Livingston County Sheriff's Dept
The County of Livingston is unique in that we have two U.S. Highways dissecting the county being U.S. 36 a 4- lane divided highway that is also called I-72 and is direct route from Chicago to Kansas City and U.S. 65 which is a north/south 2 lane highway. With that U.S. 36 is an extremely busy highway that also generates many calls for service from the Livingston County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) and these calls range from speeding, careless and imprudent drivers to DWI and domestic violence. The LCSO staff are frequently assigned traffic enforcement overtime grant projects on U.S. 36 and U.S. 65 in addition to responding to calls for service and stopping vehicles while on routine patrol. The demographics of U.S. 36 and even U.S. 65 is much different than the demographics of the population of Livingston County. Our sworn officers receive extensive training in racial profiling and anti-bias policing. Most often a deputy will check a vehicle on U.S. 36 at more than 1/4 mile away and determine at that point if a stop will be made due to the driving, long before the deputy can distinguish either gender or race of the driver. Additionally many of our vehicle stops are at night which further supports the law enforcement officer for stopping the vehicle due to the violation and not for any other reasoning. We take pride in the positive interactions we have with the vast majority of the motoring public and appreciate those who are willing to learn and respond to becoming a safer driver.