Metropolitan police
Metropolitan police is a generic title for the
municipal police force for a major
metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force. They provide all general police services and tend to be headed by a chief called a
Commissioner or
Sheriff. Examples of use of the term include:
* The large municipal police force of an Indian city, which is headed by a
Commissioner and may be independent of the
state police, such as
Mumbai Police.
* The
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
* The
Dublin Metropolitan Police, now absorbed into the
Garda Síochána.
* The
Greater London Metropolitan Police Service, formerly (and still commonly) known simply as the Metropolitan Police.
* The
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
* The
Miami-Dade Police Department, formerly the Metro-Dade Police Department, is the
county police force for
Dade County, Florida, although its jurisdiction excludes the city of
Miami itself.
* The
New York City Police Department.
* The
Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.
* The
Toronto Police Service, formerly (and still commonly) known as Metropolitan Toronto Police or simply
Metro.
