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On June 4, 1976, the President of the United States of America in concert with legislation passes by the governing bodies of Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, signed into law authorization to establish the Metro Transit Police Force. Transit Police Officers have tri-state jurisdiction with responsibility for a variety of law enforcement and public safety functions on transit facilities throughout the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

To day the Metro Transit Police Department has an authorized strength of 423 sworn, 106 security special police, and 24 civilian personel. Officers provide a variety of law enforcement and public safety services on the Metrorail and Metro bus system in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Transit Police Officers have jurisdiction and arrest powers throughout the 1,700 square mile transit zone that includes the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, for crimes that occur on or against Transit Authority facilities. The population served is 3.2 million.