When will my report be ready?
Reports must be reviewed and approved by a patrol supervisor before release. They are typically available in 5–7 business days.

Records office
Request incident reports, dispatch logs, photographs, audio, 911 calls, body-camera footage, and other releasable police records directly from DCPD.

Contact the Records Office
Records Clerk
Request police records
Complete the DCPD Records Request form and email it to the Records Clerk, or deliver it to the Records Office during business hours.
Police report copies are $0.25 per page. Some photographs, recordings, body-camera footage, research time, and media may require additional fees or a deposit.
How to submit a request
Three simple steps from form to Records Office.
Save the DCPD Records Request form to your device.
Provide your contact information and identify the records you need.
Email the completed form or bring it to the Records Office during business hours.
Accident reports
DCPD partners with CARFAX for Police so available collision reports can be purchased and printed online.
Before you request
Release rules depend on the record and the information it contains. Contact the Records Clerk when you are unsure what to request.
Reports must be reviewed and approved by a patrol supervisor before release. They are typically available in 5–7 business days.
The Records Office currently accepts cash payments for records requests.
Juvenile information is redacted from released reports, regardless of who requests or receives the report.
Supplemental incident reports must be requested through an attorney using the applicable court subpoena process.
Sealed, sensitive, expunged, private medical, active-investigation, or safety-sensitive information may not be released.