Metropolitan Police
territorial police force in Greater London
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Summary
Metropolitan Police is a territorial police force[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of territorial police force entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,157 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom[3]
- Instance of: organization[4], municipal police[5]
- Founder: Robert Peel[6]
- Follows: Bow Street Runners[7]
- Headquarters location: New Scotland Yard[8]
- Commons category: Metropolitan Police[9]
- Inception: September 29, 1829[10]
- Official website: https://www.met.police.uk/[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metropolitan Police[12]
- Director / manager: Mark Rowley[13]
- Employees: 33,128 police officer[14], 9804 clerk[15], 3017 special forces[16]
- Short name: the Met[17]
- Position held by head of the organization: Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis[18]
- Operating area: Metropolitan Police District[19]
- URL: https://news.met.police.uk/[20]
- IPv4 routing prefix: 160.38.0.0/16[21]
- Social media followers: 1,290,755[22], 1,284,194[23], 1,299,783[24], 1,329,390[25]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Metropolitan Police include Scotland Yard[26], a board game[27].
Why It Matters
Metropolitan Police has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]
Entities named for it include Scotland Yard[26], a board game[27].