The Worcester County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is the primary law enforcement agency of Worcester County, and serves a population of 46,543 residents in 473 square miles (1,230 km2) of Worcester County, Maryland.
[1] The current sheriff is Matt Crisafulli, having been first elected to the office in 2018.
[2] The WCSO was created when Worcester County was created from a section of Somerset County on December 10, 1742.
The courthouse (and the Sheriff's Office) subsequently burned down twice (once in 1834 and again 1893).
[3] The Worcester County Sheriff's Office has a Civil Division, Patrol Division, Criminal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Enforcement Unit, K-9 Unit, Collision Reconstruction Unit, and a School Safety Unit.