Miami, Florida Police Department

Infobox Law enforcement agency
agencyname = Miami Police Department
abbreviation = MPD
patch = Miami Police.jpg|200px
formed = 1896
country = United States
divtype = State
divname = Florida
subdivtype = City
subdivname = Miami


mapcaption =
sizearea = 143.15 km²
sizepopulation = 404,048
jurisdiction = municipality
sworntype = Officer
sworn = ~1100
unsworn = 350
chief1name = John F. Timoney
chief1position =
lockuptype = Jail
lockups = [http://www.miamidade.gov/corrections/ Miami-Dade County Corrections]
stationtype = District
stations = 3
website = [http://www.miami-police.org Miami Police Department (official website)] The Miami Police Department or MPD, often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the chief police department of the 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, most importantly the county-wide Miami-Dade Police Department. The current Chief of Police is Chief John F. Timoney. City of Miami police are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles. They are expected to change the color of their patrol vehicles to black and white by the end of 2008.

There are three patrolling districts and eleven neighborhoods for which the following districts are responsible:;North District
*Model City
*Little Haiti
*Upper Eastside

;Central District
*Allapattah
*Overtown
*Wynwood/Edgewater
*Downtown Miami

;South District
*Flagami
*Little Havana
*Coral Way
*Coconut Grove

Demographics

Breakdown of the makeup of the rank and file of MPD [ [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/lemas00.pdf Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics, 2000: Data for Individual State and Local Agencies with 100 or More Officers] ] :
*Male: 82%
*Female: 18%
*Hispanic: 54%
*African-American/Black: 27%
*White: 19%

At 54%, The Miami Police Department has the largest percentage of Hispanic officers amongst major police departments on the Atlantic Coastline.

Ranks and Insignia

* Chief - 4 gold stars
* Deputy Chief - 3 gold stars
* Assistant Chief - 2 gold stars
* Major - gold oak leaves
* Captain - 2 gold bars
* Lieutenant - 1 gold bar
* Sergeant - 3 gold chevrons
* Corporal - 2 silver chevrons
* Officer - no rank insignia

Rank insignia for Corporal and 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.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Miami Police Department, thirty six officers have died in the line of duty. [cite web |title = The Officer Down Memorial Page |url = http://www.odmp.org/agency/2647-multnomah-county-sheriffs-office-oregon]

ee also

*List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
*List of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies

References

External links

* [http://www.miami-police.org Miami Police Department (official website)]