March 27th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

An annual report put together by the Ocean City Police department shows arrests reaching a five-year low.  In 2024 Ocean City officers made 1,690 arrests compared to 1,944 in 2023.  A majority of the arrests came during the summer months, when tourism picks up.  Of the 2024 arrests, 99 of them were weapons related with 73 others linked to drugs.  That's a significant decrease from 2023, when 171 weapons arrests were made with another 127 for drugs.  With arrests down, so are officer uses of force and assaults on police.