What Hickory Hills Police Department does

Hickory Hills Police Department is a municipal police department serving the City of Hickory Hills, Illinois, located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. The department employs 28 sworn officers trained in specialty roles including Detective, Task Force Officer, SWAT Officer, Traffic Officer/Accident Reconstructionist, Evidence Technician, Firearms Instructor, Field Training Officer, School Resource Officer, and Bicycle Officer, providing 24/7/365 patrol and walk-in services across 3 square miles serving approximately 14,000 residents. Core service offerings include general patrol, criminal investigation through the Detective division, traffic enforcement and accident reconstruction, school resource officer coverage at four named schools (Conrady Junior High, Glen Oaks, Dorn, St. Patricia), emergency response via 911, and community engagement programs such as National Night Out, bike rodeos, and blood drives.

The department's technology stack consists of standard municipal law enforcement tooling: the CodeRED high-speed emergency notification system licensed from OnSolve for city-wide mass alerts, red light camera monitoring integrated with secure.redlightviolations.com, in-car video systems, mobile data terminals, laser speed tracking units, body-worn portable radios, and online citizen service portals including FrontlinePSS (overnight parking, vacation watch, condition reports) and Magic Collectors Solutions (traffic ticket payments). All dispatchers are certified in Emergency Medical Dispatch, enabling pre-arrival lifesaving instructions. No proprietary AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or developer-facing platforms are present.

The revenue model is municipal tax-funded government services, with no direct fees charged for core police services. Limited fee-based revenue is generated through traffic ticket payments and red light violation processing. The department is structured as a division of the City of Hickory Hills municipal government, accountable to the Mayor and City Council, and participates in four multi-jurisdictional task forces (South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, Southwest Major Case Unit, Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team, 5th District SWAT). It also provides police and fire dispatch services to the City of Hometown through the Des Plaines Valley Emergency Telephone Systems Board. Lateral officer salaries range from $72,249 (step 3) to $97,125 (step 8).

Name

Hickory Hills Police Department

Legal name

Hickory Hills Police Department

Website

https://hickoryhillspd.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hickory Hills Police Department is a municipal police agency employing 28 sworn officers to provide 24/7 patrol, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, school resource, and emergency response services to the 14,000 residents of Hickory Hills, Illinois, across 3 square miles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Police Services

NAICS

Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs (EDALAEAG)

Keywords

• Municipal policing
• Law enforcement services
• Emergency response
• Community policing
• Traffic enforcement

Headquarters

HQ city

Hickory Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Government Services: Public safety services funded through municipal taxes and city budget allocations. Services provided to residents and businesses of the City of Hickory Hills at no direct charge to citizens.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Hickory Hills Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Hickory Hills, Illinois, providing 24/7 patrol, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement, school resource coverage, and emergency response across 3 square miles for approximately 14,000 residents. The department employs 28 sworn officers trained in multiple specialty roles and delivers supplementary programs including crime prevention education, records services, vacation watch, prescription drug disposal, and community outreach events.

