Police Department

Committed to serving the government, community, lands, and enterprises of the Oneida Indian Nation, the department enforces federal, state and Oneida Indian Nation laws and ordinances. These inter- agency partnerships expanded significantly with the adoption of the 2013 Agreement between the Oneida Indian Nation, New York State and Madison and Oneida Counties, as it allowed the deputization of Oneida Indian Nation police officers by the Oneida and Madison County Sheriffs’ Offices. This deputization agreement has been hailed as a national model for tribal and local public safety coordination and has substantially increased on-duty officer availability in local communities while enhancing public safety coordination. Deputized by federal authority and U.S. Special Law Enforcement Commissions, the Oneida Indian Nation Police Department was the first tribal police force in the U.S. to receive accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and is a professionally trained law enforcement agency empowered by the sovereign authority of the Oneida Indian Nation.