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Law Enforcement Agencies in Franklin County, Ohio

35 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 35 law enforcement agencies in Franklin County, Ohio: the county sheriff's office, 28 city or town police departments, 4 campus police departments and 2 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Franklin County

  • Franklin County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI OH0250000 · NIBRS since 2008

City and Town Police Departments in Franklin County

  • Bexley Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250100 · NIBRS since 2010
  • Blendon Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0253000 · NIBRS since 2005
  • Brice Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251300 · NIBRS since 2012
  • Clinton Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0253100 · NIBRS since 2006
  • Columbus Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OHCOP0000 · NIBRS since 2003
  • Dublin Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250300 · NIBRS since 2015
  • Franklin Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0253200 · NIBRS since 2012
  • Gahanna Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250400 · NIBRS since 2007
  • Grandview Heights Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250500 · NIBRS since 2001
  • Grove City Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250600 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Groveport Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251600 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Harrisburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251700 · NIBRS since 2009
  • Hilliard Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250700 · NIBRS since 2016
  • Lithopolis Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0230700 · NIBRS since 2006
  • Madison Township Police Department, Franklin CountyCity or town police · ORI OH0253500 · NIBRS since 2007
  • Mifflin Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0253300 · NIBRS since 2007
  • Minerva Park Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0252000 · NIBRS since 2005
  • New Albany Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0252100 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Obetz Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0252300 · NIBRS since 2012
  • Perry Township Police Department, Franklin CountyCity or town police · ORI OH0253400 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Pickerington Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0230900 · NIBRS since 1999
  • Reynoldsburg Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250800 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Sharon Township Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0254000 · NIBRS since 2005
  • Upper Arlington Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0250900 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Valleyview Police Department, Franklin CountyCity or town police · ORI OH0252600 · NIBRS since 2006
  • Westerville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251000 · NIBRS since 1998
  • Whitehall Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251100 · NIBRS since 2013
  • Worthington Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0251200 · NIBRS since 2004

College and University Police in Franklin County

  • Capital UniversityCollege or university police · ORI OH025A10X · NIBRS since 2006
  • Columbus State Community CollegeCollege or university police · ORI OH0254400 · NIBRS since 2004
  • Ohio State University: ColumbusCollege or university police · ORI OH0252700 · NIBRS since 2003
  • Otterbein UniversityCollege or university police · ORI OH0259900 · NIBRS since 2009

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Franklin County

  • Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park DistrictOther agency · ORI OH0251400 · NIBRS since 2007
  • Port Columbus International AirportOther agency · ORI OH0255400 · NIBRS since 2001

Where People Arrested in Franklin County Are Held

In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.

Law Enforcement in Other Ohio Counties

Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many police departments are in Franklin County?
The FBI lists 35 law enforcement agencies in Franklin County, including 28 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Franklin County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Franklin County that is the Franklin County Sheriff's Office. See Franklin County Jail on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example OH0254000. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.