DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
The motto, "To Serve and Protect" states the essential mission of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff's Office protects the rights of all persons within its jurisdiction to be free from criminal attack, to be secure in their possessions, and to live in peace. The Sheriff's Office serves the citizens of DeKalb County, and the State of Illinois, by performing the law enforcement and corrections function in a professional manner, and it is to these people that the Sheriff's Office is directly and ultimately responsible.