Miami, Florida – Police Station Information
The city of Miami had 22,963 reported incidents in 2016 which gave it a total crime rate of 5,109 crimes for every 100,000 people. This was much higher than the national average which was 2,837 crimes for every 100,000 individuals. It was also higher than the state average which was 3,117 crimes per 100k people. Theft was the most reported incident that year.
The Miami Police Department can be found on NW 2nd Avenue. It is headed by Chief of Police Jorge Colina. The department is comprised of several divisions including the Administration Division, Field Operations, Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations, and Internal Affairs. The entire department employs approximately 1022 sworn police officers.
Miami Police Department
400 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33128
(305) 603-6640
Jorge R Colina, Chief of Police
(305)603-6020
Jorge.Colina@miami-police.org
The Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitations Department operates three detention facilities which are used by the Miami 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. The visitation hours differ for each facility 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, Florida
The City Clerk is the official custodian of public records for the City of Miami. You can view the records at this office during regular business hours as well as online. You can also obtain copies of public records through this office.
Todd B Hannon, City Clerk
3500 Pan American Drive
Miami, Florida 33133
(305)250-5361
thannon@miamigov.com
The Records Unit of the Miami Police Department is responsible for maintaining the comprehensive records of the department. All requests for public records of the MPD are submitted to this unit. You can obtain copies of reports on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays.
Records Unit, MPD
(305) 603-6477
Police Logs in Miami, Florida
You can view the recent crime incidents reported in Miami online. The most commonly reported incident is larceny.
