Organization
There are two commissioned career tracks in the LVMPD. They have identical civil service rank structures and pay, but different day-to-day tasks and responsibilities.
- Corrections: These officers are tasked with operating, managing and supervising the Clark County Detention Center: there are over 750 currently.
- Corrections Officer 690
- Corrections Sergeant 66
- Corrections Lieutenant 19
- Corrections Captain 6
- Police: These officers are assigned all over the department; there are over 2700 currently.
- Police Officer 2263
- Police Sergeant 281
- Police Lieutenant 74
- Police Captain 22
Major patrol responsibilities are covered by bike patrols, motorcycle units and patrol cars assigned to the following units:
The LVMPD is divided into eight urban area commands:
- Bolden (Sectors U and W) – serves the west central portion of the city, including the old westside, an area bordered by I-15, US-95, Rancho Drive and Lake Mead Boulevard.
- Convention Center (Sectors M and L) – Las Vegas Strip and Las Vegas Convention Center areas
- Downtown (Sectors A, B and C)- this division serves Downtown Las Vegas and areas roughly east of Eastern, south of Owens and north of Sahara Avenue to include the infamous 'Naked City' and Fremont Street areas.
- Northeast (Sectors F and G) – Sector F includes unincorporated areas of North Las Vegas and the Las Vegas Speedway/Nellis AFB area.
- Northwest (Sectors V and X) – serves areas generally west of Decatur Blvd and north of Charleston Blvd.
- Southeast (Sectors H, J and K) – serves areas east of Maryland Parkway and south of Sahara Blvd. Sector J includes unincorporated areas of Henderson.
- Enterprise (Formerly Southwest – as of July 7, 2008) (Sectors O, P, R and S)- this area serves mostly the southwest valley west of I-15 and south of Charleston Blvd. Also includes Chinatown.
- South Central (Sectors I, N) This area command serves the areas south of McCarran Airport between Interstate 15 and roughly Eastern Avenue.
When Metro was formed in 1973, the Las Vegas Valley was served by only three area commands: North, South and West.
Other major coverage details:
- Traffic Bureau (All Sectors)
- Airport (Sector Q)
- nine different rural areas outside the Las Vegas Valley including:
- Laughlin (Area 81)
- Searchlight (Area 82)
- Jean-Goodsprings (Area 83)
- Blue Diamond-Sloan (Area 84)
- Mount Charleston (Area 85)
- Indian Springs (Area 86)
- Logandale-Overton (Area 87)
- Moapa Valley-Glendale (Area 88)
- Riverside-Bunkerville (Area 89)
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