§ 9–3602
Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.
Md. Code Ann., State Gov't § 9-3602 (2026)
Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies
Subtitle 36. Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy
§ 9–3602LinkCopy Citation
(a)
The Office shall ensure that all reports issued by the Office related to grant programs include:
(1)
a summary of all collected performance measure data; and
(2)
information necessary to provide transparency in the results of competitive grant awards.
(b)
(1)
The Office shall create, for inclusion in its annual report, a scorecard of quantifiable safety indicators.
(2)
The Office shall determine appropriate indicators for the scorecard in coordination with:
(i)
the Department of State Police;
(ii)
the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services;
(iii)
the Office of the Attorney General;
(iv)
the Maryland Department of Labor;
(v)
the State Department of Education;
(vi)
the Maryland Department of Health; and
(vii)
the Department of Human Services.
(3)
In addition to the indicators determined under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the scorecard shall include:
(i)
crime statistics for violent crime and property crime as reported in the Uniform Crime Reports or the National Incident–Based Reporting System, including:
(1)
murder;
(2)
rape;
(3)
robbery;
(4)
aggravated assault;
(5)
breaking or entering;
(6)
larceny or theft; and
(7)
motor vehicle theft;
(ii)
crime clearance rates for the crimes included under item (i) of this paragraph;
(iii)
the portion of committed crimes not reported to law enforcement as estimated based on the National Crime Victimization Survey or other sources;
(iv)
indicators of safety and fairness in the criminal justice system in the State, including:
(1)
the number of serious assaults on staff and incarcerated individuals committed in State correctional facilities;
(2)
police use of force statistics;
(3)
the number of law enforcement personnel killed in the line of duty;
(4)
disparity in traffic stops, arrests, convictions, and sentencing by race and ethnicity; and
(5)
available surveys of public trust in policing and the criminal justice system in the State; and
(v)
indicators of the underlying factors and conditions affecting progress toward a safer State, including:
(1)
unemployment rates by age, gender, race, ethnicity, and region;
(2)
school dropout rates;
(3)
population density and degree of urbanization;
(4)
percentage of residents below the federal poverty threshold;
(5)
median household income; and
(6)
access to mental health, behavioral health, and addiction treatment.
(c)
On or before October 1, 2027, and each October 1 thereafter, the Office shall report to the Commission on Juvenile Justice Reform and Emerging and Best Practices and, in accordance with § 2–1257 of this article, the General Assembly on:
(1)
the total number of youth housed in facilities with adult offenders on a monthly basis;
(2)
the average length of stay of youth housed in facilities with adult offenders;
(3)
the total number of youth charged as adults under § 3–8A–03(d)(3) of the Courts Article and the offenses with which those youth are charged;
(4)
the total number of youth held in restrictive housing in facilities with adult offenders; and
(5)
the total number of violations of the provisions of Title 34 of the United States Code prohibiting youth from having sight and sound contact with adult offenders.