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.
Queen Anne's County, Maryland, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Queen Anne's County depends on where the incident happened: the Queen Anne's 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: Queen Anne's County public records, Queen Anne's County arrest records, Queen Anne's County warrants, Queen Anne's County inmate search, Queen Anne's County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County that is the Queen Anne's 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 Queen Annes's County State Police in Queen Anne's County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office
The Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 329 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 149 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at queenannessheriff.org (page title: Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Queen Anne's County
The one city the FBI lists in Queen Anne's County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Centreville: 4 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025; 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.
How Many Reports: Queen Anne's County in 2025
The two agencies in Queen Anne's County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 45 violent and 375 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Queen Anne's County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 157 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 queenannessheriff.org/media/public-information-requests (page title: Public Information Requests | Queen Anne's County Office of the Sheriff).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Queen Anne's County?
From the agency whose officer took it: 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.
How long does an agency in Queen Anne's 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 Queen Anne's County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Queen Annes's County State Police in Queen Anne's County.
How do I get a report from the Queen Anne's 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 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.