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Sheriff's Department Del Norte County
42% SCORE
Average for 4 Sections: 42%
Scores range from 0-100% comparing counties with under 50k population. Counties with higher scores spend less on policing, use less force, are more likely to hold officers accountable and make fewer arrests for low-level offenses.
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| Police Funding: 55% | ||||
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| Police Budget Cost per Person | ||||
| Misconduct Settlements | ||||
| Fines/Forfeitures | ||||
| Police Presence/Over-Policing (Officers per Population) | ||||
| Police Violence: 44% | ||||
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| Force Used per Arrest | ||||
| Deadly Force per Arrest | ||||
| Unarmed Victims of Deadly Force per Arrest | ||||
| Racial Disparities in Deadly Force | ||||
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| Police Accountability: 3% | ||||
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| Misconduct Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Excessive Force Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Discrimination Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Criminal Misconduct Complaints Upheld | ||||
| Approach to Law Enforcement: 66% | ||||
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| Arrest Rate for Low Level Offenses | ||||
| Homicides Solved | ||||
| Racial Disparities in Drug Arrests | ||||
| Jail Incarceration Rate | ||||
| Jail Deaths per 1,000 | ||||
1 Killings by Police
Del Norte County Sheriff Department killed 1 person from 2013-21.
6 civilian complaints of police misconduct
0% were ruled in favor of civilians from 2016-21.
4,740 arrests made
56% of all arrests were for low-level, non-violent offenses from 2013-21.
Section Score: 55% ▶+12%
Police Funding By Year
$3.86M | 20,747 Residents | $186 per Resident
More Police Funding per Capita than 51% of Depts
Source: US Census Bureau
Number of officers per 1k population
18 Officers | 8.7 per 10k Residents
More Officers per Population than 12% of Depts
Source: Federal LEOKA Database
Section Score: 44% ▶-24%
Police Shootings
More Police Shootings per Arrest than 33% of Depts
1 Shootings | 3.8 every 100k arrests
Deadly Force
1 Killings by Police from 2013-21 | 1.9 every 10k arrests
^ More Killings by Police per Arrest than 76% of Depts
Source: Mapping Police Violence
Deadly Force by Armed Status
N/A Unarmed | 100% Did Not Allegedly Have a Gun
Unarmed Other Alleged Gun Vehicle
100%
^ More Unarmed People Killed per Arrest than N/A of Depts
Police Violence by Race
Black Latinx N.Am API Other White
Population of Del Norte County
19%
6%
6%
62%
Del Norte County Sheriff's Dept Demographics
People Arrested
6%
16%
73%
People Killed
100%
Source: Uniform Crime Report, Mapping Police Violence, LEMAS
Section Score: 3% ▶-1%
Source: CA Department of Justice
Total civilian complaints
6 from 2016-21 | 0% Ruled in Favor of Civilians
Complaints Not Sustained Complaints Sustained
Complaints of Misconduct in Jail
0 Complaints Reported
Complaints of Police Discrimination
0 Complaints Reported
Alleged Crimes Committed by Police
3 Reported | 0% Ruled in Favor of Civilians
Complaints Reported Ruled in Favor of Civilians
Section Score: 66% ▶+18%
Source: Uniform Crime Report
Arrests By Year
4,740 Arrests Reported from 2013-2021
Low Level Arrests Other Arrests
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Arrests for Low Level Offenses
2,673 Arrests | 18 per 1k residents
^ Higher Arrest Rate for Low Level Offenses than 58% of Depts
Percent of total arrests by type
All Arrests for Low Level Offenses ( 56% )
Drug Possession ( 19% )
Violent Crime ( 17% )
Homicides Unsolved
11 Homicides from 2013-21 | 4 Unsolved
^ Solved Fewer Homicides than 42% of Depts
Rankings are based upon a 0 to 100 percentage scale. Departments with higher scores use less force, make fewer arrests for low level offenses, solve murder cases more often, hold officers more accountable and spend less on policing overall.
Overall Scores for Depts where We Have Obtained the Most Data.
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0-29% 30-59% 60-69% 70-79% 80-89% 90-100% Incomplete
| Sheriff's Department | Score | 5YR |
|---|---|---|
| 55. Los Angeles County 27% | ▶+3% | |
| 54. Alameda County 27% | ||
| 53. Kern County 27% | ▶+10% | |
| 52. San Diego County 28% | ▶-15% | |
| 51. Fresno County 29% | ▶+5% | |
| 50. Marin County 30% | ▶+8% | |
| 49. Trinity County 31% | ▶+13% | |
| 48. Sonoma County 31% | ▶+4% | |
| 47. Placer County 31% | ▶+14% | |
| 46. Colusa County 32% | ▶+9% | |
| 45. Solano County 32% | ▶+10% | |
| 44. San Joaquin County 32% | ▶-10% | |
| 43. Stanislaus County 33% | ▶-16% | |
| 42. Sutter County 34% | ▶+11% | |
| 41. Humboldt County 34% | ▶+4% | |
| 40. Santa Clara County 34% | ▶+8% | |
| 39. Imperial County 35% | ▶+2% | |
| 38. Sacramento County 35% | ||
| 37. Madera County 35% | ▶-6% | |
| 36. Napa County 36% | ▶-5% | |
| 35. Mendocino County 36% | ▶+19% | |
| 34. San Mateo County 37% | ▶+6% | |
| 33. Monterey County 37% | ▶-6% | |
| 32. Butte County 37% | ▶+6% | |
| 31. Orange Cnty Sheriffs Department 37% | ▶-18% | |
| 30. Yolo County 38% | ▶+5% | |
| 29. Merced County 38% | ▶+9% | |
| 28. Glenn County 40% | ▶-1% | |
| 27. Yuba County 40% | ▶+5% | |
| Sheriff's Department | Score | 5YR |
|---|---|---|
| 26. Kings County 41% | ▶+5% | |
| 25. San Bernardino County 41% | ▶-3% | |
| 24. Santa Barbara County 41% | ▶-12% | |
| 23. Mono County 42% | ▶+5% | |
| 22. Plumas County 42% | ▶+5% | |
| 21. Contra Costa County 42% | ▶-14% | |
| 20. Nevada County 42% | ▶+4% | |
| 19. Del Norte County 42% | ▶+1% | |
| 18. Calaveras County 44% | ▶-13% | |
| 17. San Luis Obispo County 44% | ▶-11% | |
| 16. Tulare County 44% | ▶-5% | |
| 15. Mariposa County 45% | ▶+6% | |
| 14. San Benito County 47% | ▶-7% | |
| 13. Amador County 47% | ▶+11% | |
| 12. Lassen County 47% | ▶+5% | |
| 11. Lake County 47% | ▶-19% | |
| 10. Shasta County 48% | ▶+3% | |
| 9. Santa Cruz County 48% | ▶-4% | |
| 8. El Dorado County 48% | ▶-3% | |
| 7. Inyo County 49% | ▶+1% | |
| 6. Riverside County 49% | ▶-3% | |
| 5. Modoc County 49% | ▶-3% | |
| 4. Tuolumne County 51% | ▶+2% | |
| 3. Tehama County 51% | ▶+5% | |
| 2. Siskiyou County 52% | ▶-19% | |
| 1. Ventura County 52% | ▶-9% | |
| * Alpine County 39% | ▶+2% | |
| * San Francisco 40% | ▶+14% | |
| * Sierra County 41% | ▶-3% | |
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