Miami Beach, Florida – Police Station Information
Miami Beach had 9,359 reported incidents in 2016 which gave it a total crime rate of 10,046 crimes for every 100,000 individuals. This was almost triple the Florida average at the time which was 3,117 crimes for every 100,000 people. It was also much higher than the national average (2,837 crimes for every 100,000 people). The most commonly reported incident that year was theft.
The Miami Beach Police Department is located on Washington Avenue and is headed by Chief Daniel J. Oates. It is comprised of several divisions – Criminal Investigations, Operations, and Support Services. The administrative functions of the department are overseen by the Chief of Staff. The department employs 333 sworn police officers.
Miami Beach Police Department
1100 Washington Avenue ,
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Daniel J. Oates, Chief of Police
305.673.7900
The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitations Department oversees three detention facilities which are used by the Miami Beach Police Department. The Metro West Detention Center is located on NE 41st Street while the Pre-Trial Detention Center is located in NW 13th Street. The Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center is located in NW 41st Street. Each facility’s visitation hours are different and will depend on the first letter of an inmate’s last name.
Metro West Detention Center:
4 – 9 p.m.
Monday and Sunday: A – L (including SMU)
Tuesday and Saturday: M – Z (including SMU)
Wednesday: A-Z (excluding SMU)
Thursday: M-Z (excluding SMU)
Friday: A-L (excluding SMU)
8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Saturday: A – L (including SMU)
Sunday: M – Z (including SMU)
Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
8:30 a.m. – noon, 7 – 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Friday and Sunday: A-L
Monday, Thursday and Saturday: M –Z
Pre-Trial Detention Center
5:30 – 9:15 p.m.
Thursday and Saturday: A – L
Friday and Sunday: M – Z
5:30 – 10 p.m.
Monday and Tuesday: East Wing
Tuesday and Wednesday: Inmate Work Crew
10 a.m. – noon
Saturday and Sunday: Safety Cells
Metro West Detention Center
13850 NE 41st ST, Miami, FL 33178
786-263-5110
Pre-Trial Detention Center
1321 NW 13th St, Miami, FL 33125
786-263-4110
Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center
7000 NW 41st St, Miami, FL 33166
786-263-5341
Open Records Requests in Miami Beach, Florida
The City Clerk is responsible for the safekeeping of all public records for the city of Miami Beach. All public records requests submitted to the city is processed in this office.
Rafael E. Granado, City Clerk
305.673.7000 ext. 6451
RafaelGranado@miamibeachfl.gov
The Records Management Unit is responsible for the safekeeping of all records and documents generated by the police department. Any requests for copies of public records must be submitted to this office.
Records Management Unit
305.673.7990
Police Logs in Miami Beach, Florida
You can view all recent crimes reported in Miami-Dade County online. The most commonly reported incident in this area is larceny.