About Us
When the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office was formed more than 150 years ago, it consisted of merely the sheriff and a handful of deputies who served approximately 1,000 residents. Today the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department is the largest law enforcement agency in Waukesha County, and the third largest Sheriff's Department in the State of Wisconsin.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office is led by Sheriff Eric Severson and provides direct police services to nearly 410,769 residents with a service area of 576 square miles. The department consists of approximately 352 full-time employees, 170 sworn, 177 civilian and 5 part-time civilians. The agency is divided into several divisions, including Administration, Business Office, Patrol Division, Detective Bureau, Court Services, and the Jail Division. Deputies have the ability to participate in over 20 specialized units.
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office provides contractual law enforcement services for several jurisdictions within Waukesha County to include the Town of Delafield, Village of Lisbon, Village of Merton, City of Pewaukee, Village of Sussex, Village of Vernon and Village of Waukesha. To ensure efficient utilization of resources, law enforcement coverage is divided into five primary patrol areas: central, northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest. Coverage also includes interstate I-94 and I-43. Deputies are based out of the main office located within the Law Enforcement Center behind the Waukesha County Courthouse, along with substations in the primary coverage areas.
With strong bonds to the community it serves, the highly trained members of the Waukesha Sheriff's Department pride themselves on honesty, integrity and diversity. This department is the backbone of the Waukesha County law enforcement community and is responsible for responding to more than a half million calls for service each year.
Mission Statement
The Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department shall serve all citizens of Waukesha County by maintaining and providing the quality means and services necessary to protect life and property through the fair and impartial enforcement of federal, state and local laws.
To preserve the safety and security of the community, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department shall make every effort to provide the citizens of Waukesha County with the best law enforcement services possible and shall endeavor to treat all citizens with dignity and respect.
To these ends, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department is committed to not only its traditional and time-honored statutory responsibilities, but to the maintenance of a visible presence to the citizens in the community as a full-service law enforcement agency, devoted to the preservation of their safety and security.
Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group
In 1997, the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department became the first Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group (WILEAG) accredited law enforcement agency in the State of Wisconsin. We remain one of four Sheriff’s Department in the State of Wisconsin to hold this status. Accreditation is a progressive and time-proven way of helping institutions evaluate and improve their overall performance.
Accreditation is a voluntary process that promotes excellence in law enforcement, increases professionalism and helps agencies better serve their communities. WILEAG requires agencies to go through the accreditation process every three years. The process includes an in-depth examination of all aspects of the department’s policies, procedures, management practices, operations, and support services. The assessment team is composed of law enforcement professionals from other agencies throughout the state.
Currently there are a total of sixty-four law enforcement agencies and public safety communication centers participating in WILEAG. Nineteen agencies are participating in the CORE standards verification, and forty-five agencies are participating in full accreditation.
For more information on the Wisconsin Law Enforcement Accreditation Group accreditation program please visit the WILEAG website.
The Waukesha Deputy Sheriff’s Association is a social organization committed to fostering values and service, which all members embrace and are essential to the success of the sheriff’s department mission.
Our Association supports various community organizations throughout Waukesha County. While providing assistance to our own members, this association also donates to various causes and provides scholarship funds to the youth in the Waukesha County area.
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