Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police Department

Miami-Dade Schools Police Department
Common name	Miami-Dade Schools Police
Abbreviation	MDSPD
Badge of the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department.
Motto	Protecting Our Future
Agency overview
Formed	1957
Preceding agency	Special Investigations Unit
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction*	County (US) of Miami Dade in the state of Florida, USA
Size	1,946 square miles (5,040 km2)
Population	Approx. 350,000 Students and 40,000 School District Employees
Legal jurisdiction	County of Miami Dade
General nature	Law enforcement Civilian police
Specialist jurisdiction
Operational structure
Headquarters	6100 NW 2 Avenue Miami, FL 33127
Agency executive	Charles J. Hurley, Chief of Police
Parent agency	Miami Dade County Public Schools
Facilities
Schools	415+
Website
Official Site
Footnotes
* Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction.

The Miami-Dade Schools Police Department is the seventh largest law enforcement agency in Miami-Dade County with 155 sworn personnel. It provides police services to the fourth largest school district in the United States.