2012 Annual Report.pdf - Polk County Sheriff's Office

Office ofProfessional ComplianceThe Office of Professional Compliancestrives to achieve and maintain the highest level of“organizational excellence” throughout the agency. Itsthree main components are the Strategic Planning Unit,Accreditation Unit, and Property and Evidence Unit.TOTAL AMOUNT OF GRANTSADMINISTERED IN 2012$15,070,036did youknow?The population of the Sheriff’s primary servicearea, including all contract cities, was 398,796 in 2012.Polk County’s total population has increasedapproximately 25.41% since 2000, ranking Polk as theninth most populated county in Florida.According to the University of Florida’s Bureauof Economic and Business Research (BEBR) 2012estimates, Polk County’s estimated population in2015 could range from a low of 604,700 to a high of681,900.According to BEBR, the population of PolkCounty was estimated at 606,888 in 2012.Property and Evidence UnitIn 2012, the Property and Evidence Unitmoved approximately 225,000 pieces of evidencefrom a leased building to a new county owned facilitywhich will result in long term cost savings.In addition to the new facility, the Propertyand Evidence Unit implemented the new RFIOsystem for state of the art tracking of property andevidence.Accreditation UnitDivision Office of titleHere the SheriffThe Polk County Sheriff ’s Office isa proven, professional leader in law enforcementand has maintained a total of eight national andinternational accreditations.On November 17, 2012, the Sheriff ’s Officewas awarded reaccreditation by the Commission onAccreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.(CALEA)In addition to being reaccredited, theSheriff ’s Office also received the Accreditation withExcellence Award by CALEA. This award providesCALEA agencies an opportunity to be furtherrecognized for the effective use of accreditation asa model for enhanced public safety service delivery.Eligibility criteria require an agency to demonstrateprocesses for organizational improvement, andcreating an organizational culture that embodies theCALEA philosophy for implementing best practices.Since the establishment of this award in 2011, thePolk County Sheriff ’s Office is one of only six FloridaSheriff ’s Offices to receive this recognition.pieces of evidencein the custody ofthe Property andEvidence Unit as ofDecember 2012:239,15531