The Philadelphia Sheriff's Office is one of the oldest in the entire United States, having first been established in 1682. It is the largest Sheriff's Office in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with more than 300 employees to serve the 1.579 million residents who call Philadelphia home across its 141 square miles. The Philadelphia Sheriff's Office handles everything from fugitive apprehension to sheriff's sales of real estate, security details to protection from abuse orders and more. To learn more about the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office, including job opportunities, please visit our website.