The Chincoteague Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency charged with protecting the nearly 4,000 yearly residents and over 1.4 million yearly visitors of Chincoteague Island. The department consist of eleven sworn officers who are responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the ordinances of the Town of Chincoteague. In addition, officers perform hundreds of accident investigations annually and assist with traffic control at busy intersections during peak summer months.