Reviewed and updated October 9, 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.
Fairfield County is a county in Connecticut. A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fairfield 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Fairfield County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
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 Fairfield County
The six cities the FBI lists in Fairfield County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bridgeport: 382 violent and 1,931 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,555 arrests reported for 2024. The Bridgeport police records page is at bridgeportct.gov/government/departments/police-department/records-d..., phone 203-581-5270 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Stamford: 216 violent and 1,423 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,940 arrests reported for 2025. The Stamford police records page is at stamfordct.gov/government/public-safety-health-welfare/police-depar..., phone (203) 977-4409 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Norwalk: 47 violent and 919 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,692 arrests reported for 2025.
- Danbury: 130 violent and 942 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,420 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shelton: 14 violent and 282 property crimes reported for 2025; 346 arrests reported for 2025.
- Newtown: 8 violent and 108 property crimes reported for 2025; 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 Reports: Fairfield County in 2025
The six agencies in Fairfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 797 violent and 5,605 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Fairfield County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,606 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield 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 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.