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Law Enforcement Agencies in Lorain County, Ohio

17 agenciesFBI UCR list

The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 17 law enforcement agencies in Lorain County, Ohio: the county sheriff's office, 14 city or town police departments and 2 other agencies.

Sheriff's Office and County Police in Lorain County

  • Lorain County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI OH0470000 · NIBRS since 2001

City and Town Police Departments in Lorain County

  • Amherst Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470100 · NIBRS since 2001
  • Avon Lake Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470300 · NIBRS since 2002
  • Avon Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470200 · NIBRS since 2002
  • Elyria Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470400 · NIBRS since 2005
  • Grafton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0471000 · NIBRS since 2017
  • Kipton Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0471100 · NIBRS since 2008
  • LaGrange Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0471200
  • Lorain Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470500 · NIBRS since 2007
  • North Ridgeville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470700 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Oberlin Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470600 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Sheffield Lake Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470800 · NIBRS since 2008
  • Sheffield Village Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0471400 · NIBRS since 2021
  • Vermilion Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0220400 · NIBRS since 2014
  • Wellington Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI OH0470900 · NIBRS since 2012

Other Law Enforcement Agencies in Lorain County

  • Lorain County Drug Task ForceOther agency · ORI OH0471900 · NIBRS since 2024
  • Lorain County Metropolitan Park DistrictOther agency · ORI OH0471800 · NIBRS since 2007

Where People Arrested in Lorain 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 Lorain County?
The FBI lists 17 law enforcement agencies in Lorain County, including 14 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Lorain County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Lorain County that is the Lorain County Sheriff's Office. See Lorain 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 OH0470800. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.