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Police chief proposes fourth downtown district to concentrate patrols in entertainment corridor

Fort Lauderdale City Commission · January 13, 2026
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Summary

Police Chief Bill Schultz proposed creating a fourth patrol district covering downtown entertainment areas to reduce travel time, increase proactive patrols and improve response. The plan would redistribute existing officers; staff will refine district maps and staffing estimates for future consideration.

Chief Bill Schultz presented a proposal to create a fourth police district focused on the downtown entertainment and riverfront corridor. He said the idea is not to add officers immediately but to reconfigure district boundaries so the same officer complement is redistributed into a smaller, denser downtown district.

Schultz described approximate…

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