# State Government (GSG)

## Title 9. Miscellaneous Executive Agencies

### Subtitle 36. Governor's Office of Crime Prevention and Policy

#### Section 9-3602

(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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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.

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Md. Code Ann., State Gov't (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)