List of law enforcement agencies in Florida
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Florida
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Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
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State agencies
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesThe Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is an executive department of the government of Florida.The Commissioner of Agriculture is the head of the department...
- Florida Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
- Florida Department of Business and Professional RegulationFlorida Department of Business and Professional RegulationThe Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation is the agency of the government of Florida responsible for business and professional regulation.-Organization:*Professional Regulation...
- Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and TobaccoFlorida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and TobaccoThe Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco is the Florida state government agency which licenses and regulates the sale of alcoholic beverage and tobacco...
- Florida State Beverage Department - Absorbed by ABT
- Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
- Florida Department of Financial ServicesFlorida Department of Financial ServicesFlorida Department of Financial Services is a state agency of Florida. Its headquarters are in Tallahassee. In 2002 the Florida Legislature merged the Department of Insurance, Treasury and State Fire Marshal and the Department of Banking and Finance into one department, the Florida Department of...
- Florida Division of Insurance FraudFlorida Division of Insurance FraudEstablished by the legislature in 1976, The Division of Insurance Fraud is the law enforcement arm of the Department of Financial Services and is responsible for investigating insurance fraud; crimes associated with claim fraud, insurance premium fraud, workers' compensation claim fraud, workers’...
- Florida Division of Insurance Fraud
- Florida Department of CorrectionsFlorida Department of CorrectionsThe Florida Department of Corrections, established in 1821, operates state prisons in Florida. It has its headquarters in Tallahassee.The Florida Department of Corrections operates the third largest state prison system in the United States...
- Florida Department of Environmental ProtectionFlorida Department of Environmental ProtectionThe Florida Department of Environmental Protection is the Florida government agency charged with environmental protection.-History:...
- Bureau of Florida Park Patrol
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation CommissionThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is a Florida government agency charged with managing the state's fish and wildlife resources, regulating Florida's fisheries and wildlife, and enforcing related laws...
- Division of Law Enforcement
- Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor VehiclesFlorida Department of Highway Safety and Motor VehiclesThe Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles , formerly the Florida Department of Public Safety, is a state agency of Florida. The agency handles the issuing of drivers licenses and handles the registration and titling of automobiles, boats, and mobile homes...
- Florida Highway PatrolFlorida Highway PatrolThe Division of the Florida Highway Patrol is a division of the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and the law enforcement agency charged with ensuring the safety of the highways and roads of the state.-History:...
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Florida Department of Law EnforcementFlorida Department of Law EnforcementThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement is a Florida government agency. FDLE is composed of five programs: Executive Direction and Business Support, Criminal Investigations and Forensic Science, Criminal Justice Information, Criminal Justice Professionalism, and the Florida Capitol Police...
(FDLE)- Florida Capitol PoliceFlorida Capitol PoliceThe Florida Capitol Police is a uniformed police department in Tallahassee, Florida, in charge of security and law enforcement on the grounds of the Florida State Capitol and various other state government buildings.-History:...
- Office of Forensic Services
- Florida Capitol Police
- Florida Department of TransportationFlorida Department of TransportationThe Florida Department of Transportation is a decentralized agency charged with the establishment, maintenance, and regulation of public transportation in the state of Florida. The department was formed in 1969. It absorbed the powers of the Florida State Road Department...
- Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
County agencies
- Alachua County Sheriff's Office
- Baker County Sheriff's Office
- Bay County Sheriff's Office
- Bradford County Sheriff's Office
- Brevard County Sheriff's Office
- Broward County Sheriff's OfficeBroward County Sheriff's OfficeThe Broward County Sheriff's Office, commonly known by the acronym BSO, is a public safety organization responsible for law enforcement and fire rescue duties within Broward County, Florida...
- Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
- Charlotte County Sheriff's Office
- Citrus County Sheriff's OfficeCitrus County Sheriff's OfficeThe Citrus County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 138,143 in of Citrus County, Florida.-History:...
- Clay County Sheriff's Office
- Collier County Sheriff's Office
- Columbia County Sheriff's Office
- DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
- Dixie County Sheriff's Office
- Duval County Sheriff's Office
- Duval County Public Schools Police Department
- Escambia County Sheriff's Office
- Flagler County Sheriff's Office
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office
- Gadsden County Sheriff's Office
- Gilchrist County Sheriff's Office
- Glades County Sheriff's Office
- Gulf County Sheriff's Office
- Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
- Hardee County Sheriff's Office
- Hendry County Sheriff's Office
- Hernando County Sheriff's Office
- Highlands County Sheriff's Office
- Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
- Holmes County Sheriff's Office
- Indian River County Sheriff's Office
- Jackson County Sheriff's Department
- Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
- Duval County Sheriff's Office
- merged to create the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in 1967. - Jacksonville Police Department
- merged to create the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in 1967.
