Volusia Sheriff's Office

The Volusia Sheriff's Office is a comprehensive law enforcement agency serving Volusia County, Florida, with a mission to preserve peace, protect residents and property, enforce laws, and detect and prevent crime across its jurisdiction. Operating with approximately 840 employeesroughly half sworn law enforcement officers and half civilian staffsup... plemented by more than 200 volunteers and an annual budget of approximately $94 million, the agency delivers a full spectrum of community-based law enforcement and crime prevention services to county residents. Beyond its primary jurisdiction in unincorporated Volusia County, the Sheriff's Office provides contracted law enforcement services to the municipalities of Deltona, DeBary, Pierson, and Oak Hill, ensuring consistent public safety standards across the region. The agency maintains a distributed operational footprint consisting of five district offices located in DeBary, Deltona, DeLand, Ormond Beach, and New Smyrna Beach, along with substations in Pierson and Oak Hill and a centrally coordinated Operations Center, all designed to deliver accessible patrol and criminal investigative services to the communities served. The Sheriff's Office operates a robust portfolio of specialized units addressing diverse law enforcement needs, including narcotics enforcement, auto theft investigation, crime analysis, intelligence operations, major case investigations, juvenile investigations, sex crimes units, victim advocacy, traffic enforcement, aviation services, bomb disposal, dive team operations, K-9 units, marine patrol, tactical response teams, and homeland security initiatives. A significant operational responsibility includes law enforcement services at Daytona Beach International Airport, assumed following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The agency's intelligence and investigative capabilities are further enhanced through the Volusia County Crime Center, a technologically advanced facility where crime analysts and detectives collaborate with local police ...Read More