What Ashland County Sheriff does

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office is a county government law enforcement agency headquartered at 1205 East Main Street, Ashland, Ohio, providing public safety and law enforcement services to all residents of Ashland County. Its core operations span seven divisions—Administration, Communications/Dispatch, Civil Division, Corrections, Detective Bureau, Enforcement, and Specialty Teams—delivering 24/7 patrol, court security, civil process service (approximately 2,800 papers annually), criminal investigations, and a state-of-the-art corrections facility with 127-inmate capacity. Specialized capabilities include K-9, Bomb Squad, and Dive Team units, a Therapy K-9 (Princess), and a combined emergency dispatch center serving all public safety agencies in the county. The office is led by Sheriff Kurt J. Schneider, an elected official serving a four-year term under Ohio state law.

The agency's service portfolio includes concealed carry weapons (CCW) licensing, public records requests (priced at up to $0.05 per page plus $1 per CD-ROM), fingerprinting, sex offender registry management (via iCrimeWatch), and sheriff's sales of foreclosed properties. Digital product surfaces include the ACSO Mobile App (launched August 2025), online property auctions through Realauction (since July 2022, under contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services), and a METRICH-integrated tip submission portal. The office participates in the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association (BSSA) for statewide coordination and partners with Safe Haven for victim advocacy, plus community programs including S.A.L.T. and Run With the Stars 5K events.

The entity is funded primarily through county tax revenues and government appropriations rather than direct customer fees, with user-paid services limited to nominal cost-recovery charges (CCW licensing, public records copying). The Sheriff position predates Ohio statehood (1803) and is constitutionally established, making the office a statutory monopoly with exclusive jurisdiction over common pleas court services, countywide corrections, and police protection in unincorporated areas. It is not a private commercial enterprise, has no parent corporation, and operates with no commercial revenue streams, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Ashland County Sheriff

Legal name

Ashland County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://ashlandcountysheriff.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office is an Ohio county government law enforcement agency providing 24/7 patrol, corrections, court security, civil process service, and specialized units to all residents of Ashland County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Correctional Institutions (922140)

SIC

Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services (7381)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Correctional Facility Operations (Prisons & Jails) (BPAKANAA)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Corrections management
• Civil process service
• Court security services
• Public safety dispatch

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Services: As a county sheriff's office, the agency is primarily funded through county tax revenues and government appropriations rather than direct customer fees. The office processes concealed carry licenses, handles civil and criminal paperwork, and conducts sheriff's sales of foreclosed properties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office provides countywide law enforcement, court security, civil and criminal process service, jail operations (127-inmate capacity), detective investigations, emergency dispatch, and specialty team response (K-9, Bomb Squad, Dive Team) for all residents of Ashland County, Ohio. It supplements these core statutory services with fee-based public offerings such as concealed carry licensing, public records requests, fingerprinting, online sheriff's property sales, and the sex offender registry.

