Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones the agency reported to the FBI, through 2024. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
West Haven, Connecticut, in New Haven County, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and its arrests are reported to the FBI by an agency of its own. An arrest in the city leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, and, if the State's Attorney files charges, a case in the Connecticut Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts the agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies and common questions.
Related guides: West Haven public records, New Haven County arrest records, Connecticut arrest records and Connecticut inmate search.
Who Makes Arrests in West Haven
The FBI lists West Haven with an arrest reporting agency of its own, filed as West Haven Police Department. It reported 919 arrests for 2024, its latest complete year. A city is listed 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 Arrests West Haven Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- West Haven: 919 for 2024, 892 for 2023, 1,204 for 2022, 1,208 for 2021, 1,120 for 2020 and 1,314 for 2019.
West Haven's 919 arrests in 2024 were up 3 percent from 892 in 2023.
Across New Haven County, the seven agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,770 arrests between them.
Booking: Where People Arrested in West Haven Are Held
Connecticut has no county jails. A person held after an arrest in West Haven is in the custody of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail and prison in the state, so one inmate lookup covers the whole state.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Inmate-Information.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in West Haven
An arrest in West Haven can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the Connecticut Department of Correction's inmate locator, for anyone held; the case index of the Connecticut Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm).
Statewide, Judicial Branch Case Look-up is the Connecticut Judicial Branch's free statewide case search.
Connecticut is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: conviction records are public and can be requested on anyone by name, through the Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in West Haven
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer promptly; a request not answered in 4 business days is treated as denied and can be appealed, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute.
- An arrest by the West Haven police: the police department's page SearchSystems verified at cityofwesthaven.com/m/faq?cat=17#question-67 (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ), phone 203-937-3900, 200 Sawmill Road, West Haven, CT 06516, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Connecticut Superior Court, through the court records page at jud.ct.gov/jud2.htm.
- Your own statewide record: a request to the State Police Bureau of Identification.
The New Haven County guide covers every agency in the county: New Haven County arrest records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in West Haven each year?
West Haven reported 919 arrests to the FBI for 2024, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in West Haven?
Through the Connecticut Department of Correction's inmate locator at portal.ct.gov; the department holds everyone in custody in Connecticut.
Where are people arrested in West Haven booked?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
Are arrest records public in West Haven?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Connecticut State Police Bureau of Identification: conviction records are public and can be requested on anyone by name. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in West Haven?
From the agency that made the arrest: 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.
Is this the official West Haven website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.