2023

Annual Report
SUPPORTING STRONG AND SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS
STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
JEFF DIRKSE, SHERIFF
 Table of
CONTENTS
Mission, Vision, Values, and Motto 5

Jurisdiction 6

Organizational Chart 8

Financial Statistics 10

Average Response Time 11

Calls for Service (CFS) 12

Crime Incidents 13

Arrests & Citations 15

Special Investigations Unit (SIU) 16

Use of Force 18

Internal Affairs 21

Traffic Collisions (On-Duty) 22

Adult Detention Administration 23

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 SUPPORTING
STRONG
AND SAFE
NEIGHBORHOODS FOR
INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES
TO THRIVE
Board of Supervisors Priority

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 OUR MISSION
Protecting our communities by building trust,
reducing crime, and promoting safety through
enforcement, prevention, and education

Vision
We will be a source of pride –
recognized for our effective,
innovative, and thoughtful role in
Motto
the communities we serve.
Building Trust, Reducing Crime,
and Promoting Safety
Core Values

RESPECT INNOVATION COURAGE

We will be creative and Is not the absence of fear
For yourself, the badge,
innovative in our delivery but the initiative to make
the department, and the
of professional law tough decisions under
community.
enforcement service. stress and pressure.

INTEGRITY
Committed to honest,
TEAMWORK
trustworthy, transparent Recognizing and building
policing with fairness and on the strengths of all. We
consistency by holding recognize that we have to
ourselves to the highest work together to achieve
standards of moral and our goals.
ethical conduct.

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 Jeff Dirkse Micky LaBarbera
Undersheriff
Sheriff-Coroner

Brooke Freeman Captain Cook Captain Hughes

Chief Administrative Investigations Patrol
Officer

Chief Ridenour
Iris Garcia Riverbank
HR/Payroll Lt. Perez EOD
Internal Affairs

Chief Clayton
Lt. Maxwell Lt. Landeros Patterson/
Transition Investigations HNT
ASU/UAS

Erin Coffey Lt. Gonzales Chief MacKinnon

Finance Manager SIU/HIDTA Hughson/DIVE
SWAT

Deanna Eccles Lt. Condit

Lt. Howard
Procurement Watch Commander
Civil/Coroner
Manager

Lt. Dimberg Lt. Dias

Watch Commander
STAC
Threat Assessment
MFF

Lt. Fainter
Academy
Director/K9

Chief Mullins
Waterford/
Media

Lt. Hill
Patrol
Admin./Salida CRU

Cerina Otero
Records

Renee Souza
EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 1, 2024 ID & P/E

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 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

Erik Klevmyr
Captain Houston Captain Martinez
Chief of Emergency
AD Operations BAS
Services

Lt. Burns Chris Parnell

Lt. Johnson
REACT/Court Fire Warden
SDC West Facility
Holding CERT

Lt. Beltran
Lt. Marquez BAS Ruben Wegner
SDC East Facility FTO/Title Emergency Svs Mgr
Mobile Crisis Team
15/PREA

Lt. Wright
Lt. Humble
Minimum Housing Chad Braner
Courts
Facility/Support EMS Director
Mounted Unit
Services

Sandra Beets
Lt. Maxwell Dan Brannon
AD Records
Transition IT
Manager

EFFECTIVE AS OF APRIL 1, 2024

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 FINANCIAL STATISTICS
Percentage of Budget Funded by General Funds

68.2% 68.9%

FY23 FY24
Fiscal Year 2023 Fiscal Year 2024
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024

Compared to the prior Compared to the prior Compared to the prior

fiscal year, the actual fiscal year, the actual fiscal year, total
total revenue was total gross costs allocated positions
decreased in FY 2023 by: decreased in FY 2023 by: increased by:

-15.15% -1.05% 6.42%

Total allocated Positions 853

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 AVERAGE RESPONSE TIME FOR PRIORITY 1 CALLS
Due to the shortage of resources and the goal of achieving effective
workflow, calls are prioritized based on circumstances that a reporting
party provides a call taker at the dispatch center.

Response time is defined as the time interval between when a call is

dispatched to a Deputy-Sheriff and when the Deputy-Sheriff arrives at the scene.

Priority 1 call is defined as the highest priority in which an event is in progress or just occurred and
there is an immediate threat to life or great bodily harm (e.g, active shooting, burglary in progress, etc.)

2023

8.4
Unincorporated 2022
SO
Area
2023 MINUTES

6.1
Hughson PS 2022
HPS
2023 MINUTES

5.3
Patterson PS 2022
PPS
2023 MINUTES

5.9
Riverbank PS 2022
RPS
2023 MINUTES

Waterford PS

4.9
2022
WPS
2023 MINUTES

0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0

Average response time for priority 1 calls has decreased in

the unincorporated area and contract cities, like Riverbank
and Waterford.

Compared to 2022, the average response time in 2023 decreased by

3.5 % in the unincorporated area.
3.5

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 CALLS FOR SERVICE (CFS)
19.3%
Deputy-Initiated Activity (DIA) In 2023,
Deputy
2022 2023
-Initiated
14000
Activity (DIA)
12,346
12000
increased by 19.3%.

10000 9,864 The increase in Deputy Initiated

Activity (DIA), in conjunction
8000 with a decline in Non-DIA
incidents, may point to the
6000 success of our proactive policing
initiatives. This positive shift
4000
3,231 potentially reflects enhanced
2,956
2,478 2,334 officer presence and a
2000
1,006 1,006
1,292 heightened commitment to
630
preventative crime measures.
0
HPS WPS PPS
40,000 RPS Sheriff

35.8k
Non-DIA Calls 34.1k
(dispatched calls)
30,000
2022 2023

In 2023, there was a

4
decrease of approximately
3.94% in total calls from
20,000
2022.

10,000
7.9k 7.6k 7.4k 7.4k

3.2k 3.0k
1.9k 1.9k
0
HPS PPS RPS WPS SHERIFF

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 CRIME INCIDENTS
There is a Public Crime Map application available for residents.
The guide will help you navigate the application. Please visit the
link below.

- https://scsdonline.com/online-svcs/crimemapping-1.html Public Crime Map

The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program generates reliable statistics for use in law
enforcement. It provides information for students of criminal justice, researchers, the media,
and the public. The program provides crime statistics since 1930. Stanislaus County complied
with the program, and all reported crimes are indexed accordingly.

The table below shows the yearly totals of

the UCR Part 1 crime index. Compared to
The overall total
of reported UCR
Crimes in 2023
4%
2022, the total number of UCR Part 1 crimes decreased from 2022 by
decreased in 2023. 4%.

Hughson Patterson Riverbank Waterford Unincorporated

UCR Part 1 Crime Index
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

Total 57 46 404 361 421 473 109 107 1,665 1,566

Violent Crime 2 3 45 58 52 30 24 17 400 402

Homicide 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 12 5

Forcible Rape 0 0 5 4 3 2 1 0 27 40

Robbery 1 0 12 12 21 11 9 3 89 105

Aggravated Assault 1 3 27 42 26 17 14 13 272 252

Property Crime 55 43 359 303 369 443 85 90 1,265 1,164

Burglary 8 10 61 61 57 40 11 12 356 383

Larceny Theft 25 17 166 147 247 337 47 45 649 553

Theft From Vehicle 9 10 50 39 22 33 5 7 185 162

Motor Vehicle 13 5 81 54 39 30 17 25 46 51

Arson 0 1 1 2 4 3 5 1 29 15

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 The overall number
of violent crimes in
the contract cities
and unincorporated
2.5
VIOLENT CRIME INDEX area decreased in
2023.
2022 2023
500

400 402
400

300

200

100
45 58 52
30 24 17
2 3
0
HPS PPS RPS WPS SHERIFF

The overall number

of property crimes in
the contract cities and 4.2 PROPERTY CRIME INDEX
unincorporated area
decreased in 2023.
2022 2023
1400
1,265
1200 1,164

1000

800

600
443
359 369
400
303

200
85 90
55 43
0
HPS PPS RPS WPS SHERIFF

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 ARRESTS
& CITATIONS

ARRESTS
In 2023, the total number of arrests for felony charges
decreased in all contract cities. The total number of arrests for
misdemeanor charges decreased as well.

*Includes citations

CITATIONS
In 2023, the total number of citations for various
offenses (including traffic, drug, parking, and
other misdemeanors) increased in the contract
cities of Patterson and Waterford. Conversely,
these numbers decreased in Hughson,
Riverbank, and unincorporated areas.

*Please note the data used was generated using individual agency Records Management System (RMS). The
information is for comparison purposes only, as the statistics are not official and are subject to change.

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Special Investigations
Unit (SIU)
Lieutenant Richard Gonzales

The Stanislaus County Special Investigations

Unit (SIU) is a county-wide multi-agency
taskforce responsible for enforcing drug laws
and investigating violent crimes. The unit
consists of 20 sworn/civilian staff. The unit
conducted many operations with allied SEIZURE DATA 2023
agencies (e.g., California Highway Patrol,
HEROIN (lbs) 12.11
Stockton Drug Enforcement Administration,
FENTANYL PILLS (gm) 10,178
FBI, HSI and local law enforcement agencies).
FENTANYL POWDER (lbs) 58.76
COCAINE (lbs) 94.71
METHAMPHETAMINE (lbs) 9.37
PROCESSED MARIJUANA (lbs) 4,268
OUTDOOR MJ PLANTS - PRIVATE 1,492
OUTDOOR MJ PLANTS - PUBLIC 0
173 Arrests 2 Drug Lab INDOOR MJ PLANTS 23,004
(including 58 arrests for THC EXTRACT / BHO (lbs) 21.04
Human Trafficking)
MISCELLANEOUS PILLS (gm) 10,033
PSILOCYBIN MUSHROOMS (gm) 479
DROP THE DRUGS (lbs) 1,220
PARCELS 128
CASH SEIZED (USD) $ 2,648,580
353 Search 20 Buys
FIREARMS SEIZED 178
(including 16 Control
Warrants Buys and 4 Buy Busts)

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USE OF FORCE
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office requires a Use of Force report on all incidents
when force is used. Not all use-of-force incidents result in injuries. Use of force includes
a physical control hold, restraint device, take down, and/or the use of a weapon. A
supervisor reviews all use of force reports to ensure the use was appropriate and within
the guidelines of the Sheriff’s Office policy and the law (visit Policy, Training, & Legislative
Affairs of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office). If a deputy misused force, an internal
affairs investigation is conducted. The deputy could receive training, discipline, or
termination. A separate criminal investigation could be initiated, leading to prosecution
if it is determined that a violation of law/civil rights occurred.

Operations
300
266
252
250 240
233 233

200

150

100

50

0
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

In 2023, there were 252 incidents in which force was used. These
incidents were reported from the Operations Division.

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 BY THE NUMBERS

413
deputies were
253
civilians
involved in 253 experienced force
use of force used by a
incidents in deputy(s) in 2023.
2023.

Of 252 primary
117 subjects were
deputies using force,
22% 56 had less than 6- 46% actively resistant to
law enforcement
years experience
commands.
working in law
enforcement.

Of 252 primary
96% deputies who used 84% 209 subjects were
force, 243 were male. male.

Of 252 primary
149 subjects were
51% deputies who used 53% perceived to be
force, 129 were White.
Hispanic.

89 subjects
Of 252 Use of Force
displayed signs of
89% incidents, 230 37% mental disability,
resulted in the arrest
or drug/alcohol
of offender(s).
impairment.

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USE OF FORCE TRAININGS
The Stanislaus County Regional Training Center
implemented multiple de-escalation and decision-
making trainings. This includes stress inoculation
scenario training and the use of the Force Option
Simulator. During stress inoculation training,
participants are presented with multiple split-
second scenarios to improve their decision-
making skills. The Force Option Simulator is used
to put participants in real-life incidents and
educate them better in de-escalation skills and the
decision-making process. The aim is to give
participants the skills that help them understand
decisions, define problems, evaluate options and
make the best choices.

"There's a
moment when
you have to
make a split-
second
decision that
will form you
for the rest of
your life."
Dash Mihk

"Sir, Are you

okay?"

"What can I do
to help you?"

"I am here to
help you, not to
hurt."

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 INTERNAL AFFAIRS
Information includes data collected and verified by the Internal Affairs Division on February
27, 2024. The received dates of cases are generated in accordance with when the
complainant reported the event to the Internal Affairs division. The following reports are
based on cases with a noted received date between January 1, 2023, and December 31,
2023. Use of force reports are made on all incidents when a deputy uses force on a civilian
(takedown, physical force, taser, baton, impact weapons, and deadly force). The report does
not indicate that/if any administrative violations occurred. If a use of force is flagged for
possible violations, it will be referred to Internal Affairs.

