Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office
| Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office | |
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Patch of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office | |
Seal of the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office | |
Badge of an MDSO supervising deputy | |
| Common name | Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office |
| Abbreviation | MDSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1836 |
| Employees | 4,900+ |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Miami-Dade County, Florida, U.S. |
| Size | 2,431 sq mi (6,300 km2) |
| Population | 2,838,461 |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 9105 NW 25th Street Doral, Florida, U.S. |
| Deputies | Approximately 3,200 |
| Unsworn members | Approximately 1,700 |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 8 |
| Patrol cars | 4,000+ |
| Boats | 6 |
| Airplanes | 2 |
| Helicopters | 4 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO) is a law enforcement agency serving Miami-Dade County, Florida. The MDSO is the largest sheriff’s office in the southeastern United States and operates out of eight district stations throughout Miami-Dade County. The agency's three main responsibilities are to provide municipal police services within Miami-Dade County, courthouse security, and police operations at the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport. Unlike traditional Sheriff’s offices, MDSO focuses primarily on law enforcement functions, and the Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Department is responsible for operating the Miami-Dade County jail system. MDSO has several specialized bureaus and is internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies and by the Florida Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation at the state level. MDSO’s headquarters are located in Doral, Florida.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies wear taupe/brown uniforms and the department is still often referred by its former name, the Metro-Dade Police or simply Metro. Their vehicles are green and white.