List of law enforcement agencies in Ohio
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This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

. Ohio has nearly 800 law enforcement agencies that include statewide agencies, county sheriff's offices, incorporated municipalities classified by the Ohio Revised Code
Ohio Revised Code
The Ohio Revised Code contains all acts passed by the Ohio General Assembly and signed by the governor. The Ohio Revised Code replaced the Ohio General Code in 1953. However the current organization and form of the Ohio Revised Code Title 29 was completely re-written and issued into law by the...

 (ORC) as cities, incorporated municipalities classified as villages (populations under 5,000 persons as of the most recent census
United States Census
The United States Census is a decennial census mandated by the United States Constitution. The population is enumerated every 10 years and the results are used to allocate Congressional seats , electoral votes, and government program funding. The United States Census Bureau The United States Census...

), township agencies serving unincorporated but developed areas of urban counties, university and college police departments, and private police departments. All of these agencies are subject to the same training, certification, and reporting requirements.

State agencies

  • Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
    Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
    The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation is an investigative law enforcement agency for the U.S. state of Ohio. The department was founded on July 9, 1921. It began as a minor records keeping facility in conjunction with the Department of Public Welfare. A few years later, it...

  • Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    Ohio Department of Natural Resources
    The Ohio Department of Natural Resources was created in 1949 by the Ohio Legislature. It is a government agency in the U.S. state of Ohio charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, public lands, state forests, state waterways, and recreation areas.Divisions of ODNR...

    • Ohio State Forest Officers
    • Ohio State Park Officers
    • Ohio State Watercraft Enforcement Officers
    • Ohio State Wildlife Officers
  • Ohio Department of Public Safety
    Ohio Department of Public Safety
    The Ohio Department of Public Safety is a government agency in the U.S. state of Ohio. The Department is responsible for the protection and safety of residents and visitors.The Department of Public Safety's headquarters is located in Columbus, Ohio....

    • Ohio Investigative Unit
    • Ohio State Highway Patrol
      Ohio State Highway Patrol
      The Ohio State Highway Patrol is a division of the Ohio Department of Public Safety and is the official highway patrol agency of Ohio. The several missions of the Patrol include providing roadway patrol, emergency response to all public lands, the investigation of crimes which occur on state...

  • Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
  • Ohio Department of Youth Services
    Ohio Department of Youth Services
    The Ohio Department of Youth Services is the juvenile corrections agency of the state of Ohio. It has its headquarters in Columbus.-Facilities:...

     - Juvenile Corrections
  • Ohio State Fire Marshal

County Sheriff's Offices

The State of Ohio has 88 counties, each with their own elected county Sheriff





City agencies



  • Newark Police Department
  • New Lexington Police Department
  • New Philadelphia Police Department
  • Norwalk Police Department
  • Norwood Police Division
  • Ontario Police Department
  • Ottawa Police Department
  • Pataskala Police Department
  • Pickerington Police Department
  • Port Clinton Police Department
  • Portsmouth Police Department
  • Plymouth Police Department
  • Powell Police Department
  • Ravenna Police Department
  • Reynoldsburg Police Department
  • Salem Police Department
  • Sandusky Police Department
  • Shelby Police Department
  • Springboro Police Department
  • Springfield Police Department
  • Steubenville Police Department
  • Streetsboro Police Department
  • Strongsville Police Department Departmenthttp://www.strongsville.org/content/Police.asp
  • Tiffin Police Department
  • Toledo Police Department
  • Troy Police Department
  • Twinsburg Police Department
  • Upper Arlington Police Department
  • Upper Sandusky Police Department
  • Van Wert Police Department
  • Wadsworth Police Department
  • Warren Police Department
  • Waverly Police Department
  • West Carrollton Police Department
  • West Chester Police Department
  • Westerville Police Department
  • Whitehall Police Department
  • Willard Police Department
  • Wilmington Police Department
  • Woodsfield Police Department
  • Youngstown Police Department (Ohio)
  • Zanesville Police Department


Village agencies





Township agencies

  • Bainbridge Township Police - Geauga County
  • Bath Township Police - Summit County
    Summit County, Ohio
    Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

  • Beaver Township Police - Mahoning County
  • Blendon Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Boardman Township Police - Mahoning County
  • Braceville Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Brimfield Township Police - Portage County
    Portage County, Ohio
    Portage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 152,061 at the 2000 Census and 161,419 at the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Ravenna. Portage County is named for the portage between the Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas Rivers...

  • Brookfield Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Brunswick Hills Township Police - Medina County
  • Butler Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Carroll Township Police - Ottawa County
    Ottawa County, Ohio
    Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

  • Champion Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Chester Township Police - Geauga County
  • Clay Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Clay Township Police - Ottawa County
    Ottawa County, Ohio
    Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

  • Clearcreek Township Police - Warren County
    Warren County, Ohio
    Warren County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 212,693 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Lebanon. Warren County was erected May 1, 1803, from Hamilton County, and named for Dr...

  • Clinton Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Colerain Township Police - Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Ohio
    As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

  • Columbia Township Police - Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Ohio
    As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

  • Copley Township Police - Summit County
    Summit County, Ohio
    Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

  • Cross Creek Township Police - Jefferson County
    Jefferson County, Ohio
    Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....

  • Delhi Township Police - Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Ohio
    As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

  • Fairfield Township Police - Butler County
    Butler County, Ohio
    Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...

