Sheriffs

Historical Employment Levels
Department	June FY2008	June FY2009	June FY2010	Approved FY2011	Projected FY2012
Hampden Sheriff's Department	967	912	886	877	851
Worcester Sheriff's Department	594	570	521	546	536
Middlesex Sheriff's Department	737	710	662	653	624
Franklin Sheriff's Department	173	166	160	155	148
Hampshire Sheriff's Department	164	166	167	169	158
Essex Sheriff's Department	598	585	564	550	487
Berkshire Sheriff's Department	232	203	211	213	207
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association	3	3	3	3	3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department	0	0	307	329	311
Bristol Sheriff's Department	0	0	516	552	524
Dukes Sheriff's Department	0	0	44	46	44
Nantucket Sheriff's Department	0	0	3	3	3
Norfolk Sheriff's Department	0	0	288	289	274
Plymouth Sheriff's Department	0	0	524	544	516
Suffolk Sheriff's Department	0	0	1,027	1,032	979
TOTAL	3,467	3,315	5,885	5,962	5,666

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2012 FTE figures are preliminary and may not represent actual levels.

In FY2008 and FY2009, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth and Suffolk Sheriff Departments were not yet state agencies. These 7 Sheriff Departments became state agencies on January 1, 2010.