MCSO - Florida Keys

The Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement service to all of the Florida Keys, which include approximately 112 miles of islands branching off the southern tip of Florida. The main highway, U.S. 1 runs from Florida City to Key West, and in that span, there are 45 bridges connecting the islands.

In order to provide progressive service, the Sheriff's Office employs 544 people. 189 of those are road patrol officers and detectives, 139 are Corrections Officers, 158 serve as support 58 people are employed by the Sheriff's Office-managed HIDTA Group (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area).

The Florida Keys is a popular vacation spot and over 2,000,000 tourists visit the Keys each year. In peak season (January until April) the population of the county may reach as high as 150,000.

In order to serve the unique population of the Keys, the Sheriff's Office has state of the art detention facilities located in Stock Island, Marathon and Plantation Key. The Main Sheriff's Office Administration building is also located on Stock Island, with patrol substations on Cudjoe Key, Marathon (Key Vaca) , Islamorada, and Plantation Key.

The Sheriff's Office has a fully equipped Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT), as well as a Dive Team, Bomb Squad, Marine Unit, Major Crime Investigations Unit and Special Investigations Unit (specializing in drug investigations).