About Us

The Mission of the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office

Committed to serving our community with professionalism, integrity, and excellence.

Vision
‍ We will strive to reduce crime and fear of crime.

• Teamwork: Strengthen links with all community members through open communications and a commitment to service. Address crime trends utilizing crime prevention theories in order to reduce crime.
• Integrity: Adhering to strict, unequivocal standards of conduct in keeping with our ethical obligations.
• Service: Providing a professional approach to the needs of the community.

Lexipol Gold!

For the third consecutive year, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was recognized by the Lexipol Connect program for achieving Gold level for consistently and effectively disseminating policies to officers, issuing timely policy updates as laws change, and ensuring officers are trained on policies.

Lexipol is the nation’s leading provider of policy, training and wellness support for first responders and public servants.

The Connect program tracks the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office performance on five metrics proven to measure success in policy management. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office’s excellence in policy and policy training enhances community safety by ensuring consistent, effective response based on national best practices.

Community Oriented Policing

Community Oriented Policing (COP) is a progressive approach to problem-solving within our community. We strive to involve employees in Community Policing Activities around the community.

A COP activity does one or all of the following: attempts to solve a crime or problem, builds collaboration with the public, and/or increases awareness of law enforcement presence in the community.

Community Survey

In September, 2020, Six Disciplines Consulting Services of Findlay prepared a Survey Report for the Hancock County Sheriff's Office. You may download a .pdf of the results by clicking the image below.

Annual Reports

Annual Reports for the Hancock County Sheriff's Office are available from 2015 on. You may download one by selecting it, below.

Select an Annual Report