Warrick County Sheriffs Office

What Warrick County Sheriffs Office does

The Warrick County Sheriff's Office is the primary county-level law enforcement agency serving Warrick County, Indiana, headquartered at 100 W S.R. 62 in Boonville. The agency operates through eight functional divisions — Criminal Investigations, Motor Patrol, Court Security, K-9 Officers, School Resource Officers, Dispatch, Jail, and Administration — supported by approximately 57 personnel under Sheriff Michael Wilder (sworn in January 2019) and Chief Deputy Paul Kruse. Core services include 24/7 patrol and emergency response, criminal investigations, county jail detention, court security, central dispatch, and specialized community programs such as Neighborhood Watch, sex offender registry maintenance, and victim notification.

The agency's technology stack consists of standard law enforcement dispatch and records management systems supplemented by external integrations: the CodeRED Emergency Early Warning System (capacity of 60,000 pre-recorded calls per hour), the Indiana VINE victim notification system, BuyCrash.com for crash report access, the Indiana State Police electronic handgun permit licensing portal, and the U.S. ICE Victim Notification Program. No proprietary technology platforms, AI/ML systems, or commercial software products are developed or sold. Adjacent administrative services include Sheriff Sales (property auctions for tax warrants and civil process) and handgun permit processing routed through the state system.

As a county government entity, the Sheriff's Office is funded entirely through county tax revenue and public safety budgets rather than commercial revenue. Core protective services are provided at no charge to residents; nominal fees may apply to administrative services such as crash reports, criminal records checks, and handgun permits. The agency has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no investors, and is accountable to the citizens of Warrick County through the elected Sheriff position. It is not a VC/PE/M&A investment target.

Name

Warrick County Sheriffs Office

Legal name

Warrick County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://warrickcountysheriff.com

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Warrick County Sheriff's Office is a county-government law enforcement agency in Boonville, Indiana, providing patrol, criminal investigations, jail operations, court security, dispatch, and specialized community safety services to all Warrick County residents, funded through public tax revenue.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Correctional Institutions (92214), Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (56161)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

K-9 Security Services (BPABAMAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patrol & Perimeter Security K9 Services (BPAKAKAB), Explosives & Narcotics Detection K9 Services (BPAKAKAA), Firearms/Weapon Detection K9 Services (BPAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• County sheriff operations
• Public safety services
• Jail detention operations
• Emergency dispatch services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Safety Services: Government-funded law enforcement services funded through county tax revenue and public safety budgets. Services include patrol, investigations, jail operations, court security, dispatch, and K-9 units.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

The Warrick County Sheriff's Office is the primary county law enforcement agency for Warrick County, Indiana, providing 24/7 protective services including uniformed patrol, criminal investigations, K-9 operations, school resource officers, jail detention, court security, and central emergency dispatch. Adjacent administrative services encompass sheriff sales, sex offender registry maintenance, handgun permit processing, and victim notification through the Indiana VINE system.

Product overview

The Warrick County Sheriff's Office provides law enforcement services through a multi-division structure consisting of eight operational divisions: Criminal Investigations, Motor Patrol, Court Security, K-9 Officers, School Resource Officers, Dispatch, Jail, and Administration. The core patrol and investigative divisions work together to provide 24/7 law enforcement coverage, while specialized units like K-9 and School Resource Officers address specific community safety needs. Administrative functions encompass Sheriff Sales, Sex Offender Registry management, handgun permit processing, and victim notification services. The Office also operates Warrick County Central Dispatch and the county jail facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Investigations

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CodeRED (Emergency Notification System)coreTechnology or IntegrationCodeRED is Warrick County's Emergency Early Warning System providing pre-recorded emergency telephone messages to targeted areas or the entire county at a rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour. The system is used for weather alerts, evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, missing child/person reports, and chemical spill notifications.
• VINE (Victim Information & Notification Everyday)coreTechnology or IntegrationIndiana VINE system allows victims of crime to search for information regarding offender custody status and register for telephone and e-mail notification when an offender's custody status changes. Toll-free number: 1-866-959-VINE (8463).
• Indiana State Police (ISP) - Firearms LicensingcoreTechnology or IntegrationElectronic handgun permit applications must be submitted through the Indiana State Police online portal. The Sheriff's Office no longer accepts paper applications as of March 12, 2013.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Indiana State Police: State-level law enforcement agency that overlaps with the Sheriff's Office on patrol, investigations, and statewide services (notably the firearms licensing electronic portal, which Warrick County citizens must use). Broader incumbent in the same state jurisdiction with wider geographic mandate.
• Evansville Police Department: Municipal police department serving Indiana's third-largest city, adjacent to Warrick County. Overlaps on patrol, investigations, K-9, and dispatch functions, but operates at substantially larger scale with municipal funding. Acts as a regional incumbent for cross-jurisdictional coordination.

Direct peers

• Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Indiana county sheriff's office of larger scale, operating the same divisional structure (patrol, investigations, K-9, jail, court security, dispatch) and serving a comparable urban-adjacent Indiana county population. Most directly comparable peer in terms of service mix and operating model.
• Posey County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent southwestern Indiana county sheriff's office with a similar rural/small-town service footprint and overlapping divisional responsibilities, including K-9, jail operations, and dispatch. Operates under the same Indiana state code and funding model.
• Spencer County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Indiana county sheriff's office operating under the same state code with overlapping service mandates including patrol, K-9, jail, and dispatch. Comparable headcount and rural-county structure make it a direct peer for capital and operating benchmarking.
• Pike County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent southwestern Indiana county sheriff's office with similar small-county footprint, dispatch and jail operations, and K-9 capability. Actively comparable peer for funding and operational benchmarking.
• Gibson County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Indiana county sheriff's office with comparable size, scope, and rural-county operating model. Direct peer for benchmarking staffing, jail operations, and patrol coverage across the southwestern Indiana region.

Others

• Axon Enterprise: Dominant provider of law enforcement technology — TASER devices, body cameras, digital evidence management, and records systems. Currently not embedded at Warrick County (which uses standard dispatch and records systems) but represents the technology category the Office would procure from as it modernizes.
• Vohne Liche Kennels: Indiana-headquartered K-9 training facility and vendor supplying dual-purpose police K-9s (detection, patrol, apprehension) to law enforcement agencies. Located within the same state and a natural supplier/peer for the Sheriff's K-9 division operations.
• K2 Solutions: Specialized K-9 training and services vendor serving law enforcement, government, and military customers. Directly adjacent to the Sheriff's K-9 division as a potential supplier of training, handler certification, and canines — relevant as a sourcing/scale peer rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/warrick-county-sheriffs-office

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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