How come some places have police departments and some places have sheriffs?

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How come some places have police departments and some places have sheriffs?

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In the US, Police are a city department and Sheriff is a county department. So if you are in a city with a Police department, you call them, if you are not in a city you call the county Sheriff’s office. In my experience, the Sheriff’s deputies are much nicer to deal with than the city officers.