Louisville Metro Police Department

Louisville Metro Police Department
Common nameMetro Police
AbbreviationLMPD
Agency overview
Formed2003
Preceding agencies
  • Louisville Division of Police
  • Jefferson County Police Department
  • (simultaneous until merger)
Employees1,350 (2022)[citation needed]
Annual budget$190 million (2020)[1]
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionLouisville-Jefferson Co Metro, Kentucky, USA
Map of Louisville Metro Police Department's jurisdiction
Size399 square miles (1,030 km2)
Population620,149 (2018)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersLouisville, Kentucky
Sworn Officers1,039 (2022)[citation needed]
Agency executive
Divisions8
Facilities
Helicopters3
Horses4
Website
louisville-police.org
Jefferson County Police Patch
City of Louisville police old patch, 2012

The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) began operations on January 6, 2003, as part of the creation of the consolidated city-county government in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was formed by the merger of the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police. The Louisville Metro Police Department was most recently headed by Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel since January 2, 2023. On Tuesday June 25, 2024, Chief Gwinn-Villaroel resigned following an ongoing sexual harassment and abuse scandal among the Louisville Metro Police Department. Major Paul Humphrey was appointed Interim Chief by Mayor Craig Greenburg. A national search will be conducted for a permanent chief.[2] LMPD divides Jefferson County into eight patrol divisions and operates a number of special investigative and support units. The LMPD is currently negotiating a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) subsequent to a 2023 investigation by the DOJ that concluded that the LMPD engaged in a decades long pattern of civil rights abuses.[3][4]

  1. ^ Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S." USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Mathews, Alexis (June 28, 2024). "One-on-one: LMPD interim chief talks culture change, 'new standard' moving forward". WLKY. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Phillips, Kristine. "Justice Department to investigate whether Louisville police engaged in abuse". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Perez-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).