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{{Short description|City in the United States}}
{{about|the city in Miami-Dade County|the census-designated place in Broward County|Miami Gardens, Broward County, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Miami Gardens, Florida
|settlement_type          = [[List of communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida|City]]
|official_name            = City of Miami Gardens
|nickname                 = 
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|image_caption            = The [[Sunshine State Arch]] of Miami Gardens
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|image_seal               = Seal of Miami Gardens, Florida.svg
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]] and the state of [[Florida]].
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Florida|size=23px}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Miami-Dade County, Florida.png|size=23px}} [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade]]
|government_type          = [[council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Rodney Harris
|leader_title1            = [[Vice Mayor]]
|leader_name1             = Katrina Wilson
|leader_title2            = [[City Council|Council Members]]
|leader_name2             = Shannon Campbell,<br/> Reggie Leon,<br/> Shannan Ighodaro,<br/> Linda Julien, and<br/> Robert L. Stephens III
|leader_title3            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name3             = Cameron Benson
|leader_title4            = [[City Clerk]]
|leader_name4             = Mario Bataille
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_title2       = 
|established_date         = {{Start date and age|2003|05|13}}
|unit_pref                = Imperial 
|area_magnitude          = 
|area_land_sq_mi          = 18.23
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.77
|area_water_percent       = 
|area_total_km2           = 49.21
|area_land_km2            = 47.21
|area_water_km2           = 2.00
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 111640
|population_metro         = 5564635
|population_density_km2   = 
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset               = &minus;5
|timezone_DST             = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = &minus;4
|elevation_ft             = 7
|coordinates              = {{coord|25|56|28|N|80|14|43|W|region:US-FL_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 2
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 33014, 33054, 33055, 33056, 33152, 33169
|area_code                = [[Area code 305|305]], [[Area code 786|786]], [[Area code 645|645]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 12-45050<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 1989951<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:0::NO:3:P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1989951,Miami%20Gardens |access-date=2018-10-22 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]] |date=August 5, 2003}}</ref>
|website                  = [http://www.miamigardens-fl.gov/ miamigardens-fl.gov]
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of            = 
|pop_est_footnotes        = 
|population_est           = 
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 19.00
}}
'''Miami Gardens''' is a city in north-central [[Miami-Dade County, Florida]], United States. It is a suburb of [[Miami]] and located {{convert|16|mi}} north of [[Greater Downtown Miami|Downtown Miami]] with city boundaries that stretch from [[Interstate 95 in Florida|I-95]] and Northeast 2nd Avenue to its east to Northwest 47th and Northwest 57th Avenues to its west, and from the [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] line to its north to 151st Street to its south.<ref name="Miami Gardens: Demographics">{{cite web |url=http://www.miamigardens-fl.gov/demographics.html |title=Miami Gardens: Demographics |access-date=July 24, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010144207/http://www.miamigardens-fl.gov/demographics.html |archive-date=October 10, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city's name originated from [[Florida State Road 860]], a major roadway through the area also known as Miami Gardens Drive. It had a population of 111,640 as of 2020.

Miami Gardens is Florida's most populous city with a [[List of U.S. cities with large Black populations|majority African American population]] and also home to the largest percentage of African Americans (66.97 percent) of any city in Florida, according to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]].<ref name="American FactFinder - Community Facts">{{cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Miami%20Gardens%20city,%20Florida/POPULATION/PEP_EST |title=American FactFinder - Community Facts |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214005443/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/cf/1.0/en/place/Miami%20Gardens%20city,%20Florida/POPULATION/PEP_EST |archive-date=February 14, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a principal city in the [[Miami metropolitan area]] of [[South Florida]], which is the [[metropolitan statistical area|nation's ninth-largest]], and [[List of largest cities|world's 65th-largest]] metropolitan area with a population of 6.158 million people as of 2020. Miami Gardens is the home of [[Hard Rock Stadium]], a 64,767 capacity [[multi-purpose stadium]] that serves as the home field for both the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] and the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]], the [[University of Miami]]'s [[NCAA Division I]] [[Miami Hurricanes football|college football team]].

