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| Oakland County Sheriff's Office | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | OCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1820 |
| Employees | 1,400+ |
| Annual budget | $163 million |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Size | 907 square miles (2,350 km2) |
| Population | 1.2 million |
| Legal jurisdiction | Oakland County, Michigan |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Pontiac, Michigan |
| Sheriff responsible | |
| Facilities | |
| Detention Centers | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan. The Sheriff's Office had 859 uniformed officers as of 2017,[1] and has jurisdiction over all of Oakland County, with a population of 1.274 million as of the 2020 census. Fifteen communities, with a total population of roughly 343,000, contract with the Sheriff's Office for all police services.
The Sheriff's Office also includes a marine patrol and rescue unit, responsible for patrolling 450 lakes across the county.[2]
Republican Michael Bouchard has served as the Oakland County Sheriff since 1999.
- ^ MLive, Julie Mack | special to (October 31, 2017). "Michigan's 60 largest police departments, ranked by staff size". mlive. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Marine Patrol | Patrol Units & Teams". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.