The Fairfax County Sheriff's office is the largest in Virginia. The 600-employee law enforcement agency coordinates with the Fairfax County Police Department to manage the county Adult Detention Center, provide courthouse security and service civil orders.
County sheriffs and deputy sheriffs have civil and concurrent criminal jurisdiction in Fairfax City, Fairfax County, Vienna and Herndon.
The current sheriff, Stan Berry, was first elected in 1999.