Public Records Information

Visit Phoenix.gov/AtYourService and select the Police Public Records Request button to get started, or activate this button:

The following 10 options are available on the portal to submit Public Record requests:

• Incident Report
• Traffic Crash
• On Body Camera Audio/Video
• Photographs
• Recorded Interviews
• Surveillance Videos
• 911 Recordings
• Calls for Service
• Crime Statistics
• Federal Clery Act

If the item(s) you are seeking is not listed on the portal, contact the Public Records and Services ​Unit in person or by telephone during regular business hours.

Each request is processed in the order in which it is received. Various factors affect processing time including the request size, complexity, and nature of the records sought.  By submitting your request online you are confirming that the information provided is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge.

You will be notified via email once your online request is completed.  If no record is found based on the information provided you will also be notified via email and a refund will be issued.  An additional cost or refund may be due once the report is available for release.  You will be notified via your account in the Police Public Records portal.      

If you submitted your request online and have received an email confirmation that it has been completed please follow the steps below to download your request:

1. Login to the Police Public Record Request portal at: https://phxpublicsafety.dynamics365portals.us/

2. Click on your name in the upper right corner.

3. Select 'My Police Service Requests' from the drop down menu.

4. Click on the down arrow at the end of the Service Request and select ‘Download’

5. Please wait while your request begins to download.

6. Once the download is complete your file(s) will be listed.  You can click on the file name to download the request to your computer.

Fingerprint Services are no longer provided at The Records and Services Unit

Effective immediately, The City of Phoenix Police Department, Public Records and Services Unit located at 1717 E. Grant Street, Ste. 100, will no longer be providing fingerprint services. Fingerprinting Services can be obtained by private local third- party providers in and near the City of Ph​oenix via the web by searching, “Phoenix fingerprinting Services”.​

Letters of Clearance / Review of Criminal History

This letter will provide a local search of Phoenix Police Department arrest/criminal records - only. A search of the records of any other jurisdiction (local, state or federal) is not conducted or implied. You may only obtain a Letter of Clearance on yourself. Under Arizona's Public Records Law (A.R.S. § 39-121), Public Records Detail employees cannot provide you with information on another person’s arrest record.
 

To obtain a letter of clearance by mail you must provide:

1. A valid government issued photo identification card (example: Driver's License). Identification cards issued by another country of origin outside of  the United States must be presented in original format. Copies will not be accepted.​

2. A set of fingerprints (can be obtained by a third par​ty private vendor in and near the City of Phoenix).​

3. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope
   
4. Fee (checks made payable to the City of Phoenix)
   $8.50 = No arrest record
   $28.00 = With an arrest record

Crime Statistics In PDF (UCR)

There are certain limited statistics that are available via PDF ​which you can fi​nd here​. If you do not find them, please submit a request through our online portal.​