Gulfport Police Department

What Gulfport Police Department does

The Gulfport Police Department is the primary municipal law enforcement agency for the City of Gulfport, Florida, a coastal community of approximately 12,000 residents in Pinellas County. Established in 1910, the department operates with 42 staff and provides 24/7 public safety services including emergency response, crime prevention, traffic enforcement, community policing, and criminal investigation. It is housed at City Hall (2401 53rd St. S.) as part of the broader City of Gulfport municipal government complex under Mayor Karen Love and the City Council.

The department's technology stack consists of standard, commodity law enforcement tools: computer-aided dispatch, records management systems, and mobile data terminals for patrol operations. Non-emergency service requests are accepted through the SeeClickFix citizen-engagement platform, and the department has launched a mobile app presence. No proprietary technology, custom-built platforms, or differentiated technical assets are disclosed.

The department's funding model is non-commercial: it receives an allocation from the City of Gulfport General Fund, drawing approximately 24.7% of property tax revenue — the largest share of any city department — representing roughly $6.97M (31.98% of the $21.78M General Fund) in FY26. It coordinates with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office for specialized and county-wide law enforcement services, integrates with 911 emergency dispatch, and partners with Pinellas County Animal Services. The Police Pension Board administers retirement benefits for sworn officers. The department serves all residents, businesses, and visitors within city limits on a geographic, tax-funded basis.

Name

Gulfport Police Department

Legal name

City of Gulfport

Website

https://gulfportpolice.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1910

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Gulfport Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency serving approximately 12,000 residents of Gulfport, Florida, within Pinellas County. Funded through the city's General Fund and coordinated with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, it provides 24/7 emergency response, crime prevention, traffic enforcement, and community policing.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Gulfport, FL

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

The Gulfport Police Department provides municipal law enforcement and public safety services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of the City of Gulfport, Florida. Core offerings include 24/7 patrol operations, emergency response, crime investigation, traffic enforcement, community policing, and public safety education. Non-emergency service requests are handled through the SeeClickFix platform, and the department coordinates with Pinellas County for specialized and county-wide law enforcement services.

Product overview

The City of Gulfport operates a municipal government website that provides public services including SeeClickFix for service requests, online bill pay, a community development permitting portal, GTV-640 access channel, Library services with eBooks and streaming, and various recreation programs. The Police Department is one of several city departments serving residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Law Enforcement and Patrol Services Round-the-clock patrol operations, crime investigation, and general law enforcement services provided to all residents, businesses, and visitors within the City of Gulfport, Florida.
• Emergency Response Services Rapid emergency response coordination through integration with county-wide 911 emergency dispatch services for Gulfport residents and visitors.
• Community Policing Programs Proactive community policing initiatives, public safety education, and crime prevention programs designed for Gulfport residents and neighborhoods.
• Traffic Enforcement Traffic enforcement and traffic safety services provided to maintain road safety and enforce traffic laws within the City of Gulfport.
• SeeClickFix Non-Emergency Service Requests Digital platform for residents and visitors to submit non-emergency service requests to the City of Gulfport, including police-related quality-of-life issues.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Pinellas County Sheriff's OfficecoreOthersThe Gulfport Police Department coordinates with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office for county-wide law enforcement services, emergency response support, and specialized investigative resources. This partnership ensures comprehensive public safety coverage for Gulfport residents.
• 911 Emergency ServicescoreOthersIntegration with county-wide 911 emergency dispatch services for rapid emergency response coordination.
• Pinellas County Animal ServicesminorOthersCoordinates animal control services with Pinellas County for animal-related calls and services within Gulfport city limits.
• Police Pension BoardminorOthersOversees the Police Pension Fund for sworn officers of the Gulfport Police Department, ensuring retirement benefits administration.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Largo Police Department: Municipal police department serving the City of Largo, immediately adjacent to Gulfport within Pinellas County. Directly comparable as a small-to-mid-size Pinellas municipal police force serving a residential community.
• Clearwater Police Department: Municipal police department for the City of Clearwater, also in Pinellas County. Comparable in size tier, coastal Florida operating environment, and partnership access to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
• St. Petersburg Police Department: Municipal police agency serving the adjacent larger city of St. Petersburg within the same Pinellas County. Closest comparable in terms of coastal Florida municipal policing, governance structure, and county-level interagency relationships.
• Pinellas County Sheriff's Office: County-level law enforcement agency that already serves as Gulfport's primary operational partner for specialized services. Directly comparable in jurisdiction and service overlap, and a structural dependency for Gulfport's surge capacity.
• Treasure Island Police Department: Municipal police department for the small barrier-island city of Treasure Island, immediately adjacent to Gulfport. Comparable as a very small coastal Florida municipal police force with similar workforce scale and bayfront exposure.
• Sarasota Police Department: Municipal police agency serving the City of Sarasota on Florida's Gulf Coast. Comparable as a coastal Florida city police department of similar size tier, with overlapping community-policing and tourism-related demands.

Regional players

• Hollywood Police Department: Municipal police department for the City of Hollywood in southeast Florida. Comparable in coastal Florida municipal policing context but operates in a different region (Broward County) and does not share Gulfport's Pinellas County interagency ecosystem.
• Pasadena Police Department (TX): Municipal police department serving the City of Pasadena, Texas. Comparable as a mid-size municipal police agency in a coastal Gulf-state setting with similar economic-base and community-policing demands, though in a different state.

Broad incumbents

• Fort Lauderdale Police Department: Municipal police department serving Fort Lauderdale, a major coastal Florida city. Comparable as a coastal municipal policing operation but significantly larger and operating in a different regional context.
• Tampa Police Department: Larger municipal police agency serving the City of Tampa, also in the Tampa Bay region. Comparable as a coastal Florida municipal police department but operates at significantly greater scale and with broader specialized units.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mygulfport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gulfport-police-department

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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