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Wicomico County Sheriff's Office

County agencyMD0230000NIBRS since 2023LEMAS 2020Founded 1867

Wicomico County, Maryland

Serves ~65,647 residents · LEMAS survey

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The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency servicing Wicomico County, Maryland. The WCSO was established in 1867 and is responsible for the protection of life and property, enforcing orders of the court, and maintaining the detention facility.

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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 MD0230000.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

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

Burglary: victim & offender age · 173 victims, 184 offenders
Victim sex
Male94 (54%)
Female79 (46%)
Victim race
White127 (73%)
Black or African American41 (24%)
Asian3 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native2 (1%)
Incident location
Residence/Home145 (75%)
Other/Unknown11 (6%)
Commercial/Office Building6 (3%)
Rental Storage Facility6 (3%)
Convenience Store5 (3%)
Community Center3 (2%)

Top 6 of 17 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown25 (42%)
Acquaintance14 (23%)
Otherwise Known7 (12%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend4 (7%)
Ex-Spouse3 (5%)
Neighbor2 (3%)

Top 6 of 10 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property28 (72%)
Simple Assault7 (18%)
Aggravated Assault2 (5%)
Motor Vehicle Theft2 (5%)

Open data

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Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
95
Part-time sworn
4
Full-time civilian
27
Part-time civilian
23
Total FT employees
122
Population served
65,647
Operating budget
$13,072,966
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

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

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20138422$7,323,445
20078726$8,000,000

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 open data sources are catalogued for this agency yet. FBI reported-crime data is still available via the Crime Data Explorer link above.

POP conference activity

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

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