List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
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This is a list of Law Enforcement Agencies in the state of Florida.
According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 387 law enforcement agencies employing 46,105 sworn police officers, about 250 for each 100,000 residents.[1]
Federal Agencies
These are federal agencies that have common operations within the state.
State Agencies
- Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Florida Department of Children and Family Services
- Florida Department of Corrections
- Florida Department of Financial Services
- Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
- Florida Department of Law Enforcement[2]
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Florida Lottery
- Florida Office of the Attorney General
- Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Police Department
- Florida Supreme Court
- Florida 1st District Court of Appeal
- Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal
- Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
- Florida 4th District Court of Appeal
- Florida 5th District Court of Appeal
- State Attorney's Office, 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- State Attorney's Office, 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida
- Port Miami Division of Seaport Law Enforcement Safety and Security
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County Agencies
City Agencies
University & College Agencies
- Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Department of Campus Safety and Security
- Florida Atlantic University Police Department
- Florida Gulf Coast University Police Department
- Florida International University Police Department
- Florida Polytechnic University Police Department
- Florida Southwestern State College Department of Public Safety
- Florida State University Police Department
- New College of Florida/University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Campus Police Department
- Northwest Florida State College Police Department
- Pensacola State College Department of Public Safety
- Santa Fe College Police Department
- Tallahassee Community College Police Department
- University of Florida Police Department
- University of Central Florida Police Department
- University of Miami Police Department
- University of North Florida Police Department
- University of South Florida Police Department
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg Police Department
- University of West Florida Police Department
School District Agencies
- Alachua County Public Schools’ Office of Safety and Security
- Bay District Schools Department of Safety & Security
- Brevard County Schools Office of District and School Security
- Broward County Public Schools Special Investigative Unit
- Citrus County School District Police Department
- Clay County District Schools Department of Safety and Security
- Duval County School Police Department
- Hillsborough County Public Schools Police and Emergency Management
- Jackson District School Board Police Department
- Leon County Schools Department of Safety and Security
- Miami-Dade Schools Police Department
- Nassau County Schools Department of Student Safety
- Orange County Public Schools District Police Department
- Palm Beach County School District Police Department
- Pinellas County Schools Police Department
- Putnam County School District Police Department
- Sarasota County Schools Police Department
- Washington County Schools/Florida Panhandle Technical College Department of Public Safety
Airport Agencies
- Jacksonville Aviation Authority Police Department
- Lee County Port Authority Police Department
- Melbourne Airport Police Department
- Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Police Department
- Sanford Airport Police Department
- Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority Police Department
- Tampa International Airport Police Department
Native American Tribe Agencies
Railroad Police
- CSX Police Department
- Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department
- Florida East Coast Railway Police Department
- Seminole Gulf Railway Police Department
Private Corrections
- Bridges International
- CoreCivic
- Correct Care Solutions
- Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.
- Management and Training Corporation
- The GEO Group, Inc.
- The Transition House, Inc.
Disbanded Agencies
- Anna Maria Police Department
- Avon Park Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2012[6]
- Baldwin Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 2006[7]
- Belle Glade Police Department
- Brooksville Police Department[8]
- Bushnell Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2012[9]
- Callahan Police Department - Disbanded on January 21, 1981
- Callaway Police Department[10] - Disbanded on July 10, 1992[11]
- Cape Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 1977[12]
- Cedar Grove Police Department[13] - Disbanded on October 22, 2008[14]
- Century Police Department
- Cooper City Police Department - Disbanded on January 13, 2004[15]
- Crystal River Police Department - Disbanded on January 23, 2008[16]
- Dade County Sheriff's Office
- Dundee Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2008
- Dunedin Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1995[17]
- Duval County Sheriff's Office - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968[18]
- Eagle Lake Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2007[19]
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection Division of Law Enforcement Bureau of Park Patrol - Merged with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on July 1, 2012.
- Florida Department of Transportation Office of Motor Carrier Compliance - Merged with the Florida Highway Patrol on July 1, 2011.
- Florida Game and Freshwater Commission - Merged with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on July 1, 1999.
- Florida Marine Patrol - Merged with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on July 1, 1999.
- Florida State Beverage Department
- Frostproof Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 2006[20]
- Greenacres Police Department
- Greensboro Police Department
- Hampton Police Department - Disbanded on February 27, 2014[21]
- Hawthorne Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2009[22]
- Horseshoe Beach Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 1993[23]
- Inverness Police Department - Disbanded on March 31, 2004[24]
- Inglis Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2013[7]
- Jacksonville Police Department - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968[18]
- Lake Worth Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2008[25]
- Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Police Department
- Macclenny Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1980[26]
- Madeira Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 16, 1995[27]
- Mangonia Police Department
- Mexico Beach Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 2019[28]
- Mulberry Police Department - Disbanded on June 1, 2009[29]
- Oak Hill Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2011[30]
- Okaloosa County Airports Police Department[31]
- Panama City-Bay County International Airport Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2010
- Palm Beach Shores Police Department - Disbanded on October 31, 2019[32]
- Pensacola Airport Police Department
- Port Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2014[33]
- Polk City Police Department[34]
- Royal Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 1, 2006[35]
- South Bay Police Department
- South Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2019[36]
- St. Pete Beach Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2013[37]
- Waldo Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2014[38]
- Webster Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2016[39]
- West Tampa Police Department - Merged with Tampa Police Department in 1925
- Zolfo Springs Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2010[40]
References
- ^ 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011
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- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
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- ^ "Police Department". City of Marco Island. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Avon Park City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ a b Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Inglis City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Bidgood, Jess (31 July 2018). "Massachusetts Town Loses Its Entire Police Force as All 4 Members Quit". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ https://www.sumtercountytimes.com/content/bushnell-disbands-police-dept.
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- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Callaway City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cape Canaveral City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Gauntt, Josh. "Cedar Grove Police Department Disbands". www.wjhg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cedar Grove City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cooper City City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Crystal River City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Dunedin City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ a b "The History of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office". The History of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
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- ^ Ledger, BILL BAIR The. "Frostproof Police Dept. Now Defunct". The Ledger. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Hampton City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Hawthorne City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Horseshoe Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Inverness City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Lake Worth City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Macclenny City Manager, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Madeira Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ "Mexico Beach Police Department Disbanded".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Mulberry City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Oak Hill City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ tjudnich@nwfdailynews.com, Tony Judnich | 315-4438 | @Tonyjnwfdn |. "Sheriff's office to resume airport security". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Palm Beach Shores Town Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Port Canaveral Security Administration Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Ledger, BILL BAIR The. "Frostproof Police Dept. Now Defunct". The Ledger. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Royal Palm Beach City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: South Palm Beach City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: St. Pete Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Waldo City Clerk, 02-26-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Webster City Clerk, 03-12-2020
- ^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Zolfo Springs City Clerk, 02-23-2020
