The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 18 law enforcement agencies in San Luis Obispo County, California: the county sheriff's office, 7 city or town police departments, 3 state police posts, 2 campus police departments and 5 other agencies.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in San Luis Obispo County
City and Town Police Departments in San Luis Obispo County
State Police in San Luis Obispo County
State Agencies in San Luis Obispo County
College and University Police in San Luis Obispo County
Other Law Enforcement Agencies in San Luis Obispo County
Where People Arrested in San Luis Obispo County Are Held
In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.
Law Enforcement in Other California Counties
Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.