It seems like everyone wants to be a police officer at some point in their childhood. Well, that, race car driver, and princess seem to be the most common. It’s easy to see why many people look up to them! Many of them are working hard to keep us safe in our communities. Of course, being a cop is pretty hard work, so we’d like to give a shout out to all the officers who rock the uniform and keep us all safe from danger. It's certainly not a glamorous job, like the movies and television would have you believe. That doesn't mean you have to give up on your dreams completely, though. When you choose to wear one of our police office costumes for Halloween, you get that rare and golden opportunity to relive some of your childhood fantasies. And if you have kids, then they get a chance to play out their dream job in a cool outfit based on what they want to be when they grow up!

Law enforcement comes in many different shapes and sizes. That can make choosing the perfect costume a little bit tricky. Do you want to be a super-serious cop, enforcing the rules at any costume party? Or do you want to be a wacky, off-the-wall version of a campy television character? Are you going to be one of those bushy mustache cops or a clean-shaven rookie? Well, since we're the best costume experts on the internet, we've decided to lend a hand in your search for the perfect police costume. Check out this list of police costume ideas, from authentic to down-right silly, to get those gears in your head turning.

A lot of us do dream of becoming a police officer when we're young. Of course, as we get older, the pressures of real life set in, opinions change, and maybe you forget about that dream. It's sort of the same with firefighters and superheroes, too. They seem like a great idea when you're a kid, but it's hard to keep on that path as an adult. That's what we have costumes for, right? One of our primary goals is to provide adults with outfits that help them live out their dreams, and we have a large selection of adult cop costumes for just that reason!

Then again, maybe realism isn't really what you're looking for in a police costume. If you're going to dress up for a costume party or a night out, you might as well wear something a little saucier than the typical costume for adults. Perhaps you want something to live out a fiery fantasy of yours. Well, we're no strangers to sexy costumes. We carry a whole assortment of outfits that range in modesty level to help sate your appetite for something sultry. We even have a few choice options within our selection of police costumes. The ones below are some of our best ones!

What do you want to be when you grow up? That's a question that every child gets asked...oh, about a bazillion times. A lot of kids will just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. It might be a pro wrestler. It might be a superhero. We even heard a kid claim that he wants to be a lobster with a stone-serious face (he's quickly become one of our personal heroes). One job that always seems to come up when you ask this question to children is the humble police officer. Yep, kids often look up to the people who help keep the community safe, so it's really not surprising that many kids want to be a cop when they grow up. Well, we're all about helping support kids and their lofty dreams. Even if they grow up and decide to do something else, they'll always remember that one Halloween they dressed up in a kid's police costume for some trick or treating.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is one serious place. It takes plenty of study, years of experience, and plenty of perseverance to solve some of the toughest cases. Of course, not everyone has what it takes to devote their lives to learning the job, but you can always pretend for your next costume party. Our FBI costumes take their inspiration from the signature uniform worn by real FBI agents. We'll walk you through some of our options to choose from below, which even include your favorite pretend FBI officer, Burt Macklin.