With aproximately 5,400 employees, including more than 2,800 certified deputies and more 600 fire rescue professionals, the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) is a full-service, nationally accredited public safety agency.

BSO provides full-time law enforcement services in 16 Broward cities and towns and in all of Broward's Unincorporated areas, serving more than one-third of the county. In addition, BSO protects the Broward County Courthouse, the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, areas of the Everglades and the county's waterways, including Port Everglades.