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Baltimore County at a glance

Population by race and Hispanic origin

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Full-time law enforcement staff, Baltimore County Police Department

  • 1,730 Officers
  • 521 Civilian staff

Full-time law enforcement officers per 1,000 residents

  • 2.66 Baltimore County
  • 2.2 National average

Federal grant funding for Baltimore County

Data was last updated May 29, 2023

We identified over $5.1M in federal grant funding, FY 2015-2025

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Baltimore County
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$158,829.54 9/1/2022
8/31/2024		 BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND THE BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT LEMHWA IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT WILL ENHANCE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT’S EXISTING PEER SUPPORT AND WELLNESS TEAM INITIATIVES THAT OFFER TRAINING AND SERVICES RELATED TO OFFICER EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL HEALTH, PEER MENTORING, SUICIDE PREVENTION, STRESS REDUCTION, AND SU… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$391,415.00 10/1/2021
9/30/2025		 BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT (JAG) PROGRAM ALLOWS UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING TRIBES, TO SUPPORT A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT AND CONTROL CRIME BASED ON THEIR OWN STATE AND LOCAL NEEDS AND CONDITIONS. GRANT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR STATE AND LOCAL INITIATIVES, … Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs 16.738 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Prime
$199,052.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2023		 BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND THE GOAL OF BALTIMORE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT’S DE-ESCALATION TRAINING PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE EXISTING CRISIS INTERVENTION AND DE-ESCALATION TRAINING USING NEW DELIVERY METHODS AND EXPANDED CAPACITIES. FOLLOWING THE PRINCIPLES OF GOOD GUIDANCE, THE PROJECT IS: A) QUALITY-DRIVEN AND MODELED ON EVIDE… Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
$653,074.00 9/1/2021
8/31/2024		 BALTIMORE COUNTY MARYLAND , EMERGENCY PLANNER , OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT , MARYLAND COORDINATION AND ANALYSIS CENTER , TACTICAL TECHNICAL RESCUE GEAR , COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION EDUCATION , CYBER SECURITY , UNMANNED AIRCRAFT PROJECT , MOBILE MOBILE COMMAND VEHICLES (MCCV) INFORMATION AND INTELLIGENCE SHARING , … Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency 97.067 Homeland Security Grant Program Sub

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Military equipment transfers

Data last updated July 11, 2025

$21.4K value of military equipment has been transferred to the Baltimore County Police Department

The highest-value stock number reported is RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER with 19 items valued at $499.00 each

Recent equipment transfers

Military equipment transfers
Ship date Item and National Stock Number (NSN) Quantity Acquisition value, each Acquisition value, total DEMIL code DEMIL IC
3/24/2014 SIGHT,REFLEX
1240-01-411-1265		 24 24 @ $342.00 $8,208.00 D 0
2/18/2004 RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETER
1005-00-073-9421		 19 19 @ $499.00 $9,481.00 D 1
7/18/2000 SHOTGUN,12 GAGE,RIOT TYPE
1005-00-921-5483		 20 20 @ $108.00 $2,160.00 D 1
1/28/1999 SHOTGUN,12 GAGE,RIOT TYPE
1005-00-921-5483		 10 10 @ $108.00 $1,080.00 D 1

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Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated November 13, 2025

Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $630,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2022

In July 2022, Baltimore County, Maryland, awarded $630,000 to Rena Mellerson, a seventy-six-year-old woman who was knocked down by Baltimore County Police officers during a service call.

Two guardians of children who were present at the incident were also awarded $15,000 each. In January 2020, two Baltimore County police officers, S. Brennan and B. Schmidt, arrived at Mellerson’s home to arrest her daughter for disorderly conduct. Mellerson alleged that the officers were hostile and used a Taser and pepper spray. At one point during the encounter, an officer pushed Mellerson to the ground. The incident was recorded via the officers’ body-worn cameras. Mellerson initially faced charges of interfering with an arrest, obstructing and hindering, and assault, but those charges were dropped. Both the Baltimore Police Chief and County Executive condemned the actions of the officers, who were still employed by the Baltimore County Police Department as of 2022.

Source

Tim Swift, "76-year-old woman knocked down by Baltimore County police awarded $630,000 in settlement", Fox5News, July 13, 2022

Compensation
$630,000.00