==History==
In the wake of the construction of [[Interstate 95 in Florida|I-95]] in the late 1960s, many [[middle class|middle]]- and [[upper class|upper-income]] [[African American]] and [[West Indian American]] families [[black flight|migrated]] from [[Miami]] neighborhoods like [[Liberty City (Miami)|Liberty City]] to what became Miami Gardens (also called '''[[Carol City, Florida|Carol City]]''', '''[[Norland, Florida|Norland]]''', or '''[[Norwood, Florida|Norwood]]''') as race-based [[covenant (law)|covenant]]s were outlawed with the [[Fair Housing Act]], and mostly [[American lower class|lower income]] blacks moved into the Liberty City and [[Little Haiti]] neighborhoods surrounding [[Liberty Square (Miami)|Liberty Square]] and [[Edison Courts]].

Miami Gardens was incorporated on May 13, 2003.<ref name="Miami Gardens: Demographics"/> The city's [[neighborhood]]s of [[Andover, Florida|Andover]], [[Bunche Park, Florida|Bunche Park]], [[Carol City, Florida|Carol City]], [[Lake Lucerne, Florida|Lake Lucerne]], [[Norland, Florida|Norland]], [[Opa-locka North, Florida|Opa-locka North]], and [[Scott Lake, Florida|Scott Lake]] were previously [[unincorporated area]]s within [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]].

In 2007, Mayor [[Shirley Gibson]] said that the city would no longer allow any [[low-income housing]] developments; many residents blamed the developments for spreading crime and [[recreational drug]]s throughout the city. Around that time, the city's [[tax revenue]]s dropped to the third-lowest in Miami-Dade County.<ref name="Curse2">Garcia-Roberts, Gus. "The Curse." ''[[Miami New Times]]''. February 10, 2009. [https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/the-curse-6366747] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023034854/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/the-curse-6366747|date=October 23, 2018}}. Retrieved on October 22, 2018.</ref>

In 2012, [[Oliver Gilbert]], only the second mayor the city has had, proposed forming a [[community redevelopment agency]] (CRA).<ref name="Oliver Gilbert's Issues">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103105437/http://olivergilbert.com/issues.htm Oliver Gilbert's Issues]." Retrieved on October 22, 2018.</ref> CRAs are formed to remove "[[slum]] and [[urban blight|blight]]", to improve the physical environment of the city and to combat the social and economic problems typical of slum areas. CRAs are funded with property tax increases, which funds are used, in part, to stimulate private investment in the rehabilitation of the community.<ref name="Oliver Gilbert's Issues"/>

During the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], [[Hard Rock Stadium]] will host multiple matches during the tournament.<ref>[https://www.hardrockstadium.com/events/fifa-world-cup-2026/ FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 MIAMI ANNOUNCED AS HOST CITY]</ref><ref>[https://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2022-06-16-mayor-fifa-english.asp FIFA announces Miami as Host City for World Cup in 2026]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990=116713
|2000=124656
|2010=107167
|2020=111640
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

The city was incorporated in 2003, but various parts of the city appeared as [[census designated places]] in the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] and previous censuses. In addition to the Miami Gardens CDP (pop. 2,706 in 2000), the remainder make up the neighborhoods of [[Andover, Florida|Andover]], [[Bunche Park, Florida|Bunche Park]], [[Carol City, Florida|Carol City]], [[Lake Lucerne, Florida|Lake Lucerne]], [[Norland, Florida|Norland]], [[Opa-locka North, Florida|Opa-locka North]], and [[Scott Lake, Florida|Scott Lake]]. [[The United States Census Bureau]] enumerated that the population of Miami Gardens was 111,640 per the [[2020 U.S. Census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miami Gardens city, Florida profile |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1245060|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 26, 2022}}</ref>

