mounted Branch[6]
- Western Australia Police Force Mounted Section[7]
- Australian Federal Police Ceremonial Mounted Cadre[8]
Barbados edit
- Royal Barbados Police Force Mounted Troop[9]
Belgium edit
- Cavalry department, part of the General Reserve of the Federal Police.[10]
- Royal Mounted Escort (Escorte Royale à Cheval – Koninklijk Escorte te Paard)[11]
Brazil edit
- Military Police of Paraná State Regimento de Polícia Montada Coronel Dulcídio
- Polícia Militar do Estado de Goiás Regimento de Cavalaria
- Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo Regimento de Cavalaria 9 de Julho
- Polícia Militar do Estado do Ceará Regimento de Polícia Montada Coronel Moura Brasil
- Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais Regimento de Cavalaria Alferes Tiradentes (RCAT) established 1775, originally under the name of Regimento Regular de Cavalaria de Minas[12]
- Polícia Militar da Bahia Esquadrão de Polícia Montada
Bulgaria edit
- Sofia Metropolitan Directorate of Interior Cavalry Squadron, Sofia (since 1956)
Canada edit
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, established 1873 as the North-West Mounted Police
- Calgary Police Service Mounted Unit, established 1978
- Halifax Regional Police Mounted Patrol established 1905; early unit established 1869
- Dartmouth Police mounted unit, established 1925
- Service de police de la Ville de Montréal Cavalry, established 1885
- Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Mounted Unit, established 2003
- Newfoundland Constabulary Mounted Force 1873–1894
- New Fire Brigade Mounted Force 1895–1922
- Newfoundland Constabulary 1922–1951
- Toronto Police Service Mounted Unit, established 1886 by the then Toronto Police Department
- Vancouver Police Department Mounted Squad, established 1908
- Hamilton Police Service Mounted Patrol Unit, established 2010
- York Regional Police Ceremonial Mounted Unit
Chile edit
- Carabiners of Chile Cavalry Training School "General Óscar Cristi Gallo" (Escuela de Caballería de Carabineros "General Óscar Cristi Gallo")[13]
China edit
- "Haidongqing" Mounted Police Team (Chinese: “海东青”骑警队)[14]
- Mounted policewomen unit[15]
- Grassland mounted police force under the Public security bureau
Colombia edit
- Colombian Carabineers (Carabineros de Colombia)[16]
Denmark edit
- Københavns Politi (Copenhagen Police), horses disappeared in the 70's but was reestablished in 1998.[17]
France edit
- Brigade équestre de la Police Nationale (since 1994)
- Garde Républicaine#Regiment of cavalry
Finland edit
- Helsinki Mounted Police Helsingin Ratsupoliisi (since 1882)
Germany edit
Greece edit
- Hellenic Mounted Police (Ελληνική Έφιππη Αστυνομία)
India edit
- Gujarat Police Mounted Police Unit
- Kolkata Police Mounted Police Unit
- Kerala Police Mounted Police Unit
- Karnataka Police Mounted Police Unit
- Uttarakhand Police Horse mounted unit[18]
- Hyderabad Police Mounted Police Unit
- Chennai Police Mounted Police Unit
Iran edit
- ASVARAN, Mounted Police Unit of Law Enforcement Force of Islamic Republic of Iran
Ireland edit
Israel edit
- Israeli Police Horses and Dogs Section
Italy edit
- 4th Carabinieri Mounted Regiment – Rome
- Polizia di Stato Horse Services Coordination Center – Ladispoli
Jamaica edit
- Jamaica Constabulary Force Mounted Troop Division
Japan edit
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department – 15 horses
- National Police Agency (Japan) Imperial Guard (Guard of Honour) – 14 horses
- Kyoto Prefectural Police Heiann-Kibatai – 16 horses
Latvia edit
- Latvian State police – mounted police patrols in Riga established in 2000.[19]
Lesotho edit
Lithuania edit
- Vilnius county police – mounted police patrols in Vilnius – 20 horses.[20]
Malaysia edit
- Royal Malaysia Police – mounted police patrols by PGA Briged Kuala Lumpur.[21]
Malta edit
Mexico edit
Montenegro edit
- Tim policije na konjima Mounted Police Team – 10 horses, established 2007
Netherlands edit
- Korps landelijke politiediensten Mounted Police and Police Dog Service (DLHP)
Norway edit
- Oslo Police District, Rytterkorpset (Special Services Section), aka "Det Ridende Politi" / "The Mounted Police" at Oslo Politidistrikt, (Spesialseksjonen), in Oslo that was established in 1893, (Centennial in 1993 celebrated with celebratory ride across the USA) At present 15 horses and around 25 officers.
