Defiance, Ohio Police Station Information
The table above illustrates an overview of the annual crime reported in Defiance, OH. These figures on reported criminal activity in Defiance, OH, based on a reported crime per 100,000 citizens, is shown in order to compare these rates across disparate categories. You will notice that the crimes collected here, for comparison purposes, have been separated between violent crimes and those involving or threatening property. According to the annual crime data, the crime rate in Defiance, OH is 24% lower than the average of the whole of the state of Ohio, and when compared with the national average, is 23% lower than. When looking at violent crimes, Defiance, OH has 50% lower than violent crime rate than Ohio average, while remaining 61% lower than the national average. In property crime, Defiance, OH is 21% lower than the average of Ohio and is 17% lower than the national average.
Facts about crime in Defiance, Ohio:
- The overall crime rate in Defiance is 23% lower than the national average.
- For every 100,000 people, there are 6.01 daily crimes that occur in Defiance.
- Defiance is safer than 56% of the cities in the United States.
- In Defiance you have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
- The number of total year over year crimes in Defiance has decreased by 31%.
The mission of the Defiance Police Department is to maintain public trust by providing Quality Services in Partnership with the Community.
The Defiance Police Department is comprised of officers who strive to maintain a high degree of professionalism and service to the community on a daily basis. They pride theirselves in working closely with the community by keeping communication open. Their doors are always open and they are here to help so stop in anytime. Their goal is to maintain their small town atmosphere and keep Defiance a great place to live.
Multi Area Narcotics Unit
The Defiance Police Department is a founding member of the Multi Area Narcotics Unit (MAN Unit). The MAN Unit is comprised of officers representing the Defiance Police Department, the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office, The Henry County Sheriff’s Office, the Napoleon Police Department, The Williams County Sheriff’s Office, The Bryan Police Department, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, the Archbold Police Department, the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. The MAN Unit takes an active role in combating illegal substances throughout Northwest Ohio.
Defiance Police Department Bike Patrol
The Defiance Police Department Bike Patrol was instituted on May 30th, 2001. The bike patrol is utilized as an alternative means of transportation that officers can use for regular patrol, targeted enforcement, and community events.
The utilization of the police bicycle unit is a cost effective means of transportation creates greater personal interaction between the officer and the community while in the performance of their duties. An officer on a bike is often more approachable than an officer in a patrol car. Bike officers are a great way to build stronger police and community relations.
Defiance Police Department K-9 Program
The current Defiance Police Department K9 program started in 1995. At this time the department incorporated its first full time K9 unit. Currently the Defiance Police K9 unit consists of a full time K9 handler and a department K9. The department uses trained and certified police utility dogs that are trained in; drug interdiction, tracking, building searches, article searches, criminal apprehension, and handler protection.
The Defiance Police K9 Unit has been a great asset to the City of Defiance and has accounted for numerous criminal apprehensions, drug seizures, and mutual aid requests from other jurisdictions.
Defiance Police Department School Resource Officer
The Defiance Police Department takes the safety and welfare of our children and our schools very seriously. Our commitment to ensuring the safety of our students and schools has facilitated the position of a full time School Resource Officer (SRO). Officers that are assigned to the Defiance Police Department SRO program are trained and certified as School Resource Officers. The role of the School Resource Officer is to foster a safe learning environment for students and staff while fostering an environment of trust, respect, understanding, and mutual benefit for all students, staff, and the families of the schools located in the City of Defiance.
Police Auxiliary
The Defiance Police Department has a group of individuals who work toward making Defiance a better community. This group is the reserve officers of the Defiance Police Department. Some but not all have received the required training by the State of Ohio to be sworn police officers having full police powers. We encourage all our reserve officers to receive the training but it is not a requirement to join and belong to our reserve unit.
Defiance Police Department Address:
Todd A. Shafer, Chief of Police
324 Perry Street
Defiance, Ohio 43512
Contact Information
Country: USA
Address 1: 324 Perry St
City: Defiance
State: Ohio
Zip Code: 43512-2100
County: Defiance County
Phone #: 419-784-5050
Fax #: 419-782-5983
Additional Information
Type: Police Departments
Population Served: 16800
Number of Officers: 30
