Sheriff Administration

The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is sworn to protect and honored to serve the citizens of our county. We provide our citizens with high-quality law enforcement services, in an ethical and fiscally responsible manner. The Sheriff’s Office has set a standard of “Excellence in Service” in public safety through innovation, flexibility, and dedication. Through mutually beneficial cooperative partnerships within our community, we are committed to problem-oriented policing with the goal of reducing the public safety concerns of our citizens and visitors.

 

The Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office serves nearly 110,000 residents of the County with 100 employees. Yamhill County encompasses 718 square miles and includes the incorporated cities of Amity, Carlton, Dayton, Dundee, Lafayette, McMinnville, Newberg, Sheridan, Willamina, and Yamhill. We provide correctional services, including a corrections facility and work release center, and 24-hour a day patrol of suburban and rural areas, including timberlands and waterways areas.  The Sheriff's Office patrols the unincorporated areas of the county, as well as several cities that have contracted with YCSO to provide law enforcement services. In addition, YCSO has several specialized units including Crime Response Team (CRT), Marine Patrol, Rural/Woods Patrol, and Special Investigation Unit (SIU). In addition, YCSO is a member of several multi-agency teams and task forces, including Domestic Violence Task Force (DVTF), Major Crimes Response Team (MCRT), Multi-Agency Traffic Team (MATT), and Multi-disciplinary Child Abuse Team (MCAT).

---