===2010 and 2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Miami Gardens, Florida – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Miami Gardens, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1245060&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Miami Gardens, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1245060&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 19, 2022|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|2,806
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,742
|2.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.46%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|78,629
|style='background: #ffffe6; |69,071
|73.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.87%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|154
|style='background: #ffffe6; |94
|0.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.08%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|611
|style='background: #ffffe6; |722
|0.57%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.65%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] alone (NH)
|27
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Other race]] alone (NH)
|190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |646
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.58%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,144
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,643
|1.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.47%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|23,606
|style='background: #ffffe6; |36,711
|22.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |32.88%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''107,167'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''111,640'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 111,640 people, 30,946 households, and 23,158 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Miami Gardens city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Miami+Gardens+City;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of 2016, the age distribution was 5.6% under the age of 5, 6.7% from 5 to 9, 6.5% from 10 to 14, 15.5% from 15 to 24, 14.6% from 25 to 34, 12.7% 35 to 44, 13.1% 45 to 54, 12.6% 55 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The population was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. Families made up 72% of households, while 28% were non-families. The average household size was 3.52 members, and the city covered {{convert|20|sqmi|sqkm}}.<ref name="2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates">"[https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/1600000US1245060 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates]" {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20200213100210/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/1600000US1245060 |date=February 13, 2020 }}. Retrieved on October 22, 2018.</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 107,167 people, 32,000 households, and 23,749 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Miami Gardens city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Miami+Gardens+City;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> In 2010, 6.0% of households were vacant.<ref name="DecennialCensus"/>

====Hispanic population====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! 2010-2014 Hispanic population of Miami Gardens<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usa.com/miami-gardens-fl-population-and-races.htm |title=Miami Gardens, FL Population and Races - USA.com |website=www.usa.com |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909090537/http://www.usa.com/miami-gardens-fl-population-and-races.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
! Percentage
|-
|1
|[[Cuban Americans|Cuban]]
|43.94%
|-
|2
|[[Central America]]n
|17.78%
|-
|3
|[[Puerto Ricans|Puerto Rican]]
|11.96%
|-
|4
|[[South America]]n
|8.25%
|-
|5
|[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]]
|3.06%
|-
|}

==Crime rates==
According to City Rating, Miami Gardens [[crime statistics]] have decreased in the past 13 years. The crimes that have decreased the most are [[property crimes]] and [[violent crimes]]. The crime rate for Miami Gardens for 2018 is expected to be lower than in 2016.{{Update inline|date=September 2023|reason=Data should now be available to state claim with confidence.}} Miami Garden's 2016 violent crime rate was 63.64% higher than the national violent crime rate, and the property crime rate was 30.99% higher than the national property crime rate.<ref name="Miami Gardens Crime Statistics">"[https://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/miami-gardens.html Miami gardens Crime Statistics] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023080101/https://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/miami-gardens.html |date=October 23, 2018 }}." Retrieved on October 22, 2018</ref>

In 2016, Miami Gardens' violent crime rate was higher than that in Florida by 50.99%, and the property crime rate was 19.49% higher.<ref name="Miami Gardens Crime Statistics"/>

In 2016, there were 432 reported cases of aggravated assault, 22 reported cases of arson, 509 reported cases of [[burglary]], 24 cases of [[forcible rape]], 2,743 cases of [[larceny]] and [[theft]], 419 reported cases of [[motor vehicle theft]], 22 reported cases of [[murder]] and [[manslaughter]], and 265 cases of [[robbery]].<ref name="Miami Gardens Crime Statistics"/>

The projected{{Update inline|date=September 2023|reason=Data should now be available to state claim with confidence.}} 2018 crime data is as follows: 286 reported cases of [[aggravated assault]], 26 reported cases of [[arson]], 435 reported cases of [[burglary]], 7 cases reported of [[forcible rape]], 2,139 cases reported of [[larceny]] and [[theft]], 205 cases reported of [[motor vehicle theft]], 18 reported cases of [[murder]] and [[manslaughter]], and 102 reported cases of [[robbery]].<ref name="Miami gardens Crime Statistics">"[http://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/miami-gardens.html Miami gardens Crime Statistics] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113193127/http://www.cityrating.com/crime-statistics/florida/miami-gardens.html |date=November 13, 2013 }}." Retrieved on November 18, 2012</ref>

