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The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department (LSSD), officially the County of Los Santos Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Santos County, San Andreas. LSSD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States and the third largest local police agency in the United States, following the New York Police Department, and the Chicago Police Department. LSSD has approximately 18,000 employees, 9,915 sworn deputies and 9,244 unsworn members. It is sometimes confused with the unrelated Los Santos Police Department which provides law enforcement service within the city of Los Santos, which is the county seat of Los Santos County.
The department's three main responsibilities are to provide municipal police services within Los Santos County, courthouse security for the Superior Court of Los Santos County, and housing and transportation services of inmates within the county jail system. The LSSD provides municipal police services to the unincorporated communities and 42 of the 88 cities within Los Santos County.
In addition to its primary responsibilities, LSSD contracts with the Los Santos Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metrolink, provides law enforcement services to ten community colleges, and patrols county parks, golf courses, special event venues, lakes, hospitals, and county facilities. LSSD provides services, such as crime laboratories, homicide investigations, and academy training, to smaller law enforcement agencies within the county and across the State of San Andreas.
The department's three main responsibilities are to provide municipal police services within Los Santos County, courthouse security for the Superior Court of Los Santos County, and housing and transportation services of inmates within the county jail system. The LSSD provides municipal police services to the unincorporated communities and 42 of the 88 cities within Los Santos County.
In addition to its primary responsibilities, LSSD contracts with the Los Santos Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Metrolink, provides law enforcement services to ten community colleges, and patrols county parks, golf courses, special event venues, lakes, hospitals, and county facilities. LSSD provides services, such as crime laboratories, homicide investigations, and academy training, to smaller law enforcement agencies within the county and across the State of San Andreas.
Department History
The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department, which was founded in 1850, was the first professional police force in the Los Santos area. The all-volunteer, Los Santos-specific Los Santos Rangers were formed in 1853 to assist the LSSD. They were soon succeeded by the Los Santos City Guards, another volunteer group. Neither force was deemed efficient and Los Santos became known for its violence, gambling and "vice".
On December 15, 2009, the Los Santos County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to merge the Los Santos County Office of Public Safety into the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department. The merger took place on June 30, 2010.
The Los Santos County Sheriff's Department, which was founded in 1850, was the first professional police force in the Los Santos area. The all-volunteer, Los Santos-specific Los Santos Rangers were formed in 1853 to assist the LSSD. They were soon succeeded by the Los Santos City Guards, another volunteer group. Neither force was deemed efficient and Los Santos became known for its violence, gambling and "vice".
On December 15, 2009, the Los Santos County Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to merge the Los Santos County Office of Public Safety into the Los Santos County Sheriff's Department. The merger took place on June 30, 2010.
Rank Structure
RANK | INSIGNIA |
| Sheriff |  |
| Undersheriff |  |
| Assistant Sheriff |  |
| Division Chief |  |
| Commander |  |
| Captain |  |
| Lieutenant |  |
| Sergeant |  |
| Deputy Sheriff (Master FTO) |  |
| Deputy Sheriff (Bonus II) |  |
| Deputy Sheriff (Bonus I) | |
| Deputy Sheriff | |
| Deputy Sheriff Trainee (Non-sworn) |
