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STARTRAC

Captain Jim Lilly stands before STARTRACSTARTRAC (which stands for Sheriff's Timely Analysis & Response Targeting Resources Against Crime) is a process developed by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office that allows our agency to quickly identify and track crime trends, quality of life issues in our agency.  This process enables us to direct the appropriate resources to resolve them, in a timely manner, before they become major problems.

The core principals of STARTRAC are:

  • Accurate and timely intelligence

  • Effective tactics

  • Rapid deployment of resources

  • Through follow-up & assessment

  • Accountability

STARTRAC BoardBureau commanders appear before the STARTRAC Board every six weeks to report on activities within their commands and to answer questions from the board. Commanders are held accountable for those activities under their command, from crime problems to budget issues and everything in between. The STARTRAC Board consists of the Sheriff, Colonel, and the Majors.

The STARTRAC Unit is responsible for receiving and reviewing the reports from the bureau commanders, conducting follow-up inquiries on those reports, creating the STARTRAC presentations for each STARTRAC session, and conducting the presentations.

Video

To view a video about STARTRAC click here.  It is recommended that you view this with a broadband connection.  You will need to have Windows Media Player installed on your computer in order to view this video