General Info

Established in 1858, the Ashland Police Department provides crime prevention services, including neighborhood watch and child fingerprinting. The department also offers safety information to businesses, clubs, organizations and individuals. Its areas of information include home security, identity theft, and general, child, driver and Internet safety. The Ashland Police Department maintains a traffic safety section that provides enforcement, engineering and educational services. It has a team of trained crisis negotiators who are trained in handling critical incidents and hostage and crisis situations. The department employs more than 100 officers with civilian employees who offer administrative support services. Its team of parapolice officers handles tasks related to parking enforcement, information center, records management and property control. The Ashland Police Department is located in Ashland, Ky.