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Harford County Sheriff's Office

County agencyMD0130000NIBRS since 2022LEMAS 2020Founded 1774

Harford County, Maryland

Serves ~216,428 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Harford County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) is the largest sheriff's office in Maryland and is the primary law enforcement agency servicing a population of 241,402 people within 440.35 square miles (1,140.5 km2) within Harford 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 MD0130000.

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 · 1,997 victims, 3,430 offenders
Victim sex
Female1,014 (51%)
Male979 (49%)
Unknown4 (0%)
Victim race
White1,430 (74%)
Black or African American479 (25%)
Asian25 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native4 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander3 (0%)
Incident location
Residence/Home936 (30%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage466 (15%)
Department/Discount Store451 (15%)
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk209 (7%)
Convenience Store206 (7%)
Other/Unknown152 (5%)

Top 6 of 36 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown900 (51%)
Stranger540 (31%)
Acquaintance113 (6%)
Otherwise Known55 (3%)
Friend27 (2%)
Ex-Relationship (Ex-Boyfriend/Girlfriend)25 (1%)

Top 6 of 22 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property186 (27%)
Credit Card/Automated Teller Machine Fraud103 (15%)
Counterfeiting/Forgery90 (13%)
Drug/Narcotic Violations58 (8%)
Simple Assault51 (7%)
Motor Vehicle Theft41 (6%)

Top 6 of 21 categories shown.

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
309
Part-time sworn
1
Full-time civilian
139
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
584
Population served
216,428
Operating budget
$92,513,016
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
2013284100$66,516,256
2007275208$60,600,332
200322673$35,500,159
200020371$27,896,742
1999213179
199720954
19932420
19902490

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

No catalogued open data portals for this agency yet, but its official website may publish records and transparency reports.

POP conference activity

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

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