Sheriffs

Historical Employment Levels
Department	June FY2012	June FY2013	June FY2014	Approved FY2015	Projected FY2016
Hampden Sheriff's Department	845	850	884	902	918
Worcester Sheriff's Department	504	506	502	522	522
Middlesex Sheriff's Department	660	692	652	643	694
Franklin Sheriff's Department	166	171	175	177	177
Hampshire Sheriff's Department	158	163	163	168	168
Essex Sheriff's Department	493	531	624	625	670
Berkshire Sheriff's Department	191	200	198	213	213
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association	3	3	3	3	3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department	325	326	328	341	341
Bristol Sheriff's Department	523	549	566	564	564
Dukes Sheriff's Department	44	47	46	48	48
Nantucket Sheriff's Department	3	3	3	3	3
Norfolk Sheriff's Department	293	303	333	311	330
Plymouth Sheriff's Department	539	574	600	596	596
Suffolk Sheriff's Department	987	962	978	1,019	1,019
TOTAL	5,736	5,879	6,056	6,135	6,266

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2016 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.