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How Safe Is The City: Orlando Police Department & Crime Rates

Orlando Police Department (also referred to as OPD) is in charge of maintaining law and order and investigating crimes in Orlando municipal area (119.08 sq mi). In addition, the department engages in secondary activities, such as community policing and crime prevention education in schools and neighborhoods. The OPD mission statement is to keep the city safe by diminishing crime rates and maintaining high quality of life for the residents. Currently the department has approximately 800 regular officers in full service. They are aided by more than 150 civilians who mainly take part in maintaining the peace in the city's neighborhoods and responding to nonviolent emergencies, such as road accidents.

The Department's Divisions

Orlando Police Department is composed of a couple of units and divisions which include the following:

  • A communication Division, whose function is to receive and process 911 emergency calls.
  • Property and Evidence unit, which is in charge of storing property and evidence.
  • The Records Unit, which manages the city's public records archive.
  • The Criminal Investigation Division, which is divided into three units. The property Crime unit investigates frauds, forgeries, thefts and burglary cases. The Youth Service unit investigates crimes committed by juveniles including street gangs. The Violent Crime unit is in charge of investigating homicide and kidnapping cases, assaults, and domestic violence.
  • The Patrol Services Bureau is composed of three divisions that cover the entire city and provide quick response to emergency cases, some of which originate in 911 calls.

In addition, Orlando Police Department operates specialized units, such as a Mounted Patrol Unit, a Traffic Enforcement unit, an Airport Division and a K-9 unit.

Orlando crime rates

There are approximately 284,000 people living in Orlando. Crime statistics for 2021 are not that good to say the least. Orlando is considered safer than only 5% of the cities in the United states. Crime rate (measured as the number of crimes committed per 1,000 people) was 8.28 compared to 3.87 in Florida. Practically speaking, you have a chance of 1 in 121 to become a victim of a violent crime in Orlando. In the entire state, it is 1 in 258.

In the course of 2021, a total of 13,866 crimes were committed in Orlando, of which 11, 319 were property crimes and 2,547 were violent crimes (31 murders, 174 rapes, 508 robberies and 1,834 assaults).

Conducting an Orlando Criminal Background Check

If you want to search for Orlando arrest records and warrants, it is recommended turning to the City Clerk. You can visit them in person at 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 (407-246-2148, email: records@orlando.gov) and file a FOIA request.

Alternatively, OPD has an online search tool through which you can track police records. You can access this tool at: orlando.gov/Public-Safety/OPD/OPD-Records-Open-Data/Request-an-Orlando-Police-Department-Record. For further details you can email them at opdrecords@orlando.com or call them at 407-246-2406.

Expanding your Background Check to Orange County

To find Orange County arrest records, we suggest navigating to the website of the Department of Corrections. They maintain an online inmate search tool (netapps.ocfl.net/BestJail/Home/Inmates). By typing a person's name, you'll get a file containing his/her mugshot, personal details, incarceration date, number of holds, charges and bond amount. For further questions, you can contact the County's Inmate Records Management at 407-836-3400.

If you are looking for Orange County warrants, the best place to go to is Sheriff Office as they are in charge of executing these warrants. Their address is 2500 W Colonial Dr, Orlando, FL 32804 (phone: 407-254-7000). If you cannot visit them in person, you can file an online public records request (at: ocso-fl.nextrequest.com/), which also includes dockets related to criminal cases.

Another source you can use is the Clerk of Courts. They have a web-based case search tool (myeclerk.myorangeclerk.com/Cases/search) which presents criminal records. These records are vital for your background check as they present convictions and consequent jail sentences.