Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Patch of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Patch of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Logo prior to 1990
Logo prior to 1990
AbbreviationSCCSO
Agency overview
Formed1850 (1850)
Annual budget$298,940,800
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSanta Clara, California, USA
Jurisdiction of Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Size1,304 square miles (3,380 km2)
Population1,936,259 (2020)
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersSan Jose, California
Deputy Sheriff, Correctional Deputy, Correctional Officers1429
Civilian employees312
Agency executive
Facilities
Stations4
Airbases1
Helicopters1
Website
http://www.sccgov.org/sites/sheriff/

The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is a local law enforcement agency that serves Santa Clara County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, as well as incorporated cities within the county that have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services such as Saratoga, Cupertino, and Los Altos Hills. The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority also contracted with the Sheriff's Office for law enforcement service.

History

On December 15, 1998, Laurie Smith became the 28th person to hold the position of sheriff in Santa Clara County, California and the first woman law enforcement officer to hold the office of sheriff in the history of California. In early 2022, Smith retired while under grand jury corruption charges and after a unanimous vote of no confidence by the county Board of Supervisors.[1] She was convicted in November.[2]

On August 27, 2015, mentally-ill inmate Michael Tyree was beaten to death[3] by three jail guards. The guards were convicted of second-degree murder in 2017.[4]

Two inmates escaped from custody in San Jose in November 2016.[5] Two more inmates escaped from custody in Palo Alto in November 2017.[6]

In November 2022, Bob Jonsen was elected to succeed Smith. Jonsen served as Chief of Police for the City of Palo Alto prior to his election.

Organization

The Department is divided into four major bureaus — Field Operations, Support Services, Jail Operations and Administrative Services.

Rank structure

Currently, the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department currently has the following Titles

Title Insignia

In addition to the full-time sworn staff, the Sheriff's Office has 65 Reserve Deputy Sheriffs. To support the entire operation, the Department employs 223 non-sworn, civilian staff.

Fallen officers

Since the establishment of the Santa Clara Sheriff's Office, seven officers have died while on duty.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith Announces Retirement". NBC Bay Area. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. ↑ Parker, Jordan (2022-11-04). "Jury finds retired Santa Clara County sheriff Laurie Smith guilty of civil corruption". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  3. ↑ "An Analysis of the Reasons for Termination of Santa Clara County Jail Employees During the Period of 2010 to 2015" (PDF). Deputy Sheriffs' Association of Santa Clara County. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
  4. ↑ Kaplan, Tracy (2017-10-11). "What's up with the sheriff's race?". The Mercury News. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  5. ↑ "2 escaped Santa Clara County jail inmates appear in court". ABC7 San Francisco. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  6. ↑ Levitsky, Allison (2017-12-01). "Candidate says sheriff lied about staffing levels before courthouse escape". Palo Alto Daily Post. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  7. ↑ The Officer Down Memorial Page
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