Sheriffs

Historical Employment Levels
Department	June FY2013	June FY2014	June FY2015	Estimated FY2016	Projected FY2017
Hampden Sheriff's Department	850	884	899	910	910
Worcester Sheriff's Department	506	502	524	523	523
Middlesex Sheriff's Department	692	652	676	679	679
Franklin Sheriff's Department	171	175	172	182	182
Hampshire Sheriff's Department	163	163	166	165	165
Essex Sheriff's Department	531	624	634	635	635
Berkshire Sheriff's Department	200	198	198	207	207
Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association	3	3	3	3	3
Barnstable Sheriff's Department	326	328	327	321	321
Bristol Sheriff's Department	549	566	567	585	585
Dukes Sheriff's Department	47	46	44	45	45
Nantucket Sheriff's Department	3	3	3	4	4
Norfolk Sheriff's Department	303	333	322	319	319
Plymouth Sheriff's Department	574	600	572	584	584
Suffolk Sheriff's Department	962	978	1,010	1,001	1,001
TOTAL	5,879	6,056	6,116	6,162	6,162

Figures represent full-time equivalents (FTEs) paid from budgeted funds, and exclude those paid from capital, federal grants and trust funds. FY2016 and FY2017 FTE figures are estimates and may not represent actual levels. Note the Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) took effect July 1 of FY2016.

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.