The Ocean Pines Police Department is a full-service law enforcement agency that prevents crime, protects residents lives and their properties, suppresses criminal activities and apprehends law offenders. The department conducts a neighborhood watch program that encourages citizens to participate in law enforcement by reporting suspicious criminal activities. It supports a bicycle patrol program for youths that provides bike safety helmets for participants. The Ocean Pines Police Department provides fingerprinting identification services for children and adults. The department offers services for issuing home security and vacant house checking orders. It employs a staff that includes sworn officers, civilians and community volunteers.