Miami Police Department
| Miami Police Department | |
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| Common name | Miami P.D. |
| Abbreviation | MPD |
Patch of the Miami Police Department
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Seal of the Miami Police Department
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Badge of a Miami Police Department officer
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Flag of the City of Miami
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1896 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | City of Miami in the state of Florida, U.S. |
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| Map of Miami Police Department's jurisdiction. | |
| Size | 55.27 square miles (143.1 km2) |
| Population | 417,650 (2013) |
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| Headquarters | Miami, Florida |
| Police Officers | 1,259 (2014) |
| Agency executive | Rodolfo Llanes, Chief of Police |
| Districts | 3 |
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| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The Miami Police Department (MPD), also known as the City of Miami Police, is the chief police department of the southeastern U.S. city of Miami, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Miami, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments. Currently Rodolfo Llanes is the chief of police. City of Miami police are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles.
In 2010, the Miami Police Department was recognized by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) with a special award for its community policing initiatives aimed at improving homeland security. The department was singled out for this distinction from a list of over 18,000 police agencies nationwide.
Miami Police Officers are issued the Glock Model 22 .40 S&W, prior to the Glock Model 22 officers were armed with the Glock Model 17 9mm which was in service from the late 1980's to the early 2000's. Detectives are issued either the Glock Model 23 .40 or the more compact Glock Model 27 .40. Prior to issuing the semi-automatic Glock pistols MPD officers were issued .38 Special Smith and Wesson Model 64 and Smith and Wesson Model 67 while detectives had the Smith and Wesson Model 60 "Chiefs Special" revolver also in .38 Special.
There are three patrolling districts and eleven neighborhoods for which the following districts are responsible:
Rank insignia for senior patrol officer, sergeant and senior patrol sergeant is worn on the upper sleeves below the shoulder patch while rank insignia for lieutenant through chief is worn on the collars of the shirt.
The demographics of full-time sworn personnel are:
Since the establishment of the Miami Police Department, 37 officers have died in the line of duty.
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has twice investigated the Miami Police Department since 2002.
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