==Sports facilities==
[[File:200127-H-PX819-0092.jpg|thumb|325px|[[Hard Rock Stadium]] in Miami Gardens is the home field for both the [[Miami Dolphins]] of the [[National Football League]] and the [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami Hurricanes]], the [[University of Miami]]'s five-time national championship [[NCAA Division I]] college football team, January 2020]] 
The [[Calder Race Course]] opened in 1971.

Miami Gardens is home to the [[Miami Dolphins]], who play in [[Hard Rock Stadium]] on land that was part of the [[Lake Lucerne, Florida|Lake Lucerne]] [[census-designated place|CDP]]. This stadium also hosts the annual [[Orange Bowl]] [[college football]] game, and is the home field for the [[University of Miami]] [[Miami Hurricanes football|Hurricanes football]] team.  The [[Miami Open (tennis)|Miami Open]] tennis tournament is held on the grounds of the stadium. The [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] of [[Major League Baseball]] shared Hard Rock Stadium with the Dolphins for almost two decades until, in 2012, they relocated to [[Miami]] and changed their name to the [[Miami Marlins]].

In [[2022 Miami Grand Prix|2022]], [[2023 Miami Grand Prix|2023]] and [[2024 Miami Grand Prix|2024]], the [[Miami International Autodrome]] hosted the [[Miami Grand Prix]] for [[Formula One]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-04-18 |title=F1 to hold Miami Grand Prix from 2022 onwards |url=https://www.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/31281017/f1-hold-miami-grand-prix-2022-onwards |access-date=2021-04-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Healthcare==
The city of Miami Gardens has several health care clinics and facilities that offer medical care and support to its residents. Although the city has no hospital directly within its limits, Jackson North Medical Center, [[Concentra]] Urgent Care, and, Chen Medical Center provide medical services to the residents of Miami Gardens. Supplementing this, several health care clinics and facilities provide medical services that include [[general medicine]], [[urgent care|walk-in/urgent care]], [[Dentistry|dental]] services, [[gynecology]], [[physical therapy]], [[chiropractor]] services, laboratory tests, [[x-rays]], [[Medical ultrasonography|sonograms]], [[osteoporosis]] screening, [[vaccinations]], and health and exercise programs.<ref>"[http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/facilitylocator/ListFacilities.aspx Miami Garden's Health System] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807083939/http://www.floridahealthfinder.gov/facilitylocator/ListFacilities.aspx |date=August 7, 2009 }}." Retrieved on November 15, 2012.</ref>

==Government==
Miami Gardens is governed by a seven-member [[city council]]. Members include Mayor Oliver Gilbert (since 2012), and six council members, four elected from districts and two elected citywide. The mayor recommends – and the city council hires – the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk.

These are 17 of the many departments for which the City Manager of Miami Gardens creates a budget.
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Department
! City Manager's Budget 2017–2018<ref>"[https://www.miamigardens-fl.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1077/Adopted-Budget-PDF?bidId=Miami Gardens' Budget]." Retrieved on October 22, 2018.</ref>
|-
|1
|[[Legislative]] Department
|$969,411
|-
|2
|Office of [[City Manager]]
|$1,434,310
|-
|3
|Office of [[City Manager]] Public Affairs Office
|$3,922,843
|-
|4
|Office of [[City Clerk]]
|$450,730
|-
|5
|[[Finance Department]]
|$1,109,545
|-
|6
|[[Human Resources]] Department
|$1,076,395
|-
|7
|Office of the [[City Attorney]]
|$589,165
|-
|8
|Planning and Zoning Office
|$782,854
|-
|9
|[[Public Safety]] Department Police Administration Division
|$30,891,829
|-
|10
|[[Public Safety]] Police School Crossing Guard Program Division
|$483,407
|-
|11
|[[Public Safety]] Department Police Investigations Division
|$67,000
|-
|12
|[[Public Safety]] Police Operations Division
|$43,800
|-
|13
|[[Public Safety]] Police Support Services Division
|$265,003
|-
|14
|[[Public Safety]] Cops Grant
|$1,146,231
|-
|15
|[[Public Safety]] Cops III
|$1,190,853
|-
|15
|[[Public Safety]] Cops IV
|$1,050,309
|-
|16
|Code Compliance Division
|$1,441,100
|-
|17
|Parks & Recreation Department Recreation Division
|$2,268,224
|-
|}

