| 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 | |
| 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 currently the Seventh Largest Law Enforcement Agency in Miami-Dade County with 155 Sworn Personnel and provides Police Services to the Fourth Largest School District in the United States.