Tampa Police Department

The Tampa Police Department is governed by the City of Tampa in Florida. The department offers home security, burglary prevention and hurricane awareness programs. It manages a criminal investigations division that operates major crimes, narcotics and communications bureaus. The department has a legal bureau that responds to requests for legal opinions. The Tampa Police Department also collects and analyzes crime data to identify and correlate the patterns, trends and common characteristics of criminal activities. The department provides assistance for the formulation of city ordinances that affect adult entertainment businesses. In addition, it manages canine, aviation, marine, and traffic and motor units.

Founded in 1855, the Tampa Police Department s mission is to protect the lives, property and constitutional rights of the residents of Tampa, Fla. by maintaining and promoting community order and respect for the law. The department s special operations division includes the aviation unit, traffic and DUI units, K-9 unit and the mounted and marine patrols. Its investigations division includes the major crimes unit, narcotics unit, homicide unit, missing persons bureau, domestic violence team and the forensic investigations team. The support services division is responsible for personnel, records, communications, evidence control and civilian volunteers. The Tampa Police Department employs more than 1,000 uniformed officers and nearly 375 civilian support personnel. It has operations on North 30th Street.