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Frederick County Sheriff's Office

County agencyMD0110000NIBRS since 2022LEMAS 2020

Frederick County, Maryland

Serves ~178,131 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Frederick County Sheriff's Office (FCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency serving a population of 222,938 residents within the 662.88 square miles (1,717 km2) area of Frederick County, Maryland.

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Crime & staffing trends

No snapshot trend data is stored for this agency yet. Explore its full crime and employment history directly on the FBI Crime Data Explorer, which covers UCR summary data, NIBRS incidents, and police employment for ORI MD0110000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Larceny-theft: victim & offender age · 1,703 victims, 3,657 offenders
Victim sex
Female903 (53%)
Male799 (47%)
Unknown1 (0%)
Victim race
White1,387 (85%)
Black or African American192 (12%)
Asian40 (2%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander7 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native3 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home844 (26%)
Department/Discount Store713 (22%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage271 (8%)
Construction Site263 (8%)
Other/Unknown184 (6%)
Specialty Store144 (4%)

Top 6 of 34 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Stranger442 (57%)
Acquaintance88 (11%)
Otherwise Known65 (8%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend34 (4%)
Neighbor25 (3%)
Other Family Member24 (3%)

Top 6 of 18 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property142 (35%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud70 (17%)
Counterfeiting/Forgery57 (14%)
Simple Assault30 (7%)
False Pretenses/Swindle/Confidence Game20 (5%)
Motor Vehicle Theft20 (5%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
186
Part-time sworn
0
Full-time civilian
94
Part-time civilian
7
Total FT employees
399
Population served
178,131
Operating budget
$51,041,784
Body-worn cameras: noCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
201316882$25,881,678
200314256$22,063,665

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment

Employment counts for this agency are available through the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Open data

Frederick County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services Zone

POP conference activity

No POP conference submissions matched to this agency in our records.

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