• How many sheriffs' departments use off-land (marine or air) vehicles?
• What is the average ratio of Sheriffs' deputies to residents?
• How many cars are operated by Sheriffs' offices nationwide?
• What is the difference between sworn and nonsworn officers?

MORE FAQs

On This Page

About this Topic

A sheriff's office is a local law enforcement agency organized at the county level, directed by a sheriff. Nearly all sheriffs are elected officials. The law enforcement jurisdictions of sheriffs' offices include the unincorporated areas of the county, typically excluding county areas served by a local police department. In certain counties, municipalities contract with the sheriffs' office for law enforcement services.

Data Collections & Surveys

• Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies
• Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS)

Publications & Products

Sheriffs' Offices, 2007 - Statistical Tables Presents data collected from a nationally representative sample of sheriffs' offices on a variety of agency characteristics.
	PDF (706K) | ASCII file (16K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 65K) Part of the Sheriffs' Office Series
Hiring and Retention of State and Local Law Enforcement Officers, 2008 - Statistical Tables Presents the results of a special survey administered to a nationally representative sample of agencies that participated in the 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies.
	PDF (995K) | ASCII file (36K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 89K) Part of the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series
Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories, 2009 Presents data on the more than 400 state, municipal, county, and federal crime laboratories operating in the United States during 2009.
	Press Release | PDF (861K) | ASCII file (36K) | Comma-delimited format (CSV) (Zip format 48K) Part of the Census of Publicly Funded Forensic Crime Laboratories Series
Contacts between Police and the Public, 2008 Presents findings from a nationally representative survey of nearly 60,000 residents age 16 or older about their contact with police during the 12 months prior to the interview.
	Press Release | PDF (932K) | ASCII file (48K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 51K) | Codebooks and Datasets Part of the Contacts between Police and the Public Series
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2008 Presents the results of the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, which is conducted every four years and covers approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide.
	PDF (836K) | ASCII file (36K) | Spreadsheets (Zip format 23K) Part of the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series
Gang Units in Large Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2007 Presents data from the first nationwide study of specialized police units dedicated solely to addressing gang activity.
	Acrobat (PDF 378K) | ASCII file (20K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 33K)
Arrest-Related Deaths in the United States, 2003-2005 Presents the first findings from the law enforcement collection of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program (DCRP), which is the largest resource of information ever collected on arrest-related deaths.
	Press Release | PDF (157K) | ASCII file (29K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 22K) | To order paper version Part of the Arrest-Related Deaths Series
Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004 Reports the results of a census, conducted every four years, of all State and local law enforcement agencies operating nationwide.
	Press Release | PDF (337K) | ASCII file (34K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 60K) | To order paper version Part of the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies Series
Sheriffs' Offices, 2003 Based on the 2003 Law Enforcement Management and Administrative Statistics (LEMAS) survey, presents data collected from a representative sample of sheriffs' offices nationwide on a variety of agency characteristics.
	PDF (729K) | ASCII file (34K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 60K) | Codebooks and Datasets | To order paper version Part of the Sheriffs' Office Series
Sheriffs' Offices, 2000 Presents data collected from a representative sample of the more than 3,000 sheriffs' offices nationwide.
	PDF (585K) | ASCII file (65K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 39K) | Codebooks and Datasets | To order paper version Part of the Sheriffs' Office Series

MORE PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS

Back to Top

Arrest-Related Deaths, 2003-2009 - Statistical Tables Provides data on the circumstances of deaths that occur during, or shortly after, state or local law enforcement officers engage in an arrest or restraint process.
	Press Release | PDF (1M) | ASCII file (23K) | Spreadsheet (Zip format 44K)
Law Enforcement Officers, 1975-1998 (Sworn Personnel) Presents the number of full-time sworn law enforcement officers, rate per 100,000 residents, and percent change since 1975 in the United States.
	Download CSV file (Spreadsheet 2K)
Selected Crime, Criminal Justice, and Demographic Data - 90 Most Populous Counties Selected crime data, as well as data on criminal justice resources and demographic variables, for the 90 most populous counties.
	Download CSV file (Spreadsheet 34K)

MORE PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS

Back to Top

MORE PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS

Back to Top

MORE PUBLICATIONS & PRODUCTS

Back to Top

Terms & Definitions