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.
Caroline County, Maryland, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Caroline County depends on where the incident happened: the Caroline 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: Caroline County public records, Caroline County arrest records, Caroline County warrants, Caroline County inmate search, Caroline County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Caroline 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 Caroline County that is the Caroline 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 Caroline County State Police in Caroline County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Caroline County Sheriff's Office
The Caroline County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 134 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 516 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carolinesheriff.net (page title: Caroline County Sheriffs), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Caroline County
The two cities the FBI lists in Caroline County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Denton: 21 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025; 100 arrests reported for 2025. The Denton police department's page is at dentonmdpolice.com/faq, phone 410-479-1414 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Greensboro: 3 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 13 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: Caroline County in 2025
The three agencies in Caroline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 45 violent and 297 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Caroline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 629 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Caroline County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Caroline 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 Caroline 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 Caroline County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Caroline County State Police in Caroline County.
How do I get a report from the Caroline County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Caroline 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.