Triple Crown Award

The Triple Crown Award was established by NSA to recognize those sheriff's offices that achieve simultaneous accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies, the American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections and the National Commission on Correctional Healthcare.

Achieving these accreditations individually is a daunting task.  Acquiring all three at the same time is an extraordinary feat.
In fact, the Triple Crown distinction is so rare, that since the establishment of the award in 1993, fewer than 100 sheriffs' offices have qualified.

In addition, at the 2007 Winter Conference, the Awards Committee and NSA Board of Directors decided that sheriff's offices that were prior Triple Crown Award recipients would again be eligible for the award, when achieving simultaneous reaccreditation under the leadership of a new sheriff.

TRIPLE CROWN RECIPIENTS AS OF JULY 2024

  1. Alachua County, Florida Sheriff’s Office - Sheriff Steve Oelrich (2000)
  2. Alameda County, California Sheriff’s Office - Sheriff Charles C. Plummer (1999)
  3. *Alameda County, California Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Gregory J. Ahern (2009)
  4. City of Alexandria, Virginia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff James Dunning (1993)
  5. *City of Alexandria, Virginia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Dana A. Lawhorne (2020)
  6. **City of Alexandria, Virginia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Sean Casey (2023) 
  7. Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Pat Sullivan (1993)
  8. *Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff J. Grayson Robinson (2007)
  9. **Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff David Walcher (2017)
  10. ***Arapahoe County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Tyler Scott Brown (2021)
  11. Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ken Jenne (2000)
  12. *Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Al Lamberti (2012)
  13. **Broward County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Scott Israel (2015)
  14. Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Al Cannon Jr. (2013)
  15. *Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Kristin Graziano (2022)
  16. Cherokee County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Frank A. Reynolds (2019)
  17. Cobb County, Georgia Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Craig D. Owens Sr. (2024)
  18. Columbia County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Clay N. White (2007)
  19. Cook County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Michael Sheehan (2002)
  20. Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Kevin J. Joyce (2020)
  21. DeKalb County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Thomas E. Brown (2008)
  22. *DeKalb County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Jeffrey Mann (2018)
  23. Denver County, Colorado Sheriff’s Department – Sheriff Gary Wilson (2014)
  24. Douglas County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff David A. Weaver (2013)
  25. *Douglas County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office, Colorado – Sheriff Tony Spurlock (2017)
  26. DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Richard P. Doria (1993)
  27. *DuPage County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff John Zaruba (2007)
  28. Durham County, North Caroline Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Clarence Birkhead (2021)
  29. Duval County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Nathaniel Glover (1997)
  30. *Duval County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff John H. Rutherford (2012)
  31. Elkhart County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Bradley Rogers (2018)
  32. El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff John Welsey Anderson (2001)
  33. *El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Terry Maketa (2007)
  34. Frederick County, Maryland Sheriff’s Office - Sheriff James W. Hagy (1999)
  35. Fulton County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Jacqueline Barrett (2003)
  36. Greene County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Jerry Erwin (1997)
  37. *Greene County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Eugene C. Fischer (2008)
  38. Hamilton County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Jim Hammond (2020)
  39. City of Hampton, Virginia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff B. J. Roberts (2009)
  40. Hennepin County, Minnesota Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Patrick McGowan (1993)
  41. Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Cal Henderson (1993)
  42. *Hillsborough County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff David Gee (2007)
  43. Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ted B. Mink (2013)
  44. *Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Jeff Scrader (2018)
  45. **Jefferson County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Reggie Marinelli (2023)
  46. Lake County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Mark C. Curran (2018)
  47. Lafayette Parish, Louisiana Sheriff’s Office - Sheriff Michael Neustrom (2007)
  48. Larimer County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Richard E. Shockley (1993)
  49. City of Las Vegas, Nevada Department of Detention & Enforcement -  Chief Michael Sheldon (1999)
  50. Las Vegas, Nevada Metropolitan Police Dept. - Sheriff Jerry Keller (1999)
  51. *Las Vegas, Nevada, Metropolitan Police Dept. – Sheriff Doug Gillespie (2013)
  52. Licking County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Gerry Billy (1995)
  53. *Licking County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Randy Thorp (2008)
  54. Marion County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ken Ergle (1993)
  55. Marion County, Indiana Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff John Layton (2015)
  56. Martin County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Robert Crowder (2001)
  57. McHenry County. Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Keith Nygren (2013)
  58. *McHenry County, Illinois Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff William Prim (2020)
  59. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Garry McFadden (2022)
  60. Monmouth County, New Jersey Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Joseph Oxley (2001)
  61. *Monmouth County, New Jersey Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Shaun Golden (2011)
  62. Monroe County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Rick Ramsay (2015)
  63. Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Dave Vore (2008)
  64. *Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Phil Plummer (2013)
  65. **Montgomery County, Ohio, Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Rob Streck (2021)
  66. Morris County, New Jersey Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Edward Rochford (2004)
  67. New Hanover County, North Carolina Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Edward J. McMahon (2019)
  68. Newton County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Ezell Brown (2017)
  69. Orange County, New York Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Carl E. DuBois (2015)
  70. Pinellas County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Everett Rice (1993)
  71. *Pinellas County, Florida Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Bob Gualtieri (2017)
  72. Polk County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Bob E. Rice (1993)
  73. Pueblo County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Dan Corsentino (2001)
  74. *Pueblo County, Colorado Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Kirk M. Taylor (2017)
  75. **Pueblo County, Colorado Sheriff's Office – Sheriff David J. Lucero (2024)
  76. Richmond County, Georgia Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Richard Roundtree (2017)
  77. Shelby County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Mark Luttrell, Jr. (2008)
  78. *Shelby County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Bill Oldham (2012)
  79. Sherburne County, Minnesota Sheriff's Office – Sheriff Joel Brott (2022)
  80. Tulsa County, Oklahoma Sheriff’s Office – Sheriff Stanley Glanz (2007)

NOTE: Though this Award is a one-time award, recipients noted by * or ** are second or third Triple Crown Awards to sheriff’s offices that have achieved Triple Crown status under a different sheriff.