Broward Sheriff's Office
| Broward County Sheriff's Office | |
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Logo of the Broward County Sheriff's Office
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| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1915 |
| Employees | 5,800 |
| Annual budget | $730 million |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction* | State of Florida, U.S. |
| Legal jurisdiction | Unincorporated areas of Broward County, Florida and 13 local municipalities through contract services. |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 2601 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Agency executive | Scott Israel, Sheriff |
| Website | |
| www |
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| Footnotes | |
| * Divisional agency: Division of the country, over which the agency has usual operational jurisdiction. | |
The 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. The head of the organization is Sheriff Scott Israel. BSO is one of the largest fully accredited Sheriff's offices in the United States.
The Sheriff's Office is composed of 5,800 employees, including approximately 2,800 certified deputies and approximately 600 firefighters. The BSO budget is approximately $700 million annually. BSO will celebrate its 100-year centennial in 2015.
A detailed history of the 15 former Sheriffs of Broward County can be found on the BSO website.
Former North Bay Village Police Chief Scott Israel (Democrat) was elected as Sheriff by a 53%-47% vote in 2012, defeating incumbent Sheriff Al Lamberti (Republican). On January 8, 2013, Sheriff Scott Israel – a 30-year veteran South Florida police officer – was sworn into office as the 16th Sheriff of Broward County. He is also the first Jewish person to serve as Sheriff in Florida history. Since taking office, Sheriff Israel has vowed to address the serious issues of recidivism, youth diversion programs, gun violence, and homelessness in our community. He also is working to positively change the culture within BSO and restore morale among the BSO’s rank and file employees in order to enhance public safety in Broward County.
Currently BSO provides law enforcement services to all of the county's unincorporated areas, and the following municipalities and government facilities under contract:
BSO law enforcement efforts use many specially trained deputies and units designed to provide maximum response efficiency in a variety of customary and unusual situations. Specialized BSO units include:
The Broward County Sheriffs Office currently operates 3 American Eurocopters for search & rescue (SAR), criminal apprehensions, missing persons, aerial surveillance, & deputy funeral service flyovers.
Helicopters:
The Communications Division of Broward Sheriff's Office is responsible for 911 emergency call-taking, dispatch, and teletype services for all of Broward County. BSO operates Broward County's consolidated regional E-911 communications system, which launched on October 1, 2013. BSO employs over 600 emergency operators and dispatchers in the consolidated regional E-911 communications system, who work from three regional PSAP call centers (Coconut Creek, Sunrise, and Pembroke Pines).
The Broward Sheriff's Office operates the 12th largest local jail system in the United States (5,300 beds), and the second largest to have earned national accreditation from both the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections (CAC) and American Correctional Association (ACA). The Department of Detention and Community Programs oversees all jail facility operations and community-based offender programs within Broward County.
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