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Hernando County Sheriff's Office

County agencyFL0270000NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Hernando County, Florida

Serves ~198,792 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Hernando County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) serves as the primary law enforcement agency for a population of 194,515 residents across 589 square miles (1,530 km2) in Hernando County, Florida, United States.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI FL0270000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Aggravated Assault: victim & offender age · 1,059 victims, 1,017 offenders
Victim sex
Male658 (62%)
Female401 (38%)
Victim race
White885 (84%)
Black or African American165 (16%)
Asian6 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native3 (0%)
Weapons involved
Blunt Object259 (30%)
Firearm160 (18%)
Other150 (17%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument116 (13%)
Personal Weapons99 (11%)
Motor Vehicle/Vessel77 (9%)

Top 6 of 11 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home646 (61%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk159 (15%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage108 (10%)
School-Elementary/Secondary31 (3%)
Bar/Nightclub18 (2%)
Specialty Store17 (2%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger268 (22%)
Acquaintance211 (18%)
Otherwise Known200 (17%)
Relationship Unknown155 (13%)
Spouse67 (6%)
Neighbor61 (5%)

Top 6 of 19 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Simple Assault78 (49%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property32 (20%)
Weapon Law Violations24 (15%)
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game5 (3%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations5 (3%)
Theft From Building3 (2%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
257
Part-time sworn
2
Full-time civilian
188
Part-time civilian
109
Total FT employees
542
Population served
198,792
Operating budget
$57,615,175
Body-worn cameras: noCommunity policing plan: no

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013306178$40,000,000
2007247138$31,390,861
2003216111$20,610,683
2000182100$15,954,187
199917596
199716085

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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