Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Fairfield County is a county in Connecticut, and arrests there are made by the state police or the town police, with six city agencies reporting to the FBI. An arrest 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 each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Fairfield County public records, Connecticut arrest records, Connecticut inmate search and Connecticut criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Fairfield County
Connecticut has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Fairfield County are made by the state police or the town police, and in Connecticut the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
The FBI lists six cities in Fairfield County with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Bridgeport, 151,599 residents: 2,555 arrests reported for 2024.
- Stamford, 139,134 residents: 2,940 arrests reported for 2025.
- Norwalk, 93,661 residents: 1,692 arrests reported for 2025.
- Danbury, 88,692 residents: 2,420 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shelton, 42,805 residents: 346 arrests reported for 2025.
- Newtown, 1,980 residents: 208 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Fairfield County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts 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.
- Stamford: 2,940 for 2025, 2,528 for 2024, 2,572 for 2023, 2,113 for 2022, 1,893 for 2021 and 1,781 for 2020.
- Danbury: 2,420 for 2025, 2,332 for 2024, 2,035 for 2023, 1,852 for 2022, 1,648 for 2021 and 1,441 for 2020.
- Norwalk: 1,692 for 2025, 1,722 for 2024, 1,990 for 2023, 1,473 for 2022, 1,353 for 2021 and 1,148 for 2020.
- Shelton: 346 for 2025, 324 for 2024, 359 for 2023, 421 for 2022, 423 for 2021 and 352 for 2020.
- Newtown: 208 for 2025, 153 for 2024, 166 for 2023, 114 for 2022, 110 for 2021 and 93 for 2020.
- Bridgeport: 2,555 for 2024, 2,384 for 2023, 3,514 for 2022, 3,707 for 2021, 3,304 for 2020 and 4,153 for 2019.
Together, the five agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,606 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 7,606 in 2025 against 7,059 in 2024, up 7.7 percent.
Through July 2026, the five agencies with every month so far on file reported 4,264 arrests, against 4,487 in the same months of 2025.
Bridgeport reported only part of 2025 (11 months) and is left out of the totals.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Fairfield County Are Held
In Connecticut the jails belong to the state. Anyone held after an arrest in Fairfield County is booked into a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the inmate lookup is the state's.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Connecticut Department of Correction lists its inmates at portal.ct.gov/DOC/Miscellaneous/Inmate-Information.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Fairfield County
An arrest in Fairfield County 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 Fairfield County
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 in Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Shelton or Newtown: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- 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.
Cities in Fairfield County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the six cities in Fairfield County: Bridgeport, Stamford, Norwalk, Danbury, Shelton and Newtown.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Fairfield County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- Bridgeport (151,599)
- Stamford (139,134)
- Norwalk (93,661)
- Danbury (88,692)
- Shelton (42,805)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Fairfield County each year?
Stamford reported 2,940 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the five agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 7,606 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Fairfield County?
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 Fairfield County booked?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
Are arrest records public in Fairfield County?
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 Fairfield County?
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 Fairfield 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.