Our Mission

The mission of the Levy County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) is to provide quality, professional, local Law Enforcement and Correctional services, tailored to individual communities, to improve public safety, to ensure Levy County is a safe place to work and live. We are the LCSO – Loyal to our Community and committed to Serving Others.

Goals:

• To reduce crime and the fear of crime;
• To provide high quality, cost effective and accountable services to the citizens of unincorporated Levy County and our cities;
• To commit to a community partnership (schools, problem solving, and crime prevention) at all levels of the Levy County Sheriff’s Office and to use community involvement and other process improvement tools to provide effective police response time and other important policing services.

Budget:

The budget for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office for fiscal year 2022-2023 is $20,396,025.00.

Core Values:

• Leadership: We are the best!
  We are leaders in law enforcement in this region. We create and employ the most advanced skills and methods of providing law enforcement services. We maintain the highest professional standards possible.
• Integrity: We do the right thing!
  We do what we know to be the “right thing,” adhering to both the spirit and the letter of the law. We act in ways that bring honor to the profession and build trust, confidence, and respect with the communities and people we serve.
• Service: We listen and respond!
  The public is our customer. We serve our customer by responding in a professional, courteous and efficient manner. Proactively, we work in partnership with community members, organizations and other agencies to solve problems and create safe and healthy neighborhoods.
• Teamwork: We work together!
  We work as a team, respecting and supporting each other’s roles and responsibilities. We encourage and recognize creativity and initiative that furthers the goals of the Levy County Sheriff’s Office. We share success.