List of law enforcement agencies in Florida

This is a list of Law Enforcement Agencies in the state of Florida.

According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 373 law enforcement agencies employing 47,177 sworn police officers, about 222 for each 100,000 residents.^[1]

State Agencies

Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
- Office of Agricultural Law Enforcement
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
- Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco
  - Bureau of Law Enforcement
Florida Department of Corrections
- Office of Inspector General
  - Bureau of State Investigations/Law Enforcement
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Division of Law Enforcement^[2]
  - Environmental Crimes Unit
Florida Department of Financial Services
- Division of Investigative and Forensic Services
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
- Division of Florida Highway Patrol
Florida Department of Law Enforcement^[3]
- Division of Investigations and Forensic Science
- Division of Florida Capitol Police^[4]
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Division of Law Enforcement
Florida Gaming Control Commission
- Division of Gaming Enforcement ^[5]
Florida Lottery
- Division of Security
Florida Office of the Attorney General
- Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
Florida Supreme Court
- Office of the Marshal
Florida First District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal
Florida Second District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal
Florida Third District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal
Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal
Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal
Florida Sixth District Court of Appeal
- Office of the Marshal ^[6]
Offices of State Attorney ^[7]
- 1st Judicial Circuit of Florida - Pensacola
- 2nd Judicial Circuit of Florida - Tallahassee
- 3rd Judicial Circuit of Florida - Live Oak
- 4th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Jacksonville
- 5th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Ocala
- 6th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Clearwater
- 7th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Daytona Beach
- 8th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Gainesville
- 9th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Orlando
- 10th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Bartow
- 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Miami
- 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Sarasota
- 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Tampa
- 14th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Panama City
- 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida - West Palm Beach
- 16th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Key West
- 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Fort Lauderdale
- 18th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Viera
- 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Fort Pierce
- 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida - Fort Myers

County Agencies

City Agencies

University & College Agencies

School District Agencies

Airport Agencies

Native American Tribe Agencies

Railroad Police

Private Corrections

Disbanded Agencies

Anna Maria Police Department - Disbanded in 1981
Avon Park Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2012^[20]
Baldwin Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 2006^[21]
Belle Glade Police Department
Brooksville Police Department^[22]
Bushnell Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2012^[23]
Callahan Police Department - Disbanded on January 21, 1981
Callaway Police Department^[24] - Disbanded on July 10, 1992^[25]
Cape Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 1977^[26]
Cedar Grove Police Department^[27] - Disbanded on October 22, 2008^[28]
Center Hill Police Department - Disbanded in 2021.
Century Police Department
Cooper City Police Department - Disbanded on January 13, 2004^[29]
Crescent City Police Department - Disbanded February of 2021.
Crystal River Police Department - Disbanded on January 23, 2008^[30]
Dade County Sheriff's Office
Dundee Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2008
Dunedin Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1995^[31]
Duval County Sheriff's Office - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968^[32]
Eagle Lake Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2007^[33]
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^[34]
Greenacres Police Department
Greensboro Police Department
Hampton Police Department - Disbanded on February 27, 2014^[35]
Hawthorne Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2009^[36]
Horseshoe Beach Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 1993^[37]
Inverness Police Department - Disbanded on March 31, 2004^[38]
Inglis Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2013^[21]
Jackson District School Board Police Department - Disbanded in 2021
Jacksonville Police Department - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968^[32]
Lake Worth Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2008^[39]
Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Police Department
Macclenny Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1980^[40]
Madeira Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 16, 1995^[41]
Mangonia Police Department
Melbourne Village Police Department - Disbanded on August 18, 2022 ^[42]
Mexico Beach Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 2019^[43]
Mulberry Police Department - Disbanded on June 1, 2009^[44]
Oak Hill Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2011^[45]
Okaloosa County Airports Police Department^[46]
Panama City-Bay County International Airport Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2010
Palm Beach Shores Police Department - Disbanded on October 31, 2019^[47]
Pensacola Airport Police Department
Pompano Beach Police Department
Port Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2014^[48]
Polk City Police Department^[34]
Orchid Police Department
Royal Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 1, 2006^[49]
South Bay Police Department
South Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2019^[50]
St. Pete Beach Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2013^[51]
Waldo Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2014^[52]
Webster Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2016^[53]
White Springs Police Department - Disbanded 2021.
West Tampa Police Department - Merged with Tampa Police Department in 1925
Zolfo Springs Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2010^[54]

