Davenport / Iowa / United States
The Scott County Sheriffs Office offers various law enforcement services. Its communications center responds to more than 9,000 emergency and nonemergency calls monthly and is equipped with radio system, automatic vehicle locator and computer-aided dispatch technologies. The office s animal control officers work to protect stray, injured, abused and unwanted animals. The Scott County Sheriffs Office maintains a criminal investigation division that documents, collects and processes crime scene evidence. It also manages a jail that provides safe and constitutional detention for sentenced and pretrial detainees. The office s patrol division serves an area of over 450 square miles. The Scott County Sheriffs Office additionally maintains a record of sex offenders, as well as operates a civil division that issues weapon permits.
