Southwest Harbor Police Department

Name

Southwest Harbor Police Department

Legal name

Southwest Harbor Police Department

Website

https://swhpolice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Southwest Harbor

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

Revenue model

1. Public Tax Funding: The Southwest Harbor Police Department is a municipal government agency funded through local tax revenues. Services are provided to the community as a public safety function.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Southwest Harbor Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the town of Southwest Harbor, Maine. It provides 24/7 emergency police response, routine patrol, dispatch coordination, parking enforcement, ordinance enforcement, and community safety outreach to a year-round population of 1,764 residents and visitors. The department is staffed by Chief John D. Hall, Sergeant Rick Graham, full-time and part-time officers, and a team of full-time and part-time dispatchers.

Product overview

Southwest Harbor Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency serving the town of Southwest Harbor, Maine. The organization provides traditional police services including emergency response, patrol, dispatch, parking enforcement, and community safety programs. The department does not offer technology products or software services; rather, it delivers public safety services to residents and visitors of the Southwest Harbor community, including access to Acadia National Park and surrounding areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency 911 Response
• Non-Emergency Police Services
• Dispatch Services
• Parking Enforcement
• TextMyGov Citizen Notification Service

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

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bar Harbor Police DepartmentminorOthersMutual aid partnership for law enforcement cooperation between neighboring municipalities in Hancock County, Maine.
• Mount Desert Police DepartmentminorOthersMutual aid partnership for law enforcement cooperation between neighboring municipalities on Mount Desert Island.
• Hancock County Sheriffs OfficeminorOthersCounty-level law enforcement coordination and mutual aid partnership.
• Maine Criminal Justice AcademyminorOthersTraining and certification partnership for police officer professional development and standards.
• Southwest Harbor Fire DepartmentminorOthersEmergency services coordination partnership for fire response and public safety in Southwest Harbor.
• Mount Desert Fire DepartmentminorOthersEmergency services coordination with neighboring Mount Desert Island fire department.
• Bar Harbor Fire DepartmentminorOthersEmergency services coordination with Bar Harbor fire services.
• Southwest Harbor Town OfficecoreOthersParent municipal government relationship for administrative and budgetary oversight of the police department.
• TextMyGovcoreTechnology or IntegrationText messaging technology platform provider enabling the town to communicate with residents via text notifications for events, road closures, and important town information.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Maine State Police: State-level law enforcement agency covering rural Maine including the Mount Desert Island region. Provides overlapping statewide jurisdiction and specialized resources (e.g., Major Crimes, Marine Patrol) that complement municipal police functions.
• Bangor Police Department: Larger Maine municipal police department serving the city of Bangor. Operates at greater urban scale but comparable as a Maine-based municipal law enforcement agency with similar statutory authority and community-policing mandate.
• Hancock County Sheriff's Office: County-level law enforcement agency covering unincorporated areas of Hancock County, including overlapping jurisdictions around Southwest Harbor. Operates at broader county scale but provides overlapping public safety services to the same regional population.

Direct peers

• Mount Desert Police Department: Adjacent municipal police department on Mount Desert Island with an active mutual aid partnership. Comparable small-town municipal police force serving a residential and tourism community in the same geographic region.
• Tremont Police Department: Neighboring municipal police department serving Tremont, Maine — the adjacent town on Mount Desert Island's 'quiet side'. Directly comparable in scale, rural-coastal setting, and Mount Desert Island regional context.
• Bar Harbor Police Department: Neighboring municipal police department on Mount Desert Island, Maine with an existing mutual aid partnership. Directly comparable in scope, structure, and Acadia-region operating context, serving a similarly tourism-exposed community.
• Ellsworth Police Department: Municipal police department serving Ellsworth, Maine, the nearest larger town and commercial center to Southwest Harbor. Comparable as a small Maine municipal police force, with somewhat broader urban-suburban scope.

Others

• Acadia National Park Law Enforcement: Federal park ranger/law enforcement presence within Acadia National Park adjacent to Southwest Harbor. Operates as an ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, but jointly serves the same tourism population and coordinates on incidents in overlapping jurisdictions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwest-harbor-police-department

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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