Home›Local and Municipal Police and Sheriff's Departments›Headquarters or CountryBrowse ByHeadquarters or CountryThis dimension names the country or headquarters of a criminal-justice institution. Wikipedia notes that a law enforcement agency operates "within a specific jurisdiction," a jurisdiction that is always headquartered somewhere specific. Browsing this way collects every institution headquartered in the same place.FactsHeadquarters or CountrySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonOrigin EraWell-attested1829 1Headquarters or CountryFilter Results11 entriesGroup TreeAllCity and County Police of the United States (1)City, Provincial and Regional Police outside the United States (10)Institution TypeAllLaw Enforcement Agency (11)Founded EraAll1800 (2)1821 (1)1835 (1)1839 (1)1844 (1)1845 (1)1849 (1)1850 (1)1852 (1)1861 (1)1869 (1)1871 (1)1874 (1)1951 (1)1969 (1)1977 (1)2002 (1)Parent Agency or MinistryAllHong Kong Police Force (1)Metropolitan Police Service (1)LevelAllLocal (4)State or Regional (1)StatusAllActive (5)Defunct (1)Admission YearAll1871 (1)Area (sq km)All133 (1)1572 (1)2754.97 (1)242,500 (1)385,207 (1)944,735 (1)2,780,085 (1)9,572,900 (1)10,186,000 (1)24,709,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Climate ZoneAllTemperate (3)CoastalAllYes (2)Country CountAll23 (1)44 (1)49 (1)Elevation BandAllLowland (2)Sea Level (1)Founding YearAll47 (1)1997 (1)Founding Year Range EndAll1997 (1)Founding Year Range StartAll1997 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (2)One-Party (1)Republic (1)Highest Elevation (m)All5642 (1)6190 (1)8849 (1)Income GroupAllHigh (2)Upper-Middle (2)Independence or Founding YearAll1801 (1)1816 (1)1905 (1)1949 (1)LandlockedAllNo (4)PopulationAll345,418 (1)5,000,879 (1)5,627,400 (1)7,498,100 (1)9,089,736 (1)46,735,004 (1)69,414,000 (1)592,296,233 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Time ZoneAllUTC+00:00 (2)UTC+08:00 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11ArgentinaHeadquarters or Country1 entryAsiaHeadquarters or Country2 entriesBelfastHeadquarters or Country1 entryBritish ColumbiaHeadquarters or Country1 entryChinaHeadquarters or Country1 entryEuropeHeadquarters or Country1 entryHong KongHeadquarters or Country1 entryLondonHeadquarters or Country1 entryNorth AmericaHeadquarters or Country8 entriesNorwayHeadquarters or Country1 entryUnited KingdomHeadquarters or Country1 entrySources1. Metropolitan Police (Wikipedia)tier 2Metropolitan Police, History sectionQuote, Metropolitan Police, History sectionThe Metropolitan Police Service was founded in 1829 by Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel under the Metropolitan Police Act 1829View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.