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Fort Myers Police Department

City agencyFL0360100NIBRS since 2021LEMAS 2020

Lee County, Florida

Serves ~103,372 residents · UCR reported

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The Fort Myers Police Department is the law enforcement agency responsible for primary law enforcement services in the city of Fort Myers, Florida.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Jul 2026

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

Homicide: victim & offender age · 28 victims, 30 offenders
Victim sex
Male23 (82%)
Female5 (18%)
Victim race
Black or African American19 (68%)
White8 (29%)
Unknown1 (4%)
Weapons involved
Handgun10 (34%)
Other Firearm5 (17%)
Knife/Cutting Instrument4 (14%)
Firearm3 (10%)
Blunt Object2 (7%)
Personal Weapons2 (7%)

Top 6 of 9 categories shown.

Incident location
Residence/Home20 (71%)
Bar/Nightclub2 (7%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk2 (7%)
Field/Woods1 (4%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage1 (4%)
Auto Dealership New/Used1 (4%)

Top 6 of 7 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown11 (55%)
Acquaintance5 (25%)
Otherwise Known4 (20%)
Co-occurring offenses
Aggravated Assault2 (20%)
Weapon Law Violations2 (20%)
Drug Equipment Violations2 (20%)
Robbery1 (10%)
Simple Assault1 (10%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations1 (10%)

Top 6 of 7 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
255
Part-time sworn
5
Full-time civilian
60
Part-time civilian
4
Total FT employees
315
Population served
91,086
Operating budget
$50,309,000
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201317464$31,237,460
200720379$24,963,000
200315481$14,865,245
200015286$12,263,404
199915172
199715565
199313556
199013652

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

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
241
Civilians (2025)
96

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

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

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