Medina Police Department

In Medina, Ohio, the city police department also covers neighboring Lafayette Township, which has bought its police service from the city under contract since September 2018; the current agreement runs through 2027. The department earned full accreditation in 2025 under Ohio's state-run collaborative accreditation program for law enforcement, which the Office of Criminal Justice Services administers. Its Communications Division staffs dispatch around the clock for city police and fire, the Montville Township and Medina Township police departments and the Cleveland Clinic Life Support Team, and since 2025 it has taken 9-1-1 calls directly. Three school resource officers serve Medina City Schools with help from a grant tied to the county anti-drug levy, and one of them teaches D.A.R.E. to fifth graders. The canine unit pairs Nessie, an explosives detection dog assigned to Medina High School, with Tango, a dual-purpose patrol dog. A volunteer Specials Unit, formed in 1957, helps at parades and school events and searches for missing people. Officers train in crisis intervention alongside NAMI and the Medina County ADAMH Board, and families can enroll vulnerable relatives in an At-Risk Resident Registry.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Medina city, OH has an estimated population of 26,040.