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Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia
The Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, generally simply referred to as the Chief of Police, is the head of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C. The current Chief of Police is Jeffery W. Carroll, who succeeded Pamela A. Smith on January 1, 2026 in an interim capacity. D.C. MayorMuriel Bowser publicly swore in Carroll on January 6, 2026.