{{Short description|Police department for the city of Gainesville, Florida}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|1=Companies|date=February 2022}} {{One source|date=February 2022}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} thumb|Gainesville Police Department headquarters, March 2018 The '''Gainesville Police Department''' is responsible for law enforcement within the city limits of Gainesville, Florida. This includes operations, investigations, crime prevention, victim outreach, community outreach, and youth outreach.
==History== The police department formed in the early 1900s. The department began purchasing cars in 1908. By 1922, the department consisted of three members, and over time the department kept growing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gainesvillepd.org/WhoWeAre/AboutUs/History.aspx|title=Gainesville Police Department > Who We Are > About Us > History}}</ref>
In 2026, two law enforcement officers were shot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wcjb.com/2026/01/14/2-gainesville-police-department-officers-shot-officials-confirm/|title=2 Gainesville Police Department officers shot, 2 people dead, including the suspect, officials confirm|first=Ryan Wyatt|last=Turbeville|date=January 14, 2026|website=www.wcjb.com}}</ref>
==See also== *List of United States state and local law enforcement agencies
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==External links== *[http://www.gainesvillepd.org/ Gainesville Police Department website] {{Fla LawEnforce}}
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Category:Gainesville, Florida Category:Municipal police departments of Florida
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