The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office is lead under Sheriff Steve Boyer. This Sheriff’s Office is composed of the following four Divisions: Administrative Division, Corrections Division, Detective Division, and the Patrol Division. Currently, 124 Commissioned, 84 Corrections and 31 civilian personnel with a total departmental budget of over $26 million per year are employed under the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office provides the following services: Response to Calls for Service, Management of the Adult Corrections Facilities, Uniformed Patrol, Crime Prevention, Crime Scene Examination, Criminal Investigations, Traffic Enforcement, Collision Investigations, Marine Patrol, and Coordinates Search and Rescue. Additionally, The Kitsap Sheriff’s office responds to a variety of hazards, emergencies, and crisis situations. They work with Crime Stoppers of Puget Sound as well.

The Sheriff's Office deploys a number of highly trained, specialized units in handling these varied and vital responsibilities. The Corrections Division of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office has the responsibility to provide a safe, secure, humane and fiscally responsible environment for the management of persons who have been charged with and/or convicted of criminal or civil offenses. The Kitsap County Jail staff includes 1 Chief, 1 Lieutenant, 6 Sergeants, 84 Corrections Officers, 4 Support Staff, 12 Medical Staff, 2 Maintenance Staff, 1 Inmate Road Crew Supervisor, and 2005/6 operation budget is 18.6 million dollars. The Detectives Division is commited to address the problems of criminal activity in a variety of manners that may include: High visibility plain-clothes work, Undercover operations, Surveillance, Intelligence gathering, Background investigations, Search warrants, and Arrest duties.