Economic Crimes Unit

The Economic Crimes Unit is comprised of 10 detectives, and a detective sergeant. The Unit investigates forgeries, frauds, including Internet fraud, bank fraud and credit card fraud, along with identity theft, con games, and other economic crimes. The Economic Crimes Unit works closely with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, as well as banks, credit card companies, and other financial institutions. For a list of partner agencies click here. 

The Economic Crimes Unit is a member of the United States Secret Service Northeast Florida High-Tech Crimes Task Force and the International Association of Financial Crimes Investigators. 

In 2011, the Economic Crimes Unit was assigned 1,625 cases, with 184 investigative requests from other jurisdictions. The Economic Crimes Unit's 211 assigned case clearance rate was 16.77%.* 

Use the links below to learn more about how to protect yourself from becoming a victim:

• Economic Crime Victim Resources,
• Forgery,
• Identity theft,
• Pirated movies and music,
• Scams and con games

For additional information about the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Economic Crimes Unit contact us:

* Official crime data is released by the Uniform Crime Report (FDLE/FBI) on a semi- annual basis only. For the purposes of public education, crime incidents numbers used in this document may reflect reported incidents and may differ from those appearing in the annual UCR Report.