2022 2023

29 39 36 38

Administrative Cases Citizen Complaints

34% 8% Of those 39
The total number The total number of 44% administrative cases
of Administrative Citizen Complaints filed, 17 were sustained.
Cases in 2023 in 2023 increased by
increased by 34% 8% compared to
compared to 2022. 2022.

Of 5 Traffic Collision
DISCIPLINE IMPOSED 100% related administrative
cases, 5 were sustained.
1 5 (Admin Case Only)

Termination Censurable Conduct

6 5 0%
Of 36 citizen complaints
filed, 0 were sustained.
Suspensions Counseling Memo

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 TRAFFIC COLLISIONS (On-Duty)

2022 2023
40 38

7% 15% -4% 30 33
26 25
The total number 20
The total number The total number
of Not At-Fault
of all Traffic of At-Fault Traffic
Traffic Collisions 10
Collisions in 2023 Collisions in 2023
in 2023 decreased
increased by 7% increased by 15% 0
compared to 2022. compared to 2022.
by 4% compared to TC (At Fault) TC (Not At Fault)
2022.

TOP 3 CAUSES EVOC Training

Emergency vehicle
2023
operation is one of
Slow Speed 40 law enforcement’s primary
activities, but officers are killed every year in
Driver Inattention 26
their patrol cars. To prevent this, the
Backing 12 Regional Training Center provides the
deputy with courses on pursuit driving,
0 10 20 30 40 vehicle safety, professional police
BY NUMBERS driving, driving techniques,
and emergency driving
techniques.
64 0
64 Employees were No inmates were
involved in TC involved in TC

2
2 Employees were
injured from traffic
collisions

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 ADULT DETENTION
ADMINISTRATION
Captain Frank Martinez

The Stanislaus County Adult Detention Facilities were designed and constructed to provide the
citizens of Stanislaus County with a safe and secure facility that complies with and exceeds the
standards articulated by local, state, federal, and professional agencies

2022-2023
Bureau of Administrative COURSE IP STARTED

Services (BAS) HSE

Microsoft Excel
198
127
AD Lieutenant Beltran Microsoft Word 146
Seeking Employment 196
LCA Employment 8
The BAS unit is the Adult Detention STIC 3
administrative office that coordinates Adult Women of Wisdom ***
Detention Advanced officer in-service training, Battling Shadows (MRT) ***
the correctional academy and encompasses SUDS ***
Child Welfare 11
smaller units including Adult Detention FTO
Offender Corrections 134
Unit, Classification Unit, Correctional
Principles and Values 13
Investigative Unit, Adult Detention Defensive Cognitive Awareness 69
Tactics Unit, Jail Based Competency Treatment Intro to Programs ***
Program, Adult Detention Scheduling BSCC Title MJC-Sociology $tarted 23-24
15 and 24 compliance in Jail Facilities, PREA Work Ready Started 23-24
Landscape 16
(Prison Rape Elimination Act Compliance), and
Welding 10
AD K-9 Unit. Sewing 3
Fetch 3
Ag 22
Janitorial 4
ACCI Packets ***

Jail Alternatives
AD Lieutenant Burns

The Jail Alternatives Unit offers a Home

Detention Program (HD), and an Alternative
Work Program (AWP). HD allows an inmate to
serve their sentence in their Stanislaus County
home and continue to work at their regular job.
AWP allows an inmate to perform eight hours of
general labor for every one day of jail time.

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 BY THE NUMBERS

1469 average jail

212.62
average length of
days

population jail stay

From January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 there were 16,837 bookings.
13,191 were male and 3,641 female.

Average of 1261 males Average of 208

86% incarcerated. 14% females were

incarcerated.

Of 1469, 461 were Of 1469, 1008 were

31% sentenced. 69% unsentenced.

Incarcerated Ethnicity Breakdown

673
519

173

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2023
ANNUAL REPORT
BUILDING TRUST, REDUCING CRIME, AND
PROMOTING SAFETY

STANISLAUS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
JEFF DIRKSE, SHERIFF