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Law Enforcement Agencies in Santa Barbara County, California

15 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 15 law enforcement agencies in Santa Barbara County, California: the county sheriff's office, 8 city or town police departments, 3 state police posts, 2 campus police departments and 1 other agency.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Santa Barbara County

  • Santa Barbara County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI CA0420000 · NIBRS since 2025

City and Town Police Departments in Santa Barbara County

  • Buellton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0421200 · NIBRS since 2025
  • Carpinteria Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0420500 · NIBRS since 2025
  • Goleta Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA042140X · NIBRS since 2025
  • Guadalupe Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0420100 · NIBRS since 2025
  • Lompoc Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0420200 · NIBRS since 2022
  • Santa Barbara Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0420300 · NIBRS since 2022
  • Santa Maria Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0420400 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Solvang Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI CA0421000 · NIBRS since 2025

State Police in Santa Barbara County

  • Highway Patrol: Buellton Area OfficeState police · ORI CA0429955 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Highway Patrol: Santa Barbara Area OfficeState police · ORI CA0429960 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Highway Patrol: Santa Maria Area OfficeState police · ORI CA0429950 · NIBRS since 2021

College and University Police in Santa Barbara County

  • Allan Hancock CollegeCollege or university police · ORI CA0421100
  • University of California: Santa BarbaraCollege or university police · ORI CA0429700 · NIBRS since 2021

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Santa Barbara County

  • Union Pacific Railroad: Santa Barbara CountyOther agency · ORI CA042070X · NIBRS since 2025

Where People Arrested in Santa Barbara 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many police departments are in Santa Barbara County?
The FBI lists 15 law enforcement agencies in Santa Barbara County, including 8 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Santa Barbara County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Santa Barbara County that is the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. See Santa Barbara County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example CA0420300. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.