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- The Cocoa Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of Cocoa, Florida, and is accredited through the state of Florida. The department services approximately 19,000 residents within 15.41 sq miles of the municipality. The department also serves approximately 2,500 daily non-residents who commute to the municipality for employment. The City of Cocoa has consistently been in the top ten "most dangerous" cities within the state of Florida. As of 2020, the city was listed at #6, eclipsing the nearby metropolitan cities of Orlando (#20), Miami, and Jacksonville, with neither Miami nor Jacksonville in the top 25. The Department has approximately one officer per 264 residents (not including transient workers, visitors, or tourists). This equates to approximately 4 officers per 1,000 residents, in contrast to the national average of 2.4 officers per 1,000 residents. The city and national figures also include sworn officers not regularly assigned to road patrol (e.g., detectives, school resource officers, command staff, etc.). Notwithstanding the reported criminal demographics, the City of Cocoa contains populations of varying socioeconomic stratum. The police department patrols areas along the Indian River with homes valuing in excess of $2 million. The north of the city is home to SpaceX and other private and government facilities. A limited-access freeway, The Orlando-Port Canaveral Beachline, runs through the northern section of the municipality from I-95 to the city's eastern limits in the middle of the Indian River. Because this approximate five-mile stretch lies within city limits, the Cocoa Police also act as a highway patrol, conducting traffic enforcement and responding to all motor vehicle collisions. Brightline is constructing the first high-speed rail in Florida, which will run through the north of the city, along the aforementioned Beachline Freeway. Upon anticipated operations beginning in 2023, the police department will also act as a railway police, until another governmental agency assumes the responsibility. (en)
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