We counted 75 law enforcement agencies from 10 states sent to police the peaceful protests at Standing Rock.
Earlier this month, the Morton County Sheriff’s Department briefed the public via Facebook on the scope of law enforcement presence that was helping confront protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock.
The help was made possible by a bill signed into law by President Bill Clinton about 20 years ago, which created an interstate agreement for emergency management. The agreement helped bring law enforcement agents to North Dakota to the site of protests by the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline. The protests at Standing Rock, and the Black Lives Matter protests in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray, represent some of the only times the compact has been invoked outside of a natural disaster.
The ACLU assembled the names of law enforcement agencies below from the Morton County Sheriff’s Department and from media accounts. The Morton County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the cities and counties in North Dakota that sent officers as well as the 10 states that contributed, and where there was a news story about a particular force, we included a hyperlink. Where there was mention of the number of officers deployed, we noted that as a minimum — though more may have been deployed later.
North Dakota:
1. North Dakota Highway Patrol
2. North Dakota National Guard
3. North Dakota Parks & Recreation
4. North Dakota Department of Emergency Services
5. North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: Parole and Probation
Cities
7. City of Bismarck Police Department
8. Dickinson City
9. City of Fargo Police Department (50 officers)
10. Hazen City
11. Jamestown City
12. City of Mandan Police Department
13. Minot City
14. Steele PD
15. Grand Forks City
16. Williston City
17. Rolla City
18. West Fargo City
19. Wishek City
20. Watford City
21. Grafton City
Counties
22. Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department
23. Cass County Sheriff’s Department
24. Pennington County Sheriff's Department (12 officers)
25. Dunn County
26. Emmons County
27. McKenzie County
28. McLean County
29. Mercer County Sheriff’s Department
30. Morton County
31. Stark County
32. Stutsman County
33. Ward County
34. Williams County Sheriff’s Department
35. Grand Forks County
36. Divide County
37. Kidder County
38. Grant County
39. Bowman County
40. Benson County
41. Burke County
42. McIntosh County
43. Barnes County
44. Bottineau County
45. Logan County
46. Trail County
Louisiana:
47. St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Department
Montana:
48. Montana Highway Patrol (at least 10 officers)
Wisconsin:
49. Wisconsin State Patrol (at least 17 officers)
50. Dane County Sheriff’s Department (at least 10 officers)
51. Dane County Special Events Team (at least 3 supervisors)
52. St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department (at least 4 officers)
53. Rock County Sheriff’s Department (at least 5 officers)
54. Marathon County Sheriff’s Department (at least 4 officers)
Minnesota:
55. Hennepin County Sheriff's Department (at least 29 personnel)
56. Anoka County Sheriff's Department (at least 6 personnel)
57. Washington County Sheriff's Department (at least 5 personnel)
South Dakota:
58. South Dakota Highway Patrol
Wyoming:
59. Wyoming Highway Patrol (at least 6 officers)
60. Laramie County Sheriff's Department
Nebraska:
61. Nebraska State Patrol (at least 11 officers)
Indiana:
62. Lake County Sheriff’s Department
63. Schererville Police Department
65. Griffith Police Department
66. Michigan City Police Department
68. Indiana Department of Natural Resources
69. Marion County Sheriff’s Department
70. Brookville Police Department
71. Porter County
72. LaPorte County
73. Jasper County
74. Newton County
Ohio:
75. Ohio State Highway Patrol (at least 37 officers)