FBI agency record
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Clark County, Nevada
Serves ~1,712,136 residents · UCR reported
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is a combined city and county law enforcement agency for the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is headed by the Sheriff of Clark County, who is publicly elected every four years. The sheriff is the only elected head law enforcement officer within the county.
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Crime & staffing trends
Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.
NIBRS incident detail
Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.
Top 6 of 42 categories shown.
Top 6 of 25 categories shown.
Top 6 of 32 categories shown.
Open data
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Staffing
- Full-time sworn
- 3,158
- Part-time sworn
- 0
- Full-time civilian
- 1,281
- Part-time civilian
- 74
- Total FT employees
- 4,439
- Population served
- 1,689,845
- Operating budget
- $655,617,383
Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020
| Wave | FT sworn | FT civilian | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2,743 | 2,251 | $489,000,000 |
Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.
- Sworn officers (2025)
- 3,226
- Civilians (2025)
- 2,916
Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.
Open data
POP conference activity
Fremont Corridor Initiative
2008 · Submission
Safe Village Initiative
2008 · Submission
Top 7 Apartment Initiative
2008 · Submission
Biegger Estates / Miller Plaza Project
1999 · Submission
Driveby Shooting Reduction Project
1998 · Submission
Summons Program Project
1997 · Submission
Weeks Plaza Initiative
1997 · Submission
Project One Neighborhood for Everyone
1995 · Submission
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