Jacksonville Police Department

Jacksonville Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Jacksonville in Cherokee County, Texas, based at 315 S Ragsdale Street. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Jacksonville limits in Cherokee County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Jacksonville sits along Texas travel and commerce routes that bring daily traffic through the area, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Jacksonville should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Jacksonville city, TX has an estimated population of 14,186.