Officers of the Tallahassee Police Department patrol in a proactive manner to deter and locate criminal activity, investigate suspicious persons and/or circumstances, and enforce motor vehicle laws. It is proactive enforcement that keeps our citizens free from crime and our streets and highways safe to drive upon. We accomplish this mission in a way that respects the dignity of all persons and yet sends a strong deterrent message to actual and potential law breakers.
Bias based profiling is the selection of individuals based solely on a common trait of a group. This includes, but is not limited to, race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, age or culture. The Tallahassee Police Department prohibits bias based profiling by its officers.
Comprehensive List of Community Programs & Services
Public Safety Camera Locations
TPD is working to enhance safety and deter crime in a variety of ways, including the use of technology. At the request of residents in the Greater Bond, Griffin Heights and Frenchtown areas as part of their neighborhood planning efforts, the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) is increasing its safety camera program to help deter crime. Additionally, TPD utilizes Flock cameras which are automated license plate readers (ALPR) throughout the City. Images of license plates captured by Flock cameras (listed below in italics) are only accessed when there is a criminal predicate. Link to Flock Camera Transparency Portal.
Camera locations are determined based on community feedback, citizen complaint data, crime statistics and environmental/infrastructure considerations.
The cameras are directed to public spaces for crime prevention and investigation. They are not continuously monitored. Citizens should continue to call 911 for immediate emergency assistance and 850-606-5800 for non-emergency incidents. Citizens are also encouraged to take part in neighborhood watch programs and report suspicious activity by calling 850-891-4200. If citizens wish to remain anonymous, they may call Crime Solvers at 850-574-TIPS.
Camera Locations:
Greater Bond Neighborhood:
- Floral Street and Saxon Street
- Holton Street (2500 Block)
- Linear Park / Holton Street
- Linear Park / Saxon Street
- Kissimmee Street and Keith Street
- Nassau and Pasco Street
- Osceola Street and Holton Street
- Osceola Street and Main Street
- Taylor Street and St Marks Street
- Robert and Trudie Perkins Way and Perry Street
- Keith Street and Floral Street
Griffin Heights/Greater Frenchtown Area
- West Fourth Avenue and Old Bainbridge Road
- Basin Street (1000 Block)
- Alabama Street and Basin Street
- Alabama Street and Calloway Street
- West Brevard Street and Old Bainbridge Road
- Indiana Street and Colorado Street
- Indiana Street and Joe Louis Street
- Riley Park / 1400 Indiana Street
- Preston Street and North Woodward Avenue
- Carter-Howell-Strong Park / West Carolina Street and North Copeland Street
Tuskegee Neighborhood
- West Orange Avenue and Walnut Street
- Tuskegee Street and Anita Davis Way (Pasco Street)
Providence Neighborhood
- Levy Avenue and Iamonia Street
- Stuckey Avenue and Iamonia Street
Other Parks
- Cascades Park
- FAMU Way Art Park / 800 block of FAMU Way
- Jack McLean Park / 700 Paul Russell Road
- AJ Henry Park
FAMU Area
- Lincoln Street and South Adams Street
- West Osceola Street and South MLK Boulevard
- FAMU Way and South Adams Street
General PSCS
- West Pensacola Street (2000 block)
- West Pensacola Street and Mabry Street
- West Orange Avenue and South Monroe Street
- Lake Bradford Road and McCaskill Avenue
- West Tharpe Street and North MLK Boulevard
Flock Camera Locations
Northeast:
- A.J. Henry Park and A.J. Henry Park Dr.
- A.J. Henry Park and Whitney Dr. E.
- Easterwood Dr and Weems R.
- Henderson Rd. and Grady Rd.
- Monticello Dr. and N. Monroe St. (FL-63)
- NB Allen Rd. and N. Monroe St. (US-27)
- Thomasville Rd. (FL-61) and E. 7th Ave.
- Thomasville Rd. (FL-61) and N Monroe St. (FL-155)
- Capital Medical Blvd. and Capital Medical Ct.
- Betton Rd. and Thomasville Rd. (FL-61)
- Buford Blvd. and Capital Medical Blvd.
- Buford Blvd. and Care Dr.
- Capital Medical Blvd. and Buford Blvd.
