# Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office drone flights

San Jose, California. Source: the agency's published Skydio transparency feed (ArcGIS Online), retrieved 2 November 2026.

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office drones flew 802 times between 9 December 2024 and 13 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 22 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Dec 2024 | 20 |
| Jan 2025 | 12 |
| Feb 2025 | 11 |
| Mar 2025 | 11 |
| Apr 2025 | 14 |
| May 2025 | 52 |
| Jun 2025 | 39 |
| Jul 2025 | 36 |
| Aug 2025 | 47 |
| Sep 2025 | 36 |
| Oct 2025 | 27 |
| Nov 2025 | 124 |
| Dec 2025 | 31 |
| Jan 2026 | 47 |
| Feb 2026 | 72 |
| Mar 2026 | 27 |
| Apr 2026 | 39 |
| May 2026 | 21 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 28 |
| Aug 2026 | 41 |
| Sep 2026 | 41 |
| Oct 2026 | 22 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 591 | 74% |
| Search | 118 | 15% |
| Other | 71 | 9% |
| Not stated | 22 | 3% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 16 min
- 90th percentile: 24 min
- Total airborne: 209 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (PST) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 4:18 pm | Search | 22 min | 6086b975 |
| 2026-10-02 | 5:08 pm | Search | 8 min | 1fe785d7 |
| 2026-10-02 | 5:34 pm | Search | 23 min | d5b312dd |
| 2026-10-02 | 6:00 pm | Search | 21 min | 603a8ac6 |
| 2026-10-02 | 6:23 pm | Search | 23 min | 8ced3a27 |
| 2026-10-02 | 6:49 pm | Search | 23 min | 4188133f |
| 2026-10-02 | 7:14 pm | Search | 7 min | 464275f8 |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:25 pm | Search | 20 min | 72115475 |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:26 pm | Search | 21 min | 8efe764f |
| 2026-10-04 | 6:47 pm | Search | 22 s | 3b338e0a |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:54 pm | Search | 1 min 46 s | c549baaa |
| 2026-10-07 | 2:55 am | Call for service | 9 min | e14f95f6 |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:36 pm | Call for service | 13 min | 2b776703 |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:42 pm | Call for service | 14 min | 3e9965a8 |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:50 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 2962139d |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:58 pm | Call for service | 14 min | 50b941cf |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:07 pm | Call for service | 17 min | e9d8ef48 |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:14 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 87b01eaf |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:28 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 8102bff2 |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:30 pm | Call for service | 14 min | c3d4b43e |
| 2026-10-08 | 1:50 pm | Call for service | 20 min | 0cf84955 |
| 2026-10-13 | 11:39 pm | Call for service | 13 min | c7956aa3 |

22 of 22 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office drone flight records published through the agency's Skydio transparency dashboard (ArcGIS Online, retrieved 2 November 2026). Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete. Paths are generalized near their endpoints. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/a34eedd9-14db-41e1-ad32-86064c27e170-production/FeatureServer/0