The Criminal Investigations
section has fifteen detectives, along with a Lieutenant and three Sergeants.
The Criminal Investigations section averages over 1,400 case assignments
each year. In 2003, 65% of all cases assigned to this unit were closed
with over 461 arrests. The Will County Sheriff's Office is proud of
the 75% clearance rate for homicide, which is one of the uppermost in
the state. The Sheriff's detectives have two fully operational videotape
interview rooms and were one of the first in the state of Illinois to
videotape interviews.