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District of Columbia flag Badge of a Deputy U.S. Marshal. This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the District of Columbia.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the District has six local law enforcement agencies employing 4,262 sworn police officers, about 722 for each 100,000 residents.
In May 2021, Distributed Denial of Secrets republished the leak of Washington D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department, including over 90,000 emails. Among other things, the files revealed details of surveillance of right-wing extremists and the response to the 2021 United States Capitol attack.
A category for all police agencies and law enforcement agencies who serve any sort of notable patrol duties or guard duties within Washington DC; especially if in a role which would bring them into contact with street patrol duties and with the public. This can include federal or local agencies.
Until 1996, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPDC) operated eight helicopters, including three MD-500s and five Bell OH-58s. [5] The MPDC had heliports in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th police districts. [1] The helicopters were sold after budget cuts; the MPDC used National Park Service helicopters as needed.
A Washington, D.C., police officer was fatally shot after a gun ... was a member of the Metropolitan Police Department for over 25 years and a part of the Violent Crimes Suppression Division since ...
The District of Columbia Protective Services Division (formerly, the Protective Services Police Department) is a division of the Department of General Services of the District of Columbia Government. The organization is responsible for "law enforcement activities and physical security of all properties owned, leased or otherwise under the ...
In 2012, Washington, D.C. had only 92 homicides in 91 separate incidents, the lowest annual tally since 1963. [16] The Metropolitan Police Department's official tally is 88 homicides, but that number does not include four deaths that were ruled self-defense or justifiable homicide by citizen. [16]
With effect from September 16, 1952, [4] the rank and title of Major and Superintendent was abolished and replaced with the position of Chief of Police. Robert V. Murray would be the last Major and Superintendent and the first Chief of Police of the MPD, [ 5 ] In 1953 Congress passed the District Government Reorganization Act, establishing a ...