| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | |
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 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department badge | |
| Common name | Metro · Metro PD |
| Abbreviation | LVMPD |
| Motto | "Partners with the community" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1973 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Employees | 5,819 (2018) |
| Annual budget | US$856,312,417 (2018) |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Clark County, Nevada, US |
| Size | 8,061 sq mi (20,878 km²) |
| Population | 2,676,087(2024) |
| Legal jurisdiction | Clark County, Nevada, US (excluding the cities of Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City and Mesquite) |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 400 South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Sworn members | 4,109 (2022) |
| LVMPD Executive Staffs responsible |
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| Area Commands | 10 |
| Facilities | |
| Airbases | 1 |
| Detention Centers | 3 |
| Marked and Unmarked Cars | c. 2,000 |
| Motorcycles | c. 160 |
| Boats | 3 |
| Helicopters | 5 |
| Dogs | 42 |
| Website | |
| lvmpd | |
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The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County, who is publicly elected every four years. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the county, and, as such, the department is not under the direct control of its jurisdictional cities, Clark County, or the State of Nevada.
Metro is the largest law enforcement agency in Nevada, and in 2009, was one of the largest police agencies in the United States according to Uniform Crime Reporting by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.[3] The Clark County Detention Center is one of the largest jail systems in the United States, as well.
- ^ "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "History of the Department". Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Uniform Crime Reporting: Police Employee Data". US Federal Bureau of Investigation. 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.