Sheriffs

Historical Employment Levels
Department	June FY2011	June FY2012	June FY2013	Approved FY2014	Projected FY2015
Hampden Sheriff's Department	864	845	850	857	898
Worcester Sheriff's Department	540	504	506	482	482
Middlesex Sheriff's Department	643	660	692	680	680
Franklin Sheriff's Department	154	166	171	172	172
Hampshire Sheriff's Department	164	158	163	166	166
Essex Sheriff's Department	514	493	531	541	528
Berkshire Sheriff's Department	196	191	200	218	224
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association	3	3	3	3	3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department	319	325	326	337	337
Bristol Sheriff's Department	521	523	549	572	572
Dukes Sheriff's Department	43	44	47	48	48
Nantucket Sheriff's Department	3	3	3	3	3
Norfolk Sheriff's Department	307	293	303	302	332
Plymouth Sheriff's Department	545	539	574	581	581
Suffolk Sheriff's Department	1,022	987	962	970	970
TOTAL	5,839	5,736	5,879	5,933	5,997

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2015 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.