Maryland Transportation Authority Police

Maryland Transportation Authority Police
AbbreviationMDTA Police
Agency overview
Formed1994 (Origin in 1957)
Employeesapprox. 600 (as of 2010)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionMaryland, USA
General nature
Operational structure
HeadquartersDundalk, Maryland
Officersapprox. 500 (as of 2019)
Civiliansapprox. 100 (as of 2019)
Agency executive
  • Colonel Joseph F. Scott, Chief of Police
Facilities
Detachments12
Website
mdta.maryland.gov/police

The Maryland Transportation Authority Police is the eighth-largest law enforcement agency in the U.S. state of Maryland and is charged with providing law enforcement services on Maryland Transportation Authority highways and facilities throughout the state, in addition to contractual services that are provided at Baltimore–Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, and the Port of Baltimore.