How
can I get a copy of a police report?
How
can I get a copy of my criminal record?
How
can I obtain police statistics?
How
can I get a police clearance letter for immigration purposes?
How can
I get a copy of a police report?
If you want to request a copy of a crime report, you must mail your
written request to the Records Unit. You can only receive a crime
report if you are an authorized person such as the victim, the victim’s
representative, or as provided in Section 6254 of the Government
Code. Send your request to: Sacramento Police Department, Records
Unit, 5770 Freeport Blvd Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95822.
To obtain a
copy of a crime report, you must provide:
- The name(s)
and address(es) of the victim(s).
- The insurance
policy number if the requestor is an insurance company.
- A release
from the victim if the request is from an attorney.
- The type
of report - robbery, assault, etc.
- The date
and location of occurrence.
- A report
(case) number, if known.
How
can I get a copy of my criminal record?
- A personal
criminal history report can be ordered for current
or former California residents by requesting a Record Review
Packet from the State of California. The current fee is $32.00
(U.S. currency only).
- By phone:
Call (916) 227-3849 or 322-2209. Select option 3, then 1, then
1 again, to leave your request for a packet.
- Request the
packet by mail from: California Dept. of Justice P.O. Box 903417
Sacramento, CA 94203-4170 U.S.A. Attn: Records Review Unit (do
NOT send the fee with your written packet request).
How can
I obtain Police Statistics?
We provide several
ways for you to obtain crime statistics from us. The easiest
way is from our web site. There are 2 types of information
available:
- Crime
Maps let you chose what type(s) of crime you want to see and
displays them on an interactrive map that allows you to zoom in
on a specific area.
- Database
files are available (in Visual FoxPro/MS Access 2000 format)
for download that contain the basic information from all of our
crime reports from 1991 to present.
How can I get
a police clearance letter for immigration
purposes?
California
Department of Justice: The California Department of Justice
(DOJ) will provide a statewide criminal clearance if you are an
immigration applicant and you have been directed to obtain California
or local clearances by the United States Immigration and Naturalization
Service, by a United States consulate or embassy, or by a foreign
government for emigration from the United States. Processing time
is approximately three to four weeks. For recorded DOJ clearance
letter information, call 916-227-3822.
Federal Bureau
of Investigation: You may also request a clearance letter for
the purposes of immigration, emigration and visas from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI furnishes national clearances
directly to the embassy or consulate that is processing the applicant.
For further information regarding an FBI clearance letter, please
call the FBI at 202-324-3000. |
