Santa Clara County, California Sheriff's Office

Infobox Law enforcement agency
agencyname = Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
abbreviation = SCSO
patch = Santa Clara County Sheriff.jpg|250px
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country = United States
countryabbr = USA
budget = ~$112.6 M
divtype = State
divname = California
subdivtype = County
subdivname = Santa Clara
headquarters = San Jose, California
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sworntype =
sworn = 586
unsworntype =
unsworn = 225
legaljuris = Santa Clara County, California
electeetype = Sheriff
minister1name = Laurie Smith
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stations = 4
website = [http://www.sccsheriff.org/portal/site/sheriff/ Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office homepage]

Located in the technological center of the world, Santa Clara County is part of the "Silicon Valley," which hosts many of the nation's top Fortune 500 high tech companies. Serving as law enforcement for the communities of Cupertino, Los Altos Hills, Saratoga and the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has 586 sworn personnel and a budget of $112,582,007. The Sheriff's Office also maintains contracts with the Valley Transportation Authority and the Santa Clara County Parks Department for law enforcement services. With a total County population of approximately 1.7 million people, the Sheriff's Office has a service population of approximately 197,000.

From Abuse Prevention to Women's Health, the SCCSO has numerous programs that support and protect the community.

History

Organization

Rank structure

Ranks in descending order are:
* Sheriff
* Undersheriff
* Commander
* Captain
* Lieutenant
* Sergeant
* Deputy

Fallen Officers

See also

*List of law enforcement agencies in California

References

External links

* [http://www.sccsheriff.org/portal/site/sheriff/ Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office homepage]