Sheriff’s departments across Virginia are lobbying the state General Assembly to provide about $13 million and say they face hundreds of potential job cuts if they don’t get it. Absent action from Richmond, sheriff’s offices could lose about 376 positions around the state, including nearly 40 in Northern Virginia, according to the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association.
| Coming up short | ||
| Potential cutbacks to area sheriff’s departments | ||
| Locality | Dollar amount | Estimated FTE* reduction |
| Arlington | $238,875 | 6.71 |
| Alexandria | $158,831 | 4.46 |
| Fairfax County/City | $462,344 | 12.98 |
| Loudoun | $409,409 | 11.50 |
| Prince William County/Manassas City/Manassas Park City | $55,342 | 1.55 |
| *full-time equivalent | ||
| Source: Virginia Sheriffs’ Association | ||
The sheriffs were counting on the General Assembly to impose a public safety fee on property and casualty insurance premiums last year to generate about $70 million in the current two-year budget, $30 million of which would have gone to the sheriffs.
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