Poland edit
- Komenda Miejska Policji w Chorzowie Mounted Team of Prevention Section
- Komenda Miejska Policji w Częstochowie Mounted Team
- Komenda Miejska Policji w Poznaniu Mounted Platoon
- Komenda Miejska Policji w Szczecinie Mounted Unit
- Komenda Stołeczna Policji w Warszawie Mounted Platoon
Portugal edit
- Guarda Nacional Republicana Regimento de Cavalaria
Puerto Rico edit
- Puerto Rico Police Department Puerto Rico Mounted Police (FURA- Rapid Forces of Fast Action)
Romania edit
Serbia edit
- Serbian Police, Police Directorate for the City of Belgrade, Special Police Unit – Police Brigade, Mounted Unit[26][27][28]
South Africa edit
- Frontier Armed and Mounted Police (1855–1878)
- Northern Border Police (1868–1873 and 1879–1882)
- Natal Police (originally Natal Mounted Police) (1874–1913)
- Cape Mounted Police (originally Cape Police)(1882–1913)
- Bechuanaland Mounted Police (1884–1885)
- South African Constabulary (1900–1908)
- South African Police Service Pretoria Mounted Unit
Spain edit
- Civil Guard Cavalry Squad (1844–present)
- National Police Cavalry Units (1825–present). Since 1986 with the current name.
- Other police units of local and regional level also have some cavalry units.
Sri Lanka edit
Sweden edit
- The police in the three largest counties (Stockholm, Västra Götaland and Skåne) have mounted units. These units may be dispatched all over Sweden.
Switzerland edit
As of 2009, the following Swiss police forces employ mounted units:[29]
- Cantonal Police of Bern (since 1914, eleven officers)
- Police in Martigny
- Police in St. Gallen (since June 2009)
Taiwan edit
- Mounted Police Unit of New Taipei City Police Department (since 2003)[30]
- Mounted Police Unit of Kaohsiung Police Department (since 2005)[30]
United Arab Emirates edit
Abu Dhabi Police Cavalry has been established in the middle of the 20th century. It is known as the most effective police in terms of crimes prevention, community policing and social responsibility.
United Kingdom edit
Active mounted sections edit
- Avon and Somerset Constabulary Mounted Section
- City of London Police Mounted Unit
- Gloucestershire Constabulary Mounted Section (re-established in 2016[31])
- Greater Manchester Police Mounted Unit
- Lancashire Constabulary Mounted Branch
- Merseyside Police Mounted Section
- Metropolitan Police Mounted Branch
- Northumbria Police Mounted Unit
- Police Service of Scotland Mounted Branch
- South Wales Police Mounted Unit
- South Yorkshire Police Mounted Section
- Thames Valley Police Mounted Section
- West Yorkshire Police Mounted Section
Recently disbanded sections edit
- Royal Military Police Mounted Troop (disbanded in 1995)
- North Yorkshire Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 1998)
- West Midlands Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 1999)
- Royal Parks Constabulary Mounted Branch (absorbed into Metropolitan Police in 2004)
- Essex Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 2012)
- Nottinghamshire Police Mounted Unit (disbanded in 2012)[32]
United States edit
Alabama edit
- DeKalb County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Alabama[33]
- Etowah County Sheriff's Mounted Unit, Alabama
- Florence Police Mounted Patrol, Alabama
- Mobile County Sheriffs Office Mounted Unit, Mobile, Alabama
- Mobile Police Department Mounted Unit, Alabama
Arizona edit
- Coconino County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Arizona
- Maricopa County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Arizona
- Scottsdale Police Department Mounted Unit, Arizona
- Tempe Police Department Mounted Unit, Arizona[34]
Arkansas edit
- Little Rock Police Department Mounted Unit, Little Rock, Arkansas
California edit
- Anaheim Police Department Mounted Enforcement Unit, California
- East Bay Regional Park District Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
- Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Volunteer Mounted Assistance Unit, San Dimas, California[35]
- Los Angeles Police Department Mounted Unit, California[36]
- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Mounted Enforcement Detail, California
- Modesto Police Department Mounted Unit, California
- Orange County Sheriff's Department Mounted Unit, California
- Placer County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, California
- Sacramento County Sheriff's Department Mounted Enforcement Detail, California
- Sacramento Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
- San Diego Sheriff Volunteer Mounted Patrol Unit, California
- San Francisco Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, California
- San Jose Police Department Mounted Unit, California
- Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, California
- Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department Mounted Unit, California
