NYPD to SWFL

[RG5866]

Hello all, so I'm an NYPD officer looking to move back down to Florida to be close to my family again. My parents were NYPD and when retired in 2003, our family moved down to SWFL. I moved back to NY after my military service and decided to also join the NYPD to give it a try. I love the job and don't really have much complaints about it but I miss Florida and my family soo much.

I'm looking for some insight on which departments are good. I'm looking into Tampa, St. Pete, Sarasota, Clearwater areas. I'd like to go city not county sheriff. I know each area has different "districts" so if possible also add some info about the area you patrol. Please and thank you guys. Stay safe.

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If you are queer as a 3 dollar bill or black they may hire you as a supervisor right out of the gate. Best of luck.

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I'm not going to list all of the pro's because you can obviously compare them yourself, so I'll just tell you straight up. Tampa is hands down the best department in the area in every category; pay, benefits, schedule, retirement, etc. You won't be disappointed.