Charles County Sheriff's Office

What Charles County Sheriff's Office does

The Charles County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) is a county government law enforcement agency established in 1658, headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, and operating under the authority of the Maryland State Constitution and Charles County Government. It is one of the oldest continuously operating law enforcement agencies in the United States, currently led by Sheriff Troy D. Berry—the first African-American to hold the office following his December 2014 swearing-in. The agency's work is publicly funded through Charles County Government budget appropriations derived from local taxes, supplemented by federal grants (notably the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant) and donations through the Charles County Crime Solvers non-profit.

Name

Charles County Sheriff's Office

Legal name

Charles County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://ccso.us

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The Charles County Sheriff's Office is a county government law enforcement agency headquartered in La Plata, Maryland, providing patrol, criminal investigations, detention, and community policing services to Charles County residents since 1658.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety and Law Enforcement Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Police Protection (92212), Correctional Institutions (922140)

akta.pro primary industry

Police Services (Patrol, Response & Community Policing) (BPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Crime Prevention & Community Policing Programs (EDALAEAG), Traffic Enforcement & Road Safety (Highway Patrol, DUI, Collision Investigation) (BPAIAGAJ)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Criminal investigations
• Corrections operations
• Community policing programs
• Youth outreach services

Headquarters

HQ city

La Plata

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Tax Funding: Primary funding through Charles County government budget allocation, derived from taxpayer revenues. Agency operates as a county department.
2. Crime Solvers Rewards Program: Non-profit organization offering rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to arrests; murder case rewards may be increased. Funded by donations and community contributions.
3. Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant: Federal grant funding through U.S. Department of Justice supporting law enforcement, prosecution, prevention education, and corrections programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Charles County Sheriff's Office delivers countywide public safety and law enforcement services to the residents of Charles County, Maryland, including 24/7 patrol operations, criminal investigations (homicides, sexual assaults, fraud, narcotics), detention center operations, traffic enforcement, school resource officer coverage, anonymous crime tip intake, and community-youth engagement programs. Services are provided free of charge to citizens and funded through Charles County Government appropriations and federal grants.

Product overview

The Charles County Sheriff's Office is a government law enforcement agency, not a technology product company. It provides public safety services including patrol operations, criminal investigations, detention center operations, community policing programs, and youth engagement initiatives. As a law enforcement agency established in 1658, its services are governmental functions rather than commercial products or software offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patrol and Emergency Response Services 24/7 patrol operations and emergency response delivered through CCSO headquarters and three district stations across La Plata, Bryans Road, and Waldorf; serves Charles County residents and visitors with calls for service handling, traffic enforcement, accident investigation, and general community presence.
• Criminal Investigations Division Investigative unit handling homicides, kidnappings, sexual assaults, burglaries, fraud, and organized crime; serves residents, victims, and partner agencies (e.g., U.S. Marshals Service CARFTF, La Plata Police Department, Prince George's County PD) through detective work, evidence processing, and joint task-force operations.
• Charles County Detention Center County jail facility providing pre-trial detention and housing of sentenced inmates; serves the Charles County judicial system through correctional operations staffed by corrections officers.
• School Resource Officer (SRO) Program SROs assigned to middle schools and high schools throughout Charles County Public Schools (including St. Charles, Westlake, Maurice McDonough, and La Plata High Schools); delivers school safety, emergency response, and serves as a coordination point for DARE and other youth programs.
• Crime Solvers Anonymous Tip Program Anonymous crime tip submission program operated with the Charles County Crime Solvers non-profit; offers rewards up to $1,000 for tips leading to arrest or indictment (murder case rewards may be combined up to $10,000); provides 1-866-411-TIPS hotline, P3Tips mobile app, and online tip portal for residents and witnesses.
• Community Policing and Youth Outreach Programs Suite of community-policing and youth-engagement programs for Charles County residents and youth, including National Night Out (150+ neighborhoods), Project Y.O.U. mentoring, We Care teen driving safety, DARE drug-resistance education, Badges for Baseball, Football Camp, Just Say No Camp, Teen Court, Youth Advisory Council, Shop with a Cop, and Wounded Veterans 5K.
• Traffic Enforcement and Accident Investigation Traffic enforcement and accident investigation services delivered countywide, including issuance of motor vehicle citations (51,242 in 2016); supports road safety as part of the CCSO Patrol and Operations portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Drastic decline in teen traffic fatalities since We Care program inception in 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Charles County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026Long-standing partnership for School Resource Officer program, DARE education, emergency response at schools, youth engagement programs including Project Y.O.U. Joint initiatives include We Care teen driving safety program, after-school mentoring, Youth Advisory Council, Teen Court, and summer camps.
• U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 February 2026Joint fugitive apprehension operations. CCSO Judicial Services Section assigned to CARFTF. Collaboration on warrant service and fugitive arrests including Jose Mercedes Pineda-Callejas and Brandon Gerald Jernigan apprehension cases.
• La Plata Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination on mutual aid calls including the murder case on Radio Station Road. Officers flagged down CCSO patrol officers during initial response.
• Prince George's County Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssisted CCSO in Brookwood Drive road rage case by helping serve search warrant at suspect's Oxon Hill residence.
• Maryland State PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint participation in Shop with a Cop event. Collaboration on fishing derby and fishing trip programs at Gilbert Run Park.
• National Center for Missing and Exploited ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided tip leading to investigation and arrest of Louis Delano Bowles III for child pornography possession and distribution. Case initiated from NCMEC tip about uploads at Charles County address.
• Cal Ripken Sr. FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunding source for Badges for Baseball and Football Camp youth programs. Foundation sponsors youth baseball and football camps hosted by CCSO School Resource Officers.
• Charles County Crime SolverscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNon-profit organization offering rewards up to $1,000 for crime tips leading to arrests. Anonymous tip handling through 1-866-411-TIPS hotline and P3Tips mobile app. In 2014: 70 arrests, 115 cases cleared, 49 weapons recovered.
• U.S. Department of JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOJ officials toured CCSO School Resource Officer program and heard presentations on its success. DOJ conducted study on effective SRO program utilization following Sandy Hook. CCSO applying for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant.
• Special Olympics MarylandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnnual fundraising partnership with three major events: Law Enforcement Torch Run, Cops on Rooftops, and Zombie Invasion 5K. Raised over $55,000 in 2014, record $47,000 in 2013.
• Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 24coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-sponsor of Shop with a Cop holiday program, Wounded Veterans 5K, and Special Olympics fundraisers. Joint hosting of community events.
• College of Southern MarylandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaseball camp instruction partnerships. Hosts Just Say No Camp. Joint fishing derby events at Gilbert Run Park.
• Drug Enforcement AdministrationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in National Medication Take-Back initiative held twice yearly. CCSO collected nearly 80 pounds of medications in 2014; over 200 pounds since 2010.
• United Way of Charles CountyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAnnual Bike Ride fundraising event. Participation in United Way Day of Caring volunteer events helping community organizations.
• Charles County Correctional Officers AssociationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-sponsor of Shop with a Cop, Wounded Veterans 5K, Zombie Invasion 5K. Joint donations to Children's Aid Society Christmas Connection program (over $3,000 in toys).

