Law enforcement in the United States is decentralized and fragmented. Sometimes the system works well. During the Uvalde Massacre, it did not.
In total, 376 law enforcement officers responded to the tragedy at Robb Elementary School. The breakdown of responders, by agency, is as follows.
- 149 United States Border Patrol
- 91 Texas Department of Public Safety
- 25 Uvalde Police Department
- 16 San Antonio Police Department (SWAT)
- 16 Uvalde County Sheriff ’s Office
- 14 Department of Homeland Security – HIS
- 13 United States Marshals
- 8 Drug Enforcement Agency
- 7 Frio County Sheriff ’s Office
- 5 Kinney County Sheriff ’s Office
- 5 Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District
- 4 Dilley Police Department
- 4 Zavala County Sheriff ’s Office
- 3 Medina County Sheriff ’s Office
- 3 Sabinal Police Department
- 2 City of Uvalde Fire Marshals
- 2 Pearsall Police Department
- 2 Texas Parks and Wildlife
- 2 Uvalde County Constables
- 2 Val Verde County Sheriff ’s Office
- 1 Frio County Constables
- 1 Southwest Texas Junior College
- 1 Zavala County Constables
