2201 Hogback
Emergency: 911
Nonemergency: (734) 971–8400
Sheriff Jerry Clayton (D), an elected official whose 4-year term expires Jan. 2025, enforces all county criminal, civil, and traffic laws and conducts investigations of unusual, violent, or accidental deaths in areas under the department’s jurisdiction. The sheriff executes the orders of the courts, arrests and detains accused offenders, manages the county jail facilities, and coordinates law enforcement activities of the county and state. For townships and villages in outlying areas that have contracted with the sheriff’s office, it responds to calls for assistance and provides uniformed road patrols. washtenawsheriff.org V
