Inside the Broward Sheriff's Office
With 6,300 employees, including more than 2,800 certified deputies and more 600 fire rescue professionals, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) is America's largest nationally accredited sheriff's department.
BSO provides full-time law enforcement services in 14 Broward cities and towns and in all of Broward's unincorporated areas, serving more than one-third of the county. In addition, BSO protects the Broward County Courthouse, the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, countywide mass transit, areas of the Everglades and the county's waterways, including Port Everglades.
The Department of Law Enforcement, in addition to road patrol and other customary operations, administers special units including the Bomb Squad, the K-9 (canine) Unit, School Resource Deputy Unit and the Child Protective Investigations Section (CPIS), which investigates allegations of abuse and neglect against Broward County's children.
BSO's Department of Detention and Community Control administers the county's five jails and its offender programs including Drug Court and County Probation. The agency also manages 9-1-1 intake for the county and dispatch services for BSO and several local law enforcement agencies.
In October 2003, administration of the county's fire rescue operations was transferred to BSO. The Department of Fire Rescue provides fire suppression, fire protection, emergency medical services and educational programs for most unincorporated areas of Broward County and to several contracted municipalities in Broward County.
Frequently Visited Areas:
Oversees law enforcement in all BSO districts, the agency's special units and divisions and communications and dispatch services.
- Office of the Sheriff
- Our Communities
- Jail Facilities & Arrest Info
- Offender Programs
- BSO''s Most Wanted
Department of Law Enforcement
Oversees law enforcement in all BSO districts, the agency's special units and divisions and communications and dispatch services.
Department of Detention and Community Control
Responsible for in-custody and community-based offender programs, and the operation of the five jails in Broward County.
- Jail Facilities
- Offender Programs
- Jail Visitor Info
- Information for Attorneys
- Specialized Units
- Inmate Work Units
- Command Staff
Department of Fire Rescue
Provides fire suppression and protection services and emergency medical treatment and transport.
Community Programs
The Broward Sheriff's Office offers citizens a variety of educational programs to help keep our community safe and to assist law enforcement personnel on many levels.
Administrative Offices
These departments manage and support the day-to-day operation of the Sheriff's Office.
- Accountability Programs
- BIRM
- Human Resources
- Media Relations
- Division of Internal Affairs
- Purchasing Department
- Training Division
Other Areas of Interest
Arrest Search:
View the arrest information and photo of a current incarcerated Broward County inmate.
Ht: 6'06"
Wt: 350 lbs.
If you have any information regarding missing persons, call BSO at (954) 321-4735