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.
Montgomery County, Maryland, has about 1.1 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montgomery County depends on where the incident happened: the Montgomery 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County that is the Montgomery 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 Montgomery County State Police in Montgomery County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Montgomery County Maryland-National Capital Park Police (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 841 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montgomery County
The four cities the FBI lists in Montgomery County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gaithersburg: 153 violent and 743 property crimes reported for 2025; 926 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rockville: 74 violent and 870 property crimes reported for 2025; 576 arrests reported for 2025. The Rockville police records page is at rockvillemd.gov/services/request-police-records, phone 240-314-8972 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Takoma Park: 61 violent and 606 property crimes reported for 2025; 118 arrests reported for 2025. The Takoma Park police records page is at takomaparkmd.gov/358/PoliceAccident-Reports-Background-Checks, phone 301-891-7133 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Chevy Chase Village: 0 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Montgomery County in 2025
The six agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,833 violent and 16,799 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,245 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montgomerycountymd.gov/montgomery-county-police-department/how-do-i... (page title: MPIA Records Request | Montgomery County Police Department | Montgomery County, MD).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 240-777-7300, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montgomery County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Montgomery County State Police in Montgomery County.
How do I get a report from the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.