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What red dot / optic do police use?

The Aimpoint COA is the most common police optic in the index: 28 of 129 agencies with a sourced optic issue it (21.7%), ahead of the Holosun HE509T (14) and the Aimpoint ACRO P-2 (13). 119 agencies have a sourced optic on a duty pistol and 16 on a patrol rifle or carbine. Another 26 agencies are sourced as issuing optics without a named model; they count toward the totals and brands below, not the model ranking.

Data coverage: Based on 129 agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced optic entry (out of 1,179 agencies with a sourced duty pistol, rifle or shotgun). Each agency counts once per optic model, even if it mounts it on several guns; tactical-unit (SWAT) gear is excluded. Counts include only current entries with a public source; agencies not yet in the index, or without a sourced entry for this item, are not counted, so treat shares as a picture of the Duty Arms Index, not of every U.S. agency. Data last updated Oct 10, 2026.

Police optics ranked by agency count

Share is of 129 agencies with a sourced optic. Each model links to its agencies and sources; example agencies link to their full loadouts.

#OpticAgenciesFor example
1Aimpoint COAAimpointPistol 2828 (21.7%)Florida Highway Patrol, Mississippi Department of Public Safety, New Hampshire State Police +25
2Holosun HE509THolosunPistol 1414 (10.9%)Utah Highway Patrol, East Providence Police Department, Glenview Police Department +11
3Aimpoint ACRO P-2AimpointPistol 1313 (10.1%)Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Secret Service, New York State Police +10
4Trijicon RMR Type 2TrijiconPistol 77 (5.4%)IRS Criminal Investigation, Colorado State Patrol, Bemidji Police Department +4
5Holosun SCSHolosunPistol 55 (3.9%)Melrose Police Department, Sunset Hills Police Department, Buffalo County Sheriff's Office (Nebraska) +2
6Trijicon RMR HDTrijiconPistol 55 (3.9%)Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Barboursville Police Department +2
7Trijicon RMR (type not stated)TrijiconPistol 44 (3.1%)Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Law Enforcement Section, Colorado State Patrol, Wilmington Police Department (North Carolina) +1
8Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic)AimpointRifle 33 (2.3%)Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lawrence Police Department (Kansas), Milwaukee Police Department
9SIG SAUER ROMEO-M17SIG SAUERPistol 33 (2.3%)Michigan State Police, Texas Department of Public Safety, Opelika Police Department
10Trijicon SROTrijiconPistol 33 (2.3%)Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Enforcement Division, Grand Island Police Department, Sheridan Police Department (Wyoming)
11Aimpoint Duty RDSAimpointRifle 22 (1.6%)New York State Police, Austin Police Department
12Aimpoint Micro T-2AimpointRifle 22 (1.6%)United States Secret Service, Lawrence Police Department (Kansas)
13EOTech EXPS3EOTechRifle 22 (1.6%)Drug Enforcement Administration, Lawrence Police Department (Kansas)
14Holosun HE508THolosunPistol 22 (1.6%)Idaho State Police, Chester Township Police Department
15Holosun HE509T-RD X2HolosunPistol 22 (1.6%)Illinois State Police, Albany Police Department (Oregon)
16SIG SAUER ROMEO1SIG SAUERPistol 22 (1.6%)Massachusetts State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol
17SIG SAUER ROMEO1PROSIG SAUERPistol 22 (1.6%)Delaware State Police, Winter Haven Police Department
18Aimpoint CompM2 or T-1 MicroAimpointRifle 11 (0.8%)South Pasadena Police Department
19EOTech 512EOTechRifle 11 (0.8%)Memphis Police Department
20EOTech XPS2EOTechRifle 11 (0.8%)Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Showing the top 20 of 31 named models. Browse all optics →

Pistol vs rifle

Top models by mount, with the share of agencies that have a sourced optic on that kind of gun.

By brand

Distinct agencies per manufacturer, including entries where the source names the brand but not the model.

  1. Aimpoint59 (45.7%)
  2. Holosun34 (26.4%)
  3. Trijicon24 (18.6%)
  4. SIG SAUER11 (8.5%)
  5. EOTech5 (3.9%)
  6. Vortex2 (1.6%)
  7. Steiner1 (0.8%)

Which agencies issue each optic

Aimpoint COA · 28 agencies

San Mateo County Sheriff's Office (CA) · East Haven Police Department (CT) · Florida Highway Patrol (FL) · St. Petersburg Police Department (FL) · Floyd County Police Department (GA) · Fishers Police Department (IN) · Plymouth Police Department (Indiana) (IN) · Overland Park Police Department (KS) · Freeport Police Department (Maine) (ME) · York County Sheriff's Office (Maine) (ME) · Orchard Lake Village Police Department (MI) · Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MS) · Monroe County Sheriff's Office (Mississippi) (MS) · Pearl Police Department (MS) · Forsyth County Sheriff's Office (NC) · Haywood County Sheriff's Office (NC) · New Hampshire State Police (NH) · Salem Police Department (New Hampshire) (NH) · Brick Township Police Department (NJ) · Lordstown Police Department (OH) · Mentor Police Department (OH) · Oregon State Police (OR) · Umatilla County Sheriff's Office (OR) · East Providence Police Department (RI) · Providence Police Department (RI) · South Kingstown Police Department (RI) · McMinnville Police Department (Tennessee) (TN) · Vermont State Police (VT)

