Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
New Albany is a city in Floyd County, Indiana, with about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the New Albany offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for New Albany, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where New Albany records are kept
- Kept by the City of New Albany: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Floyd County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Floyd County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
New Albany police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the New Albany police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for New Albany police records.
- Website: cityofnewalbany.com/police (page title: Police | City of New Albany)
- Phone: 812-944-6411
- Address: 201 W. Spring St. New Albany, IN 47150-3586
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Floyd County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
New Albany City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofnewalbany.com/cdbg (page title: CDBG | City of New Albany)
- Address: 142 E Main Street, Suite 212 New Albany, IN 47150
- Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am. To 4 pm.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to New Albany
Indiana public records law applies to the city government of New Albany. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
New Albany Arrest Records
The New Albany arrest records guide covers the agency that reports New Albany's arrests to the FBI and the 1,421 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in New Albany is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
New Albany Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to New Albany, each written from the city's own offices and figures: New Albany warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), New Albany inmate search (the jail page of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), New Albany criminal records (the court file, the Indiana criminal history and the local arrest records), New Albany court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), New Albany police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Indiana Access to Public Records Act requires), New Albany traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), New Albany DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), New Albany divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and New Albany property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official New Albany website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official New Albany offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofnewalbany.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in New Albany?
Request it from the New Albany police records unit at cityofnewalbany.com/police, phone 812-944-6411. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for New Albany?
New Albany cases are heard by the courts that serve Floyd County, and people arrested in New Albany are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Floyd County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from New Albany?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Indiana public records law applies to city governments.