About San Diego County Sheriff
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department (SDSD) was established in 1850. It is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California, and one of the largest sheriff’s departments in the United States: with over 4,000 employees, an annual budget of over $960 million, and a service area over 4,500 square miles, extending to a 60-mile international border.
The SDSD provides general law enforcement and public safety services to all unincorporated areas of the county (traffic enforcement, accidents, and other traffic related issues are handled by the California Highway Patrol).