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Bureau of Justice StatisticsU.S. Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs Sheriffs’ Offices, 2003 In 2003 about 90% of sheriffs’ offices in large jurisdictionshad a written terrorist attack plan Under 25,00025,000 - 99,999100,000 - 499,999500,000 or more0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%Percent of agencies withwritten terrorism planPopulation servedLaw Enforcement Management and Administrative StatisticsU.S. Department of JusticeOffice of Justice Programs810 Seventh Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20531Alberto R. GonzalesAttorney General Office of Justice ProgramsPartnerships for Safer CommunitiesRegina B. SchofieldAssistant Attorney GeneralWorld Wide Web site:http//www.ojp.usdoj.gov Bureau of Justice StatisticsJeffrey L. Sedgwick DirectorWorld Wide Web site:http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs For information contactNational Criminal Justice Reference Service1-800-851-3420Sheriffs’ Offices, 2003Matthew J. Hickman, Ph.D.and Brian A. Reaves, Ph.D. BJS StatisticiansMay 2006, NCJ 211361U.S. Department of JusticeBureau of Justice StatisticsJeffrey L. SedgwickDirectorMatthew J. Hickman and Brian A.Reaves prepared this report. Carolyn.C. Williams provided editorial review. The Office of Community OrientedPolicing Services (COPS) providedpartial funding for the 2003 LEMASsurvey. Debra Cohen and MatthewScheider of the COPS office assistedwith questionnaire development. Moreinformation on the COPS office can be obtained at their website<www.cops.usdoj.gov>.Data were collected and processed bythe Police Executive Research Forum(PERF) under the supervision of LorieFridell. PERF project staff includedBruce Kubu and Nathan Ballard.Additional information on PERF isavailable on the Internet at:<http://www.policeforum.org>.Data presented in this report may beobtained from the National Archive ofCriminal Justice Data at the Universityof Michigan, 1-800-999-0960. Thereport and data are available on theInternet at: <www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs>.Highlights iiiThe LEMAS survey 1Personnel 1Budget and pay 10 Operations 13Community policing 19Policies and procedures 23Equipment 25Computers and information systems 30Methodology 35ii Sheriffs’ Offices, 2003Personnel• As of June 2003 sheriffs' offices hadabout 330,000 full-time employees,including about 174,000 sworn person-nel. This represented an increase ofabout 9,500 sworn and 26,900nonsworn employees since 2000.• Racial and ethnic minorities com-prised 18.8% of full-time sworn person-nel in 2003, up from 13.4% in 1987.Women were 12.9% of officers in 2003,about the same as in 1987 (12.6%).• From 2000 to 2003 the number ofblack or African American officersincreased by 1,990, or 13%; Hispanicor Latino officers by 1,960, or 20%;officers from other minority groups by500, or 20%, and female officers by960, or 5%. • Sixty-nine percent of sheriffs' officeshad officer separations during the12-month period ending June 30, 2003.Overall, about 13,500 officersseparated, including 7,900 resigna-tions, 2,700 retirements, and 1,200dismissals.• Seventy-one percent of sheriffs'offices hired new officers during the12-month period ending June 30,2003. Overall, about 13,900 officerswere hired, including 11,300 entry-levelhires, and 2,200 lateral transfers/hires.• During the 12-month period endingJune 30, 2003, 31% of sheriffs' officeshad full-time sworn personnel called-upas full-time military reservists. Overall,about 2,800 officers were called up.Budget and pay• Sheriffs' offices had total operatingbudgets of $22.3 billion during fiscal2003, 18% more than in 2000 afteradjusting for inflation. Expenditures in2003 averaged $124,400 per officer,and $82 per resident.• In 2003 starting salaries for entry-leveldeputies ranged from an average ofabout $23,300 in the smallest jurisdic-tions to about $38,800 in the largest. Operations• A quarter of sheriffs' offices, includingmore than half of those serving 1million or more residents, used footpatrol routinely. An estimated 10%,including nearly two-thirds of thoseserving 1 million or more residents,used bicycle patrol on a regular basis.• In 2003, 94% of sheriffs' offices,employing 93% of all officers, partici-pated in a 9-1-1 emergency systemcompared to 28% and 53% in 1987. In 2003, 71% of sheriffs' offices,employing 83% of all officers, hadenhanced 9-1-1, compared to 8% and23% in 1987.• Thirty-six percent of sheriffs' officeshad officers assigned full time to aspecial unit for drug enforcement, withabout 4,000 officers assigned nation-wide. Nearly half of sheriffs' offices hadofficers assigned to a multi-agencydrug task force, with about 3,500officers assigned full time nationwide.• Ninety-eight percent of sheriffs'offices were responsible for servingcivil process, 94% for providing courtsecurity, and 76% for operating a jail.• Fifty-two percent of sheriffs' officeshad drug asset forfeiture receiptsduring 2002, including more than 80%of those serving 500,000 or moreresidents. Nationwide, receipts totaledabout $178 million, or $992 per officer.Community policing• Ten percent of sheriffs' offices,employing 31% of all officers,maintained or created a written commu-nity policing plan during the 12-monthperiod ending June 30, 2003. • Nearly 3 in 10 sheriffs' offices,employing 55% of all officers, had amission statement that included someaspect of community policing.• Fifty-one percent of all sheriffs'offices, employing 70% of all officers,used full-time community policingofficers during 2003. Overall, 14,900officers were so designated.• Twenty-seven percent of sheriffs'offices, employing 51% of all officers,trained all new officer recruits incommunity policing. This includedmore than half of sheriffs' officesserving 500,000 or more residents. • About sixty percent of sheriffs' offices,including more than three-quarters ofthose serving 100,000 or moreresidents, had problem-solving partner-ships or written agreements withcommunity groups, local agencies, orothers during the 12-month periodending June 30, 2003. • Forty-seven percent of sheriffs'offices, employing 74% of all officers,used full-time school resource officersin 2003. Collectively, these agenciesemployed about 5,600 such officers.Highlights Sheriffs’ Offices, 2003 iii0%5%10%15%20%Female and minority sworn personnel in sheriffs' offices, 1987 and 2003sworn personnelPercent of full-time* Includes Asians, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.19872003FemaleAll minorities Black or Afri-HispanicOther*can Americanor


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