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 October 9, 2026.
St. Mary's County, Maryland, has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Mary's County depends on where the incident happened: the St. Mary'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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: St. Mary's County public records, St. Mary's County arrest records, St. Mary's County warrants, St. Mary's County inmate search, St. Mary's County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's County that is the St. Mary'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 St. Mary's County State Police in St. Mary's County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries St. Mary's College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 283 violent and 1,279 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,792 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at publicportal.stmaryscountymd.gov (page title: St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office Public Portal), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in St. Mary's County
The FBI lists no city in St. Mary's County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Leonardtown.
How Many Reports: St. Mary's County in 2025
The one agency in St. Mary's County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 283 violent and 1,279 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office reported 1,792 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maryland Public Information Act Requires
Under the Maryland Public Information Act the agency must answer a request within 30 days, with a denial due within 10 working days, and it may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at stmaryscountysheriffmd.nextrequest.com (page title: Maryland Public Information Act RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (301) 475-4200, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Mary's County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. Mary'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 St. Mary'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 St. Mary's County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the St. Mary's County State Police in St. Mary's County.
How do I get a report from the St. Mary'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 St. Mary'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.