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 28, 2026.
Carroll County, Maryland, has about 177,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carroll County depends on where the incident happened: the Carroll 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: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County inmate search, Carroll County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carroll 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 Carroll County that is the Carroll 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 Carroll County State Police in Carroll County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 96 violent and 526 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 462 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 410-386-2920. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.carrollcountymd.gov (page title: Carroll County Sheriff’s Office), phone 410-386-2920, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Carroll County
The six cities the FBI lists in Carroll County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Westminster: 44 violent and 354 property crimes reported for 2025; 114 arrests reported for 2022. The Westminster police records page is at westminstermd.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4618/Records-Request-Form?bidId= (verified September 26, 2026).
- Mount Airy: 25 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 129 arrests reported for 2020. The Mount Airy police department's page is at mountairymd.gov/542/Police-Department, phone 410-386-2860 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Taneytown: 8 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hampstead: 14 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025. The Hampstead police records page is at hampsteadmd.gov/?SEC=EB71A95D-B0F4-4D8C-BA94-31D49E375479, phone 410-239-8954 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Manchester: 12 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sykesville: 4 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 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: Carroll County in 2025
The seven agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 203 violent and 1,067 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 693 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.
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 Carroll County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Carroll County State Police in Carroll County.
How do I get a report from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 410-386-2920. 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 Carroll 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.