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Orange County Sheriff's Office

County agency in Orange, California. Reports crime data to the FBI, and has done since 2021.

ORI
CA0300000
Type
County
County
Orange
State
California
FBI reporting
Reporting since 2021-01-01
Location
33.6757, -117.7772

Workforce

As reported to the FBI for 2025, covering a population of 126,078.

2,122Sworn officers
1,771Civilian staff
30.88Employees per 1,000 people
126,078Population served
YearOfficersCiviliansPopulation servedPer 1,000
20252,1221,771126,07830.88
20242,0751,741180,26621.17
20231,9831,765143,96726.03
20221,8961,684135,71726.38
20211,8741,737102,10335.37
20201,8791,765106,16134.33
20191,8881,835110,89333.57
20181,8801,855110,15033.91
20171,8431,912128,84829.14
20161,7451,877110,37632.82
20151,7781,824126,48028.48
20141,8281,773143,08425.17

Officer and civilian counts are full-time employees as filed by the agency in its annual return. A dash means the agency did not report that figure for that year — it does not mean zero.

Deaths during encounters with this agency

14 people have died during an encounter with Orange County Sheriff's Office between 2013 and 2025, according to Mapping Police Violence.

14Deaths recorded
11.10Per 100,000 people policed
20132025Period covered
Recorded causeDeaths
Gunshot13
Taser1

What this figure is and is not. It counts deaths recorded as occurring during an encounter with this agency. It is not a finding of wrongdoing, and a death being recorded here says nothing about whether it was lawful. Many involve armed confrontations; some involve none. Police Census publishes counts only and does not name the people who died.

These records are compiled from news reports and public records by Mapping Police Violence, an independent research organisation — they are not official statistics, and no federal database records this comprehensively. Used with permission.

Military surplus received

Transferred under the Department of Defense 1033 programme, which passes surplus military equipment to law enforcement agencies at no cost. Values are the Department’s original acquisition cost, not what the equipment is worth today.

$1.9mOriginal acquisition value
62Line items received
20042026Years of transfers
ItemQuantityAcquisition valueMost recent
Helicopter,Medevac1$948,1582016-11-02
Helicopter,Utility1$922,7042009-01-16
Truck,Utility1$49,8972004-03-29
Pioneer Kit4$7,0752026-06-09
Underwear And Nightwear, Mens4,959$2,0222026-06-09
Unmanned Watercraft2$2,0002021-01-14
L0cker,Secretary,An6$1,8862026-06-09
Barrel,Carbine101$1,4302011-10-11
Barrel And Front Sight Assembly32$6002011-10-11
Receiver,Cartridge53$4882011-10-11
Carrier,Bolt244$4052011-08-02
Intrenching Tool,Hand92$3532026-06-17
Fiber Rope, Cordage, And Twine125$3502026-05-27
Jacket,Cold Weather25$1622026-06-17
Goggles,Industrial98$1412026-06-09
Spectacles,Industrial248$1092026-06-09
Shipping And Storage Container,Miscellaneous Equipment4$1002026-05-27
Poncho,Wet Weather118$632026-06-17
Bag,Duffel60$402026-05-27
Extractor,Cartridge17$172011-03-02
Mat,Sleeping30$122026-05-27
Compensator23$82011-10-12
Gaiter,Neck300$32026-06-09
Button,Magazine Catch80$32011-10-12
Pin,Firing Pin Retainer141$22012-01-23

Source: Defense Logistics Agency, Law Enforcement Support Office, public data as at 30 June 2026. Items are grouped by description; the date shown is the most recent shipment of that item.

Also policing Orange

Jurisdictions overlap. These agencies are also recorded against the same county, so a single address may be covered by more than one of them.

Source

Agency identity, type, jurisdiction, coordinates and reporting status are as published by the FBI Crime Data Explorer, agency record CA0300000. Police Census reproduces these values without adjustment. Where the FBI publishes nothing, this page says so rather than estimating.