Md. Code Ann., Pub. Safety § 3-512
Reports relating to the Baltimore Police Department
Effective Jul 1, 2019Added by Acts 2015, c. 133, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 599, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 1, eff. April 5, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.State of Maryland
(a) On or before February 1 of each year, the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City shall report the following information concerning the Baltimore Police Department to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore and, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, the members of the Baltimore City Delegation to the General Assembly for the previous calendar year:
- (1) the total number of sworn police officers in the Department;
- (2) the number of sworn African American police officers in the Department;
- (3) the number of sworn female police officers in the Department;
- (4) the number of sworn police officers in the Department who are residents of Baltimore City;
- (5) the number of recruiting events the Department sponsored or participated in in Baltimore City;
- (6) the number of instances of use of force that resulted in the transport of a civilian to a hospital by an emergency vehicle, when the injury occurred as a direct result of an officer's actions;
- (7) the number of civilian complaints about the use of force by an officer;
- (8) the number of officers who were suspended with pay;
- (9) the number of officers who were suspended without pay;
- (10) the percentage of patrol officers who were assigned to neighborhood patrols;
- (11) the number of youth under the age of 18 years referred to intervention programs by officers; and
- (12) a description of the Department's community policing efforts, including community policing programs, participation in town hall meetings, and efforts to engage with schools, recreation centers, community centers, and senior centers.
- (b) The report required under subsection (a) of this section shall be made available to the public on the Department's website.
Added by Acts 2015, c. 133, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 599, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 12, § 1, eff. April 5, 2018; Acts 2019, c. 8, § 5.