Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

The **Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia** (**MPDC**), more commonly known locally as the **Metropolitan Police Department** (**MPD**), and, **DC Police**, is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbia, in the United States. With about 3,200 officers and 600 civilian staff, it is the sixth-largest municipal police department in the United States. The department serves an area of  and a population of over 700,000 people. The department's mission is to "safeguard the District of Columbia and protect its residents and visitors with the highest regard for the sanctity of human life".

## Infobox (law enforcement agency)

- **agencyname**: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- **commonname**: Metropolitan Police Department
- **abbreviation**: MPD or MPDC
- **patch**: Patch of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.svg
- **patchcaption**: Patch of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- **logo**: Seal of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.png
- **logocaption**: Seal of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- **badge**: Badge of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.png
- **badgecaption**: Badge of the Metropolitan Police Department
- **flag**: Flag of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.svgborder
- **flagcaption**: Flag of the District of Columbia, Flag of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
- **motto**: Policing with Purpose, Serving with Care.
- **preceding1**: Washington City police (daytime)
- **preceding2**: Auxiliary Guard (nighttime)
- **employees**: 4,100 (June 2022)
- **budget**: $544 million (2021)
- **country**: United States
- **map**: Washington, D.C. locator map.svg
- **sizepopulation**: 671,803 (2022)
- **legaljuris**: District of Columbia
- **police**: yes
- **local**: yes
- **headquarters**: Henry Daly Building, Henry J. Daly Building
 300 Indiana Avenue NW
- **sworntype**: Sworn police officers
- **sworn**: >3,300 officers
- **unsworntype**: Professional staff
- **unsworn**: >700 civilian personnel
- **electeetype**: Command Staff
- **minister1name**: Pamela A. Smith
- **minister1pfo**: Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, Chief of Police
- **minister2name**: Jeffery Carroll
- **minister2pfo**: Executive Assistant Chief of Police
- **minister3name**: Andre Wright
- **minister3pfo**: Executive Assistant Chief, Patrol Services
- **minister4name**: Leeann Turner
- **minister4pfo**: Chief Administrative Officer
- **minister5name**: Jeffrey Kopp
- **minister5pfo**: Assistant Chief—Patrol Services North
- **minister6name**: LaShay Makal
- **minister6pfo**: Assistant Chief—Patrol Services South
- **chief1name**: Ramey Kyle
- **chief1position**: Assistant Chief—Investigative Services Bureau
- **chief2name**: Carlos Heraud
- **chief2position**: Assistant Chief—Homeland Security Bureau
- **chief3name**: Tasha Bryant
- **chief3position**: Assistant Chief—Internal Affairs Bureau
- **chief4name**: Darnel Robinson
- **chief4position**: Assistant Chief—Technical and Analytical Services Bureau
- **chief5name**: Michael Coligan
- **chief5position**: Assistant Chief—Professional Development Bureau
- **chief6name**: Angela Simpson
- **chief6position**: Chief People Officer—Organizational Culture & Wellness Bureau
- **unittype**: Division
- **officetype**: Bureau
- **stationtype**: District
- **boat1type**: Police boat
- **boats1**: 2
- **aircraft1type**: Helicopter
- **aircraft1**: 2
- **animal2type**: Dog
- **animals2**: 1 Bloodhound
31 German Shepherds