- Duval County Sheriff's Office
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
- Lafayette County Sheriff's Office
- Lake County Sheriff's OfficeLake County Sheriff's Office (Florida)The Lake County Sheriff's Office is largest law enforcement agency in Lake County, Florida, United States. Per the State of Florida Constitution, the sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of both the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. The current sheriff is Gary S...
- Lee County Sheriff's Office
- Leon County Sheriff's Office
- Levy County Sheriff's Office
- Liberty County Sheriff's Office
- Madison County Sheriff's Office
- Manatee County Sheriff's Office
- Marion County Sheriff's Office
- Martin County Sheriff's Office
- Miami-Dade Police DepartmentMiami-Dade Police DepartmentThe Miami-Dade Police Department , formerly known as the Metro-Dade County Police Department , Dade County Public Safety Department and the Dade County Sheriff's Office is a Limited Service County Police Department serving Miami-Dade County, Florida's unincorporated areas, although they have...
- since 1997- Dade County Sheriff's Office (1836 - 1957)
- Metro-Dade Police Department (1981 - 1997)
- Dade County Public Safety Department (1957 - 1981)
- Miami-Dade Public Schools Police Department
- Monroe County Sheriff's Office
- Nassau County Sheriff's Office
- Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
- Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
- Orange County Sheriff's OfficeOrange County Sheriff's Office (Florida)The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the chief law enforcement agency for Orange County, Florida, USA. The office is one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the southeastern United States with a budget of more than $180 million dollars and over 2,400 sworn and civilian employees...
- Osceola County Sheriff's Office
- Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficePalm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeThe Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is the largest law enforcement agency in Palm Beach County, Florida. With more than 4,000 employees and 4,300 volunteers, the department provides police services for more than 680,000 residents in the county's unincorporated areas as well as more than 120,000...
- Palm Beach County School Police
- Pasco County Sheriffs Office
- Pinellas County Sheriff's Office
- Polk County Sheriff's Office
- Putnam County Sheriff's Office
- Saint Johns County Sheriff's Office
- Saint Lucie County Sheriff's Office
- Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
- Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
- Seminole County Sheriff's Office
- Sumter County Sheriff's Office
- Suwannee County Sheriff's Office
- Taylor County Sheriff's Office
- Union County Sheriff's Office
- Volusia County Sheriff's Office
- Volusia County Beach Patrol
- Wakulla County Sheriff's Office
- Walton County Sheriff's Office
- Washington County Sheriff's Office
City agencies
- Anna Maria Island Police Department
- Atlantic Beach Police Department
- Boynton Beach Police Department
- Bradenton Police Department
- Bradenton Beach Police Department
- Brooksville Police Department
- Bunnell Police Department
- Cape Coral Police Department
- Cocoa Police Department
- Cocoa Beach Police Department
- Coral Springs Police Department
- Clearwater Police Department
- Chiefland Police Department
- Chipley Police Department
- Dade City Police Department
- Davie Police Department
- Daytona Beach Police DepartmentDaytona Beach Police DepartmentThe Daytona Beach Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Daytona Beach, Florida. There are 241 sworn full-time police officers, 105 sworn part-time officers and 81 civilians on the force which is headed by Michael Chitwood who serves as the chief, with Deputy Police Chief Ben...
- DeLand Police Department
- Deltona Police Department
- Fort Lauderdale Police DepartmentFort Lauderdale Police DepartmentThe Fort Lauderdale Police Department Or FLPD is the principal police agency for the visitors & citizens of Fort Lauderdale Florida. The city has a population of 186,000. It is the largest city within Broward County & the largest police agency in the county aside from the Broward County Sheriff's...
- Fort Myers Police Department
- Fort Walton Beach Police Department
- Fort Pierce Police Department
- Fruitland Park Police Department
- Graceville Police Department
- Green Cove Springs Police Department
- Gainesville Police Department
- Haines City Police Department
- Hallandale Beach Police Department
- Holmes Beach Police Department
- Hialeah Police DepartmentHialeah Police DepartmentThe Hialeah Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Hialeah, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Hialeah, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments, most importantly the county-wide Miami-Dade Police...
