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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.
With approximately 3,400 officers [2] and 600 civilian staff, it is the sixth-largest municipal police department in the United States. The department serves an area of 68 square miles (180 km 2) and a population of over 700,000 people. Established on August 6, 1861, the MPD is one of the oldest police departments in the United States.
This is a list of U.S. state and local law enforcement agencies — local, regional, special and statewide government agencies (state police) of the U.S. states, of the federal district, and of the territories that provide law enforcement duties, including investigations, prevention and patrol functions.
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.
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 ...
As of 2007, about 66% of the prisoners were DC-sentenced inmates. [51] In 2009 the prison housed about 800-900 prisoners sentenced under DC law. [54] As of 2013, up to about 33% of the prisoners at United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy in Kentucky had been convicted of DC crimes. [55] Juveniles who are not charged as adults are not in DOC custody.
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (1 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Government agencies of the District of Columbia" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The United States Park Police (USPP) is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. It functions as a full-service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas primarily located in the Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and New York City areas and certain other government lands.