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Montgomery County Department of Police: One of the largest Maryland municipal/county police agencies with comprehensive patrol, criminal investigations, community-policing, and SRO programs; a useful reference for CALEA-accredited countywide policing at scale.
• Maryland State Police: Statewide law enforcement agency that partners with CCSO on joint events (Shop with a Cop, fishing derbies) and coordinates mutual aid; comparable in providing patrol, traffic enforcement, and investigations across Maryland.
• Anne Arundel County Police Department: A larger Maryland county law enforcement agency with similar full-service functions (patrol, investigations, K9, SRO, community outreach) in a more populous jurisdiction, useful as a comparable for scale and program depth.

Direct peers

• La Plata Police Department: Local municipal police department within Charles County that coordinates with CCSO on case response and mutual aid. Directly comparable as a small-town law enforcement agency overlapping CCSO's primary jurisdiction.
• St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Southern Maryland sheriff's office with the same constitutional mandate, offering the full suite of patrol, criminal investigations, detention, and community-policing services to a comparable county-sized population.
• Calvert County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Maryland county sheriff's office operating under the same Maryland statutory framework, providing identical full-service law enforcement functions (patrol, investigations, detention, SRO, community programs) to a similar suburban Southern Maryland population.

Others

• Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation: Youth-development foundation that funds CCSO's Badges for Baseball and Football Camp youth programs. Relevant not as a competitor but as a recurring philanthropic funding partner underpinning CCSO's youth engagement moat.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Nonprofit partner generating investigative leads into Charles County cases (e.g., child exploitation). An ecosystem participant that channels cases to CCSO's Criminal Investigations Division rather than a competitor, but materially relevant to how CCSO handles cyber/internet-facilitated crime.

Regional players

• Howard County Police Department: Maryland county police agency operating in a comparable suburban Central Maryland context with CALEA accreditation, similar community-policing and SRO programs, useful as a structural and program-design peer.
• Prince George's County Police Department: Larger neighboring law enforcement agency in the Washington D.C. metro region; cited in CCSO records as a coordinating agency on cases. Comparable in providing countywide patrol and investigative services but operates as a police department rather than a sheriff's office.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/ccsomd
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ccsomd
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccsomd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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