Miami-Dade Police Department

Not to be confused with Miami Police Department.
Miami-Dade Police Department
Seal of the Miami-Dade Police Department
Seal of the Miami-Dade Police Department
Badge of an MDPD supervising officer
Badge of an MDPD supervising officer
Common nameMiami-Dade Police
AbbreviationMDPD
Agency overview
Formed1836; 188 years ago (1836)
Employees4,700+
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMiami-Dade County, Florida, U.S.
Size2,431 sq mi (6,300 km2)
Population2,751,796
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersDoral, Florida
OfficersApproximately 3,000
Unsworn membersApproximately 1,700
Agency executive
  • Stephanie V. Daniels, Director of Police
Facilities
Stations8
Website
www.miamidade.gov/police

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), formerly known as the Dade County Sheriff's Office (1836–1957), Dade County Public Safety Department (1957–1981), and the Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997), is a law enforcement agency serving Miami-Dade County. The MDPD has approximately 4,700 employees, making it the largest police department in the southeastern United States and the eighth largest in the country.[1] The department is still often referred by its former name, the Metro-Dade Police or simply Metro.

The MDPD operates out of eight district stations throughout Miami-Dade County and several specialized bureaus. The MDPD is internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as at the state level by the Florida Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation. The current director of the department is Stephanie V. Daniels,[2] who succeeded Alfredo Ramirez III. The department's headquarters are located in Doral, Florida.[3]

Miami-Dade Police officers wear taupe/brown uniforms. Their vehicles are green and white.[4]

  1. ^ "Miami-Dade Police Department" (PDF) (2018 ed.). Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Biographies - Alfredo Ramirez III - Director". www.miamidade.gov. Miami-Dade County Online Services. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  3. ^ "Miami-Dade Police". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  4. ^ "Miami-Dade Police Director in front of a police car". Miami Today News. Retrieved 2023-11-22.