Fairfax County Sheriff's Office

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Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Patch of the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
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Common name	Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
Abbreviation	FCSO
Agency overview
Formed	1742
Employees	552
Annual budget	24,596,887
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Fairfax County, Virginia, U.S.
Size	407 square miles (1,050 km2)
Population	1,141,897
Governing body	Fairfax County, Virginia
General nature	Local civilian police
Operational structure
Headquarters	Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Deputy Sheriffs	466
Civilians	86
Agency executive	Stacey Kincaid (D), Sheriff
Facilities
Stations	2
Jails	2
Website
Official website

The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office (FCSO; officially the Fairfax County Office of the Sheriff)^{[citation needed]} is a law enforcement agency in Fairfax County, Virginia. It serves a population of approximately 1,141,620 residents within an area of approximately 400 square miles (1,000 km²) in Fairfax County, a Northern Virginian suburb of Washington, D.C.^[1] It is one of the largest Sheriff's Offices in Virginia with nearly 600 sworn deputies. The Sheriff and her deputies are fully sworn law enforcement officers with full arrest powers within Fairfax County, the City of Fairfax, and Herndon and Vienna. The Sheriff's Office assists the Fairfax County Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to maintain peace and order in Fairfax County.