Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

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law enforcement agency municipal police department

The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing Washington, D.C., including its neighborhoods, major federal landmarks, and large-scale public events.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia canonical	95
District of Columbia police	3
Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia	1
Commander in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia	1
DC MPD	1
DC Police	1
District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department	1
Fourth District of the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C.	1
Metropolitan Police Department	1
Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C.	1
Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, Seventh District	1
Washington D.C. Police Department	1
Washington, D.C. police force	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T31412 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Context triple: [United States Capitol Police, cooperatesWith, Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia]

A. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
B. New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for New York City, responsible for policing its five boroughs and serving as one of the largest and most recognizable police forces in the world.
C. Capitol Police Board
The Capitol Police Board is a governing body that provides policy direction and oversight for the United States Capitol Police and its security operations on Capitol Hill.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Portland Police Bureau
The Portland Police Bureau is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Portland, Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
Target entity description: The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia is the primary law enforcement agency responsible for policing Washington, D.C., including its neighborhoods, major federal landmarks, and large-scale public events.

A. United States Capitol Police
The United States Capitol Police is a federal law enforcement agency responsible for protecting the U.S. Capitol complex, its members, staff, and visitors, and for maintaining security and order on Capitol grounds.
B. New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for New York City, responsible for policing its five boroughs and serving as one of the largest and most recognizable police forces in the world.
C. Capitol Police Board
The Capitol Police Board is a governing body that provides policy direction and oversight for the United States Capitol Police and its security operations on Capitol Hill.
D. Government of the District of Columbia
The Government of the District of Columbia is the municipal administration responsible for governing Washington, D.C., providing local services and implementing laws for the U.S. capital.
E. Portland Police Bureau
The Portland Police Bureau is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the city of Portland, Oregon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	law enforcement agency ⓘ municipal police department ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: DC Police MPD ⓘ Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: Metropolitan Police Department
cooperatesWith	Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Metro Transit Police Department ⓘ Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority ⓘ surface form: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police Department United States Capitol Police ⓘ U.S. Park Police ⓘ surface form: United States Park Police United States Secret Service ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerOf	civilian employee ⓘ police officer ⓘ
follows	Code of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia Code United States Constitution ⓘ
governingBody	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia government
hasPart	Executive Office of the Chief of Police ⓘ Homeland Security Bureau ⓘ Internal Affairs Bureau ⓘ Investigative Services Bureau ⓘ Patrol Services Bureau ⓘ Professional Development Bureau ⓘ
hasSpecialUnit	Air Support Unit ⓘ K-9 Unit ⓘ surface form: Canine Unit Criminal Investigations Division ⓘ Domestic Violence Unit ⓘ Emergency Response Team ⓘ Harbor Patrol Unit ⓘ Criminal Investigations Division ⓘ surface form: Homicide Branch Intelligence Branch ⓘ Joint Operations Command Center ⓘ Narcotics and Special Investigations Division ⓘ Sexual Assault Unit ⓘ Special Operations Division ⓘ Youth and Family Services Division ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	government agency ⓘ
operatesIn	all eight wards of Washington, D.C. ⓘ
oversees	police districts in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
parentOrganization	Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia government
responsibleFor	crime prevention in Washington, D.C. ⓘ criminal investigation in Washington, D.C. ⓘ crowd control at demonstrations in Washington, D.C. ⓘ law enforcement in Washington, D.C. ⓘ neighborhood policing in Washington, D.C. ⓘ policing major federal landmarks in Washington, D.C. ⓘ public order during large-scale events in Washington, D.C. ⓘ traffic enforcement in Washington, D.C. ⓘ
serviceArea	urban area ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (109)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Capitol Police → cooperatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Supreme Court Police → cooperatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

USCP → cooperatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Capitol Police

Government of the District of Columbia → hasAgency → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia → alsoKnownAs → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Police Department

Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia → alsoKnownAs → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: DC Police

U.S. Park Police → cooperatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: United States Park Police

Logan Circle → policeDistrict → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department → collaboratesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

2013 U.S. presidential inauguration of Barack Obama → securitySupportedBy → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Mayor of the District of Columbia → hasJurisdictionOver → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

District of Columbia Office of Unified Communications → coordinatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency → coordinatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

District of Columbia Department of Corrections → collaboratesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

MPD → shortName → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

this entity surface form: DC MPD

Patrol Services Bureau → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Patrol Services Bureau → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Investigative Services Bureau → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Investigative Services Bureau → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Investigative Services Bureau → operatedBy → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Internal Affairs Bureau → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Professional Development Bureau → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Professional Development Bureau → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Executive Office of the Chief of Police → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Executive Office of the Chief of Police → reportsTo → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Chief of Police of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia

Executive Office of the Chief of Police → employer → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Metro Transit Police Department → cooperatesWith → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Special Operations Division → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia)

Special Operations Division → operatedBy → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia)

Special Operations Division → lawEnforcementAgency → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Special Operations Division (Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia)

Emergency Response Team → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Emergency Response Team → parentAgency → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Emergency Response Team → employer → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Harbor Patrol Unit → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Harbor Patrol Unit → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Air Support Unit → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Air Support Unit → operatedBy → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Air Support Unit → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Air Support Unit → supportsAgency → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Narcotics and Special Investigations Division → employer → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Criminal Investigations Division → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Criminal Investigations Division (MPD)

Criminal Investigations Division → parentOrganization → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Criminal Investigations Division (MPD)

Youth and Family Services Division → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Sexual Assault Unit → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Intelligence Branch → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Intelligence Branch (MPD)

Intelligence Branch → parentAgency → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

subject surface form: Intelligence Branch (MPD)

Joint Operations Command Center → partOf → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

Joint Operations Command Center → operatedBy → Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia ⓘ

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