Deerfield-News.com-Deerfield Beach, FL-How much does it cost? How many police officers, firefighters, and civilian employees does the city of Boca Raton have?
Hi Howard,
Please see answers to your questions below. If you should have any additional questions or future media inquiries, please feel free to reach out to myself or our PR Specialist, Ileana Olmsted, who I have copied on this email.
If you need specific documents, then please reach out to the City Clerk.
Thanks!
AnneMarie Connolly | Communications & Marketing Director
P 561-544-8521 | C 561-221-7687 | amconnolly@bocaraton-fl.gov
From: Howard Levy <bocahowie@msn.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2025 1:45 PM
To: BRCityClerk <BRCityClerk@bocaraton-fl.gov>
Cc: news@deerfield-news.com
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Police and Fire Rescue Public Information Request
Can you please forward to news@deerfield-news.com the following information.
How many police officers does Boca Raton employ? 219 officers
How many civilian employees does Boca Raton employ that are not sworn officers? 112 civilians
How many Fire rescue /Firefighters does the city of Boca Raton employ? 249 FF
How many civilian nonfirefighter/paramedics does Boca Raton employ? 22 (includes 4 part-time employees)
How much money did Boca Raton spend in 2024 for Police services? $70,028,911.14
How much money did Boca Raton spend in 2024 for Fire rescue services? $69,605,995.18
What is budgeted by Boca Raton for 2025 for police services? $75,999,200.00
What is budgeted by Boca Raton for 2025 for fire rescue services? $73,996,400.00
Thank You,
Howard Levy
Deerfield-News.com
954-573-5012
