Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Common name	Charlotte Police Department
Abbreviation	CMPD
Agency overview
Formed	1993
Preceding agencies	Charlotte Police; Mecklenburg County Police;
Employees	2,342 (2020)
Annual budget	$290 million (2021)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Governing body	Charlotte City Council
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	601 East Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina
Sworn members	1,982 (2020)
Unsworn members	475
Agency executive	Estella Patterson, Chief of police;
Units	List Aviation ; S.W.A.T. ; K-9 ; Scuba Team ; Bomb Squad ; Highway Interdiction Traffic Safety ; Cyber Crimes ; Crime Scene Search ; Auxiliary Police ; Street Crimes ; Bike Unit ; Animal Control & Animal Care ;
Commands	List Central ; North Tryon ; North ; Eastway ; Metro ; Westover ; Providence ; University City ; Steele Creek ; South ; Independence; Hickory Grove ; Freedom;
Facilities
Divisions	13
Website
	CMPD

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) is the police department of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, which includes the City of Charlotte. With 1,633 officers and 525 civilian staff as of 2024, covering an area of 438 square miles (1,130 km²) with a population of 1,000,000+, it is the largest police department between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Georgia.

The CMPD is by statute "county police" in that it has jurisdiction anywhere in Mecklenburg County. The unique status of this situation makes the CMPD "metro" police.

The department is currently being led by Estella D. Patterson.Patterson is the first female police chief in Charlotte’s history. she has more than 25 years in law enforcement. Before serving as chief of the Raleigh Police Department, she served in the U.S Army from 1996-2005, she served combat tours in Kosovo and Iraq and reaching the rank of captain.