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Police Records in New Castle County, DE

Incident and arrest reports held by local police and sheriff's departments; many are released on request under state public-records law. Below is how to obtain police records in New Castle County, Delaware — starting with the official government sources.

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Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

  • Obtain a certified Delaware criminal history by scheduling a fingerprint appointment through IdentoGO (service code 27RVGT for a personal report) with photo ID, which costs $72 for a Delaware-only report or $85 for a combined state-and-federal report. Records are provided by the State Bureau of Identification run by the Delaware State Police, which offers no public name-based search.

    $72–$85Fingerprints via IdentoGO; no name-based public check
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  • New Castle County Sheriff's OfficeOfficial · Free

    Booking logs, jail rosters, and active warrants for New Castle County, DE are published by the New Castle County Sheriff's Office; many post a searchable inmate roster online.

  • New Castle County Clerk of Court — Criminal CasesOfficial · Free

    Search criminal charges, dispositions, and sentencing through the New Castle County, DE Clerk of Court's public case index.

  • Look up registered sex offenders by name or address in the Delaware public registry, or nationwide via the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Registry (NSOPW) — free.

  • Delaware Department of CorrectionsOfficial · Free

    Locate current inmates in Delaware prisons through the Delaware Department of Corrections inmate locator; use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator for federal custody (free).

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What you can find

  • Incident reports
  • Arrest reports
  • Case numbers
  • Responding agency

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Other records in New Castle County, DE

How and where to obtain other public records in New Castle County.