Amity Island Police Department
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The Amity Island Police Department is the fictional small-town law enforcement agency featured in the "Jaws" film series, responsible for maintaining order and public safety on the shark-plagued resort island of Amity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amity Island Police Department canonical | 1 |
| Amity Police Department | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948729 — 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: Amity Island Police Department Context triple: [Michael Brody, associatedWith, Amity Island Police Department]
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A.
Old Town Police Department
The Old Town Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Old Town, Maine.
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B.
Amity town council
Amity town council is the local governing body responsible for making municipal decisions and policies for the fictional seaside community of Amity Island.
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C.
Oak Point Police Department
The Oak Point Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws within the Town of Oak Point, Texas.
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D.
Surprise Police Department
The Surprise Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the city of Surprise, Arizona.
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E.
Apex Police Department
The Apex Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and crime prevention within the town of Apex, North Carolina.
- 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: Amity Island Police Department Target entity description: The Amity Island Police Department is the fictional small-town law enforcement agency featured in the "Jaws" film series, responsible for maintaining order and public safety on the shark-plagued resort island of Amity.
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A.
Old Town Police Department
The Old Town Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and policing services in Old Town, Maine.
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B.
Amity town council
Amity town council is the local governing body responsible for making municipal decisions and policies for the fictional seaside community of Amity Island.
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C.
Oak Point Police Department
The Oak Point Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws within the Town of Oak Point, Texas.
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D.
Surprise Police Department
The Surprise Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing laws in the city of Surprise, Arizona.
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E.
Apex Police Department
The Apex Police Department is the municipal law enforcement agency responsible for public safety and crime prevention within the town of Apex, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws (1975 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws
Jaws (novel) ⓘ Jaws 2 (1978 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws 2
Jaws 3-D (1983 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws 3-D
Jaws: The Revenge (1987 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws: The Revenge
|
| associatedWith |
Amity Island beaches
ⓘ
Amity Island town council ⓘ
linked to:
Amity town council
|
| basedOn | small-town American police department ⓘ |
| conflictWith | economic interests of Amity tourism industry ⓘ |
| countryInFiction |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Jaws franchise ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| governingBody | Town of Amity ⓘ |
| hasVehicleType |
police boat
ⓘ
police car ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Amity Island police station
ⓘ
linked to:
Amity Island
|
| jurisdiction | Amity Island ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalSetting | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | closure and reopening of Amity beaches due to shark attacks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conflict between public safety and tourism interests
ⓘ
handling shark attack incidents ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Deputy Jeff
ⓘ
Deputy Leonard Hendrix ⓘ Jeffrey Hendricks ⓘ Lenny Hendricks ⓘ Martin Brody ⓘ |
| notableTheme |
institutional denial of danger
ⓘ
tension between safety and commerce ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| position |
Chief of Police
ⓘ
Deputy ⓘ Patrol officer ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
crime prevention
ⓘ
emergency response ⓘ law enforcement ⓘ maintaining public safety ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Mayor of Amity
ⓘ
linked to:
Mayor of Amity Island
|
| responsibleFor |
beach safety enforcement
ⓘ
crowd control during tourist season ⓘ issuing public safety warnings ⓘ |
| settingType | resort town ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amity Island Police Department Description of subject: The Amity Island Police Department is the fictional small-town law enforcement agency featured in the "Jaws" film series, responsible for maintaining order and public safety on the shark-plagued resort island of Amity.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Amity Island Police Department