Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Hartford County is a county in Connecticut. A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hartford County depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Hartford County public records, Hartford County warrants, Hartford County inmate search, Hartford County criminal records, Hartford County court records, Connecticut arrest records and Connecticut inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hartford County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Connecticut the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hartford County
The three cities the FBI lists in Hartford County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hartford: 563 violent and 2,772 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,543 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Britain: 325 violent and 1,305 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,389 arrests reported for 2025. The New Britain police records page is at pd.newbritainct.gov/services/records-bureau, phone 860-826-3190 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bristol: 33 violent and 405 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,264 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Hartford County in 2025
The three agencies in Hartford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 921 violent and 4,482 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Hartford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,196 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Connecticut Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer promptly; a request not answered in 4 business days is treated as denied and can be appealed, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hartford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: in Connecticut, the state police or the town police. Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act the answer is due promptly; a request not answered in 4 business days is treated as denied and can be appealed.
How long does an agency in Hartford County have to answer?
Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, promptly; a request not answered in 4 business days is treated as denied and can be appealed. It may charge the copy fees set by statute.
Is this the official Hartford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.