The Anne Arundel County Government consists of Departments and Offices as well as Boards & Commissions and other entities. These entities work together to serve our Citizen's needs.
With almost 54,000 businesses, Anne Arundel County is a major hub of commerce and development. With a $35 billion economy, low taxes, a vast multi-modal transportation system, highly skilled workforce and excellent educational institutions, Anne Arundel County is the premier location to do business.
This entails scrutinizing persons seeking entrance to the facility, patrolling corridors, attending to courtrooms during hearings, staffing a 24-hour a day Building Command Center, and maintaining a Detention Command Center to house inmates who have been scheduled for court appearances. Annually, over 22,000 prisoners pay a visit to the Sheriff’s Office temporary holding cells.
Excluding personnel employed in the building, approximately 323,929 citizens pass through the security check point at the entrance of the facility each year.