Colorado edit
- Denver Police Department Mounted Patrol, Colorado
- El Paso Sheriffs Office Mounted Unit, El Paso County, Colorado
- Larimer County Sheriff's Office Mounted Posse, Colorado[37]
- Douglas County Sheriff's Office
- Weld County Sheriff's Mounted Posse
- Parker Police Department
Delaware edit
- New Castle County Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Delaware
District of Columbia edit
- United States Park Police Horse Mounted Unit[38]
- Metropolitan Police Department, District of Columbia, Horse Mounted Unit
Florida edit
- Webster Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
- Citrus County Mounted Posse, Inverness, Florida
- Flagler County, Mounted Unit, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale Police Department Mounted Unit, Florida
- Gainesville Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
- Hernando County Civilian Mounted Unit, Brooksville, Florida
- Hillsborough County Sheriff Office Mounted Posse Hillsborough County, Florida
- Key West Police Department, Mounted Unit, Florida
- Lake County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Florida
- Leon County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Florida
- City of Miami Police Department Mounted Patrol, Florida
- Orlando Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
- Pinellas Park Police Department Mounted Patrol, Florida[39]
- Polk County Sheriff's Office Mounted Enforcement Unit, Florida
- Saint Petersburg Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Florida
- Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Florida
- Sumter County Mounted Reserve, Webster, Florida
- Tampa Police Department Mounted Patrol, Florida
Georgia edit
- Atlanta Police Department Mounted Patrol, Georgia
- Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department Mounted Unit, Georgia
- Duluth Georgia Police Department, Georgia
Hawaii edit
- Honolulu Police Department Horse Patrol Unit, Hawaii
Idaho edit
- Boise Police Department Mounted Patrol, Idaho
Illinois edit
- Chicago Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Illinois
- Palos Park Police Department Mounted Patrol, Illinois
Indiana edit
- Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Mounted Patrol Section, Indiana
Iowa edit
- Des Moines Police Department Mounted Patrol, Iowa[40]
- Waterloo Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Iowa
Kansas edit
- Shawnee County Sheriff's Department Mounted Posse, Kansas
- Wichita Police Department Mounted Unit, Kansas
Kentucky edit
- Lexington-Fayette-Urban-County Division of Police Mounted Unit, Kentucky
- Louisville Metro Police Department Mounted Unit, Kentucky
- Kentucky Horse Park Mounted Police Full Service State Agency, Kentucky
Louisiana edit
- Baton Rouge Police Department Mounted Patrol
- Lafayette Police Department (Louisiana), Mounted Unit, Louisiana
- Mandeville Police Department, Mounted Unit[41]
- New Orleans Police Department Mounted Unit, Louisiana
- Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Mounted Division, Louisiana
Maine edit
- Portland Police Department Mounted Unit, Maine
Maryland edit
- Baltimore City Police Department Mounted Unit, Maryland
- Maryland-National Capital Park Police
- Ocean City Police Department Mounted Unit, Maryland
Massachusetts edit
- Worcester Police Mounted Unit
- Berkshire County Sheriff Mounted Unit
- Boston Park Rangers Mounted Unit, Massachusetts
- Massachusetts Park Ranger Mounted Unit, DCR
- Massachusetts State Police Mounted Section
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst Police Department Mounted Unit
Michigan edit
- Barry County Sheriff Posse Mounted Division, Hastings, Michigan
- Cadillac Police Department Auxiliary Horse Patrol, Michigan
- Detroit Police Department Mounted Unit, Detroit, Michigan
- Eaton County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Michigan
- Kalamazoo County Sheriff Mounted Division, Michigan[42]
- Lenawee County Sheriff Mounted Division, Michigan
- Livingston County Sheriff's Department Mounted Division, Michigan
- Oakland County Sheriff's Department Mounted Division, Michigan
- Ottawa County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Michigan
- Saginaw County Sheriff's Posse Mounted Division, Saginaw
- Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol Division, Michigan
- Wayne County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol Division, Michigan
Minnesota edit
- Minneapolis Police Department Mounted Patrol, Minnesota
Missouri edit
- Columbia Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Missouri
- Metropolitan Police Department, City of St. Louis Mounted Patrol Unit, St. Louis, Missouri
Nebraska edit
- Omaha Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Nebraska
Nevada edit
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Mounted Unit, Nevada[43]