Mounted on: Glock G45 (5), Glock G45 Gen6 (5), Glock G43X MOS (4), Glock G45 Gen5 MOS (4), Glock G17 Gen6 (3), Glock G19 Gen6 (3)

All Aimpoint COA agencies with sources →
Holosun HE509T · 14 agencies

Margate Police Department (FL) · Vero Beach Police Department (FL) · Glenview Police Department (IL) · Quincy Police Department (Illinois) (IL) · Worcester Police Department (MA) · Salem Police Department (Missouri) (MO) · Ward County Sheriff's Office (ND) · La Vista Police Department (NE) · Hudson Police Department (New York) (NY) · East Providence Police Department (RI) · Woonsocket Police Department (RI) · Utah Highway Patrol (UT) · Oconto County Sheriff's Office (WI) · Winnebago County Sheriff's Office (Wisconsin) (WI)

Mounted on: Glock G45 Gen5 MOS (4), Glock G45 MOS (4), Glock G47 MOS (4), Glock G45 (1), Glock G47 (1), Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (1)

All Holosun HE509T agencies with sources →
Aimpoint ACRO P-2 · 13 agencies

Fayetteville Police Department (Arkansas) (AR) · Dunwoody Police Department (GA) · Gwinnett County Police Department (GA) · Ames Police Department (IA) · Baltimore Police Department (MD) · Lower Township Police Department (NJ) · New York State Police (NY) · Pennsylvania State Police (PA) · Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Law Enforcement Division (TX) · Drug Enforcement Administration (Fed) · United States Secret Service (Fed) · Lacey Police Department (WA) · Hartford Police Department (Wisconsin) (WI)

Mounted on: Glock G17 Gen5 MOS (3), Glock G19 Gen5 MOS (3), Glock G45 (2), Glock G45 MOS (2), Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (2), Glock G47 (1)

All Aimpoint ACRO P-2 agencies with sources →
Trijicon RMR Type 2 · 7 agencies

Colorado State Patrol (CO) · Coconut Creek Police Department (FL) · Bemidji Police Department (MN) · Hastings Police Department (Nebraska) (NE) · Lancaster County Sheriff's Office (Nebraska) (NE) · Houston Police Department (TX) · IRS Criminal Investigation (Fed)

Mounted on: Glock G17 (1), Glock G17 MOS (1), Glock G19 Gen5 MOS (1), Glock G34 MOS (1), Glock G45 MOS (1), Shadow Systems XR920 (1)

All Trijicon RMR Type 2 agencies with sources →
Holosun SCS · 5 agencies

Florida SouthWestern State College Campus Police Department (FL) · Melrose Police Department (MA) · Emmet County Sheriff's Office (MI) · Sunset Hills Police Department (MO) · Buffalo County Sheriff's Office (Nebraska) (NE)

Mounted on: Glock G45 (2), Glock G17 (1), Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (1)

All Holosun SCS agencies with sources →
Trijicon RMR HD · 5 agencies

Geneseo Police Department (IL) · Lincoln Police Department (Nebraska) (NE) · Federal Bureau of Investigation (Fed) · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Fed) · Barboursville Police Department (WV)

Mounted on: Glock G17M (1), Glock G19 Gen5 MOS (1), Glock G19M MOS (1), Glock G45 MOS (1), Smith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0 (1), Springfield Armory Echelon (1)

All Trijicon RMR HD agencies with sources →
Trijicon RMR (type not stated) · 4 agencies

Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division Law Enforcement Section (AL) · Colorado State Patrol (CO) · Wilmington Police Department (North Carolina) (NC) · Cleveland County Sheriff's Office (OK)

Mounted on: Glock G17 Gen5 (1), Glock G43X (1), Glock G45 (1), Shadow Systems XR920 (1)

Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic) · 3 agencies

Lawrence Police Department (Kansas) (KS) · Missouri State Highway Patrol (MO) · Milwaukee Police Department (WI)

Mounted on: Bravo Company Manufacturing BCM4 (1), Heckler & Koch MR556A1 (1), Smith & Wesson M&P15 (1)

All Aimpoint PRO (Patrol Rifle Optic) agencies with sources →
SIG SAUER ROMEO-M17 · 3 agencies

Opelika Police Department (AL) · Michigan State Police (MI) · Texas Department of Public Safety (TX)

Mounted on: SIG SAUER M17 (1), SIG SAUER M17X (1), SIG SAUER P320 / M18 (1)

All SIG SAUER ROMEO-M17 agencies with sources →
Trijicon SRO · 3 agencies

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Enforcement Division (AR) · Grand Island Police Department (NE) · Sheridan Police Department (Wyoming) (WY)

Mounted on: Glock G45 (1), Glock G45 MOS (1), Glock G47 (1)

All Trijicon SRO agencies with sources →

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