The Navajo Nation Police are responsible for seven districts: Chinle, Crownpoint, Dilkon, Kayenta, Shiprock, Tuba City, and Window Rock.

All officers are issued a service Glock 22 40 caliber sidearm, expandable baton, handcuffs, bullet-resistant vest, pepper spray and portable radio linked to a central dispatch.

Rural substation officers are issued take-home vehicles, a shotgun, metal spike strips and speed radar guns.

All patrol vehicles are currently outfitted with laptop computer technology working with local Wi-Fi internet connection to assist officers to write and file reports electronically.

[2] As of February 2025[update], since the establishment of the Navajo Nation police department, seventeen officers have died in the line of duty.

The novels deal primarily with fictional officers named Joe Leaphorn, Jim Chee, and Bernadette Manuelito.