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Since 1920, the Baltimore Police Department has been led by a single commissioner. Prior to this, it was led by a multi-member board of commissioners.
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Since 1920, the Baltimore Police Department has been led by a single commissioner. Prior to this, it was led by a multi-member board of commissioners.
Before 1920, the department was led by a multi-member Board of Police Commissioners. This board was led by a president.
| Order | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Mayor(s) served alongside/under | Ref | |
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| 1st | Charles Howard | 1850 | 1861 | [1] | ||
| Department under United States Military control (June 1861–March 29, 1862) | [1] | |||||
| 2nd | Nicholas L. Wood | March 29, 1862 | 1864 | [1] | ||
| 3rd | Samuel Hindes | 1864 | November 15, 1866 | [1] | ||
| 4th | James Young | November 15, 1866 | March 1867 | [1] | ||
| 5th | LeFevre Jarrett | March 1867 | March 14, 1870 | [1] | ||
| 6th | John W. Davis | March 14, 1870 | March 15, 1871 | [1] | ||
| 7th | William H. B. Fusselbaugh | March 15, 1871 | March 15, 1881 | [1] | ||
| 8th | George Colton | March 15, 1881 | March 15, 1887 | [1] | ||
| 9th |  | Edson M. Schryver | March 15, 1887 | March 15, 1897 | [1] | |
| 10th | Daniel C. Heddinger | March 15, 1897 | May 7, 1900 | [1] | ||
| 11th |  | George M. Upshur | May 7, 1900 | May 2, 1904 | [1] | |
| 12th |  | George R. Willis | May 2, 1904 | May 4, 1908 | [1] | |
| 13th |  | Sherlock Swann | May 4, 1908 | May 2, 1910 | [1] | |
| 14th | John B. A. Wheltle | May 2, 1910 | April 4, 1912 | [1] [2] | ||
| 15th |  | Morris Ames Soper | April 4, 1912 | December 31, 1913 | [1] [3] | |
| 16th |  | James McEvoy | December 31, 1913 | December 28, 1914 | [1] | |
| 17th | Daniel C. Ammidon | December 28, 1914 | March 22, 1916 | [1] | ||
| 18th |  | Lawrason Riggs | May 1, 1916 | 1920 | [1] | |
| Order | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Mayor(s) served alongside/under | Notes | Ref | |
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| 19th |  | Charles D. Gaither | 1920 | 1937 | First solo police commissioner after disestablishment of board of commissioners | [1] | |
| 20th |  | William P. Lawson | 1937 | July 31, 1938 | [1] [4] | ||
| — |  | Stephen G. Nelson (interim) | July 31, 1938 | September 23, 1938 | [4] | ||
| 21st |  | Robert F. Stanton | September 23, 1938 | 1943 | [1] [5] | ||
| 22nd |  | Hamilton R. Atkinson | 1943 | 1949 | [1] | ||
| 23rd |  | Beverly Ober | 1949 | April 7, 1955 | Died in office. | [1] [6] | |
| — | Fred L. Ford (interim) | April 7, 1955 | 1955 | [6] | |||
| 24th | James M. Hepbron | 1955 | 1961 | [1] | |||
| 25th | Bernard Schmidt | 1961 | 1966 | [1] | |||
| 26th | Donald Pomerleau | 1966 | 1981 | [1] | |||
| 27th | Frank Battaglia | 1981 | 1984 | [1] | |||
| 28th | Bishop Robinson | 1984 | 1987 | [1] | |||
| 29th | Edward J. Tilghman | 1987 | 1989 | [1] | |||
| 30th | Edward V. Woods | 1989 | 1993 | [1] | |||
| 31st | Thomas C. Frazier | 1994 | October 1, 1999 | [1] [7] | |||
| John E. Gavrilis, Elbert Shirley, and Robert Smith rotated as interim police commissioners | October 1, 1999 | 2000 | [7] | ||||
| 32nd | Ronald L. Daniel | February 7, 2000 | March 29, 2000 | [1] [8] | |||
| 33rd |  | Edward T. Norris | 2000 | 2002 | [1] | ||
| 34th | Kevin P. Clark | 2002 | 2004 | [1] | |||
| 35th |  | Leonard Hamm | 2004 | 2007 | [1] | ||
| 36th |  | Frederick H. Bealefeld III | 2007 | 2012 | [1] | ||
| 37th | Anthony Batts | September 27, 2012 | July 8, 2015 | [9] [10] [11] | |||
| 38th |  | Kevin Davis | July 8, 2015 | January 19, 2018 | Interim commissioner from July 8, 2015, to October 19, 2015. | [12] [13] [14] | |
| 39th | Darryl D. De Sousa | January 19, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Interim commissioner from January 19, 2018, to February 26, 2018. | [14] [15] [16] | ||
| — | Gary Tuggle (interim) | May 15, 2018 | 2019 | [1] [17] | |||
| 40th |  | Michael S. Harrison | March 12, 2019 | June 8, 2023 | [18] | ||
| 41st |  | Richard Worley | June 8, 2023 | — | Interim commissioner from June 8, 2023, to October 2, 2023. | [19] [20] | |
 | This section relies largely or entirely on a single source .(December 2023) |
| Time period | President | Other members |
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| 1850–1861 | Charles Howard |
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| June 1861–March 29, 1862 Department was under United States Military control. Board members appointed by the military authorities. |
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| March 29, 1862–1864 | Nicholas L. Wood |
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| 1864–November 15, 1866 | Samuel Hindes |
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| November 15, 1866–March 1867 | James Young |
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| March 1867–March 14, 1870 | LeFevre Jarrett |
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| March 14, 1870–March 15, 1871 | John W. Davis |
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| March 15, 1871–March 15, 1875 | William H. B. Fusselbaugh |
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| March 15, 1875–March 15, 1877 |
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| March 15, 1877–April 12, 1878 |
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| April 12, 1878–March 15, 1881 |
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| March 15, 1881–August 5, 1884 | George Colton |
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| August 5, 1884–February 25, 1886 |
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| February 25, 1886–June 25, 1886 |
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| June 25, 1886–March 15, 1887 |
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| March 15, 1887–January 23, 1888 | Edson M. Schryver |
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| June 25, January 23, 1888–December 1, 1894 |
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| December 1, 1894–March 27, 1896 |
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| March 27, 1896–March 15, 1897 |
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| March 15, 1897–May 7, 1900 | Daniel C. Heddinger |
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| May 7, 1900–March 23, 1904 | George M. Upshur |
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| March 23, 1904–May 2, 1904 |
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| May 2, 1904–May 4, 1908 | George R. Willis |
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| May 4, 1908–May 2, 1910 | Sherlock Swann |
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| May 2, 1910–April 4, 1912 | John B. A. Wheltle |
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| April 4, 1912–May 6, 1912 |
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| May 6, 1912–December 31, 1913 | Morris Ames Soper |
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| December 31, 1913–December 28, 1914 | James McEvoy |
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| December 28, 1914–March 22, 1916 | Daniel C. Ammidon |
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| March 22, 1916–May 1, 1916 |
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| May 1, 1916–1920 | Lawrason Riggs |
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The following is a list of all of those who served as members of the former board of commissioners. Periods as board president are also noted in itallics: [1]
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