Oakland County Sheriff's Office

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office 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. Roughly 343,000 residents of fifteen communities are served by the Sheriff's Office under contract.

Oakland County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationOCSO
Agency overview
Formed1820
Employees1,400+
Annual budget$163 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionOakland County, Michigan
Size907 square miles (2,350 km2)
Population1.2 million
Legal jurisdictionOakland County, Michigan
Operational structure
HeadquartersPontiac, Michigan
Sheriff responsible
Facilities
Detention Centers1
Website
www.oakgov.com/sheriff

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.

Headquarters

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is located at 1200 N Telegraph Road, Building 38 East in Pontiac, Michigan, the Oakland County seat.

Rank structure
Title Insignia
Sheriff
Undersheriff
Major
Captain
Lieutenant
Sergeant
Deputy II
Deputy I

Communities served

The Sheriff's Office patrols fifteen municipalities under contract. Each city and township has its own substation.[3]

The Addison Township and Brandon Township substations are within the villages of Leonard and Ortonville respectively.

Specialized units
  • SWAT
  • Traffic
  • K-9
  • Aviation Unit
  • Alcohol Enforcement Unit
  • Crash Reconstruction Unit
  • Marine and Parks Patrol Units
  • Mounted Division
  • Honor Guard
  • Motorcycle Unit
  • Reserves
  • Cell Extraction Team

References
  1. MLive, Julie Mack | special to (October 31, 2017). "Michigan's 60 largest police departments, ranked by staff size". mlive. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. "Marine Patrol | Patrol Units & Teams". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. "Law Enforcement Services Division | Law Enforcement". www.oakgov.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
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