United States Secret Service
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
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Summary
United States Secret Service is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of federal law enforcement agency of the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,601 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: specialist law enforcement agency[4], secret service[5]
- Headquarters location: Washington, D.C.[6]
- Commons category: United States Secret Service[7]
- Armament: SIG Sauer P229[8], FN P90[9]
- Inception: July 5, 1865[10]
- Parent organization or unit: United States Department of Homeland Security[11]
- Official website: https://www.secretservice.gov/[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:United States Secret Service[13]
- Commons gallery: United States Secret Service[14]
- Described at URL: https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/secret-service[15]
- Applies to jurisdiction: United States[16]
- Employees: 4500[17]
- Short name: USSS[18], Secret Service[19]
- Different from: USSS[20], secret service[21]
- Position held by head of the organization: Director of the United States Secret Service[22]
- Social media followers: 1,120,685[23], 896,213[24], 9390[25], 1,134,041[26], 1,204,504[27], 11,500[28], 13,900[29], 18,700[30], 22,800[31], 25,400[32], 28,200[33], 31,200[34], 34,500[35], 39,000[36]
Why It Matters
United States Secret Service has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]