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Monterey County Sheriff's Office

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

ORI
CA0270000
Type
County
County
Monterey
State
California
FBI reporting
Reporting since 2021-02-01
Location
36.7018, -121.6327

Workforce

As reported to the FBI for 2025, covering a population of 101,058.

293Sworn officers
150Civilian staff
4.38Employees per 1,000 people
101,058Population served
YearOfficersCiviliansPopulation servedPer 1,000
2025293150101,0584.38
2024293162107,3724.24
2023288137103,6954.10
2022283149104,2484.14
2021288153102,0784.32
2020312136103,0244.35
2019295135104,1714.13
2018304122104,9634.06
2017296150107,0884.16
2016295121104,2963.99
2015291112106,3863.79
2014300114108,0193.83

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

3 people have died during an encounter with Monterey County Sheriff's Office between 2014 and 2023, according to Mapping Police Violence.

3Deaths recorded
2.97Per 100,000 people policed
20142023Period covered
Recorded causeDeaths
Gunshot3

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.

$1.4mOriginal acquisition value
242Line items received
19982020Years of transfers
ItemQuantityAcquisition valueMost recent
Mine Resistant Vehicle1$658,0002017-09-06
Truck,Utility5$287,8172013-07-09
Optical Sighting And Ranging Equipment54$128,4852013-09-17
Tool Kit,Explosive Ordnance Disposal1$81,3222015-01-22
Rifle,5.56 Millimeter137$68,3632002-10-15
Camera System,Reconnaissance7$36,0322014-06-05
Kit,Fsbe,Platoon A3$31,9802014-06-23
Sight,Thermal2$24,4122015-06-24
Deployment Kit,Radio Frequency Identification2$18,9082014-10-06
M1114 Adapter Kit3$9,6292013-05-17
Computer System,Digital24$5,2002014-11-13
Armor,Transparent,Vehicular Window2$3,6712017-09-12
Illuminator,Infrared21$3,5142020-10-06
Viewer,Night Vision1$3,3952013-09-11
Parts Kit,Explosive Ordnance Disposal2$2,5362015-03-10
Prison Worn Stun Device Preset Remote Control5$2,0512013-09-03
Sight,Reflex361$1,6952014-07-01
Adapter Rail,Weapon Mounted10$1,1552014-06-03
Kit,Turret,Stop5$9312014-06-12
Platform,Gunner4$7132015-06-09
Sampling Kit,Cbr Agent4$6952013-05-30
Camouflage Net System,Radar Transparent1$6302014-09-22
Vehicle Armor1$5582013-08-01
Close Quarters Batt1$5502013-09-11
Global Positioning Satellite (Gps) Equip1$5002013-06-19

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 Monterey

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 CA0270000. Police Census reproduces these values without adjustment. Where the FBI publishes nothing, this page says so rather than estimating.