What is the difference between the FBI and the police?

Answer by  324hjt (610)

FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigations and they investigate crimes that are against federal law, have a national security component, or cross state boundaries. Most "police" are state-based.

Answer by  joantheresa (1421)

The FBI is national law enforcement that hunts down and arrests criminals who cross state lines, such as kidnappers, murderers, drug cartels, whereas the police are local, state, or city law enforcement who are confined to crimes committed in their jurisdiction, such as burglary, robbery, sexual abuse, arson, drug dealing, and driving while intoxicated.

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

Police is a broad term that can be used to describe most any term of local law enforcement. Where as the FBI is a federal organization over most agencies.