Duty Arms IndexWhich police departments use the Glock 26?
Data coverage: Based on 31 agencies in the Duty Arms Index with a current, sourced Glock 26 entry, any role except SWAT/tactical-unit listings (every Glock 26 entry, all generations). Shares are of 623 agencies with a sourced primary duty pistol. 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.
How agencies issue it
Each agency counted once, under its highest role for the Glock 26.
- Backup / optional1 (3.2%)
- Plainclothes / investigative12 (38.7%)
- Other / authorized18 (58.1%)
By agency type
- Local police26
- Sheriff's office3
- Federal2
Variants and generations
As named in each agency's source. Many sources do not state the generation; those entries are listed under the plain model name.
- Glock G2630 agencies
- Glock G26 Gen51 agency
Agencies that stopped issuing the Glock 26 (1)
Agencies with a sourced previous Glock 26 entry and no current one, newest change first (year shown where the source dates it), with the duty pistol they carry now.
| Agency | Previously | Carries now |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County Police DepartmentNY | Glock G26 | not yet sourced |
Glock 26 agencies by state
Every agency with a current, sourced Glock 26 entry, largest first. Each links to its loadout, sources and history.
- California5 agencies
Bakersfield Police Department · Clovis Police Department (California) · Covina Police Department · Folsom Police Department · Lodi Police Department
- New York3 agencies
Tompkins County Sheriff's Office · Mount Vernon Police Department (New York) · Yonkers Police Department
- Oregon3 agencies
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office · Ashland Police Department (Oregon) · Lake Oswego Police Department
- Utah3 agencies
Murray City Police Department · Ogden City Police Department · Sandy Police Department (Utah)
- Federal2 agencies
U.S. Customs and Border Protection · U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General
- Minnesota2 agencies
Washington County Sheriff's Office (Minnesota) · Northfield Police Department
- Arizona1 agency
- Maryland1 agency
- Massachusetts1 agency
- Michigan1 agency
- Mississippi1 agency
- Montana1 agency
- Ohio1 agency
- Pennsylvania1 agency
- South Dakota1 agency
- Texas1 agency
- Vermont1 agency
- Virginia1 agency
- West Virginia1 agency
Frequently asked
- Which police departments use the Glock 26?
- 31 law enforcement agencies in the Duty Arms Index currently issue the Glock 26, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Philadelphia Police Department, San Antonio Police Department and U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General. 0 of them carry it as their primary duty pistol. The list covers every Glock 26 entry, all generations.
- How common is the Glock 26 in police service?
- It is rarely a primary duty pistol (0 agencies). The 31 agencies that issue it mostly list it as: backup / optional (1), plainclothes / investigative (12), other / authorized (18).
- Which states have the most agencies using the Glock 26?
- California (5), New York (3), Oregon (3) and Utah (3). Agencies in 19 states plus federal agencies have a sourced Glock 26 entry. State counts follow where the index has the most sourced agencies, so they are not a census.
- Which agencies stopped using the Glock 26?
- 1 agencies list the Glock 26 as previously issued and no longer have a current Glock 26 entry, including Suffolk County Police Department.
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