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas Police Services Mounted Police Unit, Nevada
New Hampshire edit
- Dover Police Department Mounted Patrol, New Hampshire
- Manchester Police Department Mounted Unit, New Hampshire
- Hampton Police Department Mounted Patrol, New Hampshire
New Jersey edit
- Camden City Police Department Mounted Unit, New Jersey
- Morris County Park Police Mounted Unit, New Jersey[44]
- Newark Police Department Mounted Division, Newark, NJ
- Rutgers University Mounted Patrol (RUMP), New Jersey (only student-run mounted patrol in the United States)
- Union County Police Mounted Patrol Unit, New Jersey[45]
New Mexico edit
New York edit
- Albany Police Department, New York
- Nassau County Police Department Mounted Unit, New York
- New York City Police Department Mounted Unit, New York, established 1875
- New York State Park Police Mounted Unit, Saratoga Springs, New York
- Rochester Police Department The Mounted Section, New York
- Saratoga Springs Mounted Patrol, New York[46]
- Westchester County Department of Public Safety Mounted Unit, New York
- Rockland County Sheriff's Office Mounted Police Division (Rockland County, NY)
North Carolina edit
- North Carolina State University Police Department Mounted Unit, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Raleigh Police Department Mounted Unit, North Carolina
- Wilmington Police Department, North Carolina
Ohio edit
- Franklin County Sheriffs Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- Butler County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- Cincinnati Police Department Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- Cleveland Metroparks Police Department Mounted Unit, Greater Cleveland, Ohio
- Cleveland Police Department Mounted Unit, Ohio
- Columbus Division of Police Mounted Unit, Ohio
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- Lake Metroparks Ranger Department, Mounted Division, Lake County, Ohio
- Ross County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Ohio
- Summit County Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- The Ohio State University Police Division Mounted Patrol, Ohio
- Toledo Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Ohio
- Willoughby Hills Police Department Mounted Unit, Willoughby Hills, Ohio
- Richland County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Mansfield, Ohio
- Medina County Mounted Unit
- Stark County Mounted Unit
- Lima County Mounted Unit
Oklahoma edit
- Oklahoma City Police Department Equine Unit, Oklahoma
- Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, Mounted Patrol Unit, Oklahoma
Pennsylvania edit
- Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit
- Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Mounted Unit, re-established 2017
- Allegheny County Police Department, Pennsylvania
- Bethlehem Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster Bureau of Police Mounted Patrol, Pennsylvania
- Lackawanna County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Police Department Mounted Patrol, Pennsylvania disbanded 2004, re-established 2011
- Butler County Mounted Posse, formed in 1972, 40 members, {Butler County Sheriff Dept.}
Rhode Island edit
- Providence Police Department Mounted Command, Rhode Island
South Carolina edit
- Charleston Police Department Horse Patrol, South Carolina
Tennessee edit
- Memphis Police Department Mounted Unit, Tennessee
- Metro Nashville Police Department Mounted Unit, Tennessee
- Hendersonville Police Department Mounted Unit, Tennessee
Texas edit
- Austin Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
- Dallas Police Department Mounted Unit, Texas
- Fort Worth Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
- Gregg County Sheriff's Mounted Unit, Texas[47]
- Houston Police Department, Texas
- Lubbock Police Department Mounted Patrol, Texas
- Texas Highway Patrol Mounted Horse Patrol Unit, Texas
- Galveston Police Department Mounted Patrol
- Grand Prairie Mounted Patrol
- McKinney Mounted Patrol
Virginia edit
- Henrico County Division of Police, Virginia
- Prince William County Police Horse Mounted Patrol Unit, Virginia
- Richmond Police Department Mounted Team, Virginia
- Virginia Beach Police Department, Virginia
Washington edit
- Seattle Police Department Mounted Unit, Washington
Wisconsin edit
- Madison Police Department Mounted Patrol, Madison, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee Police Department Mounted Patrol Unit, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Capitol Police Department Mounted Unit, Madison, Wisconsin[48]
- Wisconsin State Fair Park Police Department Mounted Unit, West Allis, Wisconsin
Vietnam edit
Zimbabwe edit
- British South Africa Police (1896- )
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