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{{Short description|United States federal law enforcement agency}}
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The '''United States Mint Police''' is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for the protection of the facilities, assets, and personnel of the [[United States Mint|U.S. Mint]]. It was founded in 1792, making it among the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the United States. 

In 2004, the United States Mint Police employed 376 police officers across the country.<ref name="prisonpolicy2006" />

==Law enforcement duties==
Mint police officers are required to successfully pass the Uniform Police Training Program at the [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers|Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]] at either Glynco, Georgia or Artesia, New Mexico for 13 weeks and complete a 5 week field training program. 

The United States Mint Police is responsible for protecting over [[United States dollar|$]]300 billion in Treasury and other government assets stored in U.S. Mint facilities.<ref name="policemag">Bailer, Bryn. [http://www.policemag.com/channel/careers-training/articles/2006/12/a-closer-look.aspx Departments: A Closer Look at the United States Mint Police]. [http://www.policemag.com ''Police: The Law Enforcement Magazine''], December 2006. Last accessed 14-09-2017.</ref> The United States Mint Police also safeguards over 2,800 U.S. Mint employees.<ref name="usmint">United States Department of the Treasury. [http://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/mint_police/ The United States Mint Police] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410180915/https://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/mint_police/ |date=2017-04-10 }}. Last accessed 29-02-2008.</ref>

In addition, the United States Mint Police have guarded the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]; the [[Gettysburg Address]]; and from [[World War II]] to 1978, the [[Holy Crown of Hungary]]. Its scope has increased over the years, and it now trains with local law enforcement and has [[Police bicycle|bicycle patrols]] throughout cities across the United States.<ref name="policemag" />

In the past, the Mint Police have "participated in security details at a variety of non-Mint-related events, including two [[Inauguration Day|presidential inaugurations]], the [[Kentucky Derby]], [[2002 Winter Olympics]] in [[Salt Lake City]], and an [[International Monetary Fund]]/[[World Bank]] Conference."<ref name=policemag/> It also assisted with [[Hurricane Katrina]], protecting the [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]] branch of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta]] and participating in relief efforts.<ref name=policemag/>

==Organization==

{| class="wikitable"
!Title
!Insignia
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|Chief
|[[File:3 Gold Stars.svg|center|81px]]
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|Deputy Chief
|[[File:2 Gold Stars.svg|center|54px]]
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|Commander
|[[File:1 Gold Star.svg|center|27px]]
|-
|Field Chief 
||[[Image:Colonel Gold-vector.svg|center|50px]]
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|Inspector
|[[Image:US-O4 insignia.svg|center|27px]]
|-
|Lieutenant
|[[File:US-OF1B.svg|center|10px]]
|-
|Sergeant
|[[File:NYPD Sergeant Stripes.svg|center|35px]]
|-
|Detective
|No insignia
|-
|Police Officer 
|No insignia
|-
|}
[[File:United States Mint police car 03.JPG|thumb|United States Mint Police - CVPI]]
[[File:United States Mint police symbol.JPG|thumb|United States Mint Police badge displayed on patrol unit]]

==Equipment==
As federal law enforcement, the United States Mint Police carry firearms and a variety of police equipment, including batons, handcuffs, radios and [[pepper spray]]. 

The United States Mint Police also employ vehicular patrols, using marked and unmarked police vehicles.

==Duty postings==
The United States Mint Police are stationed at a variety of [[United States Mint]] locations including:

*[[Philadelphia Mint|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
*[[San Francisco Mint|San Francisco, California]]
*[[West Point Mint|West Point, New York]]
*[[Denver Mint|Denver, Colorado]]
*[[United States Bullion Depository|Fort Knox, Kentucky]]
*[[United States Mint|Washington, District of Columbia]] 
==Fallen members==
Since the establishment of the United States Mint Police, one officer has died in the line of duty.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.odmp.org/agency/5269-united-states-department-of-the-treasury---mint-police-u.s.-government|title=United States Department of the Treasury - United States Mint Police, U.S. Government, Fallen Officers|work=The Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Officer
! Date of death
! Details
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| [http://www.odmp.org/officer/18088-police-officer-ted-marvin-shinault Police Officer Ted Marvin Shinault]
| {{center|September 20, 2005}}
| Motorcycle accident
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|United States}}
* [[List of United States federal law enforcement agencies]]
* [[Federal Reserve Police]]
* [[United States Secret Service]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=prisonpolicy2006>
{{cite journal
| url         = https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/bjs/fleo04.pdf
| title       = Federal Law Enforcement Officers, 2004
| journal = Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin
| publisher   = [[Bureau of Justice Statistics]]
| date        = July 2006
| author      = Brian A. Reaves
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20200826174830/https://www.prisonpolicy.org/scans/bjs/fleo04.pdf
| archivedate = 2020-08-26
| url-status  = live
}}
</ref>
}}

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[[Category:1792 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Agency-specific police departments of the United States|Mint Police]]
[[Category:United States Mint|Police]]