===Mayors===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Image
! Mayor
! Years
! Notes
|- style="height:2em"
|-
| [[File:Shirley Gibson, mayor of Miami Gardens.gif|100px]]
| [[Shirley Gibson]]
| 2003–2012
|
|-
| [[File:Oliver G. Gilbert III, mayor of Miami Gardens.jpg|100px]]
| [[Oliver G. Gilbert III]]
| 2012–2020
|
|-
| [[File:Rodney Harris, mayor of Miami Gardens.jpg|100px]]
| Rodney Harris
| 2020–Present
| 
|-
|}
{{clear}}

===Police===

The [[Miami Gardens Police Department]] is the lead law enforcement agency for the 110,000 residents living within the city's {{convert|20|sqmi|sqkm}}. The department operates under a unified command structure with its headquarters located at 1020 NW 163 Drive, Miami Gardens, Florida 33169. The department became operational on Sunday, December 16, 2007, with 159 sworn officers. Since then, the department has grown to 259 members consisting of 201 sworn positions with 58 non-sworn support positions.<ref>"[http://www.miamigardenspolice.org/ Miami Gardens Police] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208014906/http://www.miamigardenspolice.org |date=December 8, 2011 }}." Retrieved on November 18, 2012</ref>

==Police controversy==

In 2013, law enforcement abuses were alleged regarding the Miami Gardens Police Department by several news outlets.<ref>{{cite news |title=In Miami Gardens, store video catches cops in the act. |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/21/3769823_p4/in-miami-gardens-store-video-catches.html |first=Julie K.|last=Brown|author-link=Julie K. Brown |publisher=[[The Miami Herald]] |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=November 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203052135/http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/11/21/3769823_p4/in-miami-gardens-store-video-catches.html |archive-date=December 3, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Black man arrested 62 times for 'trespassing' at his workplace. |url=http://now.msn.com/earl-sampson-black-florida-man-arrested-numerous-times-for-trespassing-at-work-in-racial-profiling-case/ |publisher=[[MSNBC]] |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=November 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125023124/http://now.msn.com/earl-sampson-black-florida-man-arrested-numerous-times-for-trespassing-at-work-in-racial-profiling-case |archive-date=November 25, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Miami-Area Police Force Accused Of Rampant Racial Profiling. |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/23/246898681/miami-area-police-force-accused-of-rampant-racial-profiling |first=Eyder |last=Peralta |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=November 23, 2013 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504172102/http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/11/23/246898681/miami-area-police-force-accused-of-rampant-racial-profiling |archive-date=May 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> The abuses were first uncovered when it became public that a convenience store employee, [[Earl Sampson]] was arrested 27 times for trespassing, while working at and around the store at which he was employed.  Video evidence was gathered by the owner of the store, Ali Saleh, showing Miami Garden police involved in clear and repeated misconduct involving his employee, and customers.  According to the ''Miami Herald''{{'}}s [[Julie K. Brown]]:  "The videos show, among other things, cops stopping citizens, questioning them, aggressively searching them and arresting them for trespassing when they have permission to be on the premises".  It appeared Sampson had been arrested in this way due to police quotas, a department culture, and that Sampson was easy to arrest.  Sampson always pleaded guilty so they would let him out almost immediately, with one exception where he pleaded not guilty, and he was jailed for 20 days.  The guilty plea would validate the officers' improper arrest and increment their quota, so he became a continuous target.

