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 between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
New London County is a county in Connecticut, and arrests there are made by the state police or the town police, with four 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: New London County public records, Connecticut arrest records, Connecticut inmate search and Connecticut criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in New London County
Connecticut has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in New London 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 four cities in New London County with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Norwich, 39,993 residents: 1,618 arrests reported for 2025.
- New London, 28,081 residents: 1,018 arrests reported for 2025.
- Groton, 10,160 residents: 313 arrests reported for 2025.
- Stonington, 1,012 residents: 358 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 New London 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.
- Norwich: 1,618 for 2025, 1,698 for 2024, 1,632 for 2023, 1,680 for 2022, 1,593 for 2021 and 1,372 for 2020.
- New London: 1,018 for 2025, 1,010 for 2024, 547 for 2022, 670 for 2021, 683 for 2020 and 695 for 2019; 2023 is missing months.
- Stonington: 358 for 2025, 364 for 2024, 437 for 2023, 409 for 2022, 355 for 2021 and 351 for 2020.
- Groton: 313 for 2025, 388 for 2024, 395 for 2023, 497 for 2022, 428 for 2021 and 269 for 2020.
Together, the four agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,307 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 3,307 in 2025 against 3,460 in 2024, down 4.4 percent.
Through July 2026, the three agencies with every month so far on file reported 1,477 arrests, against 1,844 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in New London County Are Held
Connecticut has no county jails. A person held after an arrest in New London County 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 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 New London County
Whether someone was arrested in New London County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: 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/PublicAccess/CourtList.aspx?d=NewLondon).
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 New London County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. 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 Norwich, New London, Groton or Stonington: 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.
- Your own statewide record: a request to the State Police Bureau of Identification.
Cities in New London County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for four of the five cities in New London County: Norwich, New London, Groton and Stonington. Jewett City has no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in New London County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in New London County each year?
Norwich reported 1,618 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the four agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 3,307 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in New London 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 New London County booked?
In a facility of the Connecticut Department of Correction, which runs every jail in Connecticut.
Are arrest records public in New London 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 New London 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 New London 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.