Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
| Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
Patch of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | |
Logo prior to 1990 | |
| Abbreviation | SCCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1850 |
| Annual budget | $298,940,800 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Santa Clara, California, USA |
| Jurisdiction of Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office | |
| Size | 1,304 square miles (3,380 km2) |
| Population | 1,936,259 (2020) |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California |
| Deputy Sheriff, Correctional Deputy, Correctional Officers | 1429 |
| Civilian employees | 312 |
| Agency executive |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 4 |
| Airbases | 1 |
| Helicopters | 1 |
| 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.