Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Name

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Legal name

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://sheriff-okaloosa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety and Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

School Resource Officer (SRO) & Law Enforcement Liaison Services (EDAEACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Harbor & Coastal Patrol / Waterborne Security (BPAKALAC), Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs (EDALAEAG)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety agency
• Patrol and investigations
• Correctional facilities
• Community policing programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Shalimar

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. County Tax Funding: As a Florida county sheriff's office, the agency is funded primarily through the Okaloosa County budget derived from local property and sales taxes. The agency also generates revenue through off-duty deputy hiring fees, concealed weapons permit fees, and public records request fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is the full-service county law enforcement agency for Okaloosa County, Florida, delivering 24/7 patrol, criminal investigations, traffic and DUI enforcement, K-9, marine and beach patrol, school resource officers, special response team (SWAT), crisis negotiations, underwater investigations, and corrections across three geographic districts. It also provides community-facing programs (Citizen Academy, Teen Driver Challenge, Project Lifesaver, Citizens Firearms Safety Course, Explorers, Posse) and a public mobile app for tips, warrants, arrests, and alerts.

Product overview

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services as a government agency rather than a commercial product company. Their primary service offerings include a mobile application for public access to safety information and various law enforcement divisions. The mobile app (available on App Store and Google Play) provides access to Submit A Tip, Warrants, Recent Arrests, Sex Offenders, News and Events, Social Media, and Contact Us features. Their broader service portfolio encompasses patrol, criminal investigations, traffic enforcement, K-9 operations, marine and beach patrol, school resource officers, special response team, underwater investigation, and warrant services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OCSO Mobile App
• Law Enforcement and Public Safety Services Comprehensive law enforcement services provided to Okaloosa County residents and visitors, including patrol across three geographic districts 24/7, criminal investigations, traffic and DUI enforcement, K-9 unit, marine and beach patrol, school resource officers in all county schools, special response team (SWAT), crisis negotiations, underwater investigation unit, warrant services, and corrections.
• Off-Duty Deputy Hiring Service Fee-based service allowing businesses, event organizers, and construction sites to hire off-duty OCSO deputies for traffic control, crowd control, and security. Tiered hourly rates: Tier 1 at $37/hr, Tier 2 at $47/hr, Tier 3 (Holiday) at $52/hr, plus a $2/hr administrative fee, 4-hour minimum, and an 8% RollKall management fee.
• Project Lifesaver Free GPS-based tracking and rapid search-and-recovery program for individuals prone to wandering due to cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer's or autism. Enrolled clients wear wristband transmitters and OCSO conducts rapid search and recovery with specialized receivers, communicating critical information to first responders.
• Sheriff's Citizen Academy Free 13-week educational program for citizens on law enforcement operations to build transparency and trust with the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.
• Teen Driver Challenge (TDC) Free defensive driving course for teen drivers, backed by the Florida Sheriff's Association and supported by the Sheriff. Course facilities are provided by Northwest Florida State College.
• Citizen's Firearms Safety Course Firearm safety training class for citizens, with no course fee (participants provide their own ammunition). Class is held at the Public Safety Training Complex and is typically offered every other month. Also supports LEOSA/HR 218 qualifications for retired law enforcement.
• School Resource Officer (SRO) Program Deploys 50 deputies as School Resource Officers in every elementary, middle, and high school in Okaloosa County, providing law enforcement presence, student counseling, and safety education in partnership with the Okaloosa County School District.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TheSheriffApp.com (OCV, LLC)coreTechnology or Integration · 21 February 2022TheSheriffApp.com, a division of OCV, LLC, developed the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office smartphone app. The app provides public access to tips, warrants, arrests, sex offender information, news, social media, and push notifications. The app is available on both App Store and Google Play.
• Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAWS assisted OCSO in executing a search warrant and removed over 70 animals from a neglect case at a Crestview property. PAWS provides animal welfare support during cruelty investigations.
• Emerald Coast Crime StopperscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmerald Coast Crime Stoppers provides an anonymous tip hotline (850-863-TIPS) and website for citizens to report crime. Tips from Crime Stoppers led to major investigations including the animal cruelty case and various drug arrests.
• Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCSO partnered with NWFSC to offer Equivalency of Training (EOT) classes quarterly. CJSTC Training Center 21 is located at Northwest Florida State College. The college also provides driving course facilities for the Teen Driver Challenge program.
• City of DestinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn October 2000, OCSO partnered with the City of Destin to add two full-time Beach Patrol deputies funded by a federal grant at no cost to taxpayers.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCSO participates in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program, providing citizens with a safe way to dispose of unwanted or expired medications.
• Okaloosa Emergency Medical Services (EMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParamedics from Okaloosa Emergency Medical Services are included as part of the multi-jurisdictional Special Response Team, providing integrated emergency medical response during critical incidents.
• Florida Sheriff's Association (FSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Teen Driver Challenge is backed by the Florida Sheriff's Association (FSA) and supported by the Sheriff. FSA provides program standards and oversight for the free defensive driving course offered to teens.
• Community Traffic Safety TeamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCSO Traffic Unit works with the Community Traffic Safety Team, an organization bringing agencies and citizens together to address traffic problems and develop solutions.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Alachua County Sheriff's Office: Florida county sheriff's office serving Gainesville and the University of Florida community. Comparable mid-size agency with similar service scope including SRO programs and professional standards accreditation.
• Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Florida Panhandle county (east of Okaloosa) with overlapping Eglin AFB coverage and similar resident population scale (~190,000). Directly comparable for operational benchmarking of patrol, K-9, and SRO programs serving similar demographics.
• Escambia County Sheriff's Office: Florida Panhandle county sheriff's office serving Pensacola metro area. Directly comparable to OCSO in jurisdiction size, organizational structure, and challenges of a coastal Florida county with military installations (Pensacola NAS) — making it the closest functional peer for benchmarking patrol, marine, and SRO operations.
• Bay County Sheriff's Office: Florida Panhandle county sheriff's office serving Panama City and the Panama City Beach tourism market. Comparable in terms of beach tourism volume, marine patrol demands, and post-Hurricane Michael recovery operating conditions.
• Walton County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Florida Panhandle county providing primary law enforcement services for the South Walton / 30A beach corridor with similarly high tourist-to-resident ratios. Closest geographic peer of OCSO given shared coastal tourism dynamics and similar rural/urban mix.

Broad incumbents

• Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office: Major Florida metropolitan sheriff's office (Tampa area) operating as a broad incumbent in the same state regulatory and accreditation environment. Useful for talent, technology, and program benchmarking at a larger scale.
• Pinellas County Sheriff's Office: Established Florida Gulf Coast sheriff's office serving the St. Petersburg area. Larger agency but operates with comparable structure including CALEA accreditation, marine patrol, and comprehensive SRO coverage.
• Brevard County Sheriff's Office: Mid-large Florida county sheriff's office (Space Coast) with comparable coastal/marine responsibilities and similar service mix. Benchmark for OCSO on operational scale-up.
• Lee County Sheriff's Office: Larger Florida county sheriff's office (Fort Myers / Cape Coral) with CALEA accreditation and similar full-service structure including marine, K-9, and aviation units. Larger scale but uses OCSO's same operating model.

Others

• Florida Department of Law Enforcement: State-level Florida law enforcement agency with regulatory and training oversight role over county sheriffs via the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission. Provides accreditation frameworks (CFA), training, and mutual-aid coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OCSOALERTS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/OkaloosaSheriff
• Facebookfacebook.com/OkaloosaSheriff
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/okaloosa-county-sheriff's-office
• Instagraminstagram.com/okaloosasheriff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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