Organization

Charging Division

410-545-8094

The Charging Division provides around-the-clock, seven-day-a-week staffing at the Central Booking Intake Facility. The division reviews statements of probable cause and other supporting materials provided by the arresting officer and makes charging decisions for all warrantless arrests. The division's War Room reviews the record and charging documents of each arrestee to identify violent repeat offenders. The division also represents the State's interest at bail review hearings.

Communications & Community Affairs

443-984-1121

The Communications Division is responsible for responding to and communicating with the press and the public regarding the State's Attorney's Office and cases being prosecuted in the District and Circuit Courts of Baltimore City. The division also coordinates community outreach and produces an array of publications designed to instruct and inform citizens.

District Court

Bordering District Court Building: 410-878-8161

Eastside District Court Building: 410-878-8575

John R. Hargrove Sr. District Court Building: 410-878-8440

The District Court Division is responsible for prosecuting all misdemeanor and certain felony crimes, including serious traffic violations that originate in the District Court. Prosecutors are located in the three criminal District Court buildings.

Economic Crimes

410-396-4996

The Economic Crimes Division investigates and prosecutes a variety of economic crimes, including major theft, fraud, counterfeit, and white-collar matters. The division also prosecutes arson cases, including homicides caused by arson.

Family Violence Division

410-396-4004

The Family Violence Division investigates and prosecutes domestic violence and physical child abuse cases. The unit also prosecutes certan child abuse-related homicides, cases involving students battered by educators, and cases of vulnerable adult abuse or neglect by non-institutional caretakers.

Firearms Investigation Violence Enforcement

410-545-6705

The Firearms Investigation Violence Enforcement Division, better known by the acronym F.I.V.E., investigates and prosecutes non-fatal shootings and handgun violations, with an emphasis on violent, repeat offenders. The division works closely with Federal, State, and Local law enforcement agencies, including the U.S. Attorney's Office, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, and the Baltimore City Police Department.

General Trial

410-396-5156

The General Trial Division prosecutes a wide variety of felony charges, including attempted murder, first-degree assault, carjacking, armed robbery, and burglary.

Homicide

410-396-5380

The Homicide Division investigates and prosecutes homicide cases. The division also assists the Baltimore City Police Department with the investigation of cold homicide cases and police-involved shootings.

Housing Court

410-396-4140

The Housing Court Division investigates and prosecutes housing code violations. The division also is responsible for the property-based crime solutions program, an initiative designed to facilitate cooperation between the community and various government entities to address nuisance properties.

Juvenile

443-263-8100

The Juvenile Division, located in the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center, is responsible for handling cases involving people who are under the age of 18, charged with a crime, and assigned to Juvenile Court.

Major Investigations Unit

410-396-4996

The Major Investigations Unit focuses on the investigation and prosecution of violent repeat offenders. The goal of this unit is to use a wide range of investigative techniques in a proactive way to build cases against these individuals and prosecute them.

Management and Information Systems

The MIS Division is responsible for implementing and maintaining information systems that support prosecutors and administrators. The division also builds and maintains criminal justice databases, oversees electronic connectivity, and creates visual aids to help the office and prosecutors explain complicated criminal evidence, events, and data.

Misdemeanor Trial

410-396-5029

The Misdemeanor Trial Division is responsible for prosecuting misdemeanor cases in which the defendant has request a jury trial. A case originating in the District Court that has a possible sentence of more than 90 days can be sent to the Circuit Court if the defendant requests a jury trial. These trials take place the very next day. This Division also handles all appeals from the District Court.

Narcotics

410-396-1757

The Narcotics Division investigates and prosecutes felony narcotic offenses. Cases frequently involve charges for distribution of an illegal substance, possession with the intent to distribute, and conspiracy to distribute. This division also works to connect non-violent, low-level offenders with existing drug treatment programs.

Non-Support

410-951-8094

The Non-Support Division provides legal representation to the Baltimore City Office of Child Support Enforcement and to individuals approved under the Family Law Article for child support services by the Child Support Enforcement Administration. This Division performs various functions, such as civil child support, criminal prosecution for non-support, modification of support, contempt orders, and violations of probation in child support cases.

Police Integrity

443-984-2992

The Police Integrity Division is responsible for the investigation and prosecution of Baltimore City law enforcement officers charged with committing a crime. The Division works closely with the Baltimore City Police Department's Internal Affairs Division and other law enforcement agencies to determine if criminal charges are appropriate.

Sex Offense

410-396-5040

The Sex Offense Division investigates and prosecutes adults accused of felony sex crimes, including sexual abuse of minors. The Division also prosecutes sex-related misdemeanors such as failure to register with the Maryland Sex Offender Registry, indecent exposure, and child stalking.

Training

443-984-2966

The Training Division develops and provides up-to-date training to members of the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office and the Baltimore City Police Department.

Victim and Witness Services

410-396-1990

The Victim and Witness Services Division assists the victims and witnesses of crime in Baltimore City. This includes assisting with crime victim restitution, notifying participants of court dates, serving as a crisis response team, coordinating community outreach, and organizing the annual Baltimore City Victims' Fund Run. The division also oversees the Family Bereavement Center, an agency that assists family members of homicide victims.

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