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The Anne Arundel County Police-Community Relations Council (PCRC) is a voluntary, independent, self-constituted advisory body. The PCRC exists with the purpose of promoting the concept that citizens, communities and the police have a common goal. This goal is the maintenance of law and order, reduction of crime and the protection of the community. The PCRC promotes the relationship and understanding necessary to effectively attain this purpose.
Each police district has its own PCRC which holds monthly meetings at the district station with the following objectives:
  1. To acquaint individual citizens with their responsibility in the maintenance and preservation of law and order through the implementation of various programs.
  2. To acquaint the general public with the professionalization and operation of police activities.
  3. To secure public cooperation with the police department through better understanding and communications.
  4. To promote increased cooperation between the police and other community agencies.
  5. To serve as a base for neighborhood maintenance and improvement.
  6. To assist in crime prevention.
  7. To serve as liaison between the police department and the neighborhoods.
  8. To consult with district police department personnel on problems of law enforcement within the district and render suggestions for improving police service.
  9. To assist police in the education of all citizens on how to reduce opportunities for crime to occur.
  10. To reduce juvenile crime.
  11. To refer to the police department all questions involving clarification of department policy.
  12. To promote utilization of existing facilities and agencies in the district.
The Police-Community Relations Council is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. 100% of all donations go to benefit the Anne Arundel County police department and its officers.

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Anne Arundel County PCRC
Executive Board
President
Ron Wayne

Vice President
Mike Mattia

Secretary
Cindy Williams

Treasurer
Annie Sanford

Member-At-Large
Beau Breeden

Public Information Officer
Tracie D'Angelo

Anne Arundel County
Police Department Representatives
Capt Michael Ashburn
Lt Don Tilghman
​Sgt Lori Daughters
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Some of the key comparison findings include:
17% reduction in homicides-murders (10 v. 12)
57% reduction in carjackings (20 v. 47)
43% reduction in contact shootings (17 v. 30)
13% reduction in non-contact shootings (103 v. 119)
17% reduction in rape (145 v. 175)
“Our community members have an expectation to live and feel safe in their homes, to venture out and enjoy the culture, beauty and entertainment Anne Arundel County has to offer, free from criminal interruption and harm. I am proud of our men and women who honor their oath each day safeguarding Anne Arundel County, her residents and visitors,” said Anne Arundel County Chief of Police Amal E. Awad. “We remain committed to proactively fighting and reducing crime, in collaboration with our community partners, utilizing advanced methods and technologies to assist our men and women in delivering the high level of public safety our community not only expects, but immensely enjoys.”
The Anne Arundel County Police Department investigated 10 murders in 2024, the lowest amount in more than a decade. Investigators achieved a 60% closure rate, slightly above the national average. Additionally, the agency seized 358 guns for evidentiary purposes. Despite the progress made in 2024, there was an increase in citizen robberies (15%), and commercial robberies (17%).
The reductions in crime in 2024 can be directly attributed to proactive patrol responses by officers, community partnerships and engagement efforts, and the use of real-time actionable crime data to respond to incidents and coordinate resources when crime patterns emerge.
“I commend Chief Awad and the Police Department for their effective, modern policing strategies and the gun violence prevention work being led by the Department of Health and implemented by community-based organizations,” said County Executive Steuart Pittman.
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