Section 10-A1113. CSF-4.1 POLICE FACILITIES AND SERVICES

 

1113.1The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the District. The city is divided into seven Police Districts and 46 Police Service Areas (PSAs), providing the basic building blocks for community policing. Map 11.2 shows the Police Districts, the PSAs and the location of police stations. Currently, there are seven Police stations, three substations, three Regional Operations Command centers, and three liaison units in the District. 1113.1

 

1113.2Correctional facilities are also an essential part of law enforcement activities. The District of Columbia Jail, which is the District’s primary facility for misdemeanant and pretrial detainees, is located at Reservation 13 east of Capitol Hill. The jail opened in 1976 and is a maximum security facility for males and females. It is managed and operated by the DC Department of Corrections. 1113.2

 

1113.3Change or growth within the District’s neighborhoods including the development of new housing areas will require assessment of MPD facilities and personnel needs. Modernization is needed at all the stations and is being phased to address the most urgent facility needs first. In addition, construction of a new special operations facility and evidence warehouse is needed. 1113.3

 

1113.4Policy CSF-4.1.1: Updated Police Facilities

 

Provide updated and modern police facilities to meet the public safety needs of current and future District residents, businesses, workers, and visitors. 1113.4

 

1113.5Map 11.2: Police Stations, Police Districts, and Police Service Areas

 

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The provisions of Title 10, Part A of the DCMR accessible through this web interface are codification of the District Elements of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. As such, they do not represent the organic provisions adopted by the Council of the District of Columbia. The official version of the District Elements only appears as a hard copy volume of Title 10, Part A published pursuant to section 9a of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1994, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; D.C. Official Code § 1 -301.66)) . In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions accessible through this site and the provisions contained in the published version of Title 10, Part A, the provisions contained in the published version govern. A copy of the published District Elements is available www.planning.dc.gov.