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.
Garrett County, Maryland, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Garrett County depends on where the incident happened: the Garrett 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: Garrett County public records, Garrett County arrest records, Garrett County warrants, Garrett County inmate search, Garrett County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Garrett 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 Garrett County that is the Garrett 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 Garrett County State Police in Garrett County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Garrett County Sheriff's Office
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 139 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 610 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.garrettcountymd.gov (page title: Garrett County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff's Office of Garrett County, Maryland), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Garrett County
The one city the FBI lists in Garrett County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Oakland: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 134 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Garrett County in 2025
The two agencies in Garrett County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 144 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Garrett County Sheriff's Office reported 610 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 garrettcountymd.gov/commissioners/request-public-information (page title: Request for Public Information | Garrett County Government).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 301-334-5012, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Garrett County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Garrett 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 Garrett 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 Garrett County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Garrett County State Police in Garrett County.
How do I get a report from the Garrett 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 Garrett 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.