- Care Dr. and Buford Blvd.
- Centerville Rd. (FL-265) and E. 7th Ave.
- E. Bradford Rd. and Thomasville Rd. (FL-61)
- Hermitage Blvd. and Capital Cir. NE. (FL-261)
- Hermitage Blvd. and Rachel Ln.
- Kerry Forest Pkwy. and St. Ives Ln.
- Kerry Forest Pkwy. and Tredington Park Dr.
- Lakeshore Dr. and US-27/FL-63
- Meridian Park and N. Meridian Rd. (CR-155)
- Metropolitan Blvd. and Thomasville Rd. * 2 cameras
- Miccosukee Rd. (CR-146) and N. Blair Stone Rd.
- Miccosukee Rd. (CR-146) and N. Magnolia
- Miccosukee Rd. (FL-146) and N. Blair Stone Rd.
- Miller Landing Rd. and N. Meridian Rd. (CR-155)
- Olson Rd. and Centerville Rd. (CR-151)
- Olson Rd. and Dasha Ln.
- Professional Park Cir. and Capital Medical Blvd.
- Sharer Rd. and N. Monroe St. (FL-63)
Northwest:
- Hartsfield Rd. and High Rd.
- Hartsfield Rd. and Mission Rd.
- Ocala Rd. and Continental Ave.
- White Dr. and W Pensacola St. (FL-366)
- Appleyard Dr. and W Tennessee St. (FL-20)
- Blountstown St. and W Tennessee St. (FL-10)
- Dade St. and Brewer St.
- Dade St. and S. Alabama St.
- Mission Rd. and W. Tennessee St. (FL-20)
- Misson Rd. and Appleyard Dr.
- Ocala Rd. and Tennessee St.
- San Luis Mission Park and San Luis Rd.
Southeast:
- Easterwood Dr. and Conner Blvd.
- Old Saint Augustine Rd. and Blair Stone Rd. * 2 cameras
- Capital Circle SE. (US-319/FL-261) and E. Orange Ave E.
- E. Bloxham St. and S. Calhoun St.
- E. Orange Ave. and Capital Cir SE.
- E. Orange Ave. and Capital Circle SE. (FL-261)
- EB E. Gaines St. and S. Calhoun St.
- Jim Lee Rd. and E. Magnolia Dr. (CR-265) * 2 cameras
- Jim Lee Rd. and E. Orange Ave. (CR-373) * 2 cameras
- Myers Park Dr. and Adderley Wy.
- S. Blair Stone Rd. and Capital Circle SE. (FL-261)
- S. Franklin Blvd. and E Pensacola St.
- S. Gadsden St. and Adderley Wy.
- Suwannee St. and E. Lafayette St. (CR-2196)
Southwest:
- Appleyard Dr. and W Pensacola St. (FL-366)
- FAMU Wy. and Railroad Ave. * 2 cameras
- Mabry St. and Plant St.
- Mabry St. and Roberts Ave.
- Pepper Dr. and Lake Bradford Rd.
- Roberts Ave. and Mabry St. * 2 cameras
- White Dr. and W Tennessee St. (FL-10/FL-20)
- Blountstown St. and W. Tennessee St. (FL-10)
- Iamonia St. and Roberts Ave.
- Ridge Rd. and Crawfordville Rd. (FL-61)
- Roberts Ave. and Iamonia St.
- S Lipona Rd. and Jackson Bluff Rd.
- Springsax Dr. and Springhill Rd. (CR-2203) * 2 cameras
- Terminal Loop Rd. and Capital Cir. SW. (FL-263)
- Terminal Rd. and Capital Cir. SW. (FL-263)
- N. Monroe St and Northmont Dr *2 cameras
Child Safety Seat Inspection/Installation
Despite numerous campaigns to promote the use of safety belts and child safety seats as well as the child occupant protection laws enacted within the state, motor vehicle crashes continue to kill and seriously injure children at an alarming rate. Each year, approximately 1,800 children ages 14 and under are killed as occupants in motor vehicles and more than 280,000 are injured.