References

^ Gardner, Andrea M.; Scott, Kevin M. "Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 – Statistical Tables" (PDF). USDOJ Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Home".
^ "Home".
^ "Florida Department of Law Enforcement". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
^ "Gaming Enforcement". Retrieved 2023-06-05.
^ "Marshal's Office - Sixth District Court of Appeal". Retrieved June 14, 2023.
^ "Florida State Attorneys by City". www.stateofflorida.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "Police Department". Village of Biscane Park. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
^ "Boyton Beach Police Department". Boyton Beach Police Department. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Police Home". City of Edgewater. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
^ "Police". City of Hialeah. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
^ "Police Department". City of Marco Island. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ "Pembroke Park Police Department". Town of Pembroke Park.
^ "Winter Have Police Department". Winter Have Police Department.
^ "Broward County Public Schools Police (BCPS Police) / Overview".
^ "Police Department".
^ https://pd.myoneclay.net/ ^{[bare URL]}
^ "School Police / Welcome".
^ "About | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind".
^ 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.
^ "Bushnell disbands police dept". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20.
^ Kleine, Ben. "Callaway says it's getting more for less with Sheriff's Office contract". Panama City News Herald. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
^ 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.
^ Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Eagle Lake City Clerk, 02-26-2020
^ ^a ^b BAIR, BILL. "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
^ Edlund, Ashley (August 19, 2022). "Brevard County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Melbourne Village After Police Force Resigns". Space Coast Daily. WFTV. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
^ "Mexico Beach Police Department Disbanded". 23 October 2019.
^ 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
^ Judnich, Tony. "Sheriff's office to resume airport security". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
^ 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
^ 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

[1] Gardner, Andrea M.; Scott, Kevin M. "Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2018 – Statistical Tables" (PDF). USDOJ Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[2] "Home".

[3] "Home".

[4] "Florida Department of Law Enforcement". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-14.

[5] "Gaming Enforcement". Retrieved 2023-06-05.

[6] "Marshal's Office - Sixth District Court of Appeal". Retrieved June 14, 2023.

[7] "Florida State Attorneys by City". www.stateofflorida.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[8] "Police Department". Village of Biscane Park. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[9] "Boyton Beach Police Department". Boyton Beach Police Department. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[10] "Police Home". City of Edgewater. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[11] "Police". City of Hialeah. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[12] "Police Department". City of Marco Island. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[13] "Pembroke Park Police Department". Town of Pembroke Park.

[14] "Winter Have Police Department". Winter Have Police Department.

[15] "Broward County Public Schools Police (BCPS Police) / Overview".

[16] "Police Department".

[17] ttps://pd.myoneclay.net/ ^{[bare URL]}

[18] "School Police / Welcome".

[19] "About | Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind".

[20] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Avon Park City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[:1-21] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Inglis City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[22] Bidgood, Jess (31 July 2018). "Massachusetts Town Loses Its Entire Police Force as All 4 Members Quit". New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[23] "Bushnell disbands police dept". Archived from the original on 2020-02-20.

[24] Kleine, Ben. "Callaway says it's getting more for less with Sheriff's Office contract". Panama City News Herald. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[25] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Callaway City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[26] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cape Canaveral City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[27] Gauntt, Josh. "Cedar Grove Police Department Disbands". www.wjhg.com. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[28] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cedar Grove City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[29] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Cooper City City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[30] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Crystal River City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[31] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Dunedin City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[:0-32] "The History of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office". The History of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

[33] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Eagle Lake City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[Ledger-34] BAIR, BILL. "Frostproof Police Dept. Now Defunct". The Ledger. Retrieved 2017-05-16.

[35] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Hampton City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[36] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Hawthorne City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[37] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Horseshoe Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[38] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Inverness City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[39] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Lake Worth City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[40] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Macclenny City Manager, 02-26-2020

[41] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Madeira Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[42] Edlund, Ashley (August 19, 2022). "Brevard County Sheriff's Office to Patrol Melbourne Village After Police Force Resigns". Space Coast Daily. WFTV. Retrieved November 30, 2022.

[43] "Mexico Beach Police Department Disbanded". 23 October 2019.

[44] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Mulberry City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[45] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Oak Hill City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[46] Judnich, Tony. "Sheriff's office to resume airport security". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 2019-07-03.

[47] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Palm Beach Shores Town Clerk, 03-12-2020

[48] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Port Canaveral Security Administration Clerk, 02-26-2020

[49] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Royal Palm Beach City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[50] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: South Palm Beach City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[51] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: St. Pete Beach City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[52] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Waldo City Clerk, 02-26-2020

[53] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Webster City Clerk, 03-12-2020

[54] Florida Sunshine Law Public Records Request: Zolfo Springs City Clerk, 02-23-2020

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