Miami-Dade County Police Department

Total number of agency personnel: 4,400
Sworn: 3,100
Civilian: 1,300

Total population served: 2.75 million

Jurisdiction: Miami-Dade County, Florida

• The Miami-Dade County Police Department operates
  • a mobile crisis unit
  • a co-responder unit
  • a threat management section that works with individuals who have been placed on psychiatric holds under the Baker Act and completes risk protection orders. 
• In conjunction with Thriving Mind, the police department provides ongoing case management services to people who have come into contact with these specialty units.
• The Data Access and Collaboration on Treatment Alternatives program (DACOTA) is a data collection program that collects information on treatment history, care coordination, violence risk, recidivism, mental health functioning, and referrals to treatment in order to improve the way the department responds to people in crisis.