Editing Alachua County, Florida (section)

=== Law enforcement ===
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The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is the chief [[law enforcement agency]] for unincorporated areas of Alachua County. {{As of|2025}}, the current sheriff is Chad D. Scott, a Democrat who won the General election in November of 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Serret |first1=Vivian |title=Democrat Chad Scott narrowly wins sheriff race |url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2024/11/democrat-chad-scott-narrowly-wins-sheriff-race |website=alligator.org |access-date=April 2, 2025}}</ref>

In June 2007, ten employees in the sheriff's office, including the jail's director, were either fired or resigned while being investigated.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20070603/LOCAL/706030318%26SearchID%3D7328451628157 |title=The Gainesville Sun, June 03, 2007 - At agency, 10 ousters since sheriff took job |access-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-date=March 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215626/http://www.gainesville.com/article/20070603/LOCAL/706030318%26SearchID%3D7328451628157 }}</ref>

{{As of|2015}} the sheriff's office had at least one [[Lenco BearCat]] armored vehicle and two [[helicopters]] provided by the federal government under various programs. The office received criticism after the BearCat was used in a routine traffic stop.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sarkissian|first1=Arek|title=ASO deputies disciplined following traffic stop by armored vehicle|url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20150522/ARTICLES/150529896?p=1&tc=pg|access-date=May 30, 2015|publisher=Gainesville Sun|date=May 22, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072835/http://www.gainesville.com/article/20150522/ARTICLES/150529896?p=1&tc=pg}}</ref>

On August 9, 2021, a prison inmate, Erica Thompson, gave birth while being held in Alachua County Jail. Her baby died. Despite the mother's screams, jail staff did not provide or call for medical assistance. An investigation held that law enforcement did not violate any law or policy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Swirko |first1=Cindy |title=A baby born in Alachua County Jail died. The mother said jail staff ignored her screams |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2021/08/11/florida-woman-gives-birth-alachua-county-jail-baby-dies-hospital-uf-health-shands-erica-thompson/5567023001/ |access-date=December 21, 2021 |publisher=Gainesville Sun |date=August 11, 2021}}</ref>