Volunteers with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department saved Los Angeles County $11,162,079.23 in 2014 through various supportive tasks.
A total of 450,993 hours were provided by the volunteers to the department through various law enforcement support functions. Duties performed by 3,532 volunteers included Volunteers on Patrol, Mounted Posse, CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) and administrative support.
Department volunteers have successfully completed orientation and/or Volunteer on Patrol Academy, totaling numerous volunteer hours. Most volunteers maintain full or part-time jobs in addition to contributing hours working with the Sheriff’s departments.
For additional information regarding the work performed by volunteers or to find out how to volunteer for the Sheriff’s Department contact the Community Partnerships Bureau’s Volunteer Program at (562) 347-1080 or email cleppoffice@lasd.org.