Law Enforcement & Corrections Data Sources
Sources behind sheriffoversight.org rosters, jails, staffing, and budgets
sheriffoversight.org documents county sheriff offices: who leads them, what facilities they run, how they are staffed, and what they cost. Those figures come from the sources below.
Rosters & Staffing
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| California State Sheriffs' Association | calsheriffs.org | Current sheriff roster for California's 58 counties (Texas and Washington rosters come from state and county websites) |
| Government Compensation in California | gcc.sco.ca.gov | State Controller's Office per-employee compensation records used to derive sheriff department staffing (sworn, custody, and civilian full-time equivalents) |
| US Census of Governments, Employment (COG-E) | census.gov | County police and corrections employment counts used as a staffing baseline outside California |
Jail Facilities
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) | bscc.ca.gov | California adult detention facility inspection roster and Jail Profile Survey rated capacities |
| Texas Commission on Jail Standards | tcjs.state.tx.us | Texas county jail population reports and rated capacities |
| Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Survey of Jails | bjs.ojp.gov | Sampled national jail facility data (public-use files distributed through ICPSR) |
Budgets & Comparisons
| Source | URL | Data Provided |
|---|---|---|
| County adopted budget documents | Individual county governments | Sheriff and jail operating budgets transcribed from each county's published budget (California, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Washington), including the San Francisco Annual Appropriation Ordinance |
| US Census Bureau, American Community Survey | census.gov | Five-year county population estimates used for per-capita comparisons |
| US Census Bureau county adjacency file | census.gov | Neighboring-county reference used for peer comparisons |