Maryland State Police

​​​​​​​​The Maryland Department of State Police (MSP) is a full-service law enforcement agency whose mission is to be a statewide force for a safer Maryland. Statewide initiatives reduce traffic crashes, drunk driving, aggressive driving, unsafe vehicles, and other threats to highway safety. Concurrently, our criminal enforcement emphasis is on cross-border and inter-jurisdictional crime that involves illegal drug importation and distribution, apprehending fugitives, and reducing violent crime.

An important part of our mission is to support local law enforcement. MSP works to coordinate efforts between local and federal law enforcement. MSP assistance includes investigative services, mobile field force support, and specialized services such as computer crime investigation and fugitive tracking. Our Aviation Command provides statewide medevac and aerial law enforcement assistance, and more than 70 percent of the evidence analyzed by our Forensic Sciences Division is co​mpleted for local law enforcement agencies.​​​