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.
Wicomico County, Maryland, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wicomico County depends on where the incident happened: the Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County that is the Wicomico 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 Wicomico County State Police in Wicomico County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Salisbury University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wicomico County Sheriff's Office
The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,167 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wicomicosheriff.com/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office (MD)), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wicomico County
The four cities the FBI lists in Wicomico County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Salisbury: 301 violent and 836 property crimes reported for 2025; 882 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fruitland: 12 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 343 arrests reported for 2025. The Fruitland police department's page is at cityoffruitland.com/departments/police_department/department_person... (verified September 26, 2026).
- Delmar: 6 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pittsville: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Wicomico County in 2025
The four agencies in Wicomico County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 319 violent and 990 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Wicomico County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,240 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 mdcourts.gov/clerks/wicomico/recordsrequests (page title: Judicial Records Requests | Maryland Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 410-548-4880, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wicomico County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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 Wicomico County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Wicomico County State Police in Wicomico County.
How do I get a report from the Wicomico 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 Wicomico 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.