Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
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.
| Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department | |
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department patch | |
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department badge | |
| Common name | Metro · Metro PD |
| Abbreviation | LVMPD |
| Motto | "Partners with the community" |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1973 |
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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 | 1,676,087(2022) |
| 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 | 4 |
| Dogs | 42 |
| Horses | 7 |
| Website | |
| lvmpd | |
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. The Clark County Detention Center is one of the largest jail systems in the United States, as well.