The Bratenahl Police Department is a law enforcement agency that preserves peace, deters crime, and maintains law and order. It undertakes cases related to theft, juvenile crime, robbery, traffic accidents, sexual abuse and domestic violence. The department has a dispatch center that receives, dispatches and records calls for police, fire and medical services. In addition, the Bratenahl Police Department maintains a patrol unit that provides various crime prevention services. It employs more than 20 part- and full-time police officers and dispatchers.