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 September 30, 2026.
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, has about 602,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Anne Arundel County depends on where the incident happened: the Anne Arundel 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.
Related guides: Anne Arundel County public records, Anne Arundel County arrest records, Anne Arundel County warrants, Anne Arundel County inmate search, Anne Arundel County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County that is the Anne Arundel 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 Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Internal Investigation Division and the Anne Arundel County State Police in Anne Arundel County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries General Services in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office
The Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 40 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (410) 222-7374. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at aacounty.org/detention-facilities/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate Locator | Anne Arundel County Government), phone (410) 222-7374, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Anne Arundel County
The one city the FBI lists in Anne Arundel County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Annapolis: 289 violent and 582 property crimes reported for 2025; 690 arrests reported for 2025. The Annapolis police records page is at annapolis.gov/542/Obtaining-a-Police-Report, phone 410-268-9000 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Anne Arundel County in 2025
The three agencies in Anne Arundel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,827 violent and 10,087 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Anne Arundel County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,211 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maryland Public Information Act Requires
The Maryland Public Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days, at a charge of staff time after the first two hours, plus copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at aacounty.org/services/issues-records-requests (page title: Issues & Records Requests | Anne Arundel County Government).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (410) 222-1740, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Anne Arundel County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Internal Investigation Division and the Anne Arundel County State Police in Anne Arundel County.
How do I get a report from the Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (410) 222-7374. 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 Anne Arundel 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.