List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Maryland.

Former Lt. Governor Anthony Brown delivers Commencement Address at the 138th Maryland State Police Trooper Graduation in 2012

According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 142 law enforcement agencies employing 16,013 sworn police officers, about 283 for each 100,000 residents. ^[1]

State agencies

Policing zones of the Maryland State Police

• Maryland Capitol Police
• Maryland Department of Health Police
• Maryland Department of Labor Police
• Maryland Natural Resources Police
• Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Police Department
• Maryland Office of the Comptroller
• Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
• Maryland State Police
  • Maryland State Fire Marshal
• Maryland Transit Administration Police
• Maryland Transportation Authority Police
• Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Police

County agencies

Allegany County Sheriff's Office Allegany County Bureau of Police (disbanded) Anne Arundel County Police Department Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office Baltimore County Police Department Baltimore County Sheriff's Office Calvert County Sheriff's Office Carroll County Sheriff's Office Caroline County Sheriff's Department Cecil County Sheriff's Office

Charles County Sheriff's Office Dorchester County Sheriff's Office Frederick County Sheriff's Office Garrett County Sheriff's Office Harford County Sheriff's Office [2] Howard County Police Department Howard County Sheriff's Office Kent County Sheriff's Office Montgomery County Police Department Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Prince George's County Police Department Prince George's County Sheriff's Office Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Somerset County Sheriff's Office Talbot County Sheriff's Office Washington County Sheriff's Office Wicomico County Sheriff's Office [3] Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Municipal agencies

Aberdeen Police Department Annapolis Police Department Baltimore Police Department Baltimore City Schools Police [4] Baltimore City Sheriff's Office Baltimore City Environmental Police Bel Air Police Department Berlin Police Department Berwyn Heights Police Department Bladensburg Police Department Boonsboro Police Department Bowie Police Department Brentwood Police Department Brunswick Police Department Cambridge Police Department Capitol Heights Police Department Centreville Police Department Chestertown Police Department Cheverly Police Department Chevy Chase Village Police Department Colmar Manor Police Department Cottage City Police Department Crofton Police Department Crisfield Police Department [5] Cumberland Police Department [6] Delmar Police Department Denton Police Department

District Heights Police Department Easton Police Department Edmonston Police Department Elkton Police Department Fairmont Heights Police Department Federalsburg Police Department Forest Heights Police Department Frederick City Police Department Frostburg City Police Department Fruitland Police Department Gaithersburg Police Department Gibson Island Police Glenarden Police Department Greenbelt Police Department Greensboro Police Department Hagerstown Police Department Hampstead Police Department Hancock Police Department Havre De Grace Police Department Hurlock Police Department Hyattsville City Police Department Landover Hills Police Department La Plata Police Department Laurel Police Department Manchester Police Department Morningside Police Department Mount Airy Police Department Mount Rainier Police Department

New Carrollton Police Department North East Police Department Oakland Police Department Ocean City Police Department Ocean Pines Police Department Oxford Police Department Perryville Police Department Pokomoke City Police Department [7] Princess Anne Police Department Ridgley Police Department Rising Sun Police Department Riverdale Park Police Department Rockville City Police Department Rock Hall Police Department St. Michaels Police Department Salisbury Police Department Seat Pleasant Police Department Smithsburg Police Department Snow Hill Police Department Sykesville Police Department Takoma Park Police Department Taneytown Police Department Thurmont Police Department University Park Police Department Upper Marlboro Police Department Westminster Police Department

University agencies

Anne Arundel Community College, Department of Public Safety & Police Baltimore City Community College Department of Public Safety Bowie State University, Department of Public Safety Breakthrough Bible College Police Office of Law Enforcement & Public Safety [8] Carroll Community College Campus Police Department Cecil College Public Safety Community College of Baltimore County Department of Public Safety Coppin State University Police Department Frostburg State University Police Department Harford Community College Department of Public Safety Hood College Department of Campus Safety Johns Hopkins University Campus Safety and Security Loyola University Maryland Department of Public Safety McDaniel College Department of Campus Safety & Campus Police Unit Montgomery College Public Safety Morgan State University Police Department Prince George's Community College Campus Police Department Salisbury University Police Department

St. Mary's College of Maryland Office of Public Safety St. Johns College Public Safety Towson University Police Department [9] United States Naval Academy - Naval Support Activity - Annapolis Police University of Baltimore Police Department; Defunct University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department University of Maryland, Baltimore County Police Department University of Maryland, College Park Police Department University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Department of Public Safety

Law enforcement units within fire agencies

Maryland Transportation Authority Police.

