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There is no database on how many law enforcement openings there are at the state level.<\/p>\n

Neither the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or the Florida Sheriffs Association tracks the data, but the number is likely in the thousands, which is why new recruitment efforts are underway.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From one end of the state to the other there are job openings in law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>There are at least 350 law enforcement agencies in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>If each one had just five vacancies, it would mean more than 1,700 unfilled positions.<\/p>\n<p>There are twelve alone in rural Levy County alone, where Bobby McCallum is Sheriff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t sound like a lot, but it is to a county my size and an agency my size,\u201d said McCallum, who is also the President of the Florida Sheriffs Association.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-70667 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0909_00003-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00003-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00003-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00003-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00003.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0909_00004-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/still0909_00005-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Still0909_00005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Three years ago, two deputies were gunned down as they ate lunch at a diner in next door Gilchrist County, evidence the job is more dangerous than ever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also is about the violence, and level of violence. 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