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Ventura County Sheriff's Office

County agencyCA0560000NIBRS since 2024LEMAS 2020Founded 1873

Ventura County, California

Serves ~349,177 residents · LEMAS survey

Crime trendsNIBRSLEMASPoliciesOpen dataPOP projects

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office (VCSO), also sometimes known as the Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD), provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that Ventura County Sheriff's Office provides police services for are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks.

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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 CA0560000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

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

Rape: victim & offender age · 33 victims, 34 offenders
Victim sex
Female31 (94%)
Male2 (6%)
Victim race
White30 (94%)
Black or African American2 (6%)
Weapons involved
None17 (59%)
Personal Weapons7 (24%)
Other4 (14%)
Unknown1 (3%)
Incident location
Residence/Home27 (82%)
Other/Unknown4 (12%)
Government/Public Building1 (3%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage1 (3%)
Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown10 (29%)
Otherwise Known6 (17%)
Acquaintance4 (11%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)3 (9%)
Other Family Member2 (6%)
Ex-Spouse2 (6%)

Top 6 of 12 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude1 (25%)
Pornography/Obscene Material1 (25%)
Kidnapping/Abduction1 (25%)
Criminal Sexual Contact1 (25%)

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
733
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
530
Part-time civilian
61
Total FT employees
1,263
Population served
349,177
Operating budget
$196,238,946
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013738461$230,627,923
2007755452$219,369,731
2003760499$177,153,509
2000796396$135,939,100
1999758444
1997713415
1993571321
1990588357

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

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

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

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