DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL FACTORS ARE EXAMINED FOR THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF BOULDER COUNTY. PERSONNEL CHARACTERISITICS, BUDGET, SHIFT ASSIGNMENTS, AND PATROL OFFICER PRODUCTIVITY OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ARE DISCUSSED. DATA ON BURGLARIES, LARCENIES, ROBBERIES, ASSAULT, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, AND VANDALISM ARE PRESENTED BY ZONE AND BY SHIFT. POLICY ANALYSIS SECTIONS COVER THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HAVING PATROL OFFICERS PERFORM INVESTIGATIONS TYPICALLY ASSIGNED TO DETECTIVES, A BURGLARY POLICY FOR BOULDER COUNTY, THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REASSIGNING PERSONNEL, AND FACTORS CRITICAL TO WORK SCHEDULES.