About the Sheriff's Office
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office is Minnesota’s first law enforcement agency, established in 1849 when Minnesota was only a territory.
The Sheriff’s Office:
- Has over 400 members, including full-time and part-time staff, temporary employees and active volunteers.
- Has an annual operating budget of approximately $51 million.
- Provides a wide-ranging variety of law enforcement and public safety services to an urban community of more than 525,000 residents, situated in a metropolitan area of 3.2 million people.
- Serves as a regional partner, providing services to city, county, state and federal agencies.
Mission statements
Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office
The Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office provides law enforcement and public service in accordance with our constitutional and statutory mandates. The Sheriff’s Office is committed to leadership in public safety through professionalism and partnership with other agencies.
The Sheriff's Office includes five divisions:
- The Administration Division coordinates all functions of the Sheriff’s Office and supports operations by providing resources, direction, policy and leadership. We provide training, administrative and financial resources, equipment and community services.
- The Court and Security Services Division is committed to protecting and serving both the public and the judiciary system with skill and integrity to ensure a safe and just community.
- The Detention Services Division creates a safe, secure and humane environment for detainees and staff, and promotes public safety together with other agencies.
- The Public Safety Services Division promotes public safety through awareness, enforcement and education. We are professional, responsive and committed to strong community partnerships.
- The Regional Special Services Division delivers specialized law enforcement capabilities to the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office and supports other agencies throughout the region with those capabilities.
Vision and values
A leader in public safety and community partnerships.
- Providing safety through community policing.
- Preserving trust through fiscal responsibility.
- Collaborating with public safety, community and justice partners.
- Encouraging diversity to reflect the community.
- Improving service through technology.
- Connecting with youth to build for the future.
Annual reports
The Sheriff’s Office reports annually its accomplishments with evaluation based upon the Office’s statutory mandates and six core values. Reporting evaluated accomplishments reinforces the Command Staff's commitment to transform the Office. Click each link to view a PDF version of each report.
Research and publications
The following documents are in PDF format:
- 2008 Republican National Convention Video Summary
- Making our Supervisors a Priority
- Cop Confidential - Police Supervision and Sub-Culture
- The Influence of Higher Education on Police Officer Work Habits
- Recruitment, Hiring and Retention of Community Policing Officers - Character Based Selection and Assessment
- A comparative study of perceived work stress among police officers of color and white officers and its implications for management