General Info

The Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department is a large, multi-faceted law enforcement agency served by approximately 3,800 sworn and professional staff members and over 800 reserve personnel. Sheriff Sandra Hutchens delegates authority to her executive team made up of one Undersheriff, three Assistant Sheriffs, an Executive Director, three Commanders and one Senior Director who administer the daily activities of the captains and professional staff at the division head level. The department consists of five organizational Commands comprised of twenty separate Divisions. The Executive Command includes Sheriff’s Executive Management, the Crime Lab, Community Services and Media/Government Relations; the Administrative Services Command includes Communications, Financial/Administrative Services, Research & Development and Support Services; the Custody Operations and Court Services Command include the three Jail Facilities in Orange County, Inmate Services and Court Operations; the Field Operations Command includes Airport Operations, Homeland Security, North and South Patrol Operations and Investigations and the Professional Services Command includes Coroner Services, Professional Standards, S.A.F.E., and Training. Collectively, these Commands and Divisions provide services including land and sea based patrol and investigative services to unincorporated county areas and to contract and task force partners at the city and county level. Additional services and responsibilities include but are not limited to; state and federal task force participation, operation and management of the Orange County jail system including contract services for I.C.E. detainees, emergency communications, forensic and coroner services, HR and personnel services, risk management and financial management.