Ottawa Police Department

Ottawa Police Department is the municipal law-enforcement agency for the City of Ottawa in Franklin County, Kansas, based at 715 W. 2nd Street.. The department serves residents, businesses, and visitors within Ottawa limits in Franklin County. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and response to calls for service, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations inside the city, and community policing programs that support local neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Ottawa sits in a Kansas corridor that mixes residential neighborhoods with local commerce, and the police department is the primary local law-enforcement presence for day-to-day public safety inside the city. Public safety emergencies in Ottawa should be reported by dialing 911.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Ottawa city, KS has an estimated population of 12,632.