Oakland County Sheriff's Office

Oakland County Sheriff's Office
AbbreviationOCSO
Agency overview
Formed1820
Employees1,400+
Annual budget$163 million
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionOakland County, Michigan
Size907 square miles (2,350 km2)
Population1.2 million
Legal jurisdictionOakland County, Michigan
Operational structure
HeadquartersPontiac, Michigan
Sheriff responsible
Facilities
Detention Centers1
Website
www.oakgov.com/sheriff

The Oakland County Sheriff's Office (OCSO) is the largest sheriff's department in the state of Michigan. The Sheriff's Office had 859 uniformed officers as of 2017, and has jurisdiction over all of Oakland County, with a population of 1.274 million as of the 2020 census. Fifteen communities, with a total population of roughly 343,000, contract with the Sheriff's Office for all police services.

The Sheriff's Office also includes a marine patrol and rescue unit, responsible for patrolling 450 lakes across the county.

Republican Michael Bouchard has served as the Oakland County Sheriff since 1999.