Salisbury Police Department (Maryland)

The Salisbury Police Department (SPD) is a nationally accredited full-service agency servicing a population of 23,743 persons within 11.4 square miles (30 km2) of the municipality of Salisbury, in the U.S. state of Maryland.[1]

For the dissolved Salisbury City Police force in England, see Salisbury City Police.
City of Salisbury Police Department
Salisbury Police Department
Salisbury Police patch
AbbreviationSPD
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionSalisbury, Maryland, United States
General nature
HeadquartersSalisbury, Maryland
38°22′5″N 75°36′34″W
Agency executive
  • Barbara Duncan, Chief of Police
UnitsAdministration
Criminal Investigations
Operations
Website
salisbury.md/departments/police

SPD became accredited on April 26, 1987, becoming the 45th agency accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.[2]

In 2011, the Salisbury Police Department partnered with the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore to create two funds. The first is a College Scholarship program to send a future Salisbury Police Officer to Wor-Wic Community College. The second is a fund to re-establish the Mounted Unit and to assist in the establishment of a K-9 Unit.[3]

Organization

The Chief of Police is Barbara Duncan. She is the departments tenth chief and the first female.[4]

The department is divided into three divisions:

  • Administrative
  • Operations
  • Criminal Investigations

References
  1. "Salisbury city, Maryland - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  2. "CALEA Client Database". Archived from the original on 2010-09-30. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
  3. "Salisbury Police Department K9/Mounted Patrol and College Tuition Fundraiser". City of Salisbury. Archived from the original on 2011-08-01. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. "Mayor Announces Salisbury's Police Chief" (PDF). City of Salisbury. 2010-10-20. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
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