SHERIFF DAVID F. HARVEY
The citizens of Wakulla County are our primary concern. Their well-being and safety must be the essence of our focus. Therefore it is the mission of the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office to enhance the quality of life of citizens by reducing both crime and the fear of crime throughout Wakulla County.
Wakulla County has grown in population by 20% during the past 5 years, however, our overall crime rate reported by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Uniform Crime Report has come down by 28%. With the increased growth in population, the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office 's calls for service has doubled in the last 5 years, however, our per captia cost of law enforcement is the lowest in the Big Bend.
We are safer that we were five years ago at a lower cost than our neighbors and I credit this to the effective leadership and the high professional standards among that leadership team and our deputies.
We welcome your input and insight on what your needs are as a community and your suggestions on how we can best serve these needs. It is the objective of the Wakulla County Sheriff's Office to provide an optimum level of service to the citizens of this county. Furthermore, it is the responsibility of this office to reach beyond the typically reactive law enforcement role of protect and serve, reach beyond the proactive law enforcement, and become coactive with the citizens of Wakulla County. In this role, we, as the members of the Sheriff's Office, will improve the quality of life for the citizens of Wakulla.
As a public service agency, we will streamline and remove barriers that are typical of inaccessible bureaucracies. We will work with the community in obtaining assistance and resources from other agencies both public and private. We shall provide a public service, and though that endeavor, establish the Sheriff's Office as a facilitator for quality of life issues - not just a providers of basic law enforcement service. We seek to be more resourceful, imaginative and aggressive in our approach to crime. By doing so, we encourage the public to become an involved partner.
If you would like to share information with us on a crime, neighborhood problem, or any matter you feel requires law enforcement attention, you can post information to our e-tips electronic tip line or send us an email to
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. If you would like to speak to someone, please visit our offices at 15 Oak Street, Crawfordville, Florida, or by calling 850-926-0804.
Mary Dean Barwick, the Sheriff's Office Finance Director, is a Certified Public Accountant and the mission of the Finance Division is to provide professional finance, budget and grant assistance to the Sheriff's Office. In order to achieve this mission the Sheriff's Office must operate in a fiscally responsible manner, which includes linking strategic planning and the budget process for the organization as a whole.
