Sheriffs

Historical Employment Levels
Department	June FY2009	June FY2010	June FY2011	Approved FY2012	Projected FY2013
Hampden Sheriff's Department	912	886	864	838	838
Worcester Sheriff's Department	570	521	540	502	502
Middlesex Sheriff's Department	710	662	643	638	638
Franklin Sheriff's Department	166	160	154	163	163
Hampshire Sheriff's Department	166	167	164	169	169
Essex Sheriff's Department	585	564	514	502	502
Berkshire Sheriff's Department	203	211	196	201	195
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association	3	3	3	3	3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department	0	307	319	320	320
Bristol Sheriff's Department	0	516	521	519	519
Dukes Sheriff's Department	0	44	43	43	43
Nantucket Sheriff's Department	0	3	3	3	3
Norfolk Sheriff's Department	0	288	307	339	339
Plymouth Sheriff's Department	0	524	545	409	409
Suffolk Sheriff's Department	0	1,027	1,022	1,022	1,022
TOTAL	3,315	5,885	5,839	5,673	5,666

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2013 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.