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Washington County Sheriff at a Glance
The sheriff list below links 39 Washington county sheriffs to the office's own website or to the sheriff's page on the county website. Each link was opened and checked on October 16, 2026.
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Washington Sheriff and Local Law Enforcement Resources
Counties A to K (20)
- Adams County Sheriffco.adams.wa.gov
- Asotin County Sheriffasotincountywa.gov
- Benton County Sheriff's OfficeKennewick
- Chelan County Sheriffco.chelan.wa.us
- Clallam County Sheriffclallamcountywa.gov
- Clark County Sheriffclark.wa.gov
- Columbia County Sheriff's OfficeDayton, (509) 382-2518
- Cowlitz County Sheriffco.cowlitz.wa.us
- Douglas County Sheriffdouglascountywa.gov
- Ferry County Sheriff's OfficeRepublic, (509) 775-3132
- Franklin County Sherifffranklincountywa.gov
- Garfield County Sheriffgarfieldcountywa.gov
- Grant County Sheriffgrantcountywa.gov
- Grays Harbor County Sheriffgraysharbor.us
- Island County Sheriffislandcountywa.gov
- Jefferson County Sheriffco.jefferson.wa.us
- King County Sheriffkingcounty.gov
- Kitsap County Sheriffkitsap.gov
- Kittitas County Sheriffco.kittitas.wa.us
- Klickitat County Sheriffklickitatcounty.gov
Counties L to Y (19)
- Lewis County Sherifflewiscountywa.gov
- Lincoln County Sheriffco.lincoln.wa.us
- Mason County Sheriffmasoncountywa.gov
- Okanogan County Sheriffokanogancounty.gov
- Pacific County Sheriffpacificcountysheriff.gov
- Pend Oreille County Sheriffpendoreille.gov
- Pierce County Sheriffpiercecountywa.gov
- San Juan County Sheriffsanjuancountywa.gov
- Skagit County Sheriffskagitcountywa.gov
- Skamania County Sheriffskamaniasheriff.com
- Snohomish County Sheriffsnohomishcountywa.gov
- Spokane County Sheriff's OfficeSpokane
- Stevens County Sheriffstevenscountywa.gov
- Thurston County Sheriffthurstoncountywa.gov
- Wahkiakum County Sheriffco.wahkiakum.wa.us
- Walla County Sheriffco.walla-walla.wa.us
- Whatcom County Sheriff's OfficeBellingham
- Whitman County Sheriff's OfficeColfax, (509) 397-6266
- Yakima County Sheriffyakimacounty.us
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Research Notes
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- Washington Inmate SearchState DOC and county jail inmate lookup
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- All Washington Public RecordsFull Washington public-records portal directory
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At a Glance
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Straight answers
Washington County Sheriff, questions
What's the difference between a sheriff and a police chief?
A sheriff is elected county-wide, runs the county jail, and has jurisdiction over the entire county (including unincorporated areas). A police chief is appointed by a city and has jurisdiction only inside the city limits.
Can the sheriff serve process outside the county?
Generally no. Civil process must be served by a sheriff or process server in the county where the person or property is located. Neighboring counties cooperate but do not have cross-county police powers.
Are jail inmate records public?
Yes, in most Washington counties. Basic booking information is public: name, charge, booking date, bond amount. Medical and mental-health intake is not.
Does the sheriff handle 911 calls?
In many rural counties, yes, the sheriff's office is the primary 911 answering point. In urban counties with a city police department, 911 is usually split by jurisdiction of the caller.