Genoa Township Police Department

What Genoa Township Police Department does

Genoa Township Police Department is a municipal government law enforcement agency operating within Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio, under the authority of the Township Board of Trustees and Ohio Revised Code Chapter 505/Title 5. Established in 1976 and headquartered at the Genoa Township Hall (5111 South Old 3C Highway, Westerville, Ohio), the department provides public safety services — patrol, emergency response, investigation, traffic enforcement, and community policing — to all residents and visitors within the township's geographic jurisdiction. The department is led by Police Chief James McMillin, who co-leads the Safety Services division alongside Fire Chief Joseph Ponzi.

The department's service portfolio extends beyond core policing to include specialized community-oriented units (K9 Unit, Honor Guard, School Resource Officers) and engagement programs such as Citizen Police Academy, Block Watch, Vacation Home Check, Women's Self Defense, and a 24/7 Safe Room. Citizen-facing channels include a Text 911 emergency service, a Citizen Request Center portal, and active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, and YouTube. While the firmographic record flags 1–10 employees, this figure appears inconsistent with the department's actual operational scope; the broader Genoa Township government encompasses fire/EMS, development/zoning, parks/recreation, fiscal, maintenance, and police functions, and is fiscally robust enough to have secured a AAA Credit Rating in 2019 to bond-finance a new police station.

As a public government entity, the department is not a commercial enterprise and has no disclosed revenue, pricing model, or private ownership. It is funded through township taxation, bond issuance, and state appropriations, overseen by Fiscal Officer Patrick Myers and the Board of Trustees. In May 2025, Annette McMurry was appointed to fill a Board of Trustees vacancy created by Connie Goodman's April 30, 2025 resignation. The department has no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity, consistent with its status as a statutory municipal service provider.

Name

Genoa Township Police Department

Legal name

Genoa Township Police Department

Website

https://genoatwp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Genoa Township Police Department is a municipal government law enforcement agency in Delaware County, Ohio, providing 24/7 patrol, emergency response, traffic enforcement, and community policing programs to all township residents and visitors under the authority of the Genoa Township Board of Trustees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212), Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities (922)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Watch & Safety Patrol Services (BPAKAAAK)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety
• Emergency response
• Community policing
• Crime prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Galena, Ohio

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, Others

Core offering

Genoa Township Police Department provides municipal law enforcement and public safety services to residents and visitors of Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio. Core offerings include 24/7 patrol, emergency response, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, and community-oriented policing programs such as K9 Unit, Honor Guard, School Resource Officers, Block Watch, Citizen Police Academy, Vacation Home Check, and Pharmaceutical Disposal. The department operates a 24/7 Safe Room and supports Text 911 emergency communication, and reports to the elected Board of Trustees.

Product overview

Genoa Township provides comprehensive local government services through its multiple departments. The core services include Police (with units for K9, Honor Guard, School Resources, Traffic Enforcement, and community programs), Fire/EMS, Development & Zoning, Parks & Recreation, Fiscal Management, and Maintenance. The township operates a Citizen Request Center for public inquiries and offers Text 911 for emergency communication. Services are delivered through the main website portal with meeting livestreaming via YouTube and social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and Nextdoor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patrol and Emergency Response

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Securitas: Largest global private security services firm offering manned guarding, mobile patrol, and protective services for commercial and residential clients. Comparable as a broad provider of patrol, response, and protective services that overlap with public police functions, though it operates as a private contractor at much larger scale.
• ADT: Established home and business security provider offering monitored alarms, patrol response, and 24/7 safe-room-equivalent services. Overlaps with Genoa Township PD's residential and community safety mandate, though as a private subscription-based incumbent.
• GardaWorld: Global security and cash services company offering manned guarding, mobile patrol, and protective services. Overlaps with the patrol, response, and community-safety mandate of a municipal police department.
• Allied Universal: Major North American security services company providing uniformed officers, mobile patrol, and protective services across diverse client segments. Directly comparable to Genoa Township PD's patrol, K9, and protective-service model but as a private-sector, multi-state incumbent.

Direct peers

• Loomis: Cash handling, secure transport, and security services firm operating in the same protective-services SIC code as police departments. Comparable through its delivery of organized patrol, response, and high-value-asset protection services.
• Brink's: Provider of secure logistics, cash-in-transit, and protective services with an armored car business historically tied to the same SIC category as Genoa Township PD. Comparable as an operator of organized protective services and patrol functions under formal security protocols.

Emerging players

• Axon Enterprise: Public safety technology company supplying body cameras, tasers, evidence management, and CAD/RMS platforms to municipal police departments. Comparable as a technology and equipment partner that any municipal police department, including Genoa Township, relies on for modernization.
• Mark43: Cloud-native public safety software platform used by municipal police departments for records management, dispatch, and analytics. Comparable as a vendor enabling digital transformation in agencies like Genoa Township PD that currently lack proprietary technology infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCE3OkStop3IQ-2infkvY1Mg
• Facebookfacebook.com/GenoaTwp
• Instagraminstagram.com/genoatwp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/genoa-township-police-department

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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