Since 2001, the City has enjoyed efficient policing provided by Broward Sheriff’s Office (BSO), America’s largest nationally accredited sheriff’s department and the third largest purely in terms of size (Los Angeles and Chicago are larger). With Chief Louis Cavallo at the helm in North Lauderdale, the City enjoys a police force of 71 people to cover its five square miles. Having been hired as a police officer in North Lauderdale in 1977, Cavallo knows the area well. The BSO station in North Lauderdale is located at the municipal complex in the center of town. In terms of law enforcement, North Lauderdale enjoys a local, focused hometown police force as well as the economy of scale and breadth of programs that come with a department the size of BSO.