Kevin Davis (police officer)

Davis was born in College Park, Maryland, in 1969.^[1][2] His grandfather and great-grandfather served as high-ranked firefighters of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, and his father retired from the Prince George's County Police Department as a police officer.^[3]

Davis holds a bachelor's degree in English from Towson University^[3] and a master's degree in Management from Johns Hopkins University.^[2][4] He graduated from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Academy and the FBI National Executive Institute.^[2]

Davis currently serves as the 11th Police Chief for the Fairfax County Police Department, Virginia’s largest local police agency and the nation’s 33rd largest.^[5][6]

Davis started his career with the Prince George's County Police Department in 1992. He rose through the ranks before ultimately being promoted to the Assistant Police Chief in 2009.^[3][7] He retired from the Prince George’s County Police Department and then served as the Police Chief of the Anne Arundel County Police Department in 2013 and 2014.^[7][8] In January 2015, he was appointed as Deputy Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, serving under Commissioner Anthony Batts.^[9]

In July 2015, Davis was appointed as the 39th Police Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department,^{[10][11][12][13]} following a period of historic unrest and during the Department of Justice’s civil rights investigation. Davis negotiated a federal court-ordered consent decree with DOJ during a presidential transition of power. Davis later stated that serving as commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department was an "honor of his lifetime".^[14] He served as the Commissioner until he was fired in January 2018.

On May 3, 2021, Davis was named as the Police Chief of the Fairfax County Police Department, an agency recognized as the safest large jurisdiction in America.^[15]

Davis has substantial crisis leadership experience in the national spotlight. Davis has built a reputation as a collaborative leader and consensus builder amongst diverse community groups, faith communities, elected officials, law enforcement peers and business partners. Recently asked by the French National Police to detail police officers to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Davis partnered with the Embassy of France to participate along with just three other police departments from the United States.^[16]

Davis is married and has four adult children.^[2]

• Recognized as one of The 50 Most Influential People by the Northern Virginia Magazine^[17] in 2024 and 2025
• Recognized by the Maryland Daily Record as an Influential Marylander^[18]
• Recognized by the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association with its Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service^[19]
• One of 20 alumni from DeMatha Catholic High School to ever receive its Distinguished Alumnus Award^[20]
• Awarded the Key to the City of College Park