Community Relations
Building relationships with our community is a priority for the Akron Police Department. The Community Relations Bureau is composed of two groups: The Community Relations Unit and the Community Engagement Team. The Community Relations Unit can create, implement, or partner with groups to facilitate community programs and events i.e., Safety Town, Senior Safety, ALICE (active shooter training), Hidden in Plain Sight, Operation Safe Space, Christmas with a Cop, and Police Explorers. They also coordinate recruiting efforts for new police employees. The Community Engagement Team consists of officers assigned to specific areas of the city. These officers respond to ongoing and persistent community/neighborhood issues. They attend all council ward meetings, host community events to engage with the public, and assist City officials with housing and nuisance complaints. The Community Relations Unit can be reached at 330-375-2390 and the Community Engagement Team at 330-375-2568.
Akron Police Explorer Information
Alarm Questions
APD Museum
Business Safety
Do The Right Thing
Gun Safety
Home Safety
Safety Exchange Zone
Akron Police Citizen's Academy
Events And Programs
Active Shooter Response Training
Bike Safety EventsBirthday Drive-By
Block Watch
College Internship Program
Cop for a Day
Delusions
Do the Right Thing
Hidden in Plain Sight
Home & Business Security Assessment
National Night Out
Police Explorers Program
Police Museum Tours
Positive Ticketing
Prom Promise
Red Cross Blood Drive
Safety Event Programming
Safety Town
School Safety Plans
Senior Experience
Senior Safety Events
Shop with a Cop
Touch-A-Truck
Please contact Police Community Relations to schedule program of interest.
Community Engagement
Law Enforcement Exploring is open to young men and women ages 14 to 21 who have an interest in law enforcement. Exploring provides an educational training program for youths with the objective to learn more about a career in law enforcement. The program provides academy-based training, leadership skills, hands-on scenarios, ride-along programs, and competing at the state competition. The program is offered through Exploring.org and is partnered with the Akron Police Department.Click here for the Akron Police Explorers Facebook Page
Click here for the Law Enforcement Exploring Page
Please contact Police Community Relations with any questions!
Akron Police Community Relations
217 South High Street, Room 403A
Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330-375-2390
Fax: 330-375-2412
- Active Shooter Event - Quick Reference Guide
- Bomb Threat Guidance
- Delivery Driver Safety
- Protecting Your Business From Crime
- Stop The Bleed
We would be happy to help you and/or answer any questions!
CONTACT US:
Akron Police Community Relations
217 South High Street, Room 403A
Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330-375-2390
Fax: 330-375-2412
Sandy Hook Promise: Gun Violence Warning Signs (Courtesy Of Sandy Hook Promise)
Videos
Learn Gun Safety With Eddie Eagle And The Wing Team (Ages 3 - 7) (Courtesy Of NRA)
INVENTORY YOUR VALUABLES DOCUMENT
Contact The Akron Police Community Relations Office To:
- Request a gun lock
- Request a safety talk/program
- Schedule ALICE Training for your school, church or office
Akron Police Community Relations
217 South High Street, Room 403A
Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330-375-2390
Fax: 330-375-2412
We would be happy to help you and/or answer any questions!
CONTACT US:
Akron Police Community Relations
217 South High Street, Room 403A
Akron, OH 44308
Tel: 330-375-2390
Fax: 330-375-2412
Akron Police Department Safe Exchange ZoneThis zone offers citizens personal safety when purchasing or selling items online. It can also be used as a safe public place for a child custody exchange. This safe zone is located in the lobby of the Akron Police Department at 217 S. High Street. It is staffed with a uniformed police officer, along with surveillance cameras. This location is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without requiring appointments. Citizens entering the police station will be screened through a metal detector to ensure no concealed weapons. The Akron Police Department encourages citizens to utilize a safe zone when conducting a person to person exchange.
This safe zone will have an officer present, but the officer will not mediate or be involved with the sale or purchasing of items unless a criminal matter evolves.
Items that are not permitted for transactions:
- Weapons
- Drugs
- Alcohol
- Trust your instincts.
- Don't go alone.
- Insist to meet at a public place.
- Do not meet in a secluded area.
- Do not invite strangers into your home, and do not go to theirs.
- Be cautious when buying/selling high value items.
- Perform the transaction during daylight hours.
- If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- Tell a friend or family member about your intentions.
- Take your cell phone with you.
If you are unable to use the internet purchase safe zone, make sure to meet the buyer/seller in a public area. DO NOT give out personal information over the phone.
DO NOT send gift cards or money orders to anyone you do not know who calls your phone. Recently, citizens have been contacted by scammers claiming to be with a federal or local agency asking for gift card payments over the phone. Federal or local agencies will not ask for payment by gift cards.
Please Contact Police Community Relations With Any Questions!
The Akron Police Citizen’s Academy is an eight-week program to educate citizens on the Akron Police Department. The course is interactive and will include hands on training and scenarios that recreate situations Akron officers could find themselves in. Presentations include:
- Akron Police Department Organizational Structure and History
- Akron Prosecutor’s Office/Akron Municipal Court
- Taser/Body Worn Cameras/Police Equipment
- Use of Force/ De-Escalation
- Citizen Complaints/Use of Force Investigations
- Firearms Simulator Scenarios
- Hidden in Plain Sight/ ALICE Training
- Critical First Aid
- SWAT/ K-9/ Narcotics
- Crimes Against Persons Unit/ Crime Scene Unit
Akron Citizen Police Academy participants must:
- Be residents of or be employed within the City of Akron
- Be at least 21 years of age
- Pass a limited criminal history check
- Should attend ALL sessions
- Complete and submit a written application form
- Do a ride‐along
Class participants will be selected for maximum community diversity and the class size is limited to 20 participants.
CLICK HERE FOR THE ONLINE APPLICATION
CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE APPLICATION AND FILL OUT
The next Citizens Academy will be held in Fall 2024. Citizens wishing to be considered for the Academy must submit the posted application to: