Policing Project Jurisdiction Chart

Scroll through the chart below to quickly compare the contents of policies enacted by various jurisdictions. This data is available in Excel format by clicking the download link at the bottom of this page.

JurisdictionRecording of Law Enforcement ActivityMedia RelationsArrest Avoidance ProceduresDispersal Order ExemptionsCurfew ExemptionsEquipment Search/Seizure ProtectionsRight to Carry Media Equipment

Albuquerque, NM
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Alexandria, VA
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo

Arlington, TX
YesNoYesNoNoYesNo

Arlington, VA
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Atlanta, GA
YesYesYesNoNoNoNo

Aurora, CO
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Austin, TX
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes

Baltimore County, MD
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Baltimore, MD
YesNoNoNoNoYesNo

Baton Rouge, LA
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Boise, ID
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Boston, MA
NoYesYesNoNoNoYes

Buffalo, NY
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Charlottesville, VA
YesYesNoNoNoNoYes

Chicago, IL
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Cincinnati, OH
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Cleveland, OH
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo

Columbus, OH
NoYesNoNoYesNoNo

Dallas, TX
YesYesNoNoYesYesNo

DeKalb County, GA
NoYesNoYesNoNoNo

Denver, CO
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo

Detroit, MI
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

El Paso, TX
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Fairfax County, VA
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Fort Worth, TX
NoYesYesYesNoNoYes

Fresno, CA
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Honolulu, HI
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Houston, TX
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Indianapolis, IN
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Jacksonville, FL
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Kansas City, MO
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Las Vegas, NV
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Long Beach, CA
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Los Angeles County, CA
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes

Los Angeles, CA
YesYesNoYesNoNoNo

Louisville, KY
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Memphis, TN
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes

Mesa, AZ
YesYesNoNoNoNoYes

Miami, FL
YesNoYesNoNoYesNo

Miami-Dade, FL
YesNoNoNoNoNoNo

Milwaukee, WI
YesNoYesNoNoYesNo

Minneapolis, MN
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Nashville, TN
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Nassau County, NY
YesNoNoNoNoYesNo

Newark, NJ
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo
New York, NYYesNoYesNoNoYesNo

Oakland, CA
YesYesNoYesNoNoNo

Oklahoma City, OK
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo

Omaha, NE
YesYesNoNoYesNoNo

Orlando, FL
YesYesNoNoYesYesNo

Philadelphia, PA
YesYesYesNoNoYesNo

Phoenix, AZ
YesYesNoYesYesNoNo

Pittsburgh, PA
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes

Portland, OR
YesYesYesNoNoYesYes

Prince George’s County, MD
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Raleigh, NC
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Richmond, VA
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Sacramento, CA 
YesYesYesYesYesNoNo

Salt Lake City, UT
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

San Antonio, TX
NoYesNoNoNoYesNo

San Diego, CA
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

San Francisco, CA
YesNoYesNoNoYesYes

San Jose, CA
YesYesYesNoNoYesYes

Santa Clara County, CA
NoNoNoNoNoNoNo

Seattle, WA
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

St. Louis, MO
YesNoYesNoNoYesYes

Suffolk County, NY
YesYesNoNoNoYesNo

Tampa, FL
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Tucson, AZ
YesYesNoYesYesYesNo

Tulsa, OK
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo

Virginia Beach, VA
NoYesNoNoNoNoNo

Washington, DC
YesYesNoNoNoYesYes

Wichita, KS
YesYesNoNoNoNoNo