Port St. Lucie Police Department

The City of Port St. Lucie is located halfway between Miami and Orlando on the east coast of Florida and is 120 square miles in size with a population of approximately 175,000 residents. Port St. Lucie is Florida's 9th largest city by population and the spring training and minor league home of the New York Mets.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department is staffed with 229 sworn police officers and a civilian staff of 66 full-time employees, who are committed to providing superior customer service and remaining one of America's safest cities. In 2015, the police department answered 90,000 calls for police service, while maintaining the lowest crime rate in Florida for cities with a population over 100,000 residents.

Organizational Values:

Protecting and preserving constitutional rights:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department is committed to protecting and preserving the
rights of individuals as guaranteed by the Constitution.

Service to our community:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department will work together with the community towards the prevention and elimination of conditions that threaten the community's right to be secure.

Accountability:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department will hold all personnel accountable for the detection of problems and the execution of problem-solving strategies in their assigned areas.

Ethical and moral conduct:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department will hold all members to the highest standards
of moral and ethical conduct, both on-duty and off-duty.

Respect for people:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department believes in treating all people with respect and dignity.

Empowerment:

The Port St. Lucie Police Department believes that it will achieve excellence through
the active participation of its employees in the development and implementation of policies, programs and services.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, from 1998 through 2004, the City of Port St. Lucie had the lowest crime rate in Florida cities with a population of more than 75,000. From 2010 through 2015, the City of Port St. Lucie also had the lowest crime rate in Florida cities with a population of more than 100,000.

Currently, the City of Port St. Lucie is experiencing the lowest crime rate in 25 years as our officers strive to achieve our mission of remaining one of America's safest cities.