Osceola County Crime Numbers
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) collates crime statistics for all counties in the state. Its latest crime data for Osceola County are for 2017. In that year, the county recorded 1,277 violent crimes and 7,369 property crimes. Compared to the figures for 2013, the violent crime rate dipped by 9.3% while the property crime rate shrank by 15.9%. A closer look at the reported Part I crimes for 2017 shows that there were 19 murders, 144 rapes, 182 robberies, and 932 aggravated assaults. Osceola County also recorded 1,482 burglaries, 5,405 larcenies, and 482 motor vehicle thefts in 2017.
In the latestfive-year crime trend for the county, murder (171%), rape (23.1%), and motor vehicle theft (50.6%) recorded higher numbers in 2017 compared to 2013. In the same period, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, and larcenies rates fell by 18.7%, 12.1%, 41.7%, and 8.4% respectively.
Osceola County Criminal Records
Criminal background records for Osceola County are provided by the Division of Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). A certified background check record for the county can be obtained from this agency in person, by regular mail, or via email. In-person requests can be made at:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement,
2331 Phillips Road,
Tallahassee, FL 32308
To submit a request by mail, send it to:
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Criminal History Services
P.O. Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302
The CJIS also accepts email requests sent to backgroundchecks@fdle.state.fl.us. For further information, contact the CJIS by calling (850) 410-8161. A certified background check takes 6 - 7 business days excluding mail delivery time and costs $24. Only card payments are accepted.
Osceola County Sheriff's Office provides local background checks. It charges $5 for each background check and $6 to obtain a certified criminal history report from the Sheriff’s Office. Visit any of the Sheriff’s offices in the county to request a copy of a background check. These offices are open to the public from Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The offices’ addresses are:
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office – Administration
2601 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: (407) 348-1100
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office – South
4547 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Kissimmee, FL 34758
Phone: (407) 348-1192
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office – West
2000 N. Poinciana Blvd.
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: (407) 348-1193
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office provides copies of incident reports when requested. A copy of an accident report costs $2. To obtain a copy of any of these reports, contact Jamee Fromme, Custodian of Records by phone on (407) 348-1157 or in writing to:
Osceola County Sheriff’s Office
Records Custodian
2601 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy.
Kissimmee, FL 34744
sorecords@osceola.org
Florida law empowers the FDLE to maintain a database of registered sex offenders/predators living in the state. This agency makes the registry publicly accessible. To find an offender/predator in Osceola County, visit the Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators Search page and fill in an address in the county.
Osceola County has a correctional facility managed by the Board of County Commissioners. Interested persons may conduct a Osceola County Inmate Search to verify the status of an inmate using the full name and biodata of the detainee. It is located at:
402 Simpson Rd
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: (407) 742-4444
Family and friends can add money to an inmate's commissary accountby making credit/debit card deposits online at www.accesscorrections.com, by calling (866) 345-1884, or using the Access Corrections kiosk in the jail lobby (cash only).
Osceola County Court Records
Osceola County courts are part of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Florida. The primary trial court in the county is the Osceola County Circuit Court located at:
Osceola County Courthouse
2 Courthouse Square, Suite 2000
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: (407) 742-3715
Fax: (407) 742-3699
The Circuit Court handles all felony cases and civil disputes involving more than $15,000. The County Court is the lower court in the county and it is also located in the same building as the Circuit Court. Cases of misdemeanors, violation of municipal and county ordinances, and civil disputes involving $15,000 or less are handled by the County Court.
The Osceola County Clerk of the Circuit Court maintains all criminal and civil case records for the courts in the county. The Clerk provides online access to these records via its Case Search portal for various fees. The clerk charges $1 per page for copies of court records and an additional$2 per document for certified copies. Recently, the Clerk has provided an online means of purchasing electronically certified copies of Osceola County Court Records. However, the office still accepts requests made in person and by writing. To purchase a copy of court document, visit or mail:
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Recording
2 Courthouse Square
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: (407) 742-3517
Osceola County Vital Records
Osceola County's divorce certificates are maintained by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Florida Department of Health. The Bureau only provides divorce reports from June 6, 1927 to the present and charges $5 for each copy. To obtain divorce records prior to this date, visit the Osceola County Clerk of Court at the address listed above. The Bureau charges an additional $2 per year search fee for requests submitted without the year of divorce. Make an in-person request for a divorce record by visiting the Bureau's office at:
1217 N Pearl Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
The office is open from Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. To make a request by mail, download and complete the application for a divorce record. Send the mail request along with a check or money order for the fee to:
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Vital Records Section
Post Office Box 210
Jacksonville, FL 32231-0042
Phone: (904) 359-6900
Osceola County marriage certificates are also provided by the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the Florida Department of Health. Only records of marriages from June 6, 1927 to the present can be obtained from this office. The fee for each copy of marriage certificate is $5. To request a marriage record by mail, download, complete, and submit this application to the Bureau of Vital Statistics at the address listed above The requirements for requesting a divorce record also apply for requesting a marriage record.
While birth and death certificates are also being provided by the bureau, they can be obtained from local offices affiliated to the bureau. Copies of birth certificates are provided at $20 while a copy of a death certificate costs $10. A search fee of $5.00 applies when the correct name and/or date of birth or death is unknown. Download and complete the Birth Certificate Application (also provided in Spanish) or the Death Certificate Application to request for the relevant record. Email requests should be forwarded to Osceola.Health@flhealth.gov. Alternatively, take the completed form to any of the six local offices in the county. These are:
Florida Department of Health in Osceola County
1875 Fortune Road
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: (407) 343-2000
WIC at St. Cloud
1050 Grape Avenue
St. Cloud, FL 34769
Phone: (407) 343-2085
WIC at Poinciana
109 North Doverplum Avenue
Poinciana, FL 34758
Phone: (407) 343-2085
Environmental Health (EH)
1 Courthouse Square #1200
Kissimmee, FL 34741
Phone: (407) 742-8606
Osceola County Tax Collector's Office (Birth Certificates Only)
Osceola County Tax Collector's Office
Kissimmee Office
2501 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy
Kissimmee, FL 34744
Phone: (407) 343-2009
Osceola County Tax Collector's Office St Cloud Office (Birth Certificates Only)
1300 9th Street
Suite 101B
St. Cloud, FL 34769
Phone: (407) 742-4000
Requests made at the Tax Collector offices attract a $6.25 service charge. Enclose a money order for applicable fees with a mail request. Cash is accepted only when making a request in person. These local offices only issue death certificates from 2009 to present. Death certificates prior to 2009 must be requested from the Bureau's Office in Jacksonville.
