The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) provides law enforcement, detention, and 9-1-1 dispatch service for the more than 700,000 residents of unincorporated Hillsborough County, Florida. The agency is responsible for a jurisdiction of over 900 square miles, and is ranked the ninth largest suburban county law enforcement agency in the nation. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office operates on an annual budget of more than $300 million and employs more than 3,400 people, including more than 1170 sworn law enforcement deputies and 970 detention deputies. The HCSO conducts police operations from a Sheriff's Operation Center, four uniformed Patrol districts and twenty-seven Community Stations located throughout the entire county.

Additionally, the Sheriff's Office is responsible for operating and staffing two jails and a work release center which maintain an average population of more than 4,600 prisoners on any given day. The Sheriff's Office is also responsible for the security of the Hillsborough County Courts, and service of criminal warrants and civil process issued by Hillsborough County Courts. As a result of the close proximity of HCSO Community Stations and a highly visible patrol presence, the HCSO maintains continuous professional and personal relationships within the communities it serves. This personal contact is a critical cornerstone to the HCSO Community Policing philosophy, and is an essential value in fulfilling its Mission.