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What guns do Georgia police carry?

Short answer: most Georgia police carry a Glock (87.5% of duty pistols). The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol (6 of 14 agencies, 42.9%), ahead of the Glock G17 (5), and 92.9% of duty pistols are 9mm. For every agency's current loadout, see the Georgia agency list.

Data coverage: Based on 19 Georgia agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced pistol, rifle or shotgun entry: 14 with a primary duty pistol, 1 with a patrol rifle and 6 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.

19
Agencies with sourced entries
14
With a duty pistol
1
With a patrol rifle
6
With a duty shotgun

Most common duty pistols: Georgia police

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

  1. 1Glock G45who uses it6 (42.9%)
  2. 2Glock G17who uses it5 (35.7%)
  3. 3Glock G47who uses it2 (14.3%)
  4. 4Glock G19who uses it1 (7.1%)
  5. 5Glock G22who uses it1 (7.1%)
  6. 6Heckler & Koch VP91 (7.1%)
  7. 7Smith & Wesson M&P9who uses it1 (7.1%)

Share is of 14 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol. Generations and optic-cut variants are combined per model family.

Pistol brands

Of 16 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol maker (incl. entries that name the maker but not the model).

  • Glock14 (87.5%)
  • Heckler & Koch1 (6.3%)
  • Smith & Wesson1 (6.3%)

Pistol calibers

One primary duty pistol per agency, 14 agencies.

  • 9mm Luger13 (92.9%)
  • .40 S&W1 (7.1%)

Nationally, the Glock G17 leads at 27.1% of 623 agencies. The Glock G45 is at 23.3% nationally vs 42.9% here.

Patrol rifles: only 1 Georgia agencies have a sourced patrol rifle so far, too few to rank (so far: Daniel Defense DDM4). See the national patrol rifle ranking.

Shotguns: only 6 Georgia 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 · 11 agencies

    Glock G17 (5, 45.5%)

  • State police / highway patrol · 2 agencies

    Glock G45 (2, 100%)

  • Special jurisdiction · 1 agency

    Glock G22 (1, 100%)

What major Georgia 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
Georgia State PatrolGlock G45LWRC International Rifle (model not stated)
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement DivisionGlock G45Daniel Defense DDM4
Troup County Sheriff's OfficeGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)not yet sourced
Atlanta Police DepartmentGlock G17not yet sourced
Cartersville Police DepartmentGlock G47not yet sourced
Chatham County Police DepartmentGlock G17Windham Weaponry M4
Cobb County Police DepartmentGlock G17not yet sourced
Columbus Police Department (Georgia)Heckler & Koch VP9A1Fnot yet sourced
Covington Police Department (Georgia)Glock G45not yet sourced
Dalton Police Department (Georgia)Glock G45not yet sourced
DeKalb County Police DepartmentGlock 9mm pistol (model not stated)not yet sourced
Dublin Police Department (Georgia)Glock Model not specifiednot yet sourced

Every Georgia agency and its loadout →

Frequently asked

What handgun do Georgia police carry?
The Glock G45 is the most common primary duty pistol among Georgia agencies in the Duty Arms Index: 6 of 14 agencies with a sourced duty pistol (42.9%), ahead of the Glock G17 (5) and the Glock G47 (2).
What brand of pistol do Georgia police use most?
Glock: 14 of 16 agencies (87.5%), then Heckler & Koch (1) and Smith & Wesson (1).
Do Georgia police carry 9mm?
Mostly. 13 of 14 Georgia agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol (92.9%) issue a 9mm; the rest include .40 S&W (1).
What gun does the Georgia State Patrol carry?
The Georgia State Patrol issues the Glock G45 as its primary duty pistol, per the sourced entries on its agency page.

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