• Annapolis Fire Department - Office of the Fire Marshal
  • Bomb Squad
• Anne Arundel County Fire Department - Office of the Fire Marshal
• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service - Fire & Explosive Investigations
  • Bomb Squad
• Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department - Office of the Fire Marshal
  • Bomb Squad
• Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services - Office of the Fire Marshal
• City of Hagerstown Fire Department - Office of the Fire Marshal
• Ocean City Fire Marshal Office
  • Bomb Squad

Other agencies

• Aberdeen Proving Ground Police
• Amtrak Police
• CSX Railroad Police
• Federal Protective Service
• Fort Detrick Police
• Fort Meade Police
• Gibson Island Police
• Maryland-National Capital Park Police
• Metro Transit Police Department ^[10]
• National Institutes of Health Police
• National Institute of Standards and Technology Police
• National Security Agency Police
• Office of the United States Marshal for the District of Maryland
• United States Naval District of Washington Police - Naval Support Activity - Annapolis & US Naval Academy
• United States Park Police
• United States Special Investigation Service
• National Park Service Ranger (Law Enforcement)
• United States Coast Guard Police Department, Baltimore
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police
• United States Naval District of Washington Police - Naval Support Activity - Bethesda
• United States Naval District of Washington Police - Naval Support Facility - Indian Head
• United States Naval District of Washington Police - Naval Air Station - Patuxent River
• Naval Criminal Investigative Service
• United States Army Criminal Investigations Division Command

Defunct agencies

• Housing Authority of Baltimore City Police Force ^[11]
• Baltimore City Park Police
• Barton Police Department
• Charlestown Police Department
• Chesapeake Beach Police Department
• Clear Spring Police Department
• Emmitsburg Police Department
• Goldsboro Police Department
• Kitzmiller Police Department
• Leonardtown Police Department
• Lonaconing Police Department
• Luke Police Department
• North Beach Police Department
• New Windsor Police Department
• Port Deposit Police Department ^[12]
• Sparrows Point Police Department ^[13]
• Trappe Police Department
• Union Bridge Police Department
• University of Baltimore Police Department
• Westernport Police Department
• Williamsport Police Department
• Willards Police Department
• Woodland Beach Police Department
• Allegany County Bureau of Police
• Naval Station Annapolis Police Department (Merged with US Naval Academy PD to form NDW - NSA-Annapolis)
• US Naval Academy Police Department (Merged with NAVSTA Annapolis PD to form NDW - NSA-Annapolis)

See also

• Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services

Crime:

• Crime in Maryland

General:

• Law enforcement in the United States

References

1. 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, by Brian A Reaves, US Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, July 2011.
2. "Harford sheriff investigating accidental fatal shooting". Associated Press. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
3. "Matt Williams (b. 1908 - d. 1931)". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
4. "Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights" (PDF). State of Maryland. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
5. "Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)". James Reed. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
6. "William Burns". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Archives of Maryland. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
7. Brown, DeNee (July 18, 2015). "Racial turmoil in Md.'s 'Friendliest Town' after black police chief is fired". Washington Post. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
8. https://www.breakthroughbiblecollege.org/.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "University Police". Towson University. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
10. "Metro - About Metro - Transit Police". Archived from the original on June 16, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
11. Davis, Ryan (September 25, 2004). "Housing police to disband; city force to assume duties". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
12. "Port Deposit changing gears in personnel". Cecil Whig. August 26, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
13. "Sparrows Point police chief fired, adding to concerns about port security". Baltimore Brew. Retrieved July 19, 2019.