St. Petersburg Police Department

Not to be confused with Saint Petersburg Police.

St. Petersburg Police Department
Common nameSt. Petersburg P.D.
AbbreviationSPPD
Agency overview
Formed1903
Employees757
Volunteers62
Annual budget$86.9 million (2010 FY)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionPinellas County, Florida, United States
Map of St. Petersburg Police Department's Jurisdiction.
Size64 sq mi (170 km2)
Population262,000 citizens
Legal jurisdictionSt. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
General nature
Operational structure
Headquarters1301 First Avenue North
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Police Officers562
Unsworn members212
Agency executives
  • Anthony Holloway,
    Chief of Police
  • Joseph Dente, Assistant Chief, Uniform Services Bureau
  • Antonio Gilliam, Assistant Chief, Investigative Services Bureau
  • Michael Kovacsev, Assistant Chief, Administrative Services Bureau
Bureaus
4
  • Office of the Chief of Police
  • Administrative Services Bureau
  • Investigative Services Bureau
  • Uniform Services Bureau
Divisions
17
  • Community Awareness Division
  • Executive Operations Division
  • Legal Division
  • Internal Affairs
  • District 1
  • District 2
  • District 3
  • District 4
  • Uniform Support Division
  • Crimes Against Property Division
  • Crimes Against Persons Division
  • Youth Resources Division
  • Vice & Narcotics Division
  • Communications Division
  • Fiscal Services Division
  • Training Division
  • Records & Identification Division
Facilities
Districts1
Patrol Boats2
Website
St.Petersburg Police Department

The St Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of St. Petersburg, Florida. The department was created in 1903. The St. Petersburg Police Department has an authorized strength of 550 sworn officers and 212 civilian support staff. The department serves the fifth largest city in the state of Florida, with a population of 250,000. The St. Petersburg Police Department is one of over 1,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).[1] Anthony Holloway is the chief of police.

The department has specialized units, both uniformed and undercover, to target specific public safety issues within the city (i.e., auto thefts, violent crime).[2] The department uses community outreach programs like Park Walk and Talk,[3] Facebook, Twitter, and a tip 411[4] app to gather information from the community and address specific concerns.

  1. ^ www.stpete.org/police. "Welcome to the St. Petersburg Police Department". police.stpete.org. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "64 Arrested in Multi-County Auto Theft Crackdown | Patch". St. Pete, FL Patch. September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "St. Petersburg police Chief Tony Holloway, after 100 days in office, gets high praise". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tip411". police.stpete.org. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.