University of South Florida Police Department

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The University of South Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for providing police services and ensuring safety at the University of South Florida.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
USF Police Department	1
University of South Florida Police Department canonical	1
https://www.usf.edu/police/	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2096184 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of South Florida Police Department
Context triple: [Florida law enforcement agencies, hasPart, University of South Florida Police Department]

A. University of Florida Police Department
The University of Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for public safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
B. University of Central Florida Police Department
The University of Central Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for public safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at the University of Central Florida.
C. University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is a large public research university based in Tampa, Florida, known for its diverse academic programs and significant contributions to research and innovation.
D. Sarasota Police Department
The Sarasota Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing in the city of Sarasota, Florida.
E. Miami-Dade Police Department
The Miami-Dade Police Department is the primary countywide law enforcement agency serving Miami-Dade County, Florida, responsible for policing unincorporated areas and providing specialized services across the region.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: University of South Florida Police Department
Target entity description: The University of South Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for providing police services and ensuring safety at the University of South Florida.

A. University of Florida Police Department
The University of Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for public safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
B. University of Central Florida Police Department
The University of Central Florida Police Department is the campus law enforcement agency responsible for public safety, crime prevention, and emergency response at the University of Central Florida.
C. University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is a large public research university based in Tampa, Florida, known for its diverse academic programs and significant contributions to research and innovation.
D. Sarasota Police Department
The Sarasota Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing in the city of Sarasota, Florida.
E. Miami-Dade Police Department
The Miami-Dade Police Department is the primary countywide law enforcement agency serving Miami-Dade County, Florida, responsible for policing unincorporated areas and providing specialized services across the region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campus police department ⓘ law enforcement agency ⓘ university police department ⓘ
abbreviation	USF Police Department ⓘ linked to: University of South Florida Police Department USFPD ⓘ
campusTypeServed	university campus ⓘ
collaboratesWith	campus administration ⓘ local law enforcement agencies ⓘ student affairs offices ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employerOf	civilian staff ⓘ sworn police officers ⓘ
focusesOn	faculty and staff safety ⓘ student safety ⓘ visitor safety ⓘ
follows	Florida state law ⓘ United States federal law ⓘ
governingBody	University of South Florida Board of Trustees ⓘ linked to: Board of Trustees of the University of South Florida
hasJurisdictionOver	University of South Florida Tampa campus ⓘ linked to: University of South Florida (main campus in Tampa) University of South Florida facilities ⓘ University of South Florida property ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Tampa, Florida ⓘ
offers	crime prevention education programs ⓘ safety escorts on campus ⓘ
operatesIn	University of South Florida ⓘ
parentOrganization	University of South Florida ⓘ
partOf	public safety system of the University of South Florida ⓘ
responsibleFor	campus safety ⓘ crime prevention on campus ⓘ emergency response on campus ⓘ investigating crimes on campus ⓘ law enforcement on campus ⓘ traffic enforcement on campus ⓘ
sector	public ⓘ
serviceType	24-hour police services ⓘ
state	Florida ⓘ
uses	marked police vehicles ⓘ police radio communications ⓘ
website	https://www.usf.edu/police/ ⓘ linked to: University of South Florida Police Department

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Florida law enforcement agencies → hasPart → University of South Florida Police Department ⓘ

University of South Florida Police Department → website → https://www.usf.edu/police/ ⓘ

linked to: University of South Florida Police Department

University of South Florida Police Department → abbreviation → USF Police Department ⓘ