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Sonoma County Sheriff's Office

County agencyCA0490000NIBRS since 2022LEMAS 2020

Sonoma County, California

Serves ~175,821 residents · LEMAS survey

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI CA0490000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 1,275 victims, 1,562 offenders
Victim sex
Male683 (54%)
Female581 (46%)
Unknown11 (1%)
Victim race
White1,008 (92%)
Asian42 (4%)
Black or African American28 (3%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander14 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native4 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home505 (31%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk207 (13%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage178 (11%)
Other/Unknown136 (8%)
Gambling Facility/Casino/Race Track81 (5%)
Specialty Store78 (5%)

Top 6 of 39 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown158 (49%)
Stranger65 (20%)
Acquaintance38 (12%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)10 (3%)
Otherwise Known8 (2%)
Friend8 (2%)

Top 6 of 16 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property114 (24%)
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game46 (10%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering44 (9%)
Stolen Property Offenses43 (9%)
Counterfeiting/Forgery38 (8%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud34 (7%)

Top 6 of 20 categories shown.

Open data

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
231
Part-time sworn
71
Full-time civilian
191
Part-time civilian
12
Total FT employees
635
Population served
175,821
Operating budget
$194,240,551
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2007261442$130,542,375
2003238189$30,000,000
2000218188$69,106,218
1999220394
1997387209
1993212335
1990200348
1987179248

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Arrest Data
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office Incident Data
crime incidents

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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