On behalf of the 200 plus employees of the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office, I welcome you to our website.

The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office was founded on January 30, 1821, one hundred and ninety-nine years later; we proudly serve the citizens of Illinois’ fifth-largest county that encompasses 870 square miles.

The Sangamon Sheriff’s Office, serves the public offering a Patrol Division, Investigations, Civil Process, Court Security, and a Jail with a rated capacity of 314 inmates.

Merit Commission Corrections Testing 2019