Westminster Police Department

Not every report in Westminster, Maryland, needs an officer at the door. When a matter is not an emergency, has no known suspect or witness and leaves no evidence to collect, among other conditions, the Westminster Police Department will take certain minor incidents by phone, including theft from a vehicle, property damage under $1,000, lost property, identity theft and harassing calls, a step meant to save time and resources. Working around the clock, it is the city's full-service police agency, aiming to prevent crime and protect life, liberty and property. Westminster, in Carroll County, had an estimated 20,589 residents in 2025 in Census Bureau Vintage 2025 figures. Officers give crime prevention talks on topics such as Operation Identification and Neighborhood Watch, and an officer trained in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design will survey a home or business on request. Groups can tour the station. With the Carroll County Safe Kids Coalition the department checks child car seats, it hosts Shop With A Cop each year, and it joins the county's June Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics, which draws about 150 officers. An Auxiliary Unit takes members who meet set requirements and complete entrance-level training.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 2023), Westminster city, MD has an estimated population of 20,257.