Hartford Police Department Records Division

FORM TO OBTAIN A POLICE REPORT
 

Hartford Police Officers submit approximately 65,000 reports a year.  The Records Division manages those case files in addition to many other types of files.

Generally, police reports are submitted by sworn personnel at the end of their shift of duty.  Occasionally a report cannot be completed immediately due to some exigent circumstance or emergency that may occur in police work.  Reports need to be reviewed and processed through our Crime Analysis Unit before they can be released to the public.  Certain case reports also need additional supervisory review.  Some reports may not be available to you, or they may contain information that has been redacted.  Connecticut State Law requires that certain items are not available until after the case has been adjudicated. A case number that the Officer may have given you is the quickest way to locate a case. Other information to help find a case are names of those involved, or the date and location of the incident.

A minimum of 5 business days is required after an incident for a record to be available to the public. The fee for an Incident Report is 50 cents per copied page. Records are available for incidents in the City of Hartford only.

If you are requesting a report by mail, you must send a check or money order made payable to the CITY OF HARTFORD and include a self addressed stamped envelope. Please call first to ensure the report is available and to know the number of pages. You can click here to get a form which may be printed out to request a copy of a report.

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