I think that this isn't much of an issue outside of Erie County because Erie County is largest county, in area, that is so dramatically divided between heavily urban/suburban and rural. The counties that are larger than Erie all tend to be predominantly rural with only a few cities or large towns (like Chautauqua or the Adirondak counties). Most of the heavily urbanized counties like Monroe (Rochester) or Ononadaga (Syracuse) are much smaller in area than Erie, so there are fewer towns and smaller areas for the sheriffs to patrol. In some metro areas like Albany, there's a cluster of cities and their suburbs stretching over two or even three counties.Originally Posted by atotaltotalfan2001
Oh, btw, also no other county has a gem like Giambra as CE!