Miami Police Department
| Miami Police Department | |
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Badge of an MPD officer | |
| Common name | Miami Police |
| Abbreviation | MPD |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1896 |
| Employees | 1,741 |
| Annual budget | $266 million (2020) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Map of Miami Police Department's jurisdiction | |
| Size | 55.27 square miles (143.1 km2) |
| Population | 470,911 (2018) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Police Officers | 1,410 (2024) |
| Agency executive |
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| Districts | 3 |
| Facilities | |
| Stations | Miami Police Headquarters (Central Station), South District Station, North District Station |
| Website | |
| Miami Police | |
The Miami Police Department (MPD), also known as the City of Miami Police Department, is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving Miami, Florida, United States. MPD is the largest municipal police department in Florida. MPD officers are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade Police Department counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles.
MPD operates the Miami Police College, which houses three schools: The Police Academy Class (PAC), The School for Professional Development (SPD), and the International Policing Institute (IPI), a program focused on training law enforcement personnel from countries outside of the United States.