Laramie County Sheriff's

The office of Sheriff is the oldest law enforcement system known, being acknowledged as far back in antiquity as 600 B.C. The office of Laramie County Sheriff was established at the time the region was under the Dakota Territory, in 1867. Within the same year, the Territory of Wyoming was organized with Laramie County being the first county established, at that time Laramie County encompassed the whole of Wyoming Territory

In 1890, Wyoming was granted Statehood and by that time had been divided into thirteen counties. Laramie County included land which in early 1911 was separated into the present Laramie, Platte and Goshen counties.

Today, Laramie County encompasses an area larger than the State of Delaware and has a population of approximately 75,000 people. The Laramie County Sheriff's Department is one of the largest agencies of its type in Wyoming, staffed by approximately 125 individuals, both sworn deputies and civilian personnel. The department is divided into two divisions: Operations and Detention. The Laramie County Sheriff's Department exists to serve the needs of the public and is committed to an agenda of proactive law enforcement using planning and foresight to help solve the problems within the community.