Neighborhood Watch Programs | Summit County Sheriff
53 University Avenue, 4th Floor, Akron, OH 44308
Barrier Free Restrooms|Designated Parking|Lowered Elevator Controls|Wheelchair Accessible Building (ramps & main entrance doors).
Eligibility
Serves residents of Summit County.
Required documents
None.
Hours
By appointment only.
(330) 643-8617
Voice·
voice | Community Policing
Websitehttps://sheriff.summitoh.net
Languages
None.
Application process
Call Community Policing for information or to schedule a presentation.
Fees
No fee.
Service area
Summit County, Ohio
Encourages total community involvement in discouraging preventable crime by organizing awareness meetings to help neighbors get to know one another and look out for each other, learn to secure their property, and recognize and report suspicious activity.
Last assured
10/30/2025
What's Here
Providing organization
Summit County Sheriff
The Sheriff is the chief law enforcement officer of Summit County. The Sheriff's office is responsible for apprehending criminals, receiving/executing processes and writs from the appellate and Common Pleas courts, and auctioning property taken for non-payment of taxes. The Summit County Sheriff also operates a County Bomb Squad. Their services extend into surrounding counties that do not have their own unit. The Sheriff's Marine Patrol enforces state laws in the Portage Lakes area during the boating season. A primary responsibility of the Sheriff is as the custodian of the County Jail and the inmates incarcerated there.