ABOUT CHIEF ROBERT LUNA
Robert Luna was elected as 34th Los Angeles County Sheriff in November 2022.
Today, he's running for reelection to continue to his successful leadership of the largest Sheriff's Department in the nation, with nearly 17,000 dedicated sworn and professional staff who courageously serve our communities in some of the most challenging situations.
​
Sheriff Luna has prioritized keeping our communities safe and bringing new leadership, stability and accountability to the Sheriff’s Department.
Since becoming Sheriff, violent crime has fallen every year in the areas patrolled by LASD Homicides are down 14% in the past year, and 2024 saw the fewest number of homicides in the past five years.
​
LASD is solving more crimes. The Department's clearance rates, or the percentage of reported crimes that are solved, have increased each year for both violent and property crimes.
LASD's uses of force have decreased each year under Sheriff Luna's leadership. And Sheriff Luna's reforms, including creating the Office of Constitutional Policing and his new policy banning law enforcement gangs, has increased public trust in the Department.
​
Prior to his election as Sheriff, Luna served seven years as Long Beach Chief of Police, capping a 36-year career at the Long Beach Police Department, the county’s second largest police department.
Growing up in unincorporated East Los Angeles, from a poor Latino immigrant family, Luna’s neighborhood was patrolled by the Sheriff’s Department. He saw examples of both good and bad policing, which inspired him to become an officer and shaped his philosophy on relationship-based policing specifically in communities of color.
​
Sheriff Luna understands that 21st century policing requires collaborative partnerships with community leaders, residents and government partners that tackle crime at the root of the problem and offer effective and lasting solutions to public safety.
​
Sheriff Luna started as a Long Beach Police reserve officer in 1985 and was promoted within every rank of the Police Department. He was appointed Long Beach Chief of Police in 2014 and served on the Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA) executive board, and its Homeland Security Committee and the Police Executive Leadership Institute (PELI) mentorship program. Sheriff Luna has received various awards from organizations in Long Beach for his civic leadership and community engagement.
​
Sheriff Luna is a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) National Executive Institute and National Academy, and Harvard University’s program for senior executives in state and local government, and the University of Southern California’s (USC) Delinquency Control Institute. Luna has a master’s degree in public administration from Cal State Long Beach.
Sheriff Luna lives in Long Beach with his wife and has 2 adult children.
