List of law enforcement agencies in Maryland

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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, 2012.

According to the US 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 and Mental Hygiene Police
• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation Police
• Maryland Department of Natural Resources
  • Maryland Natural Resources Police
  • Maryland Park Service Rangers
• Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration Police Department
• Maryland Office of the Comptroller
• Maryland State Police
  • Maryland State Fire Marshal
• Maryland Transit Administration Police
• Maryland Transportation Authority Police

County agencies

Allegany County Sheriff's Office Anne Arundel County Police Department [2] 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 [3] 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 [4] Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Municipal agencies

Aberdeen Police Department Annapolis Police Department Baltimore Police Department Baltimore City Schools Police [5] Baltimore City Sheriff's Office Baltimore City Environmental Police Barton Police Department 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 [6] Cumberland Police Department [7] 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 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 Lonaconing Police Department Luke Police Department Manchester Police Department Morningside 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 [8] 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 Trappe Police Department University Park Police Department Upper Marlboro Police Department Westernport Police Department Westminster Police Department

University agencies

Anne Arundel Community College, Department of Public Safety 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 Coppin State University Police Department Frostburg State University Police Department McDaniel College Department of Campus Safety & Campus Police Unit Morgan State University Police Department Mount St. Mary's University, Department of Public Safety Prince George's Community College Campus Police Department Salisbury University Police Department

Towson University Police Department University of Baltimore Police Department University of Maryland, Baltimore Police Department University of Maryland, Baltimore County Police Department University of Maryland, College Park Police Department

Fire agencies with law enforcement officers

Maryland Transportation Authority Police.

• Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service
• Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department

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
• 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 Park Police
• National Park Service Ranger (Law Enforcement)
• United States Coast Guard Police Department, Baltimore
• United States Department of Veterans Affairs Police

Defunct agencies

• Port Deposit Police Department
• Sparrows Point Police Department^[9]

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. Kahn, Saliqa (6 May 2014). "Cops: Maryland police officer bites man's testicles in Baltimore". WBAL-TV. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
3. "Harford sheriff investigating accidental fatal shooting". Associated Press. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
4. "Matt Williams (b. 1908 - d. 1931)". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. "Law Enforcement Officer's Bill of Rights" (PDF). State of Maryland. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
6. "Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series)". James Reed. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
7. "William Burns". Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). Archives of Maryland. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
8. Brown, DeNee (18 July 2015). "Racial turmoil in Md.’s ‘Friendliest Town’ after black police chief is fired". Washington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
9. Sparrows Point police chief fired, adding to concerns about port security, by Mark Reutter, Baltimore Brew, May 24, 2010 https://www.baltimorebrew.com/2010/05/24/sparrows-point-police-chief-fired-adding-to-concerns-about-port-security/