List of law enforcement agencies in Florida

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

Fort Myers Police Department in Fort Myers, 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]

Federal Agencies
See also: Federal law enforcement in the United States

These are federal agencies that have common operations within the state.

State Agencies

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
  • Broward County Public Schools Special Investigative Unit
  • Citrus County School Board Police Department
  • Clay County District Schools Police Department
  • Duval County School Police Department
  • Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Police Department
  • Leon County Schools Department of Safety and Security
  • Marion County School Board Police Department
  • 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
  • Miccosukee Police Department
  • Seminole Police Department

Railroad Police
  • CSX Police Department
  • Norfolk Southern Railroad Police Department
  • Florida East Coast Railway Police Department
  • Seminole Gulf Railway Police Department

Private Corrections

Disbanded Agencies
  • Anna Maria Police Department - Disbanded in 1981
  • Avon Park Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2012[15]
  • Baldwin Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 2006[16]
  • Belle Glade Police Department
  • Brooksville Police Department[17]
  • Bushnell Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2012[18]
  • Callahan Police Department - Disbanded on January 21, 1981
  • Callaway Police Department[19] - Disbanded on July 10, 1992[20]
  • Cape Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 1977[21]
  • Cedar Grove Police Department[22] - Disbanded on October 22, 2008[23]
  • Center Hill Police Department - Disbanded in 2021.
  • Century Police Department
  • Cooper City Police Department - Disbanded on January 13, 2004[24]
  • Crescent City Police Department - Disbanded February of 2021.
  • Crystal River Police Department - Disbanded on January 23, 2008[25]
  • Dade County Sheriff's Office
  • Dundee Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2008
  • Dunedin Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1995[26]
  • Duval County Sheriff's Office - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968[27]
  • Eagle Lake Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2007[28]
  • 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[29]
  • Greenacres Police Department
  • Greensboro Police Department
  • Hampton Police Department - Disbanded on February 27, 2014[30]
  • Hawthorne Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2009[31]
  • Horseshoe Beach Police Department - Disbanded on March 13, 1993[32]
  • Inverness Police Department - Disbanded on March 31, 2004[33]
  • Inglis Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2013[16]
  • Jackson District School Board Police Department - Disbanded in 2021
  • Jacksonville Police Department - Consolidated into the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on October 1, 1968[27]
  • Lake Worth Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2008[34]
  • Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Police Department
  • Macclenny Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 1980[35]
  • Madeira Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 16, 1995[36]
  • Mangonia Police Department
  • Melbourne Village Police Department - Disbanded on August 18, 2022 [37]
  • Mexico Beach Police Department - Disbanded on November 1, 2019[38]
  • Mulberry Police Department - Disbanded on June 1, 2009[39]
  • Oak Hill Police Department - Disbanded on August 1, 2011[40]
  • Okaloosa County Airports Police Department[41]
  • Panama City-Bay County International Airport Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2010
  • Palm Beach Shores Police Department - Disbanded on October 31, 2019[42]
  • Pensacola Airport Police Department
  • Pompano Beach Police Department
  • Port Canaveral Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2014[43]
  • Polk City Police Department[29]
  • Orchid Police Department
  • Royal Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on September 1, 2006[44]
  • South Bay Police Department
  • South Palm Beach Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2019[45]
  • St. Pete Beach Police Department - Disbanded on January 1, 2013[46]
  • Waldo Police Department - Disbanded on October 1, 2014[47]
  • Webster Police Department - Disbanded on September 30, 2016[48]
  • 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[49]

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