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Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police
Municipal police

Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, where is it the smallest administrative subdivision....
 force for a major metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
, and it may be part of the official title of the force. They provide all general police services and tend to be headed by a chief called a Commissioner
Commissioner

Commissioner is in principal the title given to the holder of a commission, in the sense of a mandate, whether individually or shared, notably as member of a collegial commission....
 or Sheriff
Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
.

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, metropolitan police agencies have often been formed through mergers between several local police agencies formerly holding jurisdiction within neighboring communities within a metropolitan area or county, such as several local police departments and possibly the county sheriff's office.

Typically, such communities have experienced recent population growth and urban sprawl
Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Residents of sprawling neighborhoods tend to live in single-family homes and commute by automobile to work....
, which causes the area to more closely resemble and function as one single conurbation
Conurbation

A conurbation is an urban area or agglomeration comprising a number of cities, large towns and larger urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area....
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Metropolitan police is a generic title for the municipal police
Municipal police

Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, where is it the smallest administrative subdivision....
 force for a major metropolitan area
Metropolitan area

A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence, or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central city and their zone of influence....
, and it may be part of the official title of the force. They provide all general police services and tend to be headed by a chief called a Commissioner
Commissioner

Commissioner is in principal the title given to the holder of a commission, in the sense of a mandate, whether individually or shared, notably as member of a collegial commission....
 or Sheriff
Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
.

In the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, metropolitan police agencies have often been formed through mergers between several local police agencies formerly holding jurisdiction within neighboring communities within a metropolitan area or county, such as several local police departments and possibly the county sheriff's office.

Typically, such communities have experienced recent population growth and urban sprawl
Urban sprawl

Urban sprawl, also known as suburban sprawl, is the spreading of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. Residents of sprawling neighborhoods tend to live in single-family homes and commute by automobile to work....
, which causes the area to more closely resemble and function as one single conurbation
Conurbation

A conurbation is an urban area or agglomeration comprising a number of cities, large towns and larger urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area....
. Under these circumstances, a single law enforcement agency with a unified command, jurisdiction and support structure comes to be seen as more appropriate and efficient.

A related concept exists in some American counties in which county sheriffs' offices contract with some (though not necessarily all) local cities or towns within their counties to provide all law enforcement services in those municipalities in lieu of a separate city or town police force.

Examples of use of the term "Metropolitan Police" include:

  • The large municipal police force of an Indian city, which is headed by a Commissioner
    Commissioner

    Commissioner is in principal the title given to the holder of a commission, in the sense of a mandate, whether individually or shared, notably as member of a collegial commission....
     and may be independent of the state police
    State police

    State police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canada provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national police forces....
    , such as Mumbai Police
    Mumbai Police

    The Mumbai Police is the police force of the city of Mumbai, India. It has the primary responsibilities of law enforcement and investigation within the Mumbai metropolitan area, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world....
    .
  • The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
    Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

    The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, also known as the DC Police, DCPD, MPD, and MPDC is the township police force for Washington, D.C....
    .
  • The Dublin Metropolitan Police
    Dublin Metropolitan Police

    The Dublin Metropolitan Police was the police force of Dublin, Ireland, from 1836 to 1925, when it amalgamated into the new Garda S?och?na....
    , now absorbed into the Garda Síochána
    Garda Síochána

    is the police of the Republic of Ireland.The force is headed by the Commissioner who is appointed by the Irish Government. Its headquarters are located in the Phoenix Park in Dublin....
    .
  • The Greater London
    Greater London

    Greater London is the top-level administrative subdivision covering London, England. The administrative area was officially created in 1965 and covers the City of London , the City of Westminster and the other 31 London boroughs....
     Metropolitan Police Service
    Metropolitan Police Service

    The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within Greater London, excluding the City of London which is the responsibility of a City of London Police....
    , formally known as the Metropolitan Police Force, and commonly known as the Metropolitan Police or simply the Met.
  • The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
    Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

    The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is the joint city-county police force for Clark County, Nevada, Nevada. It is run by the sheriff, who is the Police Chief of the Las Vegas, Nevada and the Sheriff of Clark County, elected every four years....
    .
  • The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department
    Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, or IMPD, is the law enforcement agency for the city of Indianapolis. Its jurisdiction covers all of Marion County, Indiana except the four excluded cities ....
    .
  • The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
  • The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department
    Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department

    The Metropolitan Police Department serves as the police force for the entire Tokyo. Founded in 1874, it is headed by a superintendent general, who is appointed by the National Public Safety Commission and approved by the Prime minister of Japan....
    .
  • The Toronto Police Service
    Toronto Police Service

    The Toronto Police Service , formerly the Metropolitan Toronto Police, is the police force for the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
    , formerly (and still commonly) known as Metropolitan Toronto Police or simply Metro.
  • The Metropolitan District Commission Police (commonly known as the Metropolitan Police), a former agency in Massachusetts that was merged with the Massachusetts State Police
    Massachusetts State Police

    The Massachusetts State Police is an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Executive Office of Public Safety responsible for criminal law enforcement and traffic vehicle regulation across the state....
     in 1992.
  • The Metropolitan Police Force, predecessor of the New York City Police Department
    New York City Police Department

    The New York City Police Department , established in 1844, is currently the largest police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within Borough of New York City....
    .


See also

  • Municipal police
    Municipal police

    Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, where is it the smallest administrative subdivision....