Polk County Sheriff's Office

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency serving Polk County, Florida. Polk County is the fourth largest county in the state, with approximately 2,010 total square miles, and is the ninth most populated county with an estimated population of 646,989. Polk County is comprised of seventeen municipalities, the largest being Lakeland, and is located in Central Florida, with Tampa to the west and Orlando to the east.  The Sheriff administers directed patrol and investigative responsibilities in a primary service area that includes the unincorporated regions of the county, as well as within six municipalities that have contracted with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement services - these include: Frostproof, Polk City, Eagle Lake, Fort Meade, Dundee, and Mulberry. The primary service area of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office accounts for 65% of the county’s total population, separated into two divisions with five districts. In addition, the Sheriff’s Office administers dispatching services for 15 outside agencies including Davenport (PD and FD), Lake Wales (PD and FD), Auburndale (PD and FD), Winter Haven (PD and FD), Haines City (PD and FD), Lake Hamilton PD, Polk County Fire Rescue (with the exception of Lakeland, Lake Alfred, and Bartow), and Polk County Emergency Medical Services.