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Law
Enforcement Services
Currently
the Sheriff's Department provides contract law enforcement
services for the cities of Del Mar, Encinitas, Imperial
Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach
and Vista. In these cities the Sheriff's Department serves
as their police department. There, the department provides
full service law enforcement ranging from general patrol
and traffic functions to specialized investigative services.
In the
unincorporated (non-city) areas, the Sheriff's Department
provides generalized patrol services as well as all the
necessary law enforcement investigative services. The California
Highway Patrol provides the traffic service for these areas.
These communities range from the urban neighborhoods to
the very remote rural communities of San Diego County.
Click
here to view the Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents for the cities
and unincorporated areas of the County of San Diego. This information
is developed by the San Diego Association of Governments.
It is
noteworthy that the majority of those with a crime rate
less than the regional average are primarily handled by
the Sheriff's Department.
Detention
Services
The
Sheriff's Department also operates seven major detention
facilities. These facilities, commonly called "jails,"
are spread throughout the county. Each facility is much
like a city itself. A wide variety of services such as laundry
and food services are necessary and vital to maintaining
the day-to-day operation.
The Sheriff's detention facilities hold
over 5,000 inmates on any given day. The routine movement
of these inmates to courts, hospitals and between the seven
detention facilities requires a fleet of buses, vans, cars and
deputy sheriff's to accomplish the task. In addition, approximately
15,000 meals a day must be prepared just to feed the
inmates.
Court
Services
The
department assumed responsibility for Court Services in
January 2000. For several years, this service was provided
by the Marshal's Office. However, as a result of both local
and state legislation, these services were consolidated
under the Sheriff. The Office of the Marshal was retired.
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