- Indialantic Police Department
- Indian Harbor Beach Police Department
- Jacksonville Beach Police Department
- Jupiter Police Department
- Key West Police DepartmentKey West Police DepartmentThe Key West Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency servicing a population of 25,031 and 6 square miles within the municipality of Key West, Florida.-History:...
- Kissimmee Police Department
- Lakeland Police Department
- Lighthouse Point Police Department
- Long Boat Key Police Deparmtent
- Melbourne Police Department
- Melbourne Beach Police Department
- Melbourne International Airport Police Department
- Melbourne Village Police Department
- Miami Gardens Police Department
- Miccosukee Tribal Police Department
- Miami Police DepartmentMiami Police DepartmentThe Miami Police Department or MPD, often referred to as the City of Miami Police, is the chief police department of the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. Their jurisdiction lies within the actual city limits of Miami, but have mutual aid agreements with neighboring police departments. The current...
- Miami Beach Police DepartmentMiami Beach Police DepartmentThe Miami Beach Police Department is the police department of the U.S. city of Miami Beach, Florida, patrolling the entire Miami Beach area, although they sometimes cooperate with the county-wide Miami-Dade Police Department. The Miami Beach Police are famous for their bicycle patrols, which wear...
- Miramar Police Department
- Mount Dora Police Department
- Naples Police Department
- Neptune Beach Police Department
- North Bay Village Police Department
- North Port Police Department
- Ocala Police Department
- Orlando Police Department
- Ormond Beach Police Department
- Palm Bay Police Department
- Palm Beach Gardens Police Department
- Palmetto Police Deparmtent
- Panama City Police Department
- Panama City Beach Police Department
- Pembroke Pines Police Department
- Pensacola Police DepartmentPensacola Police DepartmentThe Pensacola Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for Pensacola, Florida in the United States. The department was founded on July 18, 1821 by Gen. Andrew Jackson, who had appointed city constable to keep order within the city. On July 17, Jackson had entered Pensacola to...
- Pinellas Park Police Department
- Plant City Police Department
- Plantation Police Department
- Port Canaveral Police Department
- Port St.Lucie Police Department
- Punta Gorda Police Department
- Rockledge Police Department
- Sarasota Police DepartmentSarasota Police DepartmentThe Sarasota Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency for the City of Sarasota, Florida and operate inside the municipal city limits to provide police services to 67,000 residents, 5,000 college students, approximately 5,000 tourists, and up to 100,000 citizens workers for...
- Satellite Beach Police Department
- Seminole Tribal Police Department
- St. Augustine Police Department
- St. Augustine Beach Police Department
- St. Cloud Police Department
- St. Petersburg Police Department
- Sunny Isles Beach Police Department
- Tallahassee Police DepartmentTallahassee Police DepartmentThe Tallahassee Police Department , provides public safety services for the city of Tallahassee, Florida.-History:Established in 1841, the Tallahassee Police Department has the distinction of being the oldest police department in the southern United States, and the third in the U.S., preceded only...
- Tampa Police DepartmentTampa Police DepartmentThe Tampa Police Department provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of Tampa, Florida. The Tampa Police Department has over 1000 authorized sworn law enforcement personnel positions and more than 350 civilian and support staff personnel positions.Uniformed officers are...
- Temple Terrace Police Department
- Titusville Police Department
- Trenton Police Department
- Venice Police Deparmtent
- West Melbourne Police Department
- West Palm Beach Police Department
- Zephyrhills Police Department
College and University agencies
- Barry University Department of Public Safety
- Brevard Community College Security Department
- Broward Community College Security
- Eckerd College Office of Campus Safety and Security
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Campus Safety Department
- Florida A&M University Police Department
- Florida Atlantic University Police Department
- Florida Gulf Coast University Police
- Florida International University Police
- Florida Memorial College Campus Safety
- Florida State University Police Department
- Florida State University Panama City Campus Safety
- Florida Tech Office of Safety and Security
- Jacksonville University Public Safety Office
- New College of Florida Police Department
- Nova Southeastern University Public Safety Department
- Palm Beach Atlantic University Department of Safety and Security
- Pinellas County Campus Police Department
- Stetson University College of Law Department of Public Safety
- Santa Fe College Police Department
- Tallahassee Community College Police DepartmentTallahassee Community College Police DepartmentThe Tallahassee Community College Police Department is a duly authorized and sworn law enforcement agency established to provide the highest degree of service to the students, staff, and visitors of Tallahassee Community College...
- 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 Services
- University of West Florida Police Department
- Warner Southern College Department of Campus Safety and Security