  • Franklin Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Genoa Township Police - Delaware County
    Delaware County, Ohio
    Delaware County is a fast-growing suburban county in the state of Ohio, United States, within the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the United States Census Bureau's 2004 population estimates, Delaware County's population of 142,503 made it the fastest growing county in...

  • German Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Green Township Police - Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Ohio
    As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

  • Hartford Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Howland Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Hubbard Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Jackson Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Jackson Township Police - Stark County
    Stark County, Ohio
    Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....


  • Lafayette Township Police - Medina County
  • Lake Township Police - Wood County
    Wood County, Ohio
    Wood County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 125,488. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812...

  • Lawrence Township Police - Stark County
    Stark County, Ohio
    Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • Liverpool Township Police - Columbiana County
  • Madison Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Madison Township Police - Lake County
    Lake County, Ohio
    Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 230,041. The county seat is Painesville, and the county name comes from its location on the southern shore of Lake Erie....

  • Medina Township Police - Medina County
  • Miami Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Mifflin Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Milton Township Police - Mahoning County
  • Oxford Township Police - Butler County
    Butler County, Ohio
    Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2010, the population was 368,130. Its county seat is Hamilton. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of...

  • Perry Township Police - Columbiana County
  • Perry Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Perry Township Police - Montgomery County
    Montgomery County, Ohio
    Montgomery County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 535,153 in the 2010 Census. It was named in honor of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. The county seat is Dayton...

  • Perry Township Police - Stark County
    Stark County, Ohio
    Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

  • Poland Township Police - Mahoning County
  • Ross Township Police - Butler County
    Butler County
    Butler County is the name of eight counties in the United States:* Butler County, Alabama* Butler County, Iowa* Butler County, Kansas* Butler County, Kentucky* Butler County, Missouri* Butler County, Nebraska* Butler County, Ohio...

  • Salem Township Police - Columbiana County
  • Sharon Township Police - Franklin County
    Franklin County, Ohio
    Franklin County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. In 2010 the population was 1,163,414, making it the second largest county in Ohio and the 34th largest county in population in the United States. Franklin County is also the largest in the eight-county Columbus, Ohio...

  • Shawnee Township Police - Allen County
    Allen County, Ohio
    Allen County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. Its population was 106,331 as of the 2010 census. It is included in the Lima, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Lima–Van Wert–Wapakoneta Combined Statistical Area....

  • Smith Township Police - Mahoning County
  • Springfield Township Police - Hamilton County
    Hamilton County, Ohio
    As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...

  • Springfield Township Police - Summit County
    Summit County, Ohio
    Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

  • Sugarcreek Township Police - Greene County
    Greene County, Ohio
    Greene County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. The population was 161,573 in the 2010 Census. Its county seat is Xenia, and it was named for General Nathanael Greene, an officer in the Revolutionary War. Greene County was established on March 24, 1803.Greene County is part...

  • Sylvania Township Police - Lucas County
    Lucas County, Ohio
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  • Union Township Police - Clermont County
  • Union Township Police - Licking County
    Licking County, Ohio
    Licking County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 166,492. Its county seat is Newark and is named for the salt licks that were in the area....

  • Warren Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Weathersford Township Police - Trumbull County
  • Wells Township Police - Jefferson County
    Jefferson County, Ohio
    Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 69,709. Its county seat is Steubenville and is named for Thomas Jefferson, who was at the time Vice President....



College and University agencies


Other agencies

  • Cedar Point Police - Sandusky
    Sandusky, Ohio
    Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....

    /Cedar Point
    Cedar Point
    Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than...

  • Cleveland Clinic Police - Cleveland
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

    /Cleveland Clinic
    Cleveland Clinic
    The Cleveland Clinic is a multispecialty academic medical center located in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The Cleveland Clinic is currently regarded as one of the top 4 hospitals in the United States as rated by U.S. News & World Report...

  • Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) Police - Cleveland
    Cuyahoga County, Ohio
    Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...

    /Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority
  • Five Rivers MetroParks Police - Dayton
    Dayton, Ohio
    Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...

    /Ranger Division
  • Goshen Police District - Goshen Township
    Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
    Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    , Green Township
    Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,450 people in the township, 3,095 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    , Villages of Beloit
    Beloit, Ohio
    Beloit is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,024 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Beloit is located at ....

     and Sebring
    Sebring, Ohio
    Sebring is a village in Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,912 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....

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  • Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) Transit Police - Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

  • Humility of Mary Health Partners (HMHP) Police - Youngstown, Ohio
    Youngstown, Ohio
    Youngstown is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Mahoning County; it also extends into Trumbull County. The municipality is situated on the Mahoning River, approximately southeast of Cleveland and northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...

  • Licking Memorial Hospital Police - Newark
    Newark, Ohio
    In addition, the remains of a road leading south from the Octagon have been documented and explored. It was first surveyed in the 19th century, when its walls were more apparent. Called the Great Hopewell Road, it may extend to the Hopewell complex at Chillicothe, Ohio...

  • University Circle Police Department - Cleveland
    Cleveland, Ohio
    Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...

    /University Circle
    University Circle
    University Circle, is a neighborhood located on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. It is best known for its world-class cultural, educational and medical institutions, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lakeview Cemetery, and University...

  • Mercy Public Safety Department - Toledo
    Toledo, Ohio
    Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

    /Mercy Health Partners
    Mercy Health Partners
    Mercy Health Partners is a health care system with locations throughout Ohio, Pennsylvania, Paducah, KY, Knoxville, TN and southeast Michigan...


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