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Hamilton County

Karl G. Abrams, Sheriff 22 FTE (2022)

Hamilton County has no independent civilian oversight body for its Sheriff's Office. New York's sheriffs are elected constitutional county officers under N.Y. Const. Art. XIII, § 13 in 57 of the state's 62 counties; the five New York City counties instead share a single Sheriff appointed by the Mayor as an arm of the NYC Department of Finance. New York has no statewide statute requiring county-level civilian oversight of a sheriff's office, elected or appointed.

Staffing breakdown source: census_cog_e_2022 2022

Sworn officers	7	(32%)
Custody officers	13	(59%)
Civilian staff	2	(9%)
Total	22

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