Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office, one city agency and one state agency. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the State's Attorney files charges, a case in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Queen Anne's County public records, Maryland arrest records, Maryland inmate search and Maryland criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Queen Anne's County
The Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Queen Anne's County. It reported 149 arrests for 2025.
One city in Queen Anne's County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Centreville, 4,771 residents: 8 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.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Queen Anne's County: the Queen Annes's County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Queen Anne's County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office: 149 for 2025, 151 for 2024, 462 for 2022, 903 for 2020 and 713 for 2019; 2021 and 2023 are missing months.
- Centreville: 8 for 2025, 15 for 2024, 16 for 2023, 61 for 2020 and 107 for 2019; 2021 and 2022 are missing months.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 157 in 2025 against 166 in 2024, down 5.4 percent.
Through July 2026, the two agencies with every month so far on file reported 131 arrests, against 84 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Queen Anne's County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Queen Anne's County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 61 people, down from about 100 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 148 beds, and it ran at 68 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office at queenannessheriff.org (page title: Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Queen Anne's County
For Queen Anne's County the place to look is the case index of the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory/queenannes, phone 410-758-1773).
Statewide, Maryland Judiciary Case Search is the free statewide case search of every Maryland court.
Maryland does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Criminal Justice Information System goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Queen Anne's County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Maryland Public Information Act the agency must answer within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days, and it may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying.
- An arrest by the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Centreville: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the Queen Annes's County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County, through the court records page at mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory/queenannes, phone 410-758-1773.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at queenannessheriff.org (page title: Public Information Requests | Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to the CJIS Central Repository.
Cities in Queen Anne's County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the seven cities in Queen Anne's County: Centreville. Church Hill, Queenstown, Sudlersville, Queen Anne, Barclay and Templeville have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Queen Anne's County each year?
The Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office reported 149 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 157 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Queen Anne's County?
Ask the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at queenannessheriff.org.
Where are people arrested in Queen Anne's County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Queen Anne's County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Criminal Justice Information System is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Maryland Public Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Queen Anne's County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Queen Anne's 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; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at queenannessheriff.org.
Is this the official Queen Anne's 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.