Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
County police department in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is the police department of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, which includes the City of Charlotte. With 1,817 officers and 525 civilian staff as of 2020, covering an area of 438 square miles (1,130 km2) with a population of 1,000,000+, it is the largest police department between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia.[1][3]
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Common name | Charlotte Police Department |
Abbreviation | CMPD |
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Formed | 1993 |
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Employees | 2,342 (2020) |
Annual budget | $290 million (2021)[1] |
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Operations jurisdiction | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
Governing body | Charlotte City Council |
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Headquarters | 601 East Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina |
Sworn members | 1,982 (2020)[2] |
Unsworn members | 475[2] |
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Divisions | 13 |
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The CMPD is by statute "county police" in that it has jurisdiction anywhere in Mecklenburg County.[4] The unique status of this situation makes the CMPD "metro" police.[5]