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.
Talbot County, Maryland, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Talbot County depends on where the incident happened: the Talbot 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: Talbot County public records, Talbot County arrest records, Talbot County warrants, Talbot County criminal records, Talbot County court records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Talbot 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 Talbot County that is the Talbot 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 Talbot County State Police in Talbot County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Talbot County Sheriff's Office
The Talbot County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 192 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Talbot County
The three cities the FBI lists in Talbot County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Easton: 85 violent and 289 property crimes reported for 2025; 344 arrests reported for 2025. The Easton police records page is at eastonmd.gov/200/Obtain-a-Police-or-Accident-Report, phone 410-763-6125 (verified September 26, 2026).
- St. Michaels: 2 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oxford: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Talbot County in 2025
The four agencies in Talbot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 108 violent and 437 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Talbot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 544 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 talbotcountymd.gov/pia (page title: Public Information Act Requests | Talbot County, Maryland).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 410-770-8060, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Talbot County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Talbot 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Talbot County State Police in Talbot County.
How do I get a report from the Talbot 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 Talbot 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.