===Volume of stops===

It was reported that, between 2008 and 2013, 99,980 stops occurred in Miami Gardens, involving 56,922 people, over half of the city's population.  In the City of Miami, 3,753 stops occurred during the same period, with four times the population.  Some stops involved children aged 5 to 7, totaling more than 1,000 children.  These numbers were compiled after news regarding Earl Sampson.<ref>{{cite news |title=Florida city's 'stop and frisk' nabs thousands of kids, finds 5-year-olds 'suspicious' |url=http://fusion.net/story/5568/florida-citys-stop-frisk-nabs-thousands-of-kids-finds-5-year-olds-suspicious/ |first1=Alice|last1=Brennan|first2=Dan|last2=Lieberman|publisher=Fusion |date=May 9, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303105652/http://fusion.net/story/5568/florida-citys-stop-frisk-nabs-thousands-of-kids-finds-5-year-olds-suspicious/ |archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Resignation and lawsuits===

Following these reports, the police chief resigned.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-lawsuit-idUSBRE9BB12I20131212 |title=Florida police chief steps down after civil rights lawsuit |first=Tom |last=Brown |newspaper=Reuters |date=December 12, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004954/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-lawsuit-idUSBRE9BB12I20131212 |archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> 
Civil rights lawsuits have been filed against the Miami Gardens Police Department by the store owner and others who were illegally detained and/or arrested.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://verdictsearch.com/verdict/false-arrest-was-followed-by-excessive-force-plaintiff-asserted/ |title=False arrest was followed by excessive force, plaintiff asserted - VerdictSearch |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004449/http://verdictsearch.com/verdict/false-arrest-was-followed-by-excessive-force-plaintiff-asserted/ |archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20160602c14 |title=MASON v. CITY OF MIAMI GA - Case No. 14-23908... - 20160602c14- Leagle.com |first=PATRICIA A. SEITZ, District |last=Judge |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615004610/https://www.leagle.com/decision/infdco20160602c14 |archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
A police officer filed a lawsuit claiming that he had been fired for reporting abuses.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-police-officer-says-he-was-fired-for-whistleblowing/ |title=Florida Police Officer Says He Was Fired for Whistleblowing |date=November 30, 2016 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615005300/https://www.courthousenews.com/florida-police-officer-says-he-was-fired-for-whistleblowing/ |archive-date=June 15, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Economy==
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In 2003, Miami Gardens based [[Merchandize Liquidators]] was founded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridatrend.com/a57235_merchandize-liquidators|title=Florida Trend Magazine: Merchandize Liquidators Business Profile}}</ref>

==Education==

===Public schools===

[[Miami-Dade County Public Schools]] operates area public schools.

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Miami Gardens' elementary schools
! 2012 school grade<ref name="Florida's public Schools Grading">"[http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp Florida's public Schools Grading] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815011359/http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/default.asp |date=August 15, 2012 }}." Retrieved on November 15, 2012.</ref>
|-
|1
|Brentwood Elementary School
|C
|-
|2
|Bunche Park Elementary School
|A
|-
|3
|Norwood Elementary School
|B
|-
|4
|North County Elementary School
|C
|-
|5
|Skyway Elementary School
|C
|-
|6
|Parkway Elementary School
|C
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Miami Gardens' middle schools
! 2012 school grade<ref name="Florida's public Schools Grading"/>
|-
|1
|North Dade Middle School
|A
|-
|2
|Lake Stevens Middle School
|C
|-
|3
|Parkway Middle School
|D
|-
|4
|Carol City Middle School
|D
|}

Norland Middle School, in the Miami Gardens area, has a [[magnet program]] in dance, music, theatre and art, which began in 1985. The young actors Alex R. Hibbert and Jaden Piner, who starred in the Oscar-winning film ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]'', were trained at this school.<ref>Dixon, Lance. "[http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-gardens/article49876085.html Norland Middle will celebrate magnet program's 30th anniversary ]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160222110837/http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-gardens/article49876085.html Archive]). ''[[Miami Herald]]''. December 15, 2013. Retrieved on January 11, 2016.</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Miami Gardens' [[K–8 schools]]
! 
|-
|1
|North County K–8 Center<!--http://www.dadeschools.net/schools/schoolinformation/school_details.asp?id=3821-->
|-
|}