Product overview

The Hickory Hills Police Department operates as a municipal police agency providing comprehensive law enforcement services to the City of Hickory Hills, Illinois. The department employs 28 sworn officers serving approximately 14,000 residents across 3 square miles. The service portfolio consists of integrated core functions including 24/7 patrol and emergency response, criminal investigation, traffic enforcement with accident reconstruction, school resource coordination, and community engagement programs. Supporting these field operations are administrative services including records management, online payment portals for traffic tickets and violations, and the CodeRED emergency notification system for mass alerts. The department participates in multi-jurisdictional task forces and provides dispatch services for partner municipalities through the Des Plaines Valley Emergency Telephone Systems Board. Key digital services include online overnight parking registration, vacation watch requests, red light violation processing, and prescription drug disposal. Community outreach is delivered through publications including the Hickory Hills Times newsletter, safety awareness campaigns, and special events such as National Night Out, bike rodeos, and blood drives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Police Patrol Services 24/7 patrol services provided by 28 sworn officers across the City of Hickory Hills covering 3 square miles and approximately 14,000 residents. Officers are trained in specialty roles including Detective, Task Force Officer, SWAT, Traffic Officer/Accident Reconstructionist, Evidence Technician, Firearms Instructor, Field Training Officer, School Resource Officer, and Bicycle Officer.
• Criminal Investigation Services Detective division handling criminal investigations, working jointly with the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force and Southwest Major Case Unit for complex and multi-jurisdictional cases.
• Traffic Enforcement and Accident Investigation Traffic enforcement including accident reconstruction, participation in the Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team (SMART), red light camera monitoring, and distracted driving enforcement programs.
• Emergency Response Services 24/7 emergency response via 911, supported by the CodeRED mass notification system for city-wide emergency alerts. Provides emergency dispatch services for the City of Hometown through the Des Plaines Valley ETSB.
• School Resource Program School Resource Officers assigned to local schools with enforcement of 20 MPH school zone speed limits from 6:30 AM to 4 PM on school days. Schools covered include Conrady Junior High, Glen Oaks, Dorn, and St. Patricia.
• Crime Alert and Prevention Services Public awareness campaigns and alerts covering scams (telephone, email, IRS impersonation, home repair fraud), residential burglaries, ruse burglaries, and fraud prevention. Operates an investigative tip line at 708-295-9313.
• Records and Administrative Services Records division open Monday through Friday 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Services include report copies, vacation watch requests, overnight parking registration, and condition reports handled via the FrontlinePSS portal.
• Online Services Portal Digital services including traffic ticket payment via Magic Collectors Solutions, red light violation processing, overnight parking registration, vacation watch, and satisfaction surveys.
• Community Engagement Programs Hickory Hills Times newsletter, National Night Out Against Crime participation, K-9 demonstrations, Bike Rodeo events, blood drives via Vitalant, Special Olympics fundraising (Cop on the Roof), and prescription drug disposal program.
• School Zone Safety Enforcement School zone speed enforcement (20 MPH limit), crossing guard direction enforcement, child safety seat verification, and hands-free cell phone enforcement in school zones.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• South Suburban Major Crimes Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-jurisdictional collaboration with neighboring law enforcement agencies for investigation of major crimes across the South Suburban region
• Southwest Major Case UnitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional task force partnership for investigating significant criminal cases affecting multiple jurisdictions in the southwest suburban area
• Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team (SMART)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeam of highly skilled traffic accident investigators from multiple law enforcement agencies responsible for investigating major and fatal injury accidents. Hickory Hills provides patrol officer training for this team.
• 5th District SWAT TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Special Weapons and Tactics team serving the 5th District for high-risk operations requiring specialized response capabilities
• Southwest Central Dispatch CentercoreTechnology or IntegrationConsolidated 911 dispatch services for the City of Hickory Hills and City of Hometown as part of the Des Plaines Valley Emergency Telephone Systems Board consolidation
• OnSolve (CodeRED)coreTechnology or IntegrationLicensed CodeRED high-speed notification solution providing city officials ability to quickly deliver emergency messages to targeted areas or entire city via landline, wireless, email, and text

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Worth Police Department: Municipal police department serving Worth, Illinois, directly adjacent to Hickory Hills. Closely comparable small-force municipal policing model with overlapping southwest-suburban service area and similar reliance on Cook County regional task forces.
• Bridgeview Police Department: Municipal police department for the Village of Bridgeview, a southwest Chicago suburb adjacent to Hickory Hills. Comparable in force size, suburban residential/light-industrial mix, and reliance on multi-jurisdictional task forces for SWAT and major-case support.
• Bedford Park Police Department: Municipal police department for the Village of Bedford Park, another Des Plaines Valley ETSB consolidation partner alongside Hickory Hills. Comparable municipal policing operation with shared regional dispatch arrangements and southwest-suburban service area.
• Chicago Ridge Police Department: Municipal police department serving the Village of Chicago Ridge, an immediate neighbor of Hickory Hills. Highly comparable in scale, suburban demographic profile, and service mix including patrol, traffic enforcement, and community policing.
• Palos Hills Police Department: Municipal police department serving the directly adjacent Village of Palos Hills in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Closely comparable to HHPD in size, suburban Chicago location, and core patrol/investigation/traffic enforcement mission, including participation in the same regional task forces.
• Oak Lawn Police Department: Municipal police department serving the neighboring Village of Oak Lawn, immediately adjacent to Hickory Hills. Comparable in core patrol, traffic, and community-policing functions; slightly larger force but same regional task force ecosystem and southwest suburban context.
• Alsip Police Department: Municipal police department serving the Village of Alsip in the southwest suburbs of Chicago. Comparable to HHPD in municipal policing scope, residential/industrial mix, and participation in shared regional law enforcement partnerships.
• Summit Police Department: Municipal police department for the Village of Summit, Illinois, which is also a member of the Des Plaines Valley ETSB along with Hickory Hills. Comparable small-municipal force with overlapping dispatch consolidation and regional task force participation.
• Burbank Police Department: Municipal police department serving the City of Burbank, Illinois, in the southwest Chicago suburbs near Hickory Hills. Comparable municipal policing mandate with similar force scale and southwest-suburban service environment.
• Justice Police Department: Municipal police department for the Village of Justice, a southwest Chicago suburb in close proximity to Hickory Hills. Comparable small-municipal policing operation with similar patrol, traffic, and community engagement service profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/HickoryHillsPD
• Facebookfacebook.com/HickoryHillsPoliceDepartment
• Instagraminstagram.com/hickoryhillspd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hickory-hills-police-dept

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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