Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police Service Metropolitan Police Force
Common name	The Met[1]
Abbreviation	MPS[2]
Flag of the Metropolitan Police Service.
Motto	Working together for a safer London[1]
Mission statement	Making London safe for all the people we serve[3]
Agency Overview
Formed	1829, 29 September [4]
Preceding agencies	Bow Street Runners[5] Marine Police Force[6]
Employees	52,111[7]
Volunteers	797[8] (and 2,988 special constables)[7]
Annual Budget	£4.1bn[9]
Legal personality	Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
Divisional agency (Operations jurisdiction)	Police area of Metropolitan Police District in the country of England , UK
Map of police area
Size	1,578 km2 (609 sq mi)
Population	7.4 million
Legal jurisdiction	England & Wales (Northern Ireland and Scotland in limited circumstances)
Governing body	Metropolitan Police Authority
Constituting instruments	Metropolitan Police Act 1829 Metropolitan Police Act 1839 Police Act 1996
General nature	Civilian police
Operational Structure
Overviewed by	Independent Police Complaints Commission/Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
Headquarters	New Scotland Yard
Police Constables	36,246[7] (of which 2,988 are special constables)[7]
Police Community Support Officers	4,521[7]
Agency executive	Cressida Dick CBE QPM, Commissioner[10]
Facilities
Stations	180
Boats	22
Helicopters	3
Dogs	250
Website
Official website

The Metropolitan Police is the name of the police service for the Metropolitan police district of Greater London.

It covers all of London boroughs, except the City of London. It is the largest of the 52 police forces in the United Kingdom. In 2009, it had about 30000 police officers, more than three times the size of the next largest force.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Metropolitan Police Service – Homepage". Met.police.uk. 2009-04-02. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
2. ↑ "Contacts: MPS". MPA. Archived from the original on 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
3. ↑ "SWG Police Websites : Metropolitan Police Mission Statement". Padpolice.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
4. ↑ "Metropolitan Police Service – History of the Metropolitan Police Service". Met.police.uk. Archived from the original on 2008-12-03. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
5. ↑ "The Bow street runners – Victorian Policeman by Simon Dell OBE QCB – Devon & Cornwall Constabulary". Devon-cornwall.police.uk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
6. ↑ "Policing the Port of London – Crime and punishment". Port Cities. Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} "Police officer, staff and PCSO numbers | MPA". MPA. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
8. ↑ "Working as a Volunteer – Metropolitan Police Service". Cms.met.police.uk. 1970-01-01. Archived from the original on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
9. ↑ "Met Police budget settlement to put more police on beat in London". Personneltoday.com. 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
10. ↑ Last Updated: 7:47AM GMT 1 Dec 2008 (2008-12-01). "Sir Paul Stephenson profile". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 2009-05-06.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)