Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
The Fairfax County Sheriff's Office (FCSO; officially the Fairfax County Office of the Sheriff) is a law enforcement agency in Fairfax County, Virginia. It serves a population of approximately 1,141,620 residents within an area of approximately 400 square miles (1,000 km2) in Fairfax County, a Northern Virginian suburb of Washington, D.C. It is one of the largest Sheriff's Offices in Virginia with nearly 600 sworn deputies. The Sheriff and her deputies are fully sworn law enforcement officers with full arrest powers within Fairfax County, City of Fairfax and the Towns of Herndon and Vienna. The Sheriff's Office assists the Fairfax County Police Department and other law enforcement agencies to maintain peace and order in Fairfax County.
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| Common name | Fairfax County Sheriff's Office |
| Abbreviation | FCSO |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1742 |
| Employees | 552 |
| Annual budget | 24,596,887 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Size | 407 square miles (1,050 km2) |
| Population | 1,141,897 |
| Governing body | Fairfax County |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. |
| Deputy Sheriffs | 466 |
| Civilians | 86 |
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| Facilities | |
| Stations | 2 |
| Jails | 2 |
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| Official website | |
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