San Diego County Sheriff's Department
Law enforcement agency in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSD), is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California, and one of the largest sheriff's departments in the United States: with over 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $960 million, and a service area over 4,500 square miles extending to a 60-mile international border. The department, established in 1850, has over 4,000 sworn deputies and additional civilian support personnel servicing an area of nearly 4,526 mi2.
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San Diego County Sheriff's Department | |
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Common name | San Diego Sheriff's Department |
Abbreviation | SDSD |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1850; 174 years ago (1850) |
Employees | 4,000+ |
Annual budget | $967 m (2020)[1] |
Jurisdictional structure | |
Operations jurisdiction | San Diego, California, U.S. |
Map of San Diego County Sheriff's Department's jurisdiction. | |
Size | 4,526 square miles (11,700 km2) |
Population | 2,974,859 |
General nature | |
Operational structure | |
Headquarters | 9621 Ridgehaven Court San Diego, CA 92123 |
Agency executive |
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Facilities | |
Stations | 18 |
Jails | 8 |
Website | |
http://www.sdsheriff.net/ |
The SDSD provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county (traffic enforcement, accidents, and other traffic related issues are handled by the California Highway Patrol).
Nine incorporated cities within the county (Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista) contract with the department for municipal law enforcement and public safety services. Within these cities, traffic enforcement is also provided.
The department operates and provides detention facilities (jails), court services, and specialized regional services (such as air support, search and rescue, SWAT, etc.) to all of the county and the nine contract cities.
The Wireless Services Division is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the San Diego County-Imperial County Regional Communications System (RCS).
The sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County. The current sheriff is Kelly Martinez, who was elected in 2023.,[2] and then was elected to a full term in June 2010.[3][clarification needed]