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 24, 2026.
Cecil County, Maryland, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cecil County depends on where the incident happened: the Cecil 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: Cecil County public records, Cecil County arrest records, Cecil County warrants, Cecil County inmate search, Cecil County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cecil County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Cecil County that is the Cecil 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 Cecil County State Police in Cecil County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office
The Cecil County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 72 violent and 335 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,161 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 410-996-5500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cecilcountymd.gov/953/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cecil County, MD), phone 410-996-5500, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cecil County
The four cities the FBI lists in Cecil County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Elkton: 127 violent and 697 property crimes reported for 2025; 925 arrests reported for 2025.
- Perryville: 9 violent and 55 property crimes reported for 2025; 170 arrests reported for 2025.
- North East: 11 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 79 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rising Sun: 3 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 133 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Cecil County in 2025
The five agencies in Cecil County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 222 violent and 1,159 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Cecil County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,335 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 cecilcountymd.gov/826/Public-Information-Request (page title: Public Information Request | Cecil County, MD).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cecil County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cecil 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 Cecil 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 Cecil County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Cecil County State Police in Cecil County.
How do I get a report from the Cecil County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 410-996-5500. 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 Cecil 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.