The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office website is designed to help you find information you need regarding the agency, but we won’t ask that you memorize our organizational chart to find it. Some helpful linked areas on our site include:
Office of the Sheriff
The Office of the Sheriff supports the Sheriff of Alachua County for all routine operational and administrative tasks, including key functions.
- The Office of General Counsel, provides legal advice and counsel to the Sheriff, Sheriff’s Office command staff, and employees.
- The Community Engagement Division is the conduit for the most up-to-date information for the community for all matters relating to the Alachua County Sheriff ’s Office.
- The Office of Professional Standards is more commonly referred to as Internal Affairs. The Office of Professional Standards investigates all formal complaints and conducts Internal Affairs Investigations, along with other tasks.
- The Accounting and Budget Bureau is responsible for the sound and timely accounting of all fiscal matters.
- The Policy and Accreditation Unit researches, writes, edits and promulgates policies and procedures according to best practices and accreditation standards.
Department of Operations
Our Department of Operations includes some of the most familiar aspects of law enforcement, such as the Patrol Operations Division – on the streets daily and the first responders you expect to see and also support units like the K-9 Unit. The Department also includes the Special Operations Division – bringing special teams and support, such as the SWAT Team, the Bomb Squad and the Aviation Unit. The department also includes deputies and staff in the Judicial Services and Training Division.
Department of Support Services
Our Department of Support Services includes Detectives in our Criminal Investigations Division, which includes our Victim Advocate Unit, which promotes innovative best practices for vulnerable victim populations that are both victim-centered and trauma informed. The department also includes a newly created Innovative Policing Division that manages cutting-edge technology available to law enforcement, like an upcoming Real-Time Crime Intelligence Center (RTIC), Intelligence-Led Policing Unit, Crime Prevention Unit, Teen Court and Mental Health Co-Responder Program. The Combined Communications Division includes the Communications Operations Bureau, comprised of dispatchers and telecommunicators that serve as the first of our first responders. Our Information Technology Bureau is also organized under this Department, which also also includes the professionals that maintain information technology, mapping and other behind the scenes operations that keep public safety running at it’s finest. Our Radio Maintenance Unit and Body-Worn Camera Program are facilitated through this Bureau.
Department of Administrative Services
Our Department of Administrative Services includes many of the administrative functions of the agency such as those that process crime scenes, maintain evidence, property, and fleet. The Human Resources Bureau handles employment functions such as hiring, employee benefits, and retirement and facilitates the agency’s chaplaincy program. The Records Bureau maintains the agency’s records and handles the public records request function.
Department of the Jail
Our Department of the Jail is a Florida Corrections Accreditation Commission accredited facility, receiving their 4th Excelsior Award in October 2023, and we post information on how to do an Inmate Search as well as check on Inmate Services such as visitation, calls, and care packages through our website.