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LA County Contract Services

Los Angeles County services sold to cities, including Sheriff patrol contracts and department-level cost-recovery revenue.

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42 cities, 16 revenue lines. CSV with a documented method.
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The first rows of la_county_contract_cities.csv

citylaw_enforcementlasd_stationsource
Agoura HillsLASD contractMalibu/Lost HillsBoard of Supervisors 2024-06-25, MLESA Attachment B
ArtesiaLASD contractLakewoodBoard of Supervisors 2024-06-25, MLESA Attachment B
AvalonLASD contractAvalonBoard of Supervisors 2024-06-25, MLESA Attachment B
BellflowerLASD contractLakewoodBoard of Supervisors 2024-06-25, MLESA Attachment B
BradburyLASD contractTempleBoard of Supervisors 2024-06-25, MLESA Attachment B

A unit built to break even, and what it actually did

Net county cost by budget unit and fiscal year

County cleared moneyCounty put money in
$20M$10M$10M$20Mbreak evenContract patrol, 2023–24 actual$4.98MContract patrol, 2024–25 actual$2.67MContract patrol, 2025–26 budget$0Contract patrol, 2026–27 recommended$0Unincorporated patrol, 2025–26 budget$22.41M

Right of zero is money the county cleared on patrol it sold to cities; left of zero is money it put into patrol it owes residents by law.

Source: Basin Data, la-county-contract-services. County of Los Angeles budget, Sheriff – Patrol-Contract Cities and Sheriff – Patrol-Unincorporated Areas. Actuals for closed years, adopted and recommended figures thereafter.

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