History

Lordstown is traced in the industrial heart of northeastern Ohio, about one

hour away from Cleveland and Pittsburgh. Situated in Trumbull county.

Also, the cities of Warren, Niles and Youngstown are short trip away and
provide a firm network of businesses and services.

Lordstown's history can be found back to the Revolutionary War when

property belonging to Connecticut landowners was destroyed, and who then
claimed reimbursement from their legislature. Five hundred thousand acres
of the Western Reserve, known as "Fire Lands" was set aside by legislature to
replace the burned land. In 1786, a committee was appointed to dispose of
this "far western" land

Lordstown was established by Samuel P. Lord and was later deeded to his
son.

The first election for Township officers was held at James Kennedys house
on June 21, 1827.

The early residents of the township were frugal and bought small tracts of
land and added acreage to their farms as they could afford it. The farms in
turn, grew larger and larger and the population remained small.
 Ohio Governor James Rhodes helps clear the land in 1964 to
start the construction of the GM Assembly Plant in Lordstown
 Lordstown Fire Department
Established in April 1946
Between May 2003 and September 2004 the 1947
International Pumper was restored costing 21, 000 dollars.
Since 2006 Lorsdtown Fire operates with 1 station with 1
Engine, 1 Tanker, 1 Ladder, 1 Heavy Rescue and 2 Jeeps for
brush fire and 1 Suburban for transporting personnel and/or
equipment.
ISO 5 rating
Currently 40 Active Firefighter listed on Roster
 Lordstown Police
Department
In early 1977 the newly formed Lordstown Village Council
passed an ordinance to start a village police department. Prior
to this, Lordstown was patrolled under contract between the
Trumbull County Sheriff and the Lordstown township trustees.
This patrol included 1 permanent car stationed in the township.

In 1977 six full time deputy positions were created.

Not until October of 1986 a police station was developed.

Brent Milhoan is current Chief of Police

Capt. Terry Campbell is in charge of Lordstown Village's

community police program

Currently operates with 8 full time and 12 part time officers

Operates D.A.R.E. program with local school

Police Department Survey on Crime
In 1998 after finalizing the design of the instrument, so
that many crime and quality of life dimensions could be
measured, 1,212 surveys were delivered to residents of
the Village.
70.6% of the respondents was the fear of having their
homes broken into.
The results showed that the residents most important
concern was with speeding vehicles with 34.1% of the
respondents listing vehicles speeding as their number
one problem. Citizens were also concerned about
unsupervised children with 12.7% of the respondents
citing this as a number two problem, within the Village.
 Question 1. Crime in the neighborhood

View of Crime Number Percentage

Increased 58 10.6%
Decreased 73 13.4%
Stayed about the
383 65.3%
same
No response 31 5.7%
Question 2. Limiting activities due to fear of crime

Activity Level Number Percentage

Limited very much 31 5.7%
Limited somewhat 143 26.2%
Have not limited 356 65.3%
No response 15 2.8%
Question 3. Issues concerning the residents
(Can have more than one response on each
survey)
Issue Number Percentage
Having home
385 70.6
broken into
Strangers loitering 158 29.0%
Children's exposure to
252 46.2%
drugs
Children loitering 108 19.8%
No response 40 7.3%
Question 6. Overall performance of the police department
Rank Number Percentage
Excellent 249 45.7%
Good 251 46.1%
Fair 32 5.9%
Poor 5 .8%
Very poor 0 0%
No response 8 1.5%
 Social Services
The Family Recovery Center

American Red Cross

Trumbull Mobile Meals

 Family Recovery Center
The Family Recovery Center is dedicated to providing
affordable, holistic services. Programs address substance
use and abuse, mental health, education, prevention &
stable living environments. All services promote
individual, family & community wellness by creating
healthy lifestyle choices
Services
o Individually and Family Programs
o Medically Managed Treatment
o Group Counseling
o Education
o Housing
o Business Programs
o Court Intervention
 American Red Cross
Mission Statement
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human
suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the
power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.
Services
Disaster Relief
Lifesaving Blood
Training & Certification
Military Families
International Services
 Trumbull Mobile Meals
Trumbull Mobile Meals delivers a nutritious meal, a warm smile, and
safety checks that help keep our seniors safe and living
independently in their own homes.
About
Ensuring that no person goes hungry in our community

Help feed those people who are limited in mobility, ill/frail and
homebound

The program was founded in 1970 by the women of the

Trumbull County

Medical Society Alliance.The program is exclusive to Trumbull

County, Ohio.

Affordable meal plans

 Social Services
Strengths
The strengths of Lordstowns social services is that is set next to major
cities that offer many different resources regarding care for people in
the community. A big focus was on the elderly and assisting with
poverty for the community. Lordstown is a small community that offers
tight knit support throughout the county.
Weakness
The biggest disadvantage that Lordstown has is that no social services
are directly located in the village. Most of these services require the
ability to travel to them. If people do not have adequate
transportation, than they may be unable to take advantage of those
services.
 Citations
http://www.lordstownpd.com/community.
html
https://www.lordstownfire.com/
http://www.dare.org/mission-vision/
http://lordstown.com/index.html
Redcross.org
http://familyrecovery.org/
http://www.trumbullmobilemeals.org/