Gainesville Police Department

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545 NW 8th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
+1 (352) 393-7500
http://www.gainesvillepd.org
The mission of the Gainesville Police Department is to provide competent and courteous service to all citizens of Gainesville, Fla., in their homes and places of business while working toward establishing a community characterized by both physical safety and personal freedom. In 1869, the first town marshal, P. Shemwell, was elected, with 56 of the 93 votes polled. In 1919, the title of marshal was changed to chief of police, but the department consisted of one man. The department s jurisdiction is divided into three geographical districts. The Gainesville Police Department is comprised of the following divisions: personnel, public information, support service, training, professional standards, fiscal, internal affairs, special programs, analysis and technical services.

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1.05 reviews
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Scot S.
4/16/2022

I called the GPD twice about a car that was driving inside Tom Petty Park on busy Saturday. There were kids everywhere for a birthday party. The car parked next to the birthday party for hours...

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Juli A.
9/10/2024

I've been threatened with bodily harm twice by a neighbor I've never met. I've called police twice and they wouldn't even come out and speak to anyone. Apparently it is OK to threaten someone...

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Michael G.
2/19/2025

Gainesville Police Department Worst police department in the state. I called for an officer at 6pm and they told me to wait at the scene. I proceeded to wait nearly two hours, yet an officer never...

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Gaby O.
9/6/2021

Overall, they don't do their job. The male cops go to mid town and downtown to hit on young students. I left my house key at a bar with a friend of mine (bartender) and I went to pick it up at...

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Andrea S.
4/7/2015

The GPD sucks. I was punched in the face by an angry driver and the GPD did not do anything about it. They did the bare minimum and I was the one who had to always call them looking for an update....

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