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.
Kent County, Maryland, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent County depends on where the incident happened: the Kent 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent 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 Kent County that is the Kent 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 Kent County State Police in Kent County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Kent County Sheriff's Office
The Kent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 384 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 410-778-2279. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.kentcounty.com (page title: Kent County Sheriff's Office), phone 410-778-2279, 104 Vickers Drive Unit B, Chestertown MD 21620, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kent County
The two cities the FBI lists in Kent County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Chestertown: 19 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025; 194 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rock Hall: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Kent County in 2025
The three agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 violent and 95 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 581 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kent 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 Kent 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 Kent County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Kent County State Police in Kent County.
How do I get a report from the Kent County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 410-778-2279. 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 Kent 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.