Arlington County Police Department Police arrested people for violating Virginia's segregation laws. In 1963, the agency assumed its present name. In September 2001, the Arlington County P.D. responded to the Pentagon after terrorists attacked it during the September 11 attacks, as the building is located in the county. Since the establishment of the Arlington County Police Department, 7 officers have died in the line of duty, the most recent in 2016 as a result of an illness caused by the September 11 attacks of 2001. The Chief of Police as of August 2017 is M. Jay Farr. He was appointed by the County Manager
Arlington County, Virginia 2018 ParkScore ranking of the top 100 park systems across the United States, according to the ranking methodologies of the nonpartisan Trust for Public Land. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Arlington County has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2010 census, there were: The population density was 8,309 people per square mile (2,828/km²), the highest of any county in Virginia. According to the US Census, the racial makeup of the county in 2012 was: There