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The Port Orange Police Department serves the approximately 56,850 residents of the second largest incorporated town in Volusia County, Florida. Port Orange is a tourist and retirement oriented community located just south of Daytona Beach on the east coast of Florida, approximately one (1) hour northeast of Orlando on Interstate 4. Please visit the Port Orange/South Daytona Chamber of Commerce for more information on the area.

The Police Department, with 86 sworn officers, 6 sworn part time officers, and 21 non-sworn employees, provides law-enforcement and animal control services throughout its 27 square miles of primarily residential property. Employees are greatly assisted by more than 40 VIPS (Volunteers in Police Service), who drove more than 68,000 miles and provided over 17,000 hours of service in 2006. The Department maintains one of the lowest per-capita officer ratios within its population class, yet has achieved one of the lowest crime rates in the State of Florida.

As a proactive and community-oriented police agency, the Department subscribes to a philosophy of "community policing." Criminal trends are closely monitored so that strategies can be developed to meet the changing needs of this quickly growing city. The basis for monitoring trends results from the directive of the Department to act upon every reported crime, regardless of its nature. By giving careful consideration to each incident, the police force is able to maintain an accurate reading on the concerns of local residents. Police officers are trained to be client-oriented and forge close bonds throughout the community.

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