Union City Police Department

What Union City Police Department does

The Union City Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency operating as a division of the City of Union City, Georgia government. It provides community policing, crime prevention, public safety, and law enforcement services to residents within its incorporated jurisdiction in Union City, GA (30291). The department maintains a Community Oriented Policing (COPS) division, a School Zone Safety Camera program, crime prevention functions, and standard patrol operations. As a government entity, it does not sell products commercially; it is funded through the municipal budget and federal/state grants, primarily from the U.S. Department of Justice.

The department's technology footprint includes body-worn police cameras and school zone safety cameras. Notably, body cameras procured under DOJ community policing grants at the New Jersey counterpart experienced wireless interference problems that intermittently prevented recordings usable for criminal investigations. The department also operates under multiple jurisdictions with the same name across the United States (Georgia, New Jersey, Michigan), each functioning as an independent municipal agency. The Michigan department launched a community comfort program featuring a kitten named Officer Ezra following an EF3 tornado to support trauma-informed engagement.

The Union City, New Jersey police counterpart was subject to a Department of Justice inspector general audit covering $2.3 million in community policing grants; the audit found approximately 75% ($1,696,808) was disbursed without proper procurement oversight or documentation. Leadership (police chief and CFO) agreed with findings and committed to policy and systems reforms. As a publicly funded municipal agency rather than a commercial enterprise, the department has no pricing model, no revenue mechanics, and no go-to-market motion; its strategic priorities are determined by city council, mayoral administration, and grantor requirements.

Name

Union City Police Department

Legal name

Union City Police Department

Website

https://unioncityga.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Union City Police Department is a municipal law enforcement agency in Union City, Georgia that provides community policing, crime prevention, and public safety services to city residents under the City of Union City government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAA

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Community policing
• Crime prevention
• Public safety
• Police department services

Headquarters

HQ city

Union City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

The Union City Police Department provides municipal law enforcement, crime prevention, and community policing services to the residents, businesses, and visitors of Union City, Georgia. Its service portfolio includes uniformed patrol, criminal investigations, traffic and DUI enforcement, school-zone safety camera enforcement, body-worn camera transparency, and specialized units such as SWAT, Mounted, ICAC, and Crisis Intervention. The agency has been nominated for CALEA accreditation, indicating pursuit of nationally recognized law enforcement standards.

Product overview

The Union City Police Department (New Jersey) operates body-worn police cameras as part of its law enforcement technology infrastructure, purchased through Department of Justice community policing grants. The department also has a School Zone Safety Camera program in Union City, Georgia. Additionally, the Union City Police Department in Michigan has a community comfort program featuring a kitten named Officer Ezra to help officers build rapport with children who have experienced traumatic events. The product portfolio consists primarily of police body camera technology with documented technical challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Law Enforcement Patrol Services Uniformed patrol and general police response services delivered across two precincts in Union City, GA, focused on quality of life (First Precinct) and property crime (Second Precinct).
• Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Program Community policing initiative that builds partnerships between officers and residents to address neighborhood-level concerns and improve trust.
• School Zone Safety Camera Enforcement Automated traffic safety camera enforcement in designated school zones, designed to reduce speeding and improve pedestrian safety around schools.
• Police Body Camera Program Department-wide deployment of body-worn cameras on officers to record interactions, support investigations, and enhance accountability.
• Special Investigations Unit Dedicated investigative unit that addresses complex or sensitive criminal matters beyond routine patrol response.
• Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team Specialized tactical unit trained and equipped to respond to high-risk incidents such as armed barricades, active threats, and high-risk warrant service.
• Mounted Unit Mounted patrol unit providing visibility, community engagement, and crowd/event support within Union City.
• DUI Task Force Enforcement unit focused on identifying, apprehending, and prosecuting impaired drivers to reduce alcohol- and drug-related crashes.
• Major Crash Unit Specialized unit that investigates major and fatal traffic crashes, reconstructing events and supporting prosecution.
• Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Investigative task force participation focused on identifying and apprehending offenders who use the internet to exploit children.
• Crisis Intervention Team Specially trained officers who respond to calls involving individuals in mental health or behavioral crisis, with the goal of de-escalation and appropriate service referrals.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fairburn Police Department: Small-municipality Georgia police department in close geographic proximity to Union City, GA. Comparable in scale, municipal budget profile, community-policing orientation, and likely federal grant participation.
• Atlanta Police Department: Municipal police department in the same metropolitan region as Union City, GA. Comparable in core function (municipal law enforcement), community-policing programs, and access to federal DOJ community policing grants, though serving a much larger urban population.
• Fulton County Police Department: County-level law enforcement agency that shares geographic jurisdiction with Union City, GA (which sits within Fulton County). Comparable in mission, funding sources including federal grants, and community-policing orientation, but operates at a larger countywide scale.
• College Park Police Department: Nearby small-municipality Georgia police department serving a similar community profile to Union City, GA. Comparable in patrol, response, community-policing services, and likely federal community-policing grant administration.
• East Point Police Department: Municipal police department in the south-metro Atlanta region, comparable in size, community-policing programs, and federal grant exposure. Provides a useful small-municipal benchmark for Union City, GA's operational profile.
• Savannah Police Department: Municipal Georgia police department providing patrol, response, and community-policing services. Comparable in state-level regulatory environment, municipal funding structure, and COPS program participation, but operating in a different Georgia city.

Regional players

• Union City NJ Police Department: Police department of Union City, New Jersey — the entity specifically named in the DOJ inspector general audit. Directly comparable in function and the specific audit subject, but operating in a different state with a different municipal government structure.
• Clayton County Police Department: Neighboring Georgia county law enforcement agency serving an adjacent jurisdiction to Union City, GA. Comparable in community-policing programs and federal grant administration, but operates at the county level rather than municipal.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCDv5vEbccUN8Ah-7hocRQKg
• Facebookfacebook.com/unioncitygov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unioncitygov
• Instagraminstagram.com/unioncitygov

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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