Jurisdiction

• Monroe County Sheriff's Office Jurisdictional Information
• General map of the Florida Keys - find out more about the Sheriff's Office in your area of the Keys
• Lower Keys jurisdictional area information
• Detailed map of Key West
• Middle Keys jurisdictional area information
• Detailed map of Marathon
• Islamorada jurisdictional area information
• Detailed map of Islamorada
• Detailed map of Plantation Key
• Upper Keys jurisdictional area information
• Detailed map of Tavernier
• Detailed map of Key Largo
• Click here for a detailed map of the Lower and Middle Keys
• Click here for a detailed map of the Middle and Upper Keys

Monroe County Sheriff's Office Jurisdictional Area

The Florida Keys are a chain of islands extending south and west from the southern tip of Florida. From the Monroe County line at the 112 mile marker of Highway U.S. 1 to the island of Key West at the 5 mile marker of the same highway, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency providing service to the citizens of the county. The agency also is charged with operating all county detention facilities and with serving civil papers in the county and in Key West.

Although the Sheriff's Office can operate within the city of Key West, the city has it's own police department that answers calls for service within the city limits.

The Sheriff's Office has it's main Headquarters building, and it's main Detention Center just outside of Key West on Stock Island. The county is broken up into Sectors, including the Lower Keys (Sector 1), the Middle Keys (Sector's 4 and 5), Islamorada (Sector 6) and the Upper Keys (Sector 7). For more detailed information about these areas, click on one of the choices listed above.

There are three Captains who command these sectors. There are also three Lieutenants who command the three substations in the Keys, located on Cudjoe Key, in Marathon and on Plantation Key. Road Patrol officers and detectives are stationed at these substations, as well as at the Headquarters building on Stock Island.

There are also satellite detention facilities in Marathon and on Plantation Key.

While the Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency for Monroe County, other local, state and federal agencies also operate in the Florida Keys. The Florida Highway Patrol handles most accidents on Keys roadways. The Florida Marine Patrol takes care of waterborne operations, for the most part. The Naval Air Station, located in the lower Keys, has it's own security force. The city of Key West has it's own police force, as does the city of Key Colony Beach. The Sheriff's Office works closely with all law enforcement agencies in the Keys, and enjoys a good working relationship with all of them.

Questions or Comments?
Contact Deputy Becky Herrin, Public Information Officer and Web Author or Sheriff Richard Roth via e-mail
For other phone and e-mail contact information, see the "Contact Information" page.  

This web site was last updated February 16, 2007