Louisville Metro Police Department

Louisville Metro Police Department
Louisville Metro Police Department
Common name	Metro Police
Abbreviation	LMPD
Agency overview
Formed	2003
Preceding agencies	Louisville Division of Police; Jefferson County Police Department; (simultaneous until merger);
Employees	1,350 (2022)[citation needed]
Annual budget	$190 million (2020)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Louisville-Jefferson Co Metro, Kentucky, USA
	Map of Louisville Metro Police Department's jurisdiction
Size	399 square miles (1,030 km2)
Population	620,149 (2018)
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Louisville, Kentucky
Sworn Officers	1,039 (2022)[citation needed]
Agency executive	Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel, Chief of Police;
Divisions	8
Facilities
Helicopters	3
Horses	4
Website
	louisville-police.org

The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) began operations on January 6, 2003, as part of the creation of the consolidated city-county government in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was formed by the merger of the Jefferson County Police Department and the Louisville Division of Police. The Louisville Metro Police Department has been headed by Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel since January 2, 2023. LMPD divides Jefferson County into eight patrol divisions and operates a number of special investigative and support units. The LMPD is currently negotiating a consent decree with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) subsequent to a 2023 investigation by the DOJ that concluded that the LMPD engaged in a decades long pattern of civil rights abuses.^[2]^[3]

^ Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S." USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.
^ Phillips, Kristine. "Justice Department to investigate whether Louisville police engaged in abuse". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference Perez-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] Sullivan, Carl; Baranauckas, Carla (June 26, 2020). "Here's how much money goes to police departments in largest cities across the U.S." USA Today. Archived from the original on July 14, 2020.

[Phillips-2] Phillips, Kristine. "Justice Department to investigate whether Louisville police engaged in abuse". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.

[Perez-2023-3] Cite error: The named reference Perez-2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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