Our mission is to provide responsive, professional and caring law enforcement services to all people in Orange County. We will respond to calls for service promptly, protect lives and property to the very best of our abilities, initiate and maintain crime prevention programs, and apprehend criminal offenders. All Sheriff employees are expected to behave in a friendly, helpful and effective manner, as appropriately determined by the circumstances and nature of the duties they may be called upon to exercise. We encourage the active participation of local government, civic and business leaders, residents, schools, churches, public and private agencies, etc. All who share a mutual concern for the welfare of our community join in safeguarding and bearing responsibility for this welfare.
Information is available on a wide variety of topics.
Drug Awareness Education is provided by the Community Programs Division of the Sheriff's Department. Neighborhood Watch is promoted to prevent burglaries and other crimes in San Juan Capistrano. Working together, neighbors learn to recognize and report suspicious activity in their neighborhoods. By working with each other and the Sheriff's Department, San Juan Capistrano residents can help improve the safety and security of their community. Operation Identification allows residents to mark their property with their Driver's License number.