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.
Middlesex County is a county in Connecticut, and arrests there are made by the state police or the town police, with one city agency 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: Middlesex County public records, Connecticut arrest records, Connecticut inmate search and Connecticut criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Middlesex County
Connecticut has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Middlesex 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.
One city in Middlesex County reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Middletown, 48,616 residents: 915 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 Middletown Reports
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.
- Middletown: 915 for 2025, 817 for 2024, 896 for 2023, 907 for 2022, 778 for 2021 and 920 for 2020.
Middletown's 915 arrests in 2025 were up 12 percent from 817 in 2024.
Through July 2026, Middletown reported 557 arrests, against 547 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Middlesex County Are Held
In Connecticut the jails belong to the state. Anyone held after an arrest in Middlesex County is booked into a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, and the inmate lookup is the state's.
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 Middlesex County
An arrest in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middletown: 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 Middlesex County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for one of the two cities in Middlesex County: Middletown. Fenwick has no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Middlesex County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- Middletown (48,616)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Middlesex County each year?
Middletown reported 915 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County booked?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
Are arrest records public in Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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 Middlesex 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.