The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s 5th-Month Budget Status Report (BSR), which is a requirement of the County Board of Supervisors and the Chief Executive Officer.

LASD’s FY 2025-26, 5th-Month BSR is based on expenditures from the months of July 2025, through November 2025, and projects a deficit through the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.

The deficit is due primarily to over-expenditures in the budget categories of Salary and Employee Benefits ($84.1m), Services and Supplies ($20m), Other Charges ($15.9m), and under-realization of revenue ($3.8m). This combined over-expenditure is partially offset by a) savings in Capital Assets ($8.9m); b) prior-year savings/adjustments ($278k ), and c) over-realization of Intrafund Transfers ($16.7m). As a result, the Department’s Estimated Year-End Fund balance nets out to a deficit of $97.9m at this point in the fiscal year.

As the fiscal year progresses, the Department is exploring a multitude of alternatives to reduce its projected deficit including, but not limited to, efforts to minimize overtime expenditures by reducing vacancies and limiting the growth of law enforcement services.