Child safety seats, when correctly installed and used, are extremely effective in saving children's lives. Correct installation may reduce the risk of death by as much as 71 percent for infants. However, they are complicated to install and use, making mistakes extremely common. In fact, studies have found that as many as three out of four child safety seats that are installed are used incorrectly according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Quality of life has always been and continues to be an important issue with the Tallahassee Police Department. Parents strap their children into car seats, unaware that mistakes in the seat's installation put their children in danger. For these reasons, the Tallahassee Police Department has certified officers and civilians trained as Child Safety Seat Technicians. Each Wednesday at 10am, TPD offers courtesy child safety seat checks by appointment. TPD also conducts large-scale child safety seat checkpoints at different locations in the city several times throughout the year.
For further information on this program please call 850-891-4275.
Citizens Advisory Council
Established in 2020, TPD's Citizens Advisory Council (CAC) is part of a holistic effort to expand transparency and strengthen community bonds between residents and officers. The CAC is comprised of 26 residents from all areas of Tallahassee. It serves as a conduit between the department and the community to keep the channels of communication open.
CAC members serve staggered 2-year terms.
CAC meetings are typically held on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Walker-Ford Community Center, 2301 Pasco Street.
Meetings are every second Monday.
Apply to be a member of the Citizens Advisory Council
Citizens Police Academy
The Citizens Police Academy (CPA) is an informative learning process that provides an opportunity for citizens to receive 8 weeks of both classroom and field instruction regarding the various responsibilities facing our officers. CPA attendees are also made aware of the procedures and techniques used by officers in a variety of scenarios, together with the rationale and justification in support of those procedures or technique.
Class attendees receive information and instruction on such issues as use of force, defensive tactics, narcotics enforcement, special operations, criminal investigations, crime lab and evidence gathering techniques, demonstrations by the TAC Team and K-9 Unit, and much more. All of this is enhanced by their opportunity to ride along with an officer and engage in target practice with some of the department's specialized weapons.
The academy was formed in June, 1994. Classes are held two times per year, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. Class size is limited to no more than 25 attendees and the fact that we can accommodate only 25% of the applicants is a testament to the success and popularity of the program.
Program Information
Class attendees receive information and instruction on such issues as use of force, defensive tactics, special operations, criminal investigations, crime lab and evidence gathering techniques, demonstrations by the TAC Team and K-9 Unit, and much more. All of this is enhanced by their opportunity to ride along with an officer.
Applicants:
- Adults must be at least 18 years of age
- Must provide the information necessary for a criminal background check
- Must work or live in the Tallahassee/Leon County area
- Be able to commit to attending all classes during the 9-week class period
- There is no charge to participate in the academy
For more information, E-mail Vicki Posey or Stephen Stabley; or call 850-891-4251.
Apply Online or Download the Application (PDF)
Community Relations Unit
Promoting crime prevention and community policing are the primary goals of the group of certified Crime Prevention Practitioners that make up TPD's Community Relations Unit. Officers establish partnerships with neighborhood associations and crime watch groups throughout the city and coordinate specialized programs as Crime Stoppers, the RAD and RadKIDS Self-Empowerment Safety programs. Additionally, the practitioners teach crime reduction and personal safety seminars as well as target hardening strategies to citizens and community organizations.
In addition to offering business and residential security surveys, Community Relations officers conduct CPTED studies. CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) is a comprehensive review of pre-construction projects and existing structures to identify environmental improvements that would serve to reduce crime victimization. Environmental enhancements may include alterations to lighting, landscaping, window configurations or entry-way designs.
For more information, please contact us via email, or call us at 850-891-4251.
Programs
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Community Oriented Policing & Problem Solving
COPPS represents the core philosophy of the police response to problems within neighborhoods. It has, and continues to, increase the working partnership with citizens, businesses and civic groups to help solve problems that affect our quality of life in Tallahassee.
While the COPPS philosophy is used by all TPD officers, calls for service sometimes limit their ability to stay with an issue until resolution. That is why there are squads designated for this mission full time. These squads help other officers with long-term follow-up and can assist with increased enforcement, as well as other aspects of problem solving.
COPPS Officers accept a flexible schedule to be able to rapidly respond to unique neighborhood issues throughout the City. They are most frequently recognized by their specially outfitted police mountain bikes and unique police uniforms. Working closely in the community, away from their cars, they can build stronger bonds with the citizens and increase their effectiveness and cooperation.