Product overview

The Ashland County Sheriff's Office provides comprehensive law enforcement services to Ashland County, Ohio. The agency's core offerings include traditional sheriff's office operations such as jail/corrections (state-of-the-art facility with 127-inmate capacity), 24/7 enforcement patrol, court security, detective services, and specialty teams (K-9, Bomb Squad, Dive Team). Digital product offerings include an ACSO Mobile App for citizen engagement, Online Sheriff Sales via Realauction for property auctions, a Sex Offender Registry compliant with the Adam Walsh Act, CCW (Concealed Carry Weapons) licensing services, and Public Records request processing under Ohio law. The office also operates a combined dispatch center serving all public safety agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sheriff's Office Operations (Divisions) Comprehensive law enforcement services including Corrections (state-of-the-art 127-inmate jail), Communications/Dispatch (24/7 emergency and non-emergency), Civil Division, Detective Bureau, Enforcement (24/7 patrol and court security), and Specialty Teams (K-9, Bomb Squad, Dive Team) for all residents of Ashland County, Ohio.
• ACSO Mobile App A mobile application enabling citizens of Ashland County to access sheriff's office services, receive news alerts, and stay informed about community safety information.
• Online Sheriff Sales Online auction platform for real estate foreclosure sales and delinquent land tax sales conducted by the sheriff's office, integrated with Realauction and the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.
• Sex Offender Registry Public registry of registered sex offenders maintained by the sheriff's office in compliance with Ohio law and the Adam Walsh Act, featuring tier-based classifications and e-mail notification/search programs for community notifications.
• Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) Licensing Processing and issuance of concealed carry licenses for Ohio residents, including application intake, background checks, and statistics reporting.
• Public Records Request Formal process for citizens to request public records from the sheriff's office in compliance with the Ohio Public Records Act, with online and offline submission options, charged at no more than 5 cents per page and $1 per CD-ROM.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Safe HavencoreOthersSafe Haven is a victim's advocate resource providing 24-Hour Crisis Hotline at 419-289-8085. The Sheriff's Office partners with Safe Haven for victim support services and hosted the Run With the Stars 5K to benefit Safe Haven survivors.
• METRICHcoreTechnology or IntegrationMETRICH is a law enforcement partnership providing tip submission services. The Sheriff's Office uses METRICH for the Submit a Tip feature on their website for community crime reporting.
• BSSA (Buckeye State Sheriff's Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBSSA is the state-level sheriff's association that Ashland County Sheriff's Office participates in for statewide law enforcement coordination and standards.
• BLOOM nutrition & drink barminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business providing free samples at community events such as the Run With the Stars 5K benefiting Safe Haven.
• RealauctioncoreTechnology or IntegrationRealauction operates the official public sheriff sale website for Ashland County. Starting July 2022, all real estate foreclosure sales are conducted through Realauction's platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Richland County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Adjacent north-central Ohio sheriff's office performing identical statutory functions (jail operations, court security, civil process, patrol, civil division) under Ohio law, with a comparable small-to-mid county footprint.
• Holmes County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Small rural Ohio county sheriff's office with comparable service mix (jail, enforcement, civil, detective bureau) and similar reliance on community-oriented programs and BSSA coordination.
• Wayne County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Neighboring Ohio county sheriff's office operating under the same statutory framework, providing the same combination of corrections, court security, patrol, and civil process services to its county residents. Directly comparable in scale, structure, and regulatory environment.
• Medina County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Ohio county sheriff's office operating the same statutory functions (jail, enforcement, court security, civil, detective bureau) with a comparable mid-sized county footprint and BSSA affiliation.
• Knox County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Neighboring Ohio sheriff's office offering the full statutory sheriff's portfolio — corrections, court security, enforcement, civil process, detective bureau — under the same Ohio statutory framework.
• Crawford County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): Small Ohio county sheriff's office providing equivalent law enforcement, corrections, and court security services under the same statutory mandate and BSSA coordination.
• Huron County Sheriff's Office (Ohio): North-central Ohio county sheriff's office operating jail, patrol, court security, and civil divisions under identical Ohio statutory authority, with similar small-county scale.

Broad incumbents

• Ohio State Highway Patrol: State-level law enforcement agency operating alongside Ohio's 88 county sheriff's offices. While not a county sheriff, it shares overlapping enforcement responsibilities and patrol functions, and serves as the statewide coordinating law enforcement body.

Others

• Realauction: Technology vendor that operates the online sheriff-sale platform used by Ashland County (and many other Ohio counties) for real estate foreclosure auctions under contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services.
• Buckeye State Sheriffs' Association (BSSA): State-level membership association for all 88 Ohio sheriffs. Ashland County is a member; BSSA coordinates training, standards, advocacy, and shared services across the sheriff's-office peer set.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ashland-County-Sheriffs-Office-106493082737744
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ashland-county-sheriff

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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