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What guns do Connecticut police carry?

Short answer: Glock is the most common pistol brand among Connecticut police (47.1%). The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol (5 of 16 agencies, 31.3%), ahead of the Heckler & Koch VP9 (4), and 87.5% of duty pistols are 9mm. For every agency's current loadout, see the Connecticut agency list.

Data coverage: Based on 21 Connecticut agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced pistol, rifle or shotgun entry: 16 with a primary duty pistol, 0 with a patrol rifle and 0 with a duty shotgun (SWAT/tactical-unit guns and 1033 military-surplus rifles excluded). Agencies that authorize several primaries count once for each. 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 agency. Data last updated Oct 10, 2026.

21
Agencies with sourced entries
16
With a duty pistol
0
With a patrol rifle
0
With a duty shotgun

Most common duty pistols: Connecticut police

Primary duty pistol, counted once per agency per model family.

  1. 1Glock G45who uses it5 (31.3%)
  2. 2Heckler & Koch VP94 (25%)
  3. 3Glock G19who uses it2 (12.5%)
  4. 4FN 5091 (6.3%)
  5. 5Glock G17who uses it1 (6.3%)
  6. 6SIG Sauer P2291 (6.3%)
  7. 7SIG Sauer P320 X-Carrywho uses it1 (6.3%)
  8. 8Smith & Wesson M&P451 (6.3%)

Share is of 16 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol. Generations and optic-cut variants are combined per model family.

Pistol brands

Of 17 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol maker (incl. entries that name the maker but not the model).

  • Glock8 (47.1%)
  • Heckler & Koch4 (23.5%)
  • SIG Sauer2 (11.8%)
  • Smith & Wesson2 (11.8%)
  • FN1 (5.9%)

Pistol calibers

One primary duty pistol per agency, 16 agencies.

  • 9mm Luger14 (87.5%)
  • .45 ACP1 (6.3%)
  • Other / not stated1 (6.3%)

Nationally, the Glock G17 leads at 27.1% of 623 agencies. The Glock G45 is at 23.3% nationally vs 31.3% here.

Patrol rifles: only 0 Connecticut agencies have a sourced patrol rifle so far, too few to rank. See the national patrol rifle ranking.

Shotguns: only 0 Connecticut agencies have a sourced duty shotgun so far, too few to rank. See the national shotgun ranking.

Top duty pistol by agency type

  • Local police · 14 agencies

    Glock G45 (4, 28.6%)

  • State police / highway patrol · 2 agencies

    Glock G45 (1, 50%)

What major Connecticut agencies carry

Agencies among the nation's largest by sworn officers first, then statewide agencies, sheriffs and local police A–Z. Primary duty pistol and patrol rifle as sourced on each agency page (or the agency's other current pistol / rifle entry where no primary is sourced).

AgencyDuty pistolRifle
Connecticut State Capitol PoliceHeckler & Koch VP9not yet sourced
Connecticut State PoliceGlock G45not yet sourced
Bridgeport Police DepartmentSmith & Wesson M&P45 M2.0not yet sourced
Brookfield Police Department (Connecticut)Heckler & Koch VP9not yet sourced
Cheshire Police DepartmentSmith & Wesson M&P9 M2.0not yet sourced
Clinton Police Department (Connecticut)Heckler & Koch VP9not yet sourced
Danbury Police DepartmentGlock G17not yet sourced
East Haven Police DepartmentGlock G45 Gen5 MOSnot yet sourced
East Lyme Police DepartmentSIG Sauer P229not yet sourced
Greenwich Police DepartmentGlock Model not specifiednot yet sourced
Groton Town Police DepartmentSIG Sauer P320 X-Carrynot yet sourced
Meriden Police DepartmentGlock Model not specifiednot yet sourced

Every Connecticut agency and its loadout →

Frequently asked

What handgun do Connecticut police carry?
The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol among Connecticut agencies in the Duty Arms Index: 5 of 16 agencies with a sourced duty pistol (31.3%), ahead of the Heckler & Koch VP9 (4) and the Glock G19 (2).
What brand of pistol do Connecticut police use most?
Glock: 8 of 17 agencies (47.1%), then Heckler & Koch (4) and SIG Sauer (2).
Do Connecticut police carry 9mm?
Mostly. 14 of 16 Connecticut agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol (87.5%) issue a 9mm; the rest include .45 ACP (1).
What gun does the Connecticut State Capitol Police carry?
The Connecticut State Capitol Police issues the Heckler & Koch VP9 as its primary duty pistol, per the sourced entries on its agency page.

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