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.
Worcester 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 Worcester County depends on where the incident happened: the Worcester 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: Worcester County public records, Worcester County arrest records, Worcester County warrants, Worcester County inmate search, Worcester County criminal records, Maryland arrest records and Maryland inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Worcester 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 Worcester County that is the Worcester 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 Worcester County State Police in Worcester County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office
The Worcester County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 157 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,009 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (410) 632-1111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at worcestermd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Worcester County), phone (410) 632-1111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Worcester County
The four cities the FBI lists in Worcester County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Ocean City: 95 violent and 546 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,459 arrests reported for 2025. The Ocean City police records page is at oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/crime-reports (verified September 26, 2026).
- Berlin: 2 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pocomoke City: 28 violent and 137 property crimes reported for 2025; 109 arrests reported for 2025.
- Snow Hill: 2 violent and 7 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: Worcester County in 2025
The six agencies in Worcester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 163 violent and 905 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Worcester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,646 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 worcestermd.gov/commissioners/requests (page title: Public Information Requests | Worcester County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Worcester County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Worcester 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Worcester County State Police in Worcester County.
How do I get a report from the Worcester County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (410) 632-1111. 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 Worcester 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.