Community Information Bulletin

The following information is provided in an effort to keep the citizens of Yuma County informed of monthly activities and statistics for the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office.

Community Events

During the month of August 2025, the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office participated in the following community events:

911 Heroes Run
On Saturday, August 8, 2025, YCSO Deputies Alvarez, Meza and Public Information Officer Tania Pavlak participated in the 5K run/walk event, they hosted a refreshment booth to connect with the community and answer questions. This event was organized by the Travis Manion Foundation and took place at the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex.

Administration Bureau

Civil Department

During the month of August 2025, the YCSO Civil Department personnel provided the following services:

Fingerprinting: 60
Civil Process Service

Received 366 legal documents for service
Served 211 legal documents

Records Department

During the month of August 2025, the YCSO Records Department personnel processed the following:

Reports merged	2,092
Reports processed for court	363
Victim notifications received	197
Impounded vehicles	5
Impound releases	5
Validations	81
Public records requests completed	510
Local record checks completed	238
Scanned/Imported documents	3,774
Data entry	903
Jacket consolidations	52

Sex Offenders

The YCSO is responsible for registering sex offenders who reside in Yuma County. This includes new registrations, address changes and/or updates, and confirming offenders that have moved out of the area. During the month of August 2025, the YCSO:

Registered 3 new offenders
Confirmed 6 sex offenders moved out of Yuma County
Received 107 sex offender updates (includes address changes, employment changes, phone numbers, etc.)
Issued 0 community notifications
Conducted 45 sex offender compliance checks

Tracked a total of 336 sex offenders currently living in Yuma County:

Pending Level assessment: 1
Level 1: 187
Level 2: 81
Level 3: 67

Tracked 7 sex offenders incarcerated in the Yuma County Detention Center

Detention Bureau

During the month of August 2025, the average daily inmate population was 458, of which:

379 were adult males
78 were adult females
1 was Juvenile Male
25 are sentenced inmates

During this period, the YCSO Detention Bureau:

Processed an average of 16 bookings per day
Processed an average of 15 releases per day

A total of 497 inmates were admitted, of which:

390 were adult males
106 were adult females
1 was Juvenile male

A total of 480 inmates were released, of which:

375 were adult males
104 were adult females
1 was juvenile male

Patrol Bureau

During the month of August 2025, the YCSO received an average of 353 calls for service per day.

Total calls for service: 10,593 (YTD: 77,030)

Traffic Related Incidents

59 traffic collisions
- 1 fatal collisions (YTD: 5)
- 14 injury collisions (YTD: 132)
- 0 injury collisions alcohol related (YTD: 12)
- 32 non injury collisions (YTD: 388)
- 2 non injury collisions alcohol related (YTD: 14)
- 10 private property collisions (YTD: 82)
206 traffic citations (YTD: 1,137)
5 DUI citations (YTD: 31)
187 traffic incidents (YTD: 1,389)
92 traffic repair orders (YTD: 835)
409 traffic warnings (YTD: 2,630)

Communications Department (Dispatch)

The YCSO Communications Department not only dispatches for the Sheriff’s Office, but they also dispatch calls for the Yuma County Animal Control, Wellton Police Department, Tacna Fire Department, Martinez Lake Fire Department, and Tri-Valley Ambulance.

During the month of August 2025, the YCSO Communications handled the following calls:

911 calls:1,988
Admin calls: 6,439
Outgoing calls: 2,807

During this same period, the YCSO Communications dispatched a total of 11,396 computer aided dispatch (CAD) calls as follows:

YCSO: 10,750
Other agencies: 646

Yuma County Narcotics Task Force

During the month of August 2025, the Yuma County Narcotics Task Force (YCNTF) made 2 arrest which consisted of the following:

Drug Related Offenses: 4 (some arrests had multiple charges)

Distribution/Sales Charges: 0

0 Fentanyl
0 Methamphetamine
0 Cocaine

Possession Charges: 4

0 Fentanyl
2 Methamphetamine
2 Drug Paraphernalia
0 Weapon

Non-Drug Related Offenses: 0

Breakdown of the total number persons arrested:

2 males
0 females

Drug Seizures
Drugs seized by the YCNTF during this period had a street value of $96.00 and consisted of the following:

Type of Drugs	Qty Seized	Street Value
Fentanyl	0.00 grams	$0.00
Fentanyl Powder	0.00 grams	$0.00
Methamphetamine	5.18 grams	$96.00
THC Vape Cartridges	0.00 grams	$0.00

Non-Drug Seizures
In addition to drug seizures, YCNTF officers also seize assets that were either instruments or proceeds of the criminal activity, as well as paraphernalia items. During this period YCNTF officers seized:

None

Yuma County Sheriff’s Office League of Volunteers

During the month of August 2025, the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office League of Volunteers (SOLV) donated a total of 216 hours to the YCSO and the community which consisted of the following:

Volunteer Group	Hours Donated	YTD Hours
Civilian Volunteers	151	2,160
Explorers	12	261
Posse	3	448.5
Reserve Deputies	26	222
Search and Rescue	24	520.5

Events & Call-Outs

Call-Outs:

Posse: 1 call out for livestock
Vounteers: 1 call out for traffic control

Events: Some of the events that the SOLV members participated in during the month of June were as follows:

Reserves: Security for Improvment District Auction at BOS - Aug 13
Volunteers: On Vida Hospital Fair at Yuma Main Library - Aug 9

Security, Traffic or Crowd Control

In addition to the above listed events, the sheriff's posse, reserve deputies and civilian volunteers provided security, traffic or crowd control for the following events:

None

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