The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (also known as the LVMPD or Metro) is the joint city-county police force for the Las Vegas metropolitan area. It is run by the sheriff, who is elected every four years.
Funding
The Department is funded by the City of Las Vegas, Nevada and Clark County. Funding is based on a complex formula that includes population, calls for service, and felony crimes in the prior year. Both governments must approve the annual budget including their percentage of budget. Additionally the department self generates approximately 33% of its funds through property tax, and the charging for certain services, such as special events, work cards, and privelaged license investigations. Additional monies are generated to a special fund from a special sales tax initiative to fund additional commissioned positions.
History
Metro was formed on July 1, 1973 by merging the City of Las Vegas Police Department with the Clark County Sheriff's department.
Currently, Metro has over 5,000 members. Of which 2,400 are police officers and 600 are corrections officers.
Organization
Major patrol responsibilities are covered by Bike patrols, Motorcycle units and patrol cars assigned to the following units:
The LVMPD is divided into seven area commands:
- Bolden (Sectors U and W)
- Downtown (Sectors A, B and C)
- Northeast (Sectors F and G)
- Northwest (Sectors V and X)
- Southeast (Sectors H, J and K)
- Southwest (Sectors O, P, R and S)
- South Central (Sectors I, M and N)
Other major coverage details:
- Transportation Safety (Traffic) (All Sectors)
- Airport (Sector Q)
- nine different rural areas outside the Las Vegas Valley including:
- Laughlin (Area 81)
- Searchlight (Area 82)
- Jean-Goodsprings (Area 83)
- Blue Diamond-Sloan (Area 84)
- Mount Charleston (Area 85)
- Indian Springs (Area 86)
- Logandale-Overton (Area 87)
- Moapa Valley (Area 88)
- Riverside-Bunkerville (Area 89)
Enforcement areas
This department provides law enforcement services for all of Clark County, including the City of Las Vegas, yielding primary jurisdiction to the following agencies:
Units
- Clark County Detention Center (commonly known as "CCDC" by officers)
- Crime Stoppers
- Domestic Violence
- Financial - Property Crimes
- Firearms Investigative Unit
- Gang Crimes Section
- K-9
- Missing Persons
- Mounted police
- Records Bureau
- Search and Rescue Unit
- Special Events Office
- SWAT
- Tourist Safety
- Violent Crimes Detail
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