Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Allegany County, Maryland, has about 67,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allegany County depends on where the incident happened: the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Maryland Public Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Allegany County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Allegany County that is the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Allegany County State Police in Allegany County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Frostburg State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Allegany County Sheriff's Office
The Allegany County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 70 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,082 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 301-777-1585. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at alleganygov.org/279/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Allegany County, MD), phone 301-777-1585, 695 Kelly Road Cumberland, MD 21502, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allegany County
The two cities the FBI lists in Allegany County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cumberland: 54 violent and 717 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,857 arrests reported for 2025. The Cumberland police records page is at cumberlandmd.gov/FormCenter/Police-Department-4/File-a-NonEmergency..., phone 301-777-1600 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Frostburg: 3 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 86 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Allegany County in 2025
The three agencies in Allegany County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 88 violent and 793 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Allegany County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,025 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maryland Public Information Act Requires
Under the Maryland Public Information Act the agency must answer a request within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days, and it may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at alleganygov.org/150/Information-Requests (page title: Public Information Requests | Allegany County, MD).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allegany County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Maryland Public Information Act the answer is due within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days.
How long does an agency in Allegany County have to answer?
Under the Maryland Public Information Act, within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days. It may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Allegany County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Allegany County State Police in Allegany County.
How do I get a report from the Allegany County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 301-777-1585. Under the Maryland Public Information Act the answer is due within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days.
Is this the official Allegany County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.