Maricopa County Sheriff's Office

The Jail Crimes Unit handles all cases originating in the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Jail System, Maricopa County Court Facilities, and the Maricopa County Juvenile Detention Centers.

Investigations include—but are not limited to—homicides, assaults, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, escapes, promoting prison contraband, and destruction of jail property.

Our aim is to ensure that inmates remain safe while in custody and to assist them in successfully returning to the community whenever possible.

The duties of Jail Crimes Investigators include:

Conducting interviews of victims and witnesses
Investigating leads and suspects
Collecting and documenting evidence at crime scenes
Attending autopsies
Directing other investigative personnel at crime scenes
Preparing cases for submission to prosecuting authorities
Writing reports and maintaining statistical records
Testifying before Grand Juries, Justice Courts, and Superior Courts

Jail Crimes by the Numbers:	2019: 1498	2018: 1548	2017: 4046
	2016: 5353	2015: 4350	2014: 2796
	2013: 1296	2012: 1056	2011: 1023

PLEASE NOTE:

Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with BAIR Analytics to provide public crime mapping to their public through RAIDS Online. RAIDS Online makes it easier for Maricopa County residents to keep track of crime in their area. BAIR offers the public crime mapping service at absolutely no cost to the department or the public as a way to give back to the community. Maricopa County Sheriff is the 5th agency in the Phoenix area to take advantage of the free service. Any city or county in Arizona can provide public crime mapping and anonymous tips to their public through www.raidsonline.com at no cost.

RAIDS Online syncs with the Maricopa County’s crime records system to automatically upload crime information and keep it updated on the map. Maricopa County residents can view crimes near their home, school, work or other area of interest. Citizens who use RAIDS Online to become aware of crime trends can make more informed decisions regarding where they live, shop, play, send their kids to school and other important choices regarding their personal safety.

In addition to a map of crime, RAIDS Online allows citizens to sign up for daily or weekly email reports of recent crime activity. This allows the public to stay informed about crime simply by logging into their email system. The reports list each crime within a certain distance from the user’s address for the past day or week. A sign up from on the RAIDS Online website makes it easy for residents to sign up for reports.

BAIR offers RAIDS Online as a free service to any law enforcement agency who wishes to participate. At present, most agencies spend thousands of dollars annually to provide even the most basic crime map to their community. Maricopa County is providing this service to the public at absolutely no cost to the department.

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