Kevin Davis (police officer)

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Kevin Davis
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Davis in 2024
Police Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 3, 2021
Police career
Department
Service years1992–present

Kevin Davis [1] is an American police officer and the 11th Police Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department. He retired from the Prince George's County Police Department as the department's Assistant Police Chief before serving as the chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department and the 39th Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department.

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Early life

Davis was born in College Park, Maryland, in 1969. [1] [2] His grandfather and great-grandfather served as high-ranked firefighters of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and his father retired from the Prince George's County Police Department as a police officer. [3]

Davis holds a bachelor's degree in English from Towson University [3] and a master's degree in Management from Johns Hopkins University. [2] [4] He graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute. [2]

Police career

Davis currently serves as the 11th Police Chief for the Fairfax County Police Department - Virginia’s largest local police agency and the nation’s 33rd largest. [5] [6]

Davis started his career with the Prince George's County Police Department in 1992. He rose through the ranks before ultimately being promoted to the Assistant Police Chief in 2009. [3] [7] He retired from the Prince George’s County Police Department and then served as the Police Chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department in 2013 and 2014. [7] [8] In January 2015 he was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, serving under Commissioner Anthony Batts. [9]

In July 2015 he was appointed as the 39th Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, [10] [11] [12] [13] following a period of historic unrest and during the Department of Justice’s civil rights investigation. Davis negotiated a federal court-ordered consent decree with DOJ during a Presidential transition of power. Davis later stated that serving as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department was an “honor of his lifetime.” [14] He serve as the Commissioner through 2018.

On May 3, 2021, Davis was named as the Police Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, an agency recognized as the safest large jurisdiction in America. [15]

He has substantial crisis leadership experience in the national spotlight. Davis has built a reputation as a collaborative leader and consensus builder amongst diverse community groups, faith communities, elected officials, law enforcement peers and business partners. Recently asked by the French National Police to detail police officers to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Davis partnered with the Embassy of France to participate along with just three other police departments from the United States. [16] He inaugurated Northern Virginia’s first Real Time Crime Center in 2022. Davis has been appointed to the University of Virginia’s Center for Public Safety and Justice as a Distinguished Advisory Board member and to the Board of Directors of the National Policing Institute. Davis serves as a regular featured speaker at MPD's DC Police Leadership Academy and regularly lectures about crisis leadership at the FBI National Academy.

Private-sector career

During a stint in the corporate world, Davis served as GardaWorld’s Director of Security Consulting Services and Chief Security Officer for Armored Things in Boston. He was an adjunct professor at American University and lecturer at The Catholic University of America, both in Washington, D.C.

Awards and honors

Personal life

Davis is married to his wife, Lisa. They have four adult children. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Zellers, Zoe (July 8, 2015). "Bio box: Kevin Davis, interim Baltimore police commissioner". WBFF . Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Khan, Saliqa (July 9, 2015). "Meet Interim Police Commissioner Kevin Davis". WBAL-TV . Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Thompson, Meredith (August 21, 2013). "County Executive Appoints Kevin Davis Anne Arundel's Chief Of Police". Pasadena Voice. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  4. ↑ Handore, Pratik (May 3, 2022). "Is Kevin Davis Based on a Real Person? Where is He Now?". The Cinemaholic. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ↑ Jouvendal, Justin (April 23, 2021). "Fairfax County taps former Baltimore chief to be next police leader". The Washington Post . Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ O'Connell, Michael (May 4, 2021). "Shadow Of Lawsuits Hangs Over New Police Chief In Fairfax". Patch Media . Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Who Is Baltimore's Interim Commissioner Kevin Davis?". CBS Baltimore . July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ↑ "New Anne Arundel police chief sworn in". WBAL-TV . July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ Khan, Saliqa (January 21, 2015). "Former AA Co. police chief heads to Baltimore". WBAL-TV . Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ↑ Wells, Jason (July 8, 2015). "Meet Baltimore's New Top Cop Tasked With Stopping A Surge In Violence". BuzzFeed . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Cassie, Ron (October 20, 2015). "Kevin Davis Confirmed as New City Police Chief". Baltimore Magazine . Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ↑ Pearson, Michael (October 19, 2015). "Baltimore police commissioner gets permanent post". CNN . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ Fandos, Nicholas (October 19, 2015). "Kevin Davis Is Sworn In as Chief of Baltimore Police". The New York Times . Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ Andersen, Kelly (June 4, 2018). "Ex-BPD commissioner Kevin Davis speaks out for first time since his firing". WBFF . Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  15. ↑ "VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY – NATIONAL TOTALS" (PDF). majorcitieschiefs.com. August 17, 2023. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Fairfax Co. police officers recruited to help secure the Olympics in Paris". WTOP News. July 24, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ Editorial (September 19, 2024). "The 50 Most Influential People in Northern Virginia". Northern Virginia Magazine. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Influential Marylander Honorees". Maryland Daily Record. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Public Service Award | Johns Hopkins Alumni". alumni.jhu.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  20. ↑ "DeMatha Hall of Fame - DeMatha Catholic High School". www.dematha.org. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
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