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Miami Gardens' high schools
! 2012 school grade and graduation rates<ref name="Florida's public Schools Grading" />
|-
|1
|[[Miami Carol City Senior High School]]
|F, with a 62% graduation rate
|-
|2
|[[Miami Norland Senior High School]]
|B, with 89% graduation rate
|-
|}

===Private schools===

The [[Archdiocese of Miami]] operates area Catholic schools. [[Monsignor Edward Pace High School]] is in the Miami Gardens city limits. The archdiocese formerly operated Saint Monica School in Miami Gardens.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=41 |title=Saint Monica |publisher=[[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami]] |date=2003-12-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230173156/http://www.miamiarch.org/ministry/schools/schoolsdetail.cfm?s_id=41 |access-date=2020-05-09 |archive-date=December 30, 2003 |quote=Saint Monica 3490 NW 191st Street Opa Locka, Florida 33056}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===

* [[St. Thomas University (Florida)|St. Thomas University]]
* [[Florida Memorial University]]
* Sullivan and Cogliano Training Centers

===Public libraries===

[[Miami-Dade Public Library System]] operates the North Dade Regional Library, which opened in September 1979.<ref>"[http://www.mdpls.org/info/locations/ND.asp North Dade Regional] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728080402/http://www.mdpls.org/info/locations/ND.asp |date=July 28, 2010 }}." [[Miami-Dade Public Library System]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2009.</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Denzel Curry]], rapper and songwriter
* [[Diamante (female wrestler)|Diamante]], professional wrestler known also known as "Angel Rose"
* [[Andre Johnson]], retired professional NFL football player for Houston Texans
* [[Trayvon Martin]], shooting victim of [[George Zimmerman]]
* [[Peter O'Brien (outfielder)|Peter O’Brien]], [[professional baseball]] player
* [[Jo Marie Payton]], actress and singer
* [[Smokepurpp|Omar Jeffery Pineiro]], rapper, songwriter and producer known by his stage name "Smokepurpp"
* [[Lil Pump]], rapper and songwriter
* [[Flo Rida]], rapper and songwriter
* [[Rick Ross]], rapper and songwriter
* [[Earl Sampson]], [[convenience store]] worker notable for being arrested 288 times in five years
* [[Jeremiah Smith (American football)|Jeremiah Smith]], wide receiver for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]

==Surrounding areas==

*{{pad|8em}} [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] ([[Miramar, Florida|Miramar]])
*{{pad|0.1em}}[[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] ([[Miramar, Florida|Miramar]]) [[File:Up arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Up-1.svg|20px]] [[File:Up arrow right.svg|20px]] [[Broward County, Florida|Broward County]] ([[West Park, Florida|West Park]])
*[[Country Club, Florida|Country Club]], [[Miami Lakes, Florida|Miami Lakes]] [[File:Left.svg|20px]] {{pad|1.5em}}[[File:Right.svg|20px]] [[Ives Estates, Florida|Ives Estates]], [[Ojus, Florida|Ojus]], [[North Miami Beach, Florida|North Miami Beach]], Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]
*{{pad|5.8em}} [[Miami Lakes, Florida|Miami Lakes]] [[File:Down arrow left.svg|20px]] [[File:Down arrow.svg|20px]] [[File:Down arrow right.svg|20px]] Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]]
*{{pad|2.6em}} Unincorporated [[Miami-Dade County, Florida|Miami-Dade County]], [[North Miami Beach, Florida|North Miami Beach]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Commons category|Miami Gardens, Florida}}

{{Portal|Florida}}

*[http://www.miamigardens-fl.gov City of Miami Gardens] official website
*[http://www.miamidade.gov Miami-Dade County]
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