Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

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law enforcement agency municipal police department

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing Washington, D.C., including its neighborhoods, major federal landmarks, and large-scale public events.

Aliases (5)

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	law enforcement agency → municipal police department →
alsoKnownAs	DC Police → MPD → Metropolitan Police Department →
cooperatesWith	Federal Bureau of Investigation → Metro Transit Police Department → Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department → United States Capitol Police → United States Park Police → United States Secret Service →
country	United States →
employerOf	civilian employee → police officer →
follows	District of Columbia Code → United States Constitution →
governingBody	District of Columbia government →
hasPart	Executive Office of the Chief of Police → Homeland Security Bureau → Internal Affairs Bureau → Investigative Services Bureau → Patrol Services Bureau → Professional Development Bureau →
hasSpecialUnit	Air Support Unit → Canine Unit → Criminal Investigations Division → Domestic Violence Unit → Emergency Response Team → Harbor Patrol Unit → Homicide Branch → Intelligence Branch → Joint Operations Command Center → Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → Sexual Assault Unit → Special Operations Division → Youth and Family Services Division →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
jurisdiction	District of Columbia → Washington, D.C. →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	government agency →
operatesIn	all eight wards of Washington, D.C. →
oversees	police districts in Washington, D.C. →
parentOrganization	District of Columbia government →
responsibleFor	crime prevention in Washington, D.C. → criminal investigation in Washington, D.C. → crowd control at demonstrations in Washington, D.C. → law enforcement in Washington, D.C. → neighborhood policing in Washington, D.C. → policing major federal landmarks in Washington, D.C. → public order during large-scale events in Washington, D.C. → traffic enforcement in Washington, D.C. →
serviceArea	urban area →

Referenced by (59)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air Support Unit → Criminal Investigations Division (MPD) → Domestic Violence Unit (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia) → Emergency Response Team → Executive Office of the Chief of Police → Harbor Patrol Unit → Homeland Security Bureau → Intelligence Branch (MPD) → Internal Affairs Bureau → Investigative Services Bureau → Joint Operations Command Center → Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → Patrol Services Bureau → Professional Development Bureau → Sexual Assault Unit → Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia) → Youth and Family Services Division →	partOf
Air Support Unit → Criminal Investigations Division (MPD) → Harbor Patrol Unit → Homeland Security Bureau → Investigative Services Bureau → Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → Patrol Services Bureau → Professional Development Bureau →	parentOrganization
Metro Transit Police Department → Supreme Court Police → United States Capitol Police → United States Capitol Police → United States Park Police → United States Park Police →	cooperatesWith
Air Support Unit → Homeland Security Bureau → Investigative Services Bureau → Joint Operations Command Center → Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia) →	operatedBy
Emergency Response Team → Executive Office of the Chief of Police → Homeland Security Bureau → Narcotics and Special Investigations Division →	employer
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ("Metropolitan Police Department") → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ("DC Police") →	alsoKnownAs
District of Columbia Department of Corrections → District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department →	collaboratesWith
District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency → District of Columbia Office of Unified Communications →	coordinatesWith
Emergency Response Team → Intelligence Branch (MPD) →	parentAgency
Logan Circle → Petworth ("Fourth District of the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C.") →	policeDistrict
Law of the District of Columbia →	enforcedBy
Government of the District of Columbia →	hasAgency
Louisiana Avenue NW vicinity →	hasJurisdiction
Mayor of the District of Columbia →	hasJurisdictionOver
Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia) →	lawEnforcementAgency
Executive Office of the Chief of Police ("Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia") →	reportsTo
2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama →	securitySupportedBy
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ("DC MPD") →	shortName
Air Support Unit →	supportsAgency