Chief of Police - Jane Castor
The Mission of the Tampa Police Department is to Reduce Crime and Enhance the Quality of Life
Through a Cooperative Partnership with all Citizens.

During her 29 years as a Tampa Police Officer, Chief Jane Castor has built a reputation for working side by side with citizens, neighborhood leaders, activists and business owners to solve crime problems and improve our community. Those strong partnerships are now the foundation of the Department's crime reduction strategy, leading to unprecedented success in making Tampa a safer city. Since it's induction in 2003, Chief Castor's Focus on Four crime reduction plan has been the driving force behind Tampa's 65.8% reduction in crime.

The following bureaus report directly to the Office of the Chief:

Read more of Chief Castor's Biography

Police Operations - Assistant Chief John Bennett

Investigations and Support - Assistant Chief John Newman

Major Brian Dugan Criminal Investigations Division	Major Sophia Teague Special Support Division
Major Crimes Bureau	Special Operations Bureau
Strategic Operations Bureau	Support Services Bureau
Communications Bureau	Specialty Teams

The Tampa Police Department has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc (CALEA) since 1985.  The Department was 12th agency to receive accreditation status in the United States.  CALEA was created in 1979 as a law enforcement credentialing authority through the joint efforts of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), National Sheriff's Association (NSA) and the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF).