Overview
The Santa Fe College Police Department is a fully sworn law enforcement agency dedicated to serving in partnership with the college community. The Police Department patrols the main campus and several centers 24/7/365 and is committed to keeping everyone safe and secure. The Police Department formed in 1993 replacing the security department at that time. Today, SF is one of only a very few colleges in the Florida College System with a police department and is the largest in the State. Three Chiefs have served with the agency. Chiefs Anthony Blalock and Daryl Johnston are retired. The current and first full time chief is Ed Book.
The Santa Fe College Police Department and its personnel have received awards and recognition from leading law enforcement organizations. In many cases, the College Police Department has been the first higher education law enforcement agency to ever receive these awards.
- 2020 – 2nd Place Higher Education Department of the Year by the National Campus Safety Summit.
- 2019 – Named one of "Safest Colleges in America" by the National Council for Home Safety and Security.
- 2016 – "Special Recognition in Community Policing" from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the world's largest law enforcement organization
- 2015 – "Florida Crime Prevention Unit of the Year" from the Florida Crime Prevention Association
- 2013 – Inaugural "Community Policing" award from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA), the world’s largest campus safety and security organization
- 2012 – "Rocky Pomerance Excellence in Policing" Award from the Florida Police Chiefs Association
