"Miami is an internationally recognized tourist destination and business hub with an estimated daytime population of one million people. I am honored to be Chief of Police of this vibrant and multicultural city, and privileged to represent some of the most dedicated men and women in American law enforcement. The over 1,100 sworn members of our police force are relentlessly committed to ensuring that the citizens of Miami are not deprived of their fundamental right to feel safe in their neighborhoods."

- Miguel Exposito


 The Miami Police Department or MPD, often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the chief police department of the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Miami, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments, most importantly the country-wide Miami-Dade Police Department. The current Chief of Police is Chief Miguel Exposito. City of Miami police are distinguishable from their Miami-Dade counterparts by their blue uniforms and blue-and-white patrol vehicles. 


 There are three patrolling districts and eleven neighborhoods for which the following districts are responsible:

North District
  • Liberty City
  • Little Haiti
  • Upper Eastside
Central District
  • Allapattah
  • Overtown
  • Wynwood/Edgewater
  • Downtown Miami
South District
  • Flagami
  • Little Havana
  • Coral Way
  • Coconut Grove

The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD) Crime Laboratory Bureau services the greater unincorporated Dade County area and 35 of the incorporated municipalities which also include the city of Miami and the city of Miami Beach (total population base circa 2.4 million). The full service laboratory facility contains "state of the art" scientific equipment and employs 62 scientists and support staff. The educational level of the scientists range from BS to PhD in the physical or biological sciences. The mission of the laboratory is to provide scientific and technical support to the law enforcement community.
 
The laboratory is composed of 3 sections:  Analytical, Forensic Biology and Forensic Identification.

The Analytical Section is responsible for analyzing and identifying illicit, controlled, and legend drug materials that are confiscated in Miami-Dade County by local law enforcement officers and federal agents operating within Miami-Dade County.

The Forensic Biology Section examines biological materials associated with various types of criminal investigations collected from crime scenes in Miami-Dade County. This section is currently staffed with 21 full time scientists who identify the type of biological material present, when appropriate, as well as conduct DNA analysis. Over 2500 homicide, sexual assault, robbery and property crime cases are processed by the section each year. In addition, the Forensic Biology Section has made over 1400 DNA matches since 1990 through the use of the DNA database, the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).

The Forensic Identification Section of the Laboratory is comprised of three distinct Units.  The Central Evidence Reception Facility (CERF) is responsible for the intake, tracking and safe keeping of all the evidence that enters into the Laboratory (approximately 25,000 cases a year). The Firearms Testing Unit is responsible for test firing and computer entry of all routine auto-loading firearms impounded by the Miami-Dade Police Department and other municipalities into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). The Firearm and Toolmark Unit analyzes various firearms and ballistic evidence in order to identify which firearms were involved in a shooting.
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