Metropolitan Police Department (Canada)

The Metropolitan Police Department (French: Service de police métropolitaine) is the local civilian police force of Ottawa, the federal capital city of Canada. Responsible for a jurisdiction of 2796 km2 in area, the Metropolitan Police Department has a total of 18,840 personnel, making it the eighth-largest police force in the nation, after the RCMP, Ontario Provincial Police, Sûreté du Québec, British Columbia Sheriff Service, Toronto Police Service, Montreal Police Service and the Lower Mainland Constabulary. The department is sometime known by the toponym New Hampshire Court, due to the location of its headquarters at 101 New Hampshire Ct, Alta Vista.