page_title: San Diego County Sheriff's Department
hierarchical_section_title: San Diego County Sheriff's Department
caption_attribution_description: English: The official flag of San Diego County — in Southern California. For additional information about the flag, see: Crwflags.com: San Diego County, California.
context_page_description: The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, 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.
  The SDSO provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county.
  Nine incorporated cities within the county 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, court services, and specialized regional services 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.
  The sheriff is elected by the voters of San Diego County.
context_section_description: The San Diego County Sheriff's Department (SDSO), 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.
  The SDSO 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 William Gore, who was appointed by the Board of Supervisors in 2009 when Bill Kolender resigned, and then was elected to a full term in June 2